There is all this swagger coming from the Vikings now that a modern-day Purple People Eaters defense is upon us. And perhaps it is.
Carl Eller was a Hall of Fame defensive end for those famed Purple People Eaters, and he laughs over the phone when you ask him if it looks to him like the modern-day Purple People Eaters are intimidating quarterbacks.
“Yes it does,” Eller said.
When asked what his advice would be to opposing quarterbacks, he said: “Hey, bring lots of band-aids!”
Eller (133.5 sacks, according to the team), fellow Hall of Famer Alan Page (148.