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Canterbury prop Aidan Tolman has hit out at critics who say the Bulldogs dont deserve their spot in the NRLs top four.The Bulldogs quietly slipped into the top four with four rounds remaining on the back of their unconvincing win over Newcastle on Saturday and North Queenslands loss to Wests Tigers on Sunday.After a sluggish start to the season, characterised by their inability to string wins together, the Dogs have won six of their last seven games.But they were thumped 36-0 by North Queensland three weeks ago and mid-season losses to Cronulla and Canberra also have many questioning their ability to beat the competitions top sides.NRL great Darren Lockyer, for one, has said he doesnt believe the Dogs cant win the competition due to a lack of consistency and ruthlessness.That is fine by us. We dont really care what everybody writes about us, Tolman said on Monday.The media has their own agendas, for us we are going about our footy.We are not playing our best footy yet but we find ourselves in the top four and that is where we want to stay.The Dogs face Manly on Thursday night, then Brisbane, North Queensland and South Sydney.Their round 25 clash with defending premiers the Cowboys at Belmore Sports Grounds shapes as a season-defining clash.A few results on the weekend fell in our favour and we are there in the top four, but we still have four big games ahead, Tolman said.It would be nice to keep this momentum going into the finals. The next four games are crucial for us.Brett Morris said the Dogs were timing their run into the finals nicely.Of late we have been pretty consistent. 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They wouldnt give up a 1 (first-round pick) and a 4 (fourth-round pick) to have him sit very long.Hes had a very good preseason -- really, both the quarterbacks had good preseasons. I would anticipate (Bradford) starts, and if he doesnt, its not going to change how we prepare.In 1993, when current Minnesota offensive coordinator Norv Turner owned the same position with the Dallas Cowboys, starting quarterback Troy Aikman sat out a game against the Cardinals because of a hamstring injury.Jason Garrett started, but Bernie Kosar, signed five days before the game after being canned by Bill Belichick in Cleveland, was the backup.Before the first quarter was finished, Kosar was in the game and played its remainder, completing 13-of-21 passes with a touchdown in Dallas 20-15 win.Two years ago, Hill started the opener for St. Louis after Bradford went down with a season-ending ACL tear in the third exhibition game. Hill lasted a half, going 8-for-13 for 81 yards and an interception before a thigh injury knocked him out.The Rams were 34-6 losers that day to ... the Vikings, whose Turner-run offense extracted an efficient day from quarterback Matt Cassel while getting help from a defense that contributed an interception return score.Two years later, the 36-year old Hill again plays the role of veteran backup filling in for young franchise quarterback, in this case Teddy Bridgewater, who will have surgery on his torn ACL Thursday.To complete the circle, Minnesota opted to fortify the quarterback position last weekend by acquiring Bradford from Philadelphia for a first-round pick in next years NFL Draft and a fourth-round pick in 2018.Turner will have had eight days to acclimate Bradford and perhaps make him functional if Hill struggles or is injured.Speaking after practice Wednesday, Braadford is happy with the progress hes making picking up the offense.ddddddddddddObviously, Im much more comfortable today than I was on Sunday, he said. It just helps getting reps at practice. Ive been studying more of our playbook this week, making sure Im comfortable with what were doing.Tennessees quarterback has no such issues. Marcus Mariota enjoyed a good rookie year despite missing time with injuries, and has looked sharp during training camp and exhibition games.Mariota completed 23 of 31 passes in exhibition games for 319 yards, playing to a QB rating of 104.1.The Titans preseason, unlike Minnesotas, has been mostly positive. Coach Mike Mularkeys run-first approach appears to be taking shape as the line has shown signs of being physical, while backs DeMarco Murray and Derrick Henry could be a dangerous 1-2 punch.Murray has looked more like the guy who led the NFL in rushing and won Offensive Player of the Year honors two years ago as Dallas won the NFC East, while Henry appears to be a second-round steal, based on averaging more than six yards per carry in exhibition play.Its time to do what we came here to do, Henry said of making his NFL debut.While Tennessee plans to run first and then take its chances in the air off play-action, the Vikings also have a capable weapon at running back.Adrian Peterson is their go-to guy in most circumstances, and even more so now with the loss of Bridgewater.Peterson recorded his seventh 1,000-yard season in 2015, with 1,485 yards and 11 touchdowns, and although hes ancient by running back standards at 31, he shows no signs of slippage.The former MVP enters the season with 11,675 yards in nine years, one of which was shortened by injury and another that was ended after Week 1 in 2014 due to legal trouble.Teddys a phenomenal player, but even when he was in there, it all starts with Adrian, Titans defensive end Brian Orakpo said. Weve got to be sound against the run. Weve got to hit our run fits and do a good job against 28 (Peterson). Hes been doing it for years.This will be the first time the teams have met since 2012, when Minnesota whacked Tennessee 30-7 in Week 5.This will be the Vikings first visit to Nashville since 2008 and the first time these teams have opened against each other since 1989, when the Titans were doing business as the Houston Oilers. ' ' '