Minnesota Vikings Talk

The bears are overrated. Hoping the same Cousins shows up this week as last.

Looking good early.

Packers sliced through the defense like it wasn't even on the field that opening drive. Zero resistance whatsoever. Not sure what happened, but they better get it fixed.

4 active WRs today and Diggs is questionable.

Sorry for posting this late, but we have a pick 6 competition over at purple pain. Here's a link. http://purplepainforums.com/thread/2077/purple-pains-pick-6-week Top prize is 2 Vikings tickets or $200.

Time to dig deep and find out what went wrong with this team. I want them to look at every aspect of the offense and determine what the main culprit is for the failure. I have a suspicion it all boils down to having a bad OL, but I'm not an elite NFL mind to know for sure. Last year Keenum masked a bad OL and extended a lot of broken plays. It's fair to say IMO Cousins can't do that. So they need to change strategy and build a great OL to mask a slightly above average QB. Similar to what they did in 2012 to mask a terrible Christian Ponder. This team still has a ton of talent, and only a few holes. My priority list: - OL (1/2 OG, or 1 G and 1 C so Elflien can sl…

Go Bears!

So he says he's not resigning or retiring. Mike Florio seems to think he's daring the Vikings to do something. Others speculate that he'd like the Bengals job as it's near his ranch. Plenty of Vikings fans likely want a new coach, which isn't uncommon after a .500(ish) season. Only a year removed from the NFC Championship game and lots of money tied to still very good defensive players, the front office probably wouldn't think it prudent however. So if Cincinnati did want him but the Vikings don't feel like he should be fired, could there be a trade? I'd think it would be a way for just about everyone to come away without egg on their face.

Playoffs or bust. Eagles likely beat Redskins, so Vikings have to win to get in. A loss by Seattle would give them the 5th seed, and a trip to Dallas instead of Chicago. Big game for Zimmer, if the Vikings lose he might be on the hot seat in 2019.

OK... so we should win this game.... which means we probably won't, or it will be way too close for comfort... Does Stefanski take it to another inferior team? Kind of hope so.... just so that I can get my hopes up only to have them inevitably dashed. NFC is suddenly looking ripe for a hot team to take them by surprise.

Well, that firing is looking like a good decision so far.

Trae Waynes is out for the game. Holton Hill will be starting opposite of Rhodes. Must win game tonight to control their own destiny for the playoffs.

Stuck watching the bears giants game now.

I hate Green Bay. Not only do you have to beat that team, you also have to beat the refs... who are oblivious calling holding against their OL, and PI against their secondary.

This is pretty much a must win in my opinion. We need to go to Soldier Field and take them... which means we won't.

Treadwell's role going forward should be #4 or 5 WR. Hell, maybe even deactivated over half the time.

Cook is active but supposedly on a snap count. Unfortunately we will see more Treadwell on the field with Diggsy out.

Night game! From what I'm reading so far, Rhodes and Linval are playing! Reiff, Barr, Compton, Sendejo, and Cook are out... The Saints are much healthier than our favorite team tonight. Kirky and Thielen are going to have to carry the team to a win tonight.

We're certainly in the soft part of the schedule now. My only concerns today: 1. Whoever the Jets decide to line up against Alexander will have a big day. 2. If Linval is out, Crowell could have a good day too. I don't think Darnold is good, so I'm hoping for a couple of INTs today. The Jets are also missing 3 starters in their secondary, so Cousins/Diggs/Thielen should shred their backups.

I want to see a solid, dominating game. Get the running game going a bit, let theilen and diggs torch them up top, repeat effort from the defense.

Given the play, I'm guessing there won't be much activity here. Is this too early to be a must win? Anyways, there should be a good conversation over at purple pain if you want to chat Vikings today:

game thread.

The Bills are a horrible, horrible football team. I'm not worried one bit about their odds of winning. A successful game to me looks like this: - Vikings up by 3+ TDs by halftime - No special teams blunders - We play all of the backups by the middle of the 3rd quarter

So not only is Rodgers injured and questionable to play but Davante Adams also isn't practicing. Ok, call me a masochist, but I'm pretty confident in the Vikings being a better team than Green Bay, even on the road. I kind of want them to be full health so the Vikings can beat the tar out of them without their fans complaining that it was only due to injuries, like last year.

Lots of questions to answer... QB - They need to make the right decision here. I won't claim to know what the right decision is after watching Keenum and the offense last night. OL - I see 2 holes to fill. Berger's most likely retiring and there's another opening at LG. Is Remmers a backup or starting caliber? Depending on the answer to that question there may be 3 holes to fill. CB - Newman is no longer starting caliber as he approaches 40 years old, and Alexander looks below average at best. It sure would be nice to find a CB that can intercept the ball more often. WR - They have 2 great WRs but the #3 WR was a black hole all season. Floyd and Treadwell are b…

27-10 Vikes

Just wanted to start a quick forum thread to encourage people to post their predictions for the 2018 Minnesota Vikings season. Here are some of my predictions: Record: 11-5, 1st in the NFC North.

Might as well call it the Aaron Rodgers rule since it stemmed from Anthony Barr hitting him and knocking him out for the season. Now defenders need to tackle a QB with a portion of their body weight. Otherwise if they use their body weight to land on a QB it's a 15 yard penalty and potential suspension for the defender. Probably the dumbest rule I've ever heard, and the beginning of the end for the NFL.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2766383-johnny-manziel-tired-of-colin-kaepernick-comparisons-hes-changing-lives?utm_source=cnn.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=editorial

Vince McMahon is doubling down on reviving the same football league that only lasted 1 season in 2001. It's supposed to launch in 2020 and advertised as "family-friendly" football with no politics involved. Very few out there are clamoring for more football... And there's no way they can compete against the NFL. So how will this work, exactly? The only way I see it being even remotely sustainable is if they go after college kids that don't really want to be at college. Give them a little pay day for a year or 2 before they jump over to the NFL. Your thoughts?