Vikings a "legit" 8-2

[Zanary]

I think this team is the most legit of the KOC teams thus far, though Sam is the wild card; if he keeps it together and the timing improves with his receivers, the Vikings remain very dangerous. He simply has to have safe options available, and/or has to be reminded that when he panics, he underthrows to the competition.

That said, he did have a sweet TD pass dropped last Sunday, which would have been a great boost in points and confidence.

Right now, I don't see anyone- including the kittens- that we shouldn't be able to compete with. Truth be told, I see the rest of the schedule as being tough, but winning out isn't impossible.

[MaroonBells]

I think this team is the most legit of the KOC teams thus far, though Sam is the wild card; if he keeps it together and the timing improves with his receivers, the Vikings remain very dangerous. He simply has to have safe options available, and/or has to be reminded that when he panics, he underthrows to the competition.

That said, he did have a sweet TD pass dropped last Sunday, which would have been a great boost in points and confidence.

Right now, I don't see anyone- including the kittens- that we shouldn't be able to compete with. Truth be told, I see the rest of the schedule as being tough, but winning out isn't impossible.

I think we have a little bit easier remaining schedule than the Lions too. Lions still have the 49ers and Bills.

[purplefaithful]

8-2! Surprised? You might be, but Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell sure isn’t.

Five NFL teams already have exceeded their win totals for the entire 2023 season.

Washington, 7-4 with new head coach Dan Quinn and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, leads the way with a three-win improvement. The 8-2 Vikings are, however, the only team to need only 10 games to exceed as many as seven wins from last season.

Surely, that has to surprise coach Kevin O’Connell just a teeny bit, right?

Not exactly, he says.

“I tried to portray my [high] expectations from the very first time I stood in front of this team in training camp when we reported in late July,” O’Connell said. “There hasn’t been [any surprises] because I’ve tried to push beyond maybe their own personal expectations early or anything they might have been hearing [negatively] … about our team. I’ve tried to wade my way through that and eliminate all of that.”

The other teams to exceed last year’s win totals are Carolina (3-7, plus-1), Arizona (6-4, plus-2) and the Chargers (7-3, plus-2).

Four of the NFC’s top seven seeds now belong to teams that didn’t make the playoffs last year: No. 3 Arizona, No. 4 Atlanta, No. 5 Vikings and No. 7 Washington. Two of the AFC’s top seven seeds belong to teams that didn’t make the playoffs last year: No. 5 Chargers and No. 7 Denver.

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