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10-04-2020, 08:04 PM

JJ is gonna be a star. Surprised the D held on without Harry. Dalvin is so good. Enuf for now.

10-04-2020, 08:17 PM

Now that the first W is in the books, could the Vikings win 7 of the final 12 games?

@Seahawks L
Falcons W
@Packers L
Lions W
@Bears L
Cowboys W
Panthers W
Jaguars W
@Buccanners L
Bears W
@Saints L
@Lions W

Vikings will finish 8-8. The defense will get better each game.

10-04-2020, 08:37 PM

The Texans are a trainwreck and we barely beat them. trust me I love the win and am always cheering for a score. But I just hope we dont scratch out 7 wins and as a result all the QB prospects and good Oline guys are gone, then we pick a Corner in the first round.

10-04-2020, 08:56 PM

Quote: @Carl Knowles said:
Now that the first W is in the books, could the Vikings win 7 of the final 12 games?

@Seahawks L
Falcons W
@Packers L
Lions W
@Bears L
Cowboys L
Panthers W
Jaguars L
@Buccanners L
Bears L
@Saints L
@Lions L

Vikings will finish 8-8. The defense will get better each game.

I see 3 wins the rest of the season. 4/12. The only joy I'd get out of that is the potential to draft a needed impact player.

8/8 is what I wish for the teams that I dislike the most. Perpetual 8/8.

Hope you're very wrong.

10-04-2020, 09:53 PM

That 2nd Cook TD run was elite. This is why you pay that guy. Strength, speed and balance were all on display. He gets around that edge so quick and then the stiff arm. You just won't see many other RBs do what he did on that run. I couldn't believe he got that in the end zone.

I really like Wonnum. He might have worked his way into main backup DE.

10-04-2020, 11:29 PM

Quote: @PSBLAKE said:
The Texans are a trainwreck and we barely beat them. trust me I love the win and am always cheering for a score. But I just hope we dont scratch out 7 wins and as a result all the QB prospects and good Oline guys are gone, then we pick a Corner in the first round.

This Vikings team is not going to be picking near the top. The sooner we realize that, the better off we'll be. Emotionally.

And, no, the Texans are not a train wreck. They won the AFC South last year ...and the year before. They lost very competitive games this year against the Chiefs, the Ravens and the Steelers. Anyone else have a tougher opening 3? Except maybe the Vikings? No, the Texans may not be one of the elite teams again this year, but they are far from a train wreck.

And last week the Vikings lost by ONE point to a truly elite team, a team that that was in the AFC Championship last year. Just sayin...

I know we all have visions of Sunshine in our heads, so do I. And I'd even be willing to boot a season to get him. But I'm afraid this year's Vikings are not going to cooperate. They're just too much talent on the team, especially on the offense. And they're going to get better.

10-05-2020, 12:19 AM

Quote: @Mike Olson said:
I have no problem with people wanting the team to lose for a player. It is stupid in my opinion but fine if people have those opinions. just please don’t bring them into gameday chat. For the record I know that isn’t what was being done by anyone here on this thread ao far.

Yeah I always want that to happen but not at the sacrifice of 4 months of fun.

10-05-2020, 01:44 AM

It was nice to win and stop the bleeding. I still want to see them win every week and I'm more concerned about player development than tanking. I like that Jefferson has emerged as a strong number 2 receiver. Dantzler and Gladney seem to be developing well as young corners, Wonnum is looking like a nice backup, and the backup linebackers (Wilson, Nickerson, & Davis) have done well. The defense is starting to play more disciplined, but still far from what we are accustomed to seeing.

I thought that Smith being ejected was BS and it was clearly a big drop off from him to Iloka. Iloka did try and he even made a big tackle towards the end of the game, but he's not Smith or even Sendejo. Safety depth should have really been a bigger focus last off-season.
Ngakoue has been a very nice pick up and he's starting to have bigger impact on games.
I'm not sure what's going on with Irv Smith. He supposedly had as strong training camp, but has been pretty invisible during the season. Not sure if line issues are forcing him to block more, if Cousins doesn't trust him, or if it's just a fluke. With Thielen and Jefferson playing well, I'd really like to see guys like Rudolph, Smith, and Johnson take advantage of the matchups.
Cook is really running well and he does an excellent job of turning what should be losses into positive yards, especially with his yards after contact.
The Vikings did a good job of keeping the offense on the field and ran a lot of plays compared to the first few games. That took a lot of pressure off of the D early.

10-05-2020, 03:55 AM

Quote: @1VikesFan said:
Surprised the D held on without Harry.

They didn't. The Texans dropped an option pitch and dropped a TD. The D was absolute garbage the final 2 possessions. Same old crap, they just got let off the hook by a crappier opponent.

10-05-2020, 11:48 AM

Quote: @RS Express said:

@1VikesFan said:
Surprised the D held on without Harry.
They didn't. The Texans dropped an option pitch and dropped a TD. The D was absolute garbage the final 2 possessions. Same old crap, they just got let off the hook by a crappier opponent.

You are right, just trying to a little light in a very dark season I guess.