Anyone kinda hoping that we don't make the playoffs this year?

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I always want in but I want more than 1 game. And I don't want the team getting ass blasted (my son's phrase-he has a way with words doesn't he?). I was just so frustrated with the team banging their heads against the wall doing the same thing over and over again. 

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I wouldn't hold my breath that Stefanski is going to be some kind of miracle worker. Just sayin'.

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@Wetlander said:
Fuck that...  you always want to make the playoffs.  Once you make it in, you have a shot...  and who knows...  maybe Stefanski can unlock the potential in this offense. 
If the Vikings can start playing some complimentary football and the offense gets rolling, we still have a team capable of winning it all.  Look at the Packers back in 2010...  ripped off 3 or 4 straight wins to make it in as the final WC and the next thing you know, they are hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.  I think the Steelers did that shortly thereafter as well.
Never say die.
BOOM

I agree.  With these "wonder teams" like the Chefs, Lambs and Aints...all having marginal defenses and all struggled last week...I think the Lombardi recipient may very well be a team like the Texans or Titans.
Having said that, how we play against the next three teams will speak volumes.  My guess is we won't make it.

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@StickyBun said:
I wouldn't hold my breath that Stefanski is going to be some kind of miracle worker. Just sayin'.

It's the time of the season for miracles. But seriously a change could be good. At this point, why the hell not? 

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in light of Stefanski getting the nod... hell yes,  even if we dont get to the promised land its more games to evaluate Stefanski to see if he is worth trying next year and if we see positive results its just more experience for our future OC and eventual superbowl winning HC. =)

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@Scoog said:

What I'm hoping is that Zim decides that since Flip will be gone it's time for Stef to audition for the role and turns play calling over to him.  Stef turns out to be good enough play to our strengths and develop not just a play book but also a game plan where plays called in the first quarter set up plays called later in the game. The D then stops feeling it must score for us to win and stops gambling and getting out of their lanes. We win our last 3 games and ride that momentum to win 3 road playoff games and then the Superbowl.
That's what I'm putting in my letter to Santa.

I guess this means I made the nice list.  Hopefully, I'm on the nicer or even nicest list.

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I initially wanted to respond with 'miss the playoffs,' and definitely would have responded that way during the game last night.  However, even with the thought that there's a good chance they do make it but also thinking they'd be eliminated right away, I still have to say I'd rather them get in.  Realistically I can't see them playing well enough to go anywhere, but like everyone always says, anything can happen.   

Considering where they stand currently in draft order with the mess the teams are that would be picking higher than them, I'm not so sure their draft pick would actually move much even if they win just one more or lose out.  It'd take a bunch of garbage teams winning some tough upsets for them to jump a lot.

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for the record... replacing your OC with 3 games to play due to poor performance does have a relatively recent and positive result.   The ravens fired their OC in 2013 and went on to win the lombardi.. so while it is extremely unlikely.. there is still a chance!

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@JimmyinSD said:
for the record... replacing your OC with 3 games to play due to poor performance does have a relatively recent and positive result.   The ravens fired their OC in 2013 and went on to win the lombardi.. so while it is extremely unlikely.. there is still a chance!

I was thinking there was some recent precedence like that.

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Make the dam playoffs because you can and because it gives your interim OC another game or two.  what difference does pick 15-20 make?