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Bears are not terrible- good win
#11
I would have liked to see them put away the Bears in the first half, but its hard to ignore the fact that the team has shown resiliency and keeps finding ways to win. I fele it speaks well of the coaching and fame management changes and in a league where so many fames are decided by a scorw, those things end up making a big didference. I do worry that the talent on D is not there, at least for a 3-4, but at the same time the D keeps finding ways to cone up with plays late to seal the game. It is very dofferent than what we are used ro seeing even if they haven’t figured iur how to dominate yet
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#12
Like Cook said: 'Plays are being made when they need to be made'. That really sums it up. And that is very un-Vikinglike. Can the team play better? Obviously. Will they? You'd hope that would be the case. Its very easy for hardcore fans to be very nitpicky and a little negative, I do get it. Every play gets scrutinized. There's been a lot of inconsistency. But yet again, didn't we all say that would be the case as they learned new systems on both sides of the ball? Yet here they are, 4-1, and nobody saw it coming. 

I don't know if they can continue to be so clutch in key moments. I'm not exactly sure what kind of team this is. But its been nerve wracking yet fun. And my hope as a Viking's fan is they get incrementally better each week. The offense was on fire in the first half, a juggernaut. The Bears D didn't know which end was up. We'll see what's what moving forward but the wins are huge.
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#13
Quote: @Tyr said:
I would have liked to see them put away the Bears in the first half, but its hard to ignore the fact that the team has shown resiliency and keeps finding ways to win. I fele it speaks well of the coaching and fame management changes and in a league where so many fames are decided by a scorw, those things end up making a big didference. I do worry that the talent on D is not there, at least for a 3-4, but at the same time the D keeps finding ways to cone up with plays late to seal the game. It is very dofferent than what we are used ro seeing even if they haven’t figured iur how to dominate yet
I've seen some improvements in the team and comfort level in the schemes.  It's there if you look for them.

For instance, the offense has looked much better since Weeks 1 and 2.  Jefferson has still gone off but it hasn't been at the expense of the rest of the offense.  We've found ways to get Thielen, KJ, and Irv opportunities and it played a big part in Kirk starting off 16 for 16 or whatever it was and the Vikings driving for 3 straight TDs to start.  I don't really have any concerns with the offense at this point.  The running game was a lot better and I would expect that to to continue as the line gels.  It may have felt like we took our foot off the gas but in reality we had a couple drives stall out in Bears territory and we missed some long FGs.  Shit happens.  We still scored 29 points this week...  28 last week...  And 28 the week before that.  If we keep doing that on offense we'll be good.

Defensively... the pass rush needs to get better and we're still a little vulnerable to giving up chunks plays at inopportune times but we have a lot of youth in the secondary.  I will say the Vikings did an excellent job against the Bears running game.  They were the top rushing team in the NFL and we held them to 78 yds on 24 attempts...  3.3 ypc.  I'll take that after we've been giving up well over 100 yards and over 4 yds per rush.

Special teams took a step back this week, but they'd been really good to this point. I think this was a blip.

I guess I just don't expect domination in all phases every week.  Especially when we have a first year HC.  Did anyone even expect us to be a contender this year?  Except Maroon?  :-D
Like this was supposed to be a year where O'Connell cut his teeth and started building this team for the future.  Competitive rebuild is what I kept hearing from the fans and media. It feels like fans are grading our performances like we're the Kansas City Chiefs who've been one of the best teams in the league for awhile now and have an elite young QB.  Not a team with a rookie HC that we all new had some roster flaws going into the season. 
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#14
The Bears *are* terrible but we have a long history of giving shitty Bears quarterbacks their moment in the sun.  Yesterday was no different.  Justin Fields will revert to looking like hot garbage up until we return to Chicago in the season finale.
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#15
I'm satisfied with a win. In the past Vikings teams would fall prey to these trap games and play down to their competition. They let the Bears back into the game but responded and found a way to win. That is a trend I hope to see continue.
I don't see where the improvement needed to be truly competitive on defense is going to come from. But the team is trending in the right direction.
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#16
While I’m satisfied with the win, or at least enjoying it. Why does this team historically let garbage teams with bad or backup QB’s have their best games against them?
It boggles the mind!
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#17
Quote: @Riphawkins said:
While I’m satisfied with the win, or at least enjoying it. Why does this team historically let garbage teams with bad or backup QB’s have their best games against them?
It boggles the mind!
DiVISIONAL games...

They are usually close and not pretty. Even in Bud Grants days.  


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#18
Quote: @purplefaithful said:
@Riphawkins said:
While I’m satisfied with the win, or at least enjoying it. Why does this team historically let garbage teams with bad or backup QB’s have their best games against them?
It boggles the mind!
DiVISIONAL games...

They are usually close and not pretty. Even in Bud Grants days.  


Go look at 1976 results.  The last Super Bowl year and one of the Vikings better teams albeit getting long in the tooth.   Beat Detroit 10-9 due to a blocked extra point.  Beat the Bears at home 20-19 ALSO due to a blocked extra point.  Lost at Chicago 13-14.  Lost at SF 16-20.  Only losses of a season of which they tied the Rams, beat a 100% healthy Pittsburgh and went to the Super Bowl.  Almost lost to Green Bay 17-10 up in Milwaukee.   Vikings didn't roll anybody back in that era either.  People are going to have to realize 1998 was an outlier that has only happened a few times in NFL history.
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#19
True ChuckF but yesterday never should have been close. Most if not all of the Bears points came off a short field. Two missed FG's and the horrendous punt. The Vikes definitely allowed the Bears back in the game. Shouldn't happen. If the Vikes are going to be successful long term this season they need to fix these issues.

I am happy with the win, just not sure winning like this is sustainable.
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#20
Quote: @purplefaithful said:
The Vikings are 4-1, atop the NFC North by themselves. They're the first team in NFL history to win in London and return to the U.S. to win the next weekend, and they are 3-0 in the NFC North.
And the even better part, the Packers won't get a chance to try and be the second team in history to do that.  And they are not 3-0 in the North.
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