Zimmer and Keenum ask for help from Vikings fans this Sunday...

[purplefaithful]

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings have been on the road for almost a month. Head coach Mike Zimmer said it felt more like two.
The last time the Vikings took the field at U.S. Bank Stadium was Nov. 19, and after a 2-1 road trip, they’ll finally get a chance to play in front of their fans this Sunday. Zimmer and starting QB Case Keenum said that they’re counting on some assistance from the lungs of the screaming purple faithful.

“I think the big difference is the crowd,” Keenum said during his weekly address with the media. “Being at home, our defense plays so well — all the time, but the crowd makes  a difference. And I think our crowd makes a big difference.
“We need them to come out and be loud and crazy, and then shut up when we’re on offense, and then go crazy when we score. We’re excited to be back home and I think it’s going to be a great day,” he said,
I haven’t covered the Vikings as much this year as in the past. But Keenum’s plea sounded a whole lot different to me than when former offensive lineman Alex Boone asked the crowd for a similar courtesy. Keenum said it with a wink and a smile. Boone said it with an expletive, as a command.
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Our crowd is pretty good at US Bank. The only times I remember crowd noise on offense is when there were too many fans from opposing teams sitting in the stands. The 3 seats next to mine are owned by a company. They give them away to clients so there's almost always someone different in the seats each week. And more than half of the time they're not Vikings fans. At the Packers game it was my duty to inform the guy sitting next to me in a Packers jersey that (per the update on my phone), Rodgers had a broken collarbone. It was a tough moment for both of us

(That sounds mean....  It was more about the defeated look on the fan's face and his beautiful silence for the rest of the game)

Sunday is going to be LOUD LOUD LOUD!

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@Nichelle said:
Our crowd is pretty good at US Bank. The only times I remember crowd noise on offense is when there were too many fans from opposing teams sitting in the stands. The 3 seats next to mine are owned by a company. They give them away to clients so there's almost always someone different in the seats each week. And more than half of the time they're not Vikings fans. At the Packers game it was my duty to inform the guy sitting next to me in a Packers jersey that (per the update on my phone), Rodgers had a broken collarbone. It was a tough moment for both of us

(That sounds mean....  It was more about the defeated look on the fan's face and his beautiful silence for the rest of the game)

Sunday is going to be LOUD LOUD LOUD!

You could have been "sympathetic" and offered to ask Zimmer to play our back up QB to keep things even.

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@Nichelle said:
Our crowd is pretty good at US Bank. The only times I remember crowd noise on offense is when there were too many fans from opposing teams sitting in the stands. The 3 seats next to mine are owned by a company. They give them away to clients so there's almost always someone different in the seats each week. And more than half of the time they're not Vikings fans. At the Packers game it was my duty to inform the guy sitting next to me in a Packers jersey that (per the update on my phone), Rodgers had a broken collarbone. It was a tough moment for both of us

(That sounds mean....  It was more about the defeated look on the fan's face and his beautiful silence for the rest of the game)

Sunday is going to be LOUD LOUD LOUD!

Lol. I showed an obnoxious Packer fan a picture of Rodgers on the cart from my camera after he said I was making it up. The look on his face was priceless. It is going to be crazy loud on Sunday. It has been a while since the last home game, the crowd is going to be fired up. 

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I gave been to games where the home crowd hasn't shown the best timing for their chants.  I recall a game at TCF where the Vikes O were in the closed end  (the loud end) and they got that stupid Teddy chant going in spite of Teddy himself and others  trying to quiet them.

Bears game IIRC.

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@Vikergirl said:

@Nichelle said:
Our crowd is pretty good at US Bank. The only times I remember crowd noise on offense is when there were too many fans from opposing teams sitting in the stands. The 3 seats next to mine are owned by a company. They give them away to clients so there's almost always someone different in the seats each week. And more than half of the time they're not Vikings fans. At the Packers game it was my duty to inform the guy sitting next to me in a Packers jersey that (per the update on my phone), Rodgers had a broken collarbone. It was a tough moment for both of us

(That sounds mean....  It was more about the defeated look on the fan's face and his beautiful silence for the rest of the game)

Sunday is going to be LOUD LOUD LOUD!

Lol. I showed an obnoxious Packer fan a picture of Rodgers on the cart from my camera after he said I was making it up. The look on his face was priceless. It is going to be crazy loud on Sunday. It has been a while since the last time game, the crowd is going to be fired up. 

Too bad you couldn't collect the bitter tears streaming down his or her face...

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@"BarrNone55" said:

@Vikergirl said:

@Nichelle said:
Our crowd is pretty good at US Bank. The only times I remember crowd noise on offense is when there were too many fans from opposing teams sitting in the stands. The 3 seats next to mine are owned by a company. They give them away to clients so there's almost always someone different in the seats each week. And more than half of the time they're not Vikings fans. At the Packers game it was my duty to inform the guy sitting next to me in a Packers jersey that (per the update on my phone), Rodgers had a broken collarbone. It was a tough moment for both of us

(That sounds mean....  It was more about the defeated look on the fan's face and his beautiful silence for the rest of the game)

Sunday is going to be LOUD LOUD LOUD!

Lol. I showed an obnoxious Packer fan a picture of Rodgers on the cart from my camera after he said I was making it up. The look on his face was priceless. It is going to be crazy loud on Sunday. It has been a while since the last time game, the crowd is going to be fired up. 

Too bad you couldn't collect the bitter tears streaming down his or her face...

I heard that's how Cleveland keeps their field so green,  it's watered solely with the tears collected from its fans on game day.

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Let's just win this very winnable game Sunday and start a new winning streak. I don't think Z will have to worry about it being loud.

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Its a stupid crowd at USB sometimes...Like doing the dumbasz wave when the Vikings are on offense. 

I was so hoping the wave died with Metrodome. 

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@purplefaithful said:
Its a stupid crowd at USB sometimes...Like doing the dumbasz wave when the Vikings are on offense. 

I was so hoping the wave died with Metrodome. 

PF....what do you think of the Skol chant when you are at the stadium? Does it sound loud? It was decent at the Houston game last year, but it seems the fans are getting better at it?