Quote: @StickyBun said:
Jesus, the sad sack Twin Cities media. Seriously. They can't and won't let go of this old baggage. Its a self fulfilling prophecy if you can't move past this and treat each new opportunity as unrelated to the past.
We all have the scars as fans, but if you can't enjoy the ride, then why bother being a fan at all? Just tune in each year to the Superbowl in early February and bypass the rest. A bunch of woe-is-me Eeyores. :/
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The term "victim shaming" is getting thrown around a lot in the media these days, but this is the best example I can see of it. We've been abused for years and suddenly we're supposed to just get over it? No, sir.
I'm going into this weekend actively telling myself that I need to enjoy the game, win or lose, as could be the last time we'll see the Vikings take a snap (that counts) until September, but...
Quote: @KingBash said:
@ StickyBun said:
Jesus, the sad sack Twin Cities media. Seriously. They can't and won't let go of this old baggage. Its a self fulfilling prophecy if you can't move past this and treat each new opportunity as unrelated to the past.
We all have the scars as fans, but if you can't enjoy the ride, then why bother being a fan at all? Just tune in each year to the Superbowl in early February and bypass the rest. A bunch of woe-is-me Eeyores. :/
The term "victim shaming" is getting thrown around a lot in the media these days, but this is the best example I can see of it. We've been abused for years and suddenly we're supposed to just get over it? No, sir.
I'm going into this weekend actively telling myself that I need to enjoy the game, win or lose, as could be the last time we'll see the Vikings take a snap (that counts) until September, but...
LOL, victims of what exactly?
Calling this abuse makes light of real abuse. Its entertainment. Actually, lol, nothing 'entertaining' about '98 and 09'. Long suffering fans? Yeah, I can see that. It ain't abuse, its just football. But very disappointing for sure.
If there's one thing I've learned in IT, everything works until it breaks (but it was working befoooooore).
Same thing... every curse lasts until it's broke.
Quote: @HappyViking said:
Lets not forget getting "Walshed" in '15 either. That one stung like a MFer too.
That one didn't hurt too bad for me other than being upset for a few days. There weren't too many with high expectations for that team and probably fewer that thought they'd beat Seattle after getting smoked by them in the same stadium a month earlier. I think the cold evened out the game and gave them the chance to win... but had they won I wouldn't have expected another win in AZ or Carolina.
Remember, that Vikings team, while pretty good in ppg allowed was still only 13th in ypg allowed. The offense was pretty bad actually while being too one dimensional (29th in ypg / 31st passing). That type of offense won't get far in the playoffs usually without a truly dominant defense to back it up.
The NFC Championship loss to the Falcons was by far the hardest for me to accept. I am old enough to remember all 4 SB losses and none were as hard to deal with as watching the '98 teams loss and the way they lost. Even the '09 loss wasn't as bad for me to stomach.
I think the main reason I'm tempering my excitement over this teams success to this point is because of the history of letdowns.
I really hope this team can exorcise some of the demons, we'll see...
No need to worry... Zimmer has his good luck charm.
Zimmer was asked his level of confidence in Forbath entering the playoffs... “Good,’’ he said. “We got the crystal ball on our side.’’
All I got to say is Fuck Gary Anderson and Greg Williams
I think we are all still scarred from that game. :/
I think I was more devastated over 09. I think that team was a much better overall team. 09 would have been a for sure Super Bowl year as we would have dismantled the Colts. Not sure we would have won it in 98
Quote: @AGRforever said:
All I got to say is Fuck Gary Anderson and Greg Williams
The guy you should be mad at for 98 is Robert Griffith: he dropped the easiest INT EVER. Would have ended the game in regulation. I mean it was stupid easy.
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