Is this the least you’ve been excited for a season?
….. at least in recent memory???
Maybe it’s preseason that resembled wet dog shit. Maybe it’s the litany of question marks that surround Kyler Murray. Maybe it’s the questions surrounding how good of a coach KOC actually is. Maybe it’s just me…
But this is the least amount of hype I’ve EVER had going into a season…and that’s including Darnold’s year (and I thought Sam was a fucking joke). I mean I’m gonna watch the games, but I have less than zero faith in K1. And this team will only go as far as he takes them. Therefore I have almost no faith in this offense.
I think the defense is good enough that they’ll be in every game this year regardless of opponent, but I don’t know if the offense can keep up their end of the bargain unless Kyler (by some miracle) can regain his form from more than half a decade ago. I hope I’m wrong.
I could make a case for Kyler going off for 4 total TD and beating Green Bay’s ass in week one. I could also make an equally compelling case for him throwing 3 picks and being an absolute disaster. I’m more dreading the game than I am excited for it.
purplefaithful wrote:
this is why the JJM experience (so far) has been hard for me to take as a fan...
I was SO HOPING this was going to end this ridiculous QB cycle.
One this franchise has had at QB for the better part of decades.
Yep, its kind of depressing as a fan. Here we are again hoping another castoff lights it up. I guess the best we can do is take it year by year.
StickierBuns wrote:
Yep, its kind of depressing as a fan. Here we are again hoping another castoff lights it up. I guess the best we can do is take it year by year.
There's more than one way to win a Super Bowl. A castoff won the Super Bowl last year. Three of the last six Super Bowl winners were led by castoffs. It's not by design. Ideally you draft your franchise QB, but it doesn't always work out that way.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
—George Orwell
I thought about it for a while, trying to answer the question - what season was I least excited about? I went through decades of memories. When did I feel, before we ever kicked off, for sure like it was going to suck and suck and suck some more?
I rarely feel that way, but it finally hit me. The 2011 Les Frazier Vikings with Donovan McNabb. A rookie coach I didn't have much faith in, a washed vet qb I never liked in the first place, rookie Ponder who turned out to be a bust. A 3-13 record. Winning a late, meaningless game at Washington to drop us out of the RGIII/Luck draft slot, and watching AD blow his knee out, though thanks to his remarkable physical ability, he was back the next year stronger than ever. Yup, I knew it was going to suck, and it did.
But I'm looking forward to this year. Sure, it could suck, but it could also be a lotta fun. We'll find out pretty soon which way we're going.
comet52 wrote:
I thought about it for a while, trying to answer the question - what season was I least excited about? I went through decades of memories. When did I feel, before we ever kicked off, for sure like it was going to suck and suck and suck some more?
I rarely feel that way, but it finally hit me. The 2011 Les Frazier Vikings with Donovan McNabb. A rookie coach I didn't have much faith in, a washed vet qb I never liked in the first place, rookie Ponder who turned out to be a bust. A 3-13 record. Winning a late, meaningless game at Washington to drop us out of the RGIII/Luck draft slot, and watching AD blow his knee out, though thanks to his remarkable physical ability, he was back the next year stronger than ever. Yup, I knew it was going to suck, and it did.
But I'm looking forward to this year. Sure, it could suck, but it could also be a lotta fun. We'll find out pretty soon which way we're going.
Yeah, I think 2011 is probably it for me. Viking fans are actually pretty fortunate to have many reasons for hope on their rosters going back to the Randy Moss draft. Moss led into Daunte, which led into Adrian, which led to Favre and Harvin. Seriously, some of the best offensive players the league has ever seen.
Then there's a gap between Favre and the Zimmer years (2011-2013), which were the Ponder years, the Frazier years. There just wasn't a lot to get excited about besides Peterson.
I think if someone's not excited about this season, it's either because they're not paying attention or they're still butt-hurt over the QB competition.
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
—George Orwell
The Athletic/NYT: Analysis
One bold prediction for every NFL team: Vikings are NFC North champion; Drake Maye wins MVP
"Projecting the NFC North in 2026 is no easy task. The Lions and Packers made pivotal coordinator changes. The Bears will attempt to duplicate the defensive production that thrived on takeaways. And the Vikings have transitioned from young quarterback J.J. McCarthy to veteran Kyler Murray. The Vikings’ divisional hopes hinge on an overhauled run game and the defense’s sustained performance. If those two facets work out as hoped, and Murray’s ability shows in stats that mirror some of his better seasons, the Vikings should be squarely in the conversation to win the NFC North". — Alec Lewis
StickierBuns wrote:
Is it time?
https://www.reddit.com/r/minnesotavikings/comments/1w6mo16/were_going_to_need_him/
I guess it was time.
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Current UMass wide receivers coach/pass game coordinator Jordan Hogan was an assistant QBs coach when Murray was in Arizona and one of his jobs was to stand behind the QB and shoot video for their virtual reality program.
"Because of Murray’s speed and highlight reel, he has a reputation for scrambling around Fran Tarkenton style (or Mahomes, for the younger folks) and waiting to find somebody open downfield. But Hogan said that it’s a misconception that Murray bails from the pocket and tries to play hero all the time.
“He truly wants to stay in the pocket and play quarterback, that’s what he wants,” Hogan said. “He’s not out here to run around and be on the ESPN and get Top 10 plays and things like that. He wants to play the position the right way. He knows that in order to play this position, you have to play it from the pocket, going through progressions and throw with great anticipation because obviously he can’t see. He’s got a strong arm.”
I was amazed watching 5-foot-10 Kyler Murray in training camp make throws from inside the pocket with massive OL and DLinemen around him so I sought to find out how he does it. I asked KOC, a former coach of his, a QB trainer and a physics professor https://t.co/1aSdqAL3kS
— Matthew Coller (@MatthewColler) September 7, 2026
Will all of K1's strengths and weaknesses transfer from Az to Mn?
Of course not. Only thing we know for sure is that he wont show-up one day at 6'3, 225 lbs.
Let's play already and find out what the hell Santa brought the Viking Qb room THIS YEAR.
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
Not even close - just say the Les Steckel year and the entirety of the Triangle of Authority years and that is prior to the seasons starting. I am actually pretty fired-up for this season. More so now with the Hitman coming back. I am back to all in.
For me, the end of the Zimmer era was some of the least exciting times. Also, the end of the Denny Green era. It just felt that after the 2000 41-donut and the kneeling and the end of the 98 season, I was over him. This year, I am excited to watch what Flores can do with the defense. Integrating the rookies and the mad scientist approach. I am also interested in how KOC puts this together. I am not sure if that is excitement as much as curiosity. I am sure just as soon as I feel like I am out...they pull me back in!
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