No Joy in Mudville

I'm a game behind you. Not there yet, but this game will probably do it if we lose big. If we play well and still lose, I may need another game. 

But I agree about the excitement. Was thinking last night about the errands I was going to run after my son's baseball game. Completely forgetting that the Vikings would be on. Now THAT is nuts for me. 

@"MaroonBells" said: I'm a game behind you. Not there yet, but this game will probably do it if we lose big. If we play well and still lose, I may need another game. 

But I agree about the excitement. Was thinking last night about the errands I was going to run after my son's baseball game. Completely forgetting that the Vikings would be on. Now THAT is nuts for me. 

I am firmly planted in the tank for Trevor camp, but come every Sunday, I don the purple and look forward to what I can find as bright spots during the game.  Specifically I am looking for younger guys to get playing time.  I watch hoping to see some bright spots that we will be building around as we go forward and work toward a championship.  If things go as we hope this is not a long road, it's like taking the loop around the city to avoid all the downtown congestion and traffic.

@"rf54" said: I am firmly planted in the tank for Trevor camp, but come every Sunday, I don the purple and look forward to what I can find as bright spots during the game.  Specifically I am looking for younger guys to get playing time. 

I watch hoping to see some bright spots that we will be building around as we go forward and work toward a championship. 

 If things go as we hope this is not a long road, it's like taking the loop around the city to avoid all the downtown congestion and traffic.

With 15 draft picks I'm tryin to spot the next Oneil, Hunter, Diggs, Kendricks, Thielen, Cook , etc. 
Players that made plays day 1, even if it was only Special Teams. 

The NFL made  pass defense rule changes and took away Zim's ability to work with CB's 1 on 1.

All teams had to deal, I get it.
 
But did any other team lose their #1,#2 and #3 CB's?
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I'm struggling to remember a season when I felt so down about a teams chances so early. Maybe its a sign of how tough 2020 has been in general. 

OTOH, its a football game, and in the grand scheme of things?

A day like today? A home game? I'd be out tailgating on a gorgeous MN fall morning, maybe even a little buzzed by now. None of that. I miss being with some really dear friends doing something we all love doing together.

And these empty stadiums? Really leaves me lacking.

My curiosity is also in seeing how these kids develop over the season. And I hate to say it, hoping for a top pick or top 3 pick. 

Watching Jefferson has been great!

So does this game make it more... Or less joyful? LoL

I'm conflicted... I want this team to get a modern franchise QB. But watching them lose on Sundays sucks. And I still believe there is plenty of time to turn it around, be one the teams to stay "healthy", get Hunter back, and get on hot streak. Then who knows.

Love seeing  Jefferson involved and Cook running wild! 

Wow, finally look like an NFL team only to fuck up again. What a joke.

Yah, we made some plays, gave up some others....  Close is only good in horseshoes.  Maybe next week...

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio and Chris Simms didn’t spend much time on a half-hour show discussing Minnesota. Florio, a known Vikings fan, isn’t holding out much hope for improved play. 
He’s moved his attention to the 2021 NFL Draft and more specifically, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Simms: “The Titans are 3-0 and your Vikings are, as we said last week, D-E-D: Dead.”
Florio: “It’s over. It’s done. Tank for Trevor. I’m ready.”
Simms: “You’re ready for that?”
Florio: “Tank for Trevor.”
Simms: “You’re right. I don’t know. Maybe it goes that way. I don’t know where the Vikings are going to go, but I can’t see you winning a whole lot of football games this year.”
Watch the clip at about the 19-minute mark here.

@"purplefaithful" said: Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio and Chris Simms didn’t spend much time on a half-hour show discussing Minnesota. Florio, a known Vikings fan, isn’t holding out much hope for improved play.  He’s moved his attention to the 2021 NFL Draft and more specifically, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Simms: “The Titans are 3-0 and your Vikings are, as we said last week, D-E-D: Dead.”
Florio: “It’s over. It’s done. Tank for Trevor. I’m ready.”
Simms: “You’re ready for that?”
Florio: “Tank for Trevor.”
Simms: “You’re right. I don’t know. Maybe it goes that way. I don’t know where the Vikings are going to go, but I can’t see you winning a whole lot of football games this year.”
Watch the clip at about the 19-minute mark here.