[Chuck Smith]

I think the Vikings actually have a chance to win the division, or at least a wild card with how poor the entire NFC is.

I agree with you on this. But the division right now still runs through Green Bay. What I mean is the Vikings have to beat them twice to win the division. :bop:

Now on the wild card.... Well they have a good shot but with Carolina and Atlanta in the South, AZ and Seahawks in the West, and the Saints are starting to play better.

They have to keep winning in this next stretch of games..... Rams, Raiders, Packers, Atlanta, Seahawks, and Cardnials. If they can win 4 of those 6 games.... They will almost lock up a wild card spot. With three of those wins being... Atl, SEA, Cards. :thumb:

But it should be a fun last half of the season if they keep playing good.

 

[blhunter3]

The Vikings will either win both games against the Packers or split. The Rams and the Raiders will be very tough, Atlanta to me is a complete toss up. Who decides they need that W more will win. Unless the Seahawks really start clicking, I just don't see them doing anything. They will still be tough, but still very beatable. Finally the Cards, for as great as they were playing against bad teams they haven't shown up for a good team yet. Depending how the games leading up to that, it could be a show down of two teams battling for a playoff spot or one team.

I think the Vikings will win against the Raiders, Packers at home, and the Seahawks.

 

[KEN W]

That's one of the poorest games I've seen the Pukes play in awhile.Denver's defense was all over Rodgers. Offensive line leaked like a sieve. No running game. No open receivers.

Interesting in that Fox has moved the Vikings/Packers game to the national game at 3:20.

 

[9manfan]

The Pukers looked very ordinary against Denver, so much for that Puker Patriot Super Bowl of undefeated teams........

Vikes are making gain's , might make a Wild Card spot this year............St Louis will be a test for our defense....

 

[Chuck Smith]

Well now the Vikings and Packers are tied for the division. Also it looks like if things don't fall too much that they will get a wild card spot (either team).

Take away from the game..... Defense looked very good against the run without Floyd and Hendricks. So that is great. The pass defense (newman) looked his age. He looked horrible if you ask me. But has been playing well all year. Waynes got in and played good but yet still does college stuff with the hand checking and what not. He needs to break that habit but that will come with time.

The offense was sputtering a little but AP kept it going. Teddy at times look good and then ok. He needs to start to step it up and hit those wide open recievers. I think what is happening is he scrambles and then gets too excited and over throws when he sees them open. This will hopefully get better with time. I mean Rodgers is a pro and someone to watch when it comes to extending plays with his feet and then hitting the guy wide open. Yes I was giving a Packer credit. :rollin:

I hope Joyner gets a huge fine and possible one game off. That was a bad hit and came at a critical time which is something that should be looked at by the league. I hope Teddy can come back and play well. We will need him in this up coming stretch of games. Raiders are starting to roll even though they lost last week. Their offense has been rolling. We need to be 7-2 when we face the Packers. Because they will be foaming at the mouth after two losses and ready to show that they are the dominant team in the NFC North.

Good game and hope they can clean things up, get everyone healthy, and keep rolling.

 

[9manfan]

Half way point of season and were 6-2, not bad at all, I agree that shot to Bridgestone was very cheap, no place in football for that crap, Sunday's game will be a test, but our defense is really playing well, keeping Greenway around was a very smart move, he played a great game on Sunday,..................Go Vikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BL...what happened to your Bronco's ?? Talibs eye poke was soo stupid.....

 

[blhunter3]

I didn't get to watch the Broncos game, but from what I gathered, Indy is one place Manning does not play well at, and the defense had stupid penalties. That game had upset written all over it. Humiliate the Packers, and Indy desperately needing a win.

Anyways, I watched the hit on Bridgewater, I think it wasn't meant to hurt him. I think the defender went airborne to avoid tangled up legs. With that being said, I do believe he could have avoided a hit to the head and could have went over him or a body hit.

In high school football (I know its different then pros) but I was a linebacker and had basically the same situation. Either try to jump over the sliding quarterback or risk getting feet tangled up. I jumped and hit the quarterback pretty good and I got flagged. The quarterback and I were talking after the game and he mentioned I did the right then and he would have done the same thing.

Some of the plays happen so fast that I think that the intention isn't always to hurt someone, but hindsight it could have been handled differently.

 

[Chuck Smith]

If you watch the film closely..... Joyner starts to lay off or try to miss hitting Bridgewater.... then he switches the angle and goes towards him.

You see this type of play in every game almost every week.... where the defender either trys to roll out of the hit. Joyner didn't do this. Like I mentioned watch the tape and you will see he starts to try and avoid the hit then goes at him.

I honestly think he should get fined!!

Now I hate to say it I think this was a "priority" by the defense was to some way shape or form to get bridgewater out of the game. Not saying the coaches put them up to it. But look at the hit towards the legs on bridgewater before, other cheap shots that happened and then that hit. It is one where the refs didn't make calls to begin the game with so they "let the players play" and it started to spin out of control. :bop:

But either way it was a good win by the Vikes and they need to keep it rolling.

The Broncos were ripe for the picking. They have won some games that they shouldn't have but yet find away to win. That always catches up to you.... Just like I am worried about the Vikes.

 

[9manfan]

Impressive win for the Vikes yesterday......Go Vikes !!!!!!!!!!

The Pukers are really going down hill fast, all is not well in Cheesville.....

BL....I think Manning is done.....he looked awfull yesterday....

Huge game next sunday between the NFC North Leader Mn Vikings and the 2nd place Pukers......going to be a great game.....

 

[Chuck Smith]

It was a good win but I have a few spots they need to button up before the game on sunday....

1. Sendejo.... He is the weak point in the defense and Carr exploited it. What do you think a Pi$$#d off Rodgers and Mc Carthy will be looking to do!!!

2. We still need to get a good pass rush. We got 2 sacks yesterday on Carr but he still was very comfortable in the pocket.

3. Rodoulph needs to start playing like the Pro Bowler he is. I mean you cant drop that pass in the end zone. He is also seeing less and less targets. Something is up there that we don't know about I am thinking.

4. We need to get Vertical with the passing and have Wallace stretch out the defense. The Pack will just stack the box against us like the days of old.

5. Teddy needs to have his game be on point. He needs to button up some stuff. What I mean is I like how he isn't getting sacks but when he scrambles he needs to find open WR or the WR need to get open for him.... A La like what Rodgers used to do. oke:

This is a huge game that they are having this up coming sunday. Should be a fun one to watch. :bop: :bop:

 

[9manfan]

Chuck...I agree with everything you said, were far from perfect, Bridgestone has to get rid of the ball sooner or he's going to get hurt, I was quite impressed with our running game though, not sure he can throw the long ball with accuracy like I thought he would, but he's young yet......if we had one more safety like Smith we would be alot better, but so would alot of other teams I guess.....Sundays game is going to be HUGE......but we still have a tough schedule the rest of the way...1 game at a time I guess.....Go Vikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chuck Smith]

The Vikings have the toughest schedule remaining in the NFL..... Packers, Falcons, Seahawks, Cardinals, Bears, Giants, Packers....

Packers (Twice): Second in our division and was talk they would win super bowl at the beginning of the season
Falcons: Number two in there division behind a 9-0 team.
Seahawks: Been to the last two superbowls!!! Tied for second in the division.
Cardinals: Leading there division
Bears: Well they are the bears our only "weak" team but could be spoilers.
Giants: Leading their division and should have knocked off the Patriots.

That is one tough row to hoe. Only two of those teams have a losing record... and that record is 4-5 (Bears and Seahawks) If the Vikings can beat the packers once and then with 3 of the other 5 games. That would make them 11-5. Which could help the win the division or make sure they are the #1 Wildcard team.

 

[Chuck Smith]

Well..... an ugly game for the Purple yesterday. And I will give credit to the Green and Gold. Rodgers looked more sharp but they had some huge drops by some WR's. Lacey and the line looked 100% better. Their D-line finally got some sacks, pressure and they did what most of the teams now going forward will do... make Bridgewater beat them.

Now onto the Vikings.... Penalties, giving up 6 sacks, lack of pass rush (we did have two sacks but not much pressure otherwise), a key fumble (Petersen's) when we could have mounted a comeback, missed throws, and dropped balls.... all of this is what happened in that game to make it an ugly one.

They need to rebound and in a hurry.

The next 6 games..... 5 of them are against teams that are either winning their divisions, in the wild card hunt, or are in the hunt to win their own division. So they will all be tough games moving forward. But if they can win a couple of them... it should secure at least a wild card spot.... if they can with 5 of 6..... They could win our division. :thumb: Or the last game of the year could be for the division.... You know that is what the NFL would want.... :thumb:

 

[speckline]

I really thought the queens would give the Packers trouble. Pack D kicked arse and took names. Had six sacks and good opportunities for a couple more that they didn't get it done. Lacy was a beast! Pack manhandled the queens even with Rogers having a mediocre game.
You should be worried about the queens being exposed. The Packers defensive gameplan will be the pattern used against the queens for the rest of the season!
Love it!!
:rock: eace:

 

[KEN W]

Where ya been Speck? No posts when the Pukes lost 3 in a row? :laugh: Guess you are only on board when they win.

Pukes didn't beat he Vikings....the Vikings beat the Vikings.

The biggest reason they lost. Offensive line looked terrible. Kalis couldn't stop an old lady. Along with a shaky center and a rookie 4th round draft choice at right tackle. They didn't run block or pass block.

You are right Chuck......Atlanta will probably do the same thing.

 

[Chuck Smith]

Speck.... Typical packer fan.... Sky is falling after 3 losses....then after a win (especially the one against the queens).... Now back on band wagon..... oke: oke: oke:

I have to give you grief. I was working in WI before the game last week and everyone you talked two was about to give up on everyone... Rodgers, McCarthy, whole coaching staff, etc. They were ready to clean house. I told one person I would trade them Bridgewater for Rodgers in a heart beat.... :beer:

Ken...

The next few weeks will really show what this team will be or could be. They need to step it up after a KEY LOSS and show they can rebound. It will show the metal of the coaching staff and players.

Also Ken is right.... the packers played better than the Vikings. But the Vikings also had many self inflicted wounds.... Penalties, lack of blocking on the line (Kahil) had a horrible game, dropped balls, missed passes, etc. Kahil's toe injury must have been worse than expected. He never practiced all week.

Petersen came out and said that the team played like crap. They were out of sync and need to get things rolling again.

We will just need to see how the next few games go.

 

[9manfan]

The Vikings O-LIne was terrible, we need to fix that or it's going to be a long 6 games to finish the year(not sure how were going to fix it ), why is it Peterson always fumbles in a big game, I shut it off after his fumble, had seen enough........

Rodgers sure doesn't look like the old QB of the last few years....his best days are behind him....Green Bay still Sucks....

 

[speckline]

Wasn't posting when the pack went 6-0 either. The Pack lost against two undefeated teams and an underrated Lions team :roll: . I haven't liked the way they've played all year. Not dominate like we usually are for a whole slew of reasons.
We are still 7-3 and I am optimistic that they will hit their stride before playoffs.
I gotta be honest, the queens kind of scared me this year. They are quietly just winning until they hit the Packers. You have a tough schedule going forward and I would be really worried if I were you.

Ken & Co. - your opinion that your offensive line lost the game is quite possible from your point of view. Packer fans would prefer to think that the Pack D forced you into that position.

BTW, you new stadium looks pretty incredible. :beer:

I'm having a good time watching NFL Network rebroadcast of the 1996 season Packer Superbowl victory against the Patriots. Anybody on here know when the queens super bowl victory will be televised?? Oh wait, the queens have never won the big one!!! :rollin:

The remainder of the season will be interesting.
See you week 17.

 

[9manfan]

Anybody on here know when the queens super bowl victory will be televised?? Oh wait, the queens have never won the big one!!! :rollin: .

Hopefully in a couple years you will get to see it...... :thumb:

 

[KEN W]

6 games left.Vikes have to win at least 3 of them.....10 and 6 should get into the playoffs.