tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51376102008-11-18T19:48:03.266-05:00News and Information For Die-Hard Vikings FansJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.comBlogger89125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-35099799041742327272008-11-18T19:02:00.004-05:002008-11-18T19:48:03.279-05:00

The Vikings fell short 13-19 but fought hard and showed that the Vikings belong in the black and blue division of NFL football. Why black & blue? Three reasons: Well, first the D is solid and punishing. This D is almost strong enough to carry this team. In the NFL, that's key. You can win with a solid defense. The offense may get all the credit but it will not win a title. Looking at NFL

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-72961524195631184992008-11-10T22:30:00.004-05:002008-11-10T23:05:17.091-05:00

28 to 27 - the game could not be closer. The game Sunday is worthy of the great rivalry between Minnesota and Green Bay. 2008 continues a great tradition of hard-fought, it's-never-over, matches. And as it should be, the home team won. Okay, some pieces of Sunday's game are not worthy of the rivalry. Two bad offense trying to outfail each other is not worthy of the classic Black and Blue

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-90514876219623976322008-10-23T22:50:00.002-04:002008-10-23T22:53:49.801-04:00

Parts of this team are beginning to gel. Parts of this team look like they're doing more harm than good. The eyes of sensible people will see which parts belong where. I guarantee the Vikings will not lose another game this month!!! Skol Vikes! Jim

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-35681064218781586242008-10-07T16:11:00.002-04:002008-10-07T17:56:38.759-04:00

Wow. Despite all the following: - the "unimaginative" play-calling (as described as by the announcers), - the two punt returns for touchdowns by the freak named Bush, - the seemingly impenetrable wall that stopped the run (best rushing offense in the league 2007) We pulled out a victory. How sweet it was to watch our defense (Winfield, Allen, Greenway) carry our team when they so

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-44290488914319820932008-09-26T10:03:00.000-04:002008-09-26T10:04:03.409-04:00

Last weekend, the Minnesota Vikings used their solid defense to give Carolina their first defeat of the season. This weekend, the Vikings travel to Tennessee to face another undefeated team. Do they have a chance? Yes, they do. No, the Vikings will not score a lot of points but their defense has the potential to shut anyone down. I don't think Winfield can get a sack, fumble, and touchdown every

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-14992700485041160052008-09-23T13:05:00.003-04:002008-09-23T13:38:50.871-04:00

As Peter King pointed out, Ohio and Missouri (Cincinnati, Cleveland, St. Louis and Kansas City) are 0-12. I'm glad we're not in that bunch. Carolina is one of those teams it's hard to measure against. We've had games where we make their QB look like a hall-of-famer. Luckily, this time we generated a little pressure and came up with a few big plays. A few parts of our defense are starting to

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-33984959090033245262008-09-17T22:57:00.002-04:002008-09-17T22:59:50.038-04:00

It's official, the Jackson train has derailed again. ESPN reports that Frerotte is in at QB. Childress has said that Frerotte is "the starter for the remainder of the season." The season? Well, I'd call that optimistic. Healthy QBs are a commodity. I'd like to make that Frerotte is "the named the starter for the remainder of HIS season". This is a great move. Frerotte has an arm that can extend

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-88809999411497102062008-09-15T11:30:00.000-04:002008-09-15T11:59:20.969-04:00

The negatives from this game are well-publicized and seem obvious to those who watched the game. The positives are the focus here, today. Winfield. This dude brings it. Over the last several years, he may be the single most important acquisition.Allen. Exciting to see this dude on the other side of the line of scrimmage. Our defensive line will make our pass defense *much* better this year

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-77405761450262152382008-09-11T11:58:00.000-04:002008-09-11T14:09:22.593-04:00

So having our team engaged in the season opener at Lambeau Field on a crisp Monday Night, with... Udeze out for the year, battling his cancerous foe, and leaving a significant deficit on the defensive right end, Farwell out for the year, taking a special teams leader and MVP out of the picture, Madieu Williams out for a few weeks, nursing a mysterious neck injury, replacing a significant

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-84051101754153910562008-08-19T15:19:00.000-04:002008-08-19T15:37:23.920-04:00

Today I read Peter King's article, Monday Morning Quarterback. He does a great job of reporting his view. Today he covered Brett Favre's first game as a Jet and had 5 responses to this fan about a preseason game: From Patrick Alexander, of Chicago: "Not a Jets fan, but even if my team lined up Jesus, Confucious, Lao Tsu, Moses and Mohammed, I wouldn't show up to a lame preseason game.'' Okay.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-23230853242131177962008-08-07T08:46:00.000-04:002008-08-07T09:03:46.720-04:00

I'd do it! I'd trade away my first round pick next year to make the Super Bowl. That's easy! Not a second of hesitation. Let's do it. Do it now! Yes, I am listening to the news that Brett Favre has been traded to New York (okay, New Jersey - we all know its the New York Area Jets). Yes, the Jets made a great deal yesterday. They traded away a 4th round pick for Brett Favre. It's a great trade.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-14671716905714701252008-04-27T22:00:00.000-04:002008-04-28T12:32:27.588-04:00

The Vikings were the only team that could have their draft pick at their Draft Party. Using their #1 to trade for Jared Allen from Kansas City, the Vikings were able to unveil their 'draft pick' at the Draft Party and not only could you meet the man, but you could buy his jersey! Kinda funny. Now the Chief defensive end Jared Allen wasn't cheap. In addition to their first rounder, the Vikings

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-70780684585168855152008-04-06T19:32:00.000-04:002008-04-28T18:24:39.909-04:00

The Vikings are talking to quarterback Gus Frerotte to fill a quarterback opening. I think it's a good idea to finally bring in a solid veteran to back up Tavaris Jackson. Before I call this a good move (it's a good idea so far!), I would have to know where Gus is at and perhaps why Saint Louis let him go. No matter what, we cannot say Brooks Bollinger is the answer. I think many of us thought

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-74461191693357104122007-12-29T23:29:00.000-05:002007-12-29T23:50:19.924-05:00

The Vikings are on the brink of disaster. With a Redskins win at home versus Dallas (or worse yet, a loss Sunday in Denver), the Vikings would be eliminated from playoff contention after being in the driving seat. It is a disaster for Viking fans to be so close, yet so far. But we have know that all year, haven't we? The Vikings are so close but so far away. Since day 1, we have known the

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-86015163936177396942007-09-29T10:02:00.001-04:002007-09-29T10:02:54.997-04:00

This Sunday, the faltering Vikings face the undefeated Packers in Minnesota. Packer fans will be bringing the cheese expecting some purple w(h)ine. Well, people, this is my prediction: This is a Vikings win! Those divisional games are so unpredictable. This will be Brett's last loss in the 'dome and the NFL will wonder if the Vikings are that good or if the Packers simply are not. The reason for

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-88938491363982668772007-09-07T10:30:00.000-04:002007-09-07T10:46:05.080-04:00

Yes, it was preseason. It's a time when talent is evaluated and for some reason they track the score. Before anyone gets excited about the Vikings 2-2 preseason, I want to point out that no one went undefeated and two teams (Kansas City and Arizona) were winless. I don't look at the record, I look at production. On defense, I saw a great 2007 coming. The defense forced turnovers. If you want to

Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04165146374176688058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-54051271763013449622007-03-07T21:05:00.000-05:002007-03-07T22:10:22.938-05:00

This year, there's no big bang thus far. Free agency started off with a thud and a little puff. The thud was the leftovers hitting the front doorstep. Gone are Fred Smoot, Mike Rosenthal, and Jermaine Wiggins. I haven't heard any outrage though some may miss Wiggins. He was a great person to meet as a fan but the Vikings offense puts little effort into their tight end. In fact, they think so

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1167580063704452702006-12-31T10:38:00.000-05:002006-12-31T10:53:18.116-05:00

Last night, the Giants eliminated the Rams from playoff contention. Rams fans were disappointed. Rams fans were rooting for Washington and Vikings fans should have been, too. Why? Well, it's simple: With the Vikings season over, it's time to evaluate and look to next year. If the Vikings are doing that, they will play rookies and not often-seen talent. The goal is to see how good they are. If

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1167258077578574622006-12-27T17:18:00.000-05:002006-12-27T17:21:17.590-05:00

I'm confused by the release of WR Marcus Robinson. Does anyone have any idea? I see the Vikings will save roughly $117,000 for the final game versus Saint Louis and now will save $2 million for his 2007 contract. I'm assuming it's okay to take the cap hit on his signing bonus (that won't be distributed over the final year of his contract). If he gets picked up by a playoff team (the Colts,

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1166985617759800402006-12-24T13:31:00.000-05:002006-12-24T13:40:17.770-05:00

Wow, what an amazing game. The Vikings were in it despite their offense generating nothing but dropped passes. I was tryingto figure out what happened and I can't fault Tarvaris. After all, do the Vikings really want a running quarterback? I'd think not. There's more than being one-dimensional. I don't blame Tarvaris in the loss. It's year 1 and he's learning. The loss eliminated the Vikings

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1166740823531427812006-12-21T17:38:00.000-05:002006-12-21T17:44:35.363-05:00

Tonight, Tarvaris is wishing for a Silent Night Christmas. If he hears cheers, it will be because the Packer fans are enjoying holiday joy (and probably a Vikings football Christmas present). And who wants that? Silent Night wishes for everyone at Lambeau. That seems perfect for this holiday season.

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1166724260957340062006-12-21T12:11:00.000-05:002006-12-21T13:04:20.976-05:00

Today, I woke up and have all of this energy for the game today! Man, do I wish that I were in Green Bay, WI! Q and A's that I have found on the Internet.... Let's have some fun today and just chat! TARVARIS JACKSON Q and A with Coach Childress: How much stock will you put in Jackson's performance on Sunday? A: That's always ongoing. You are always looking to see time and distance, how fast

Viking Meshellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12480599325907654617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1166664823029661902006-12-20T20:30:00.001-05:002006-12-21T12:00:56.356-05:00

So...the expensive O-Line isn't meeting expectations, the defense is almost hapless against the pass, and our offense is, well, offensive to its own fans. Do you think it's time to see what the kid's bringing to the team? The entire NFL knows that Brad Johnson's typical pass play has him look deep briefly, then check down to his "safety valves" which are easier on his arm. It's not all his fault

Viking Meshellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12480599325907654617noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1166415949775519962006-12-17T23:20:00.000-05:002006-12-17T23:25:49.793-05:00

I know Tarvaris is the future but do Vikings fans need to boo their offense because it includes Brad Johnson? I was at today's game and was shocked into laughing. The Vikings offense struggled after their quick strike to take a 7-0 lead. The Jets flew up and down the field like a runway while the Vikings were grounded. The fans were furious. "We Want Jackson" was the chant and they got what

Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11534080691253302735noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5137610.post-1165238766360149752006-12-04T08:21:00.000-05:002006-12-04T08:26:06.373-05:00

The Vikings are 5-7. They will go to Detroit (2-10), face the New York Jets (9-3), go to Green Bay (4-8), then host Saint Louis (5-7). Sure they suck but you need to realize that everyone sucks! If the playoffs started tomorrow, 6-6 is in. If Carolina wins tonight, they are the wild card leader at 7-5. If they lose, 4 teams are 6-6 (New York Giants, Philly, Atlanta, Carolina) with 2 playoff

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