Good News, Viking Fans: Peter King Has Left Us For Dead!
by Christopher Gates on Oct 20, 2008 5:51 PM CDT
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PrintYes, ladies and gentlemen. . .with the Vikings sitting at 3-4 going into their bye week and a game behind perennial powerhouses (he said sarcastically) Chicago and Green Bay, Peter King has come to the conclusion that the Vikings can already start packing up the tents and looking towards 2009.
2. I think I don't care if the Vikings are just a game out of first place in the NFC North. They're cooked. Any team that plays as poorly in all three phases as the Vikes did at Chicago -- allowing 48 Chicago points in the first 46 minutes of the game -- will be home for New Year's.
So, I read this, and I thought to myself, "You know. . .I'm sure that this isn't the first time that Mr. King has made such a declaration. I wonder if I could find an example of his keen prognostication skills."
Thankfully, the good folks at SI.com keep the vast majority of their stuff archived. So, I fished through a few things, and I found this gem.
a. This is not the negative New York media speaking. This is the impartial New Jersey media speaking. The more I see Eli Manning, the more I think he'll never be a championship quarterback.
b. I mean, taking a 26-yard sack in the fourth quarter? Ridiculous. And could he please get mad once? Punch the ground, kick the dog, cuss out his linemen, something. You know what the Minnesota game plan for playing Manning was in part? Hit him a couple of times on his first few dropbacks, and the book on him was he'd start throwing off his back foot. Which he did.
You know when that little tidbit was written? 26 November 2007. . .the day after the Vikings walked into Giants Stadium and destroyed New York to the tune of 41-17.
Guess what? That Eli Manning fellow took all of two months to prove Mr. King incorrect.
So many of the folks in the media, such as King, have had their lips glued to the asses of teams like Green Bay and Chicago for so long that they've mistaken them for dominant football teams. The 2008 versions of those teams are absolutely nothing of the sort. The Vikings still get to play both of those teams in Minnesota. The Vikings can beat both of those teams in Minnesota.
So, don't let people like Peter King convince you that this season is over. It's not.
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There is one hope for the season ...
Fire Childress now. Seriously. Give a new staff two weeks to assemble a Division I-A offensive game plan. And teach the special teams players how to run in a straight line and how to run away from a bouncing punt. If you think this is over the top, look at how well Oakland played under a new coach last weekend. The Vikings are way better than Oakland, and they still have most of the season ahead of them. With even average leadership they could win most of their remaining NFC North games, win a slim majority of the rest, and have a good chance at the playoffs.
yep
and look at the dude with St. Louis.
Change isn’t always bad. At this point, what would be the worst that could happen?
What I meant was
after firing their coach mid season, they start to win and absolutely dominated the Cowboys.
yeah
get childress the fuck out
the prevent offense isn’t working at all
plus no one in the nfc north is any good this year(maybe the packers), so for this guy to count the vikes out it ridiculous
Fire Brad Childress
by firebradchildress on Oct 23, 2008 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah but. . .
King’s words are certainly not worth the pixels upon which they are displayed, but he is correct in that if the vikes continue the way they have been playing they are going nowhere fast. The season may not be over but the team is going to have to seriously improve in all 3 phases of the game to have a hope. The offense is poorly called, error prone and has been turning over the ball way too much. The D is certainly improved but still weak against the pass if the QB is halfway competent and gives up too many big plays. The special teams. . . .enough said.
King is an idiot but the team that we have seen on the field the last two weeks is, indeed, done. The question is, will they continue to be that team?
8-ball says . . . all signs point to yes.
sorry win versus Detroit okay
ah, nothing to do but support the team, some who are hard on the coach, expect too much. Jimmy Johnson said at the half, kick the ball deep, cover the lanes, okay, we beat ourselves against the Bears, got breaks against Detroit, that sort of evened out and if I am correct, the team started 0-3, then went 3-3. Sorry displays true, get to the playoffs if we could and get knocked out the first round, that’d be sorry too. A good enough article on this blog. Some of those calls, we all hear, Frerotte can’t run, dang, he must consider it at times. This team does so much it seems that it is told, Frerotte can’t run, got to kick it short against these hot kick returners and of course, Bush burned us bad. Some weaknesses, but I’ve got to support the team. Burns me up though.
Everyone says "Fire Childress", but...
Nobody ever offers up names for who should be the next coach…
Any suggestions?
The Patriots dismantle the Broncos (observations)
One, Randy Moss jumping into the arms of some Ragnar-impersonator was kind of hilarious. He just looked amped to be near the horns again!
Two, a coach like Bill Belichick going no-huddle when his team is up 34-7. I thought it was kind of strange to see someone be so completely unmerciful against a team that you’re blowing out, and one that poses no threat to your season. But then I imagined if the Vikings were up 34-7 over the Packers, doing the same thing. I would love to see it – not sure if Childress would ever do it, but I would just love to see it.
Three, a team with a great QB (and pretty decent offense) coughing up five turnovers against a team that can work from any field position – that’s what loses games. We saw it on Sunday in Chicago, and then Monday in New England.
One name
I’m offering up the name Mike Holmgren as a potential replacement for Brad Childress.
He’s in his final year at Seattle (and the outlook there is dim), and maybe he’ll want to come back to the NFC North after all these years.
Ideas?
Anyone know a young, creative offensive coordinator?
because I would love to get one of those on the coaching staff. I would have liked Lane Kiffin, but I get the feeling he is going to be a college head coach after his NFL experience. What the names for the coordinators in New England, Denver, and New Orleans? I know they are young and having watched their games, they seem to mix it up a little more than Childress (maybe not so much for Denver last night, but overall, they generally seem to have better game plans than the current regime.
not likely...
rumors have him possibly going back to the 49er’s…..he’s building a house in the Bay area, and it would be a good place for him….
by Hilton Head viking on Oct 21, 2008 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions
OMG that would be sweet!
Not only to have the beloved ex-packers coach (the one that I had to hear about for about two years over here on the radio after he went to Seattle), but to get him from the Seahawks using a poison pill provision….AWESOME! LOL
big problem with Number Two...
the Vikings don’t have a 2 minute offense….that was evidenced against the Bears….
Childress, and his ego, will not allow any QB on the planet to check off and audible….thus, you have to wait to get the play sent in, and waste 15 seconds between plays….
by Hilton Head viking on Oct 21, 2008 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Bill Cowher
I don’t know if he would want to coach again, but he’d be perfect, especially with AP and Chest Taylor
though anyone aggressive enough to get the locker room together would be great
Fire Brad Childress
by firebradchildress on Oct 23, 2008 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought that was sid
I might be wrong but it sure looked like him
by vikeincheeseland on Oct 21, 2008 10:02 AM CDT reply actions
One thing helps us:
The standings. Peter King can say he doesn’t care that we’re only one game out, but it’s still true. The Vikings have been incredibly below average this year, but thankfully the Bears and Packers aren’t anything special either. Our schedule is manageable enough, and we certainly have the talent (if not the coaching) to play better. So no, we’re not cooked yet—but we are simmering.
by Eric J. Thompson on Oct 21, 2008 12:25 PM CDT reply actions
When you wrote this?
When you wrote this were you in a car with Jeff Dubay?
Hey, now
At the time, it was legitimate.
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