they’re going for the bears.

That’s really weird of John Clayton. Usually he’s pretty spot on, but in this bizzaro world we were living in yesterday, I was screaming for Adrian Peterson to get off the field and to put the ball into Tarvaris Jackson’s seemingly now capable hands.

And while it should never come down to it, where was the pass interference call on the last pass? As I heard, you can’t hold a receiver’s arm down when he’s trying to catch the ball.

I guess you put the ball on the ground seven times, you don’t deserve to win. The Falcons owe the Vikings a Christmas card, ‘cause we just gifted them a playoff spot. After watching that, I’d be pretty nervous the play the Vikings in the playoffs should they get there. When they weren’t fumbling, they were moving the ball at will.

Of course, you gotta get there first. At least the Giants won. Maybe they’ll be resting starters next week.

He made a couple of mistakes but he lead us back into the game. I believe we would have gotten the tie and a chance at overtime win if the refs hadn’t of been playing grab-ass on the last vikings play.

Is most probably not legal here in the U. S.

Tarvaris started to falter late in the game, overthrowing receivers, but he’s the reason we were in the game late as well.

Peterson has got to hold onto the damn football, no question about it. We moved the ball at will against the Falcons, only to blow it time and time again due to turnovers.

You can’t fumble that many times during a game and win. The odds are pretty much against it.

After watching yesterdays game should go to Pat Williams. Our run defense was a shell of it’s former self without big Pat in there. I hope he gets healthy in time for the playoffs, because despite yesterdays performance, I think we make it.

John Clayton is about the only “talking head” I give credence to at ESPN-the station of east coast football.

I may have to re-evaluate my position.

Seriously, how can you possibly pin the loss on TJack when he was 10/11 for 105 and 1TD at one point in the game?

And then…

He matched Adrian Fumblefingers Peterson in rushing yards on the ground, plus a beautiful 29 yard scramble!

The other thing – our run defense was just about the same yesterday as it was normally, minus Pat Williams. We didn’t give up any huge plays. In fact, their longest run from scrimmage yesterday was 13 yards, by the greatly overhyped Michael Turner.

The only reason we lost yesterday was coughing up the ball in the red zone, plain and simple. If John Clayton can’t recognize that, then maybe he should get some good ol’ Clockwork Orange – strapped to a chair – treatment.

Most of his article talks about Jackson’s record, his fumble(s, depending how you see it), and Gus’s greatness this year. Then to sum up everything he has written he writes

Jackson is mobile. He’s athletic, but he’s not consistently accurate enough to beat the playoff-caliber teams.

This guy spent not a single word in the main body of this article talking about Jackson’s accruacy. If you are going to summerize Jackson’s play over the last three games as inaccurate, you better bring the stats and facts in your article to back up that claim.

in saying that I simply don’t understand the reasoning in Clayton’s piece. Have all of these Frerotte acolytes (including Don Banks on Cnn.Si.com) forgotten that Gus’s ball protection (fumbles/interceptions) has been horrible this year? Just look at the first Bears game as a perfect example of that. The fact is that had Frerotte not been injured before the half of the second Lions game the Vikings would probably not have won that game and find themselves in a still strong position to win the division.

Let’s not mess with ESPN. It’s not nice to mess with retards.

Why else would anyone want to be a Viking fan. First there are the 2 days of fantastic elation that a sound victory brings. Then there are the 4 days of hope leading up to what could be the defining moment of lifelong fan’s dreams. Then there is the nervous apprehension that begins at dawn and culminates as the kickoff is performed. What follows then is a series of high fives and sharp blows to the sternum, all leading up to the grand finale……..your heart getting ripped from your chest. Oh, please, let it all begin again…..maybe this time, I can keep my heart.

What’s the trend?

9-7, (enter Childress as leader) 6-10, 8-8, 9-6. We have added great players through free-agency and the draft every year since the 9-7 year.

FIRE CHILDRESS and BEVELL!

Pure and simple. This is the network obsessed with ‘T.O. is mad and at Tonygate’ in recent weeks. They are a sports entertainment ‘news’ company, broadcasting reality television shows. Nothing sells like cat fights and controversy. I long for the day SportsCenter was about highlights. It’s nothing more than daytime television for men who don’t work at this point.

Get your highlights from FoxSports.

Mark "The Jocks severely picked on me when I was a teenager’ Clayton couldn’t have been more off with his critique had he said the Vikings won the game!

Didn’t win for us but he sure didn’t loss it either. Many of the Vikes in purple had a larger hand in that mess. They are one & done at best in the playoffs.
What was up with the crowd anyway?

…SIMMA DA NA! I think we can all agree that Clayton just looked at the final stats and didn’t catch much if any of the game—he usually does a good job. He better, because it’s not like ESPN hired him for his dashing good looks—he looks like Gollum’s uncle. Fumbles, especially indoors, are generally flukes (like the 30-yard backheel that Tarvaris couldn’t do again if he tried) or good/lucky plays by the defense. Granted, SEVEN fumbles is fluky like getting struck by lightning twice while holding a four-leaf clover and riding a unicorn, but other than that the Vikes played pretty darn well. AD’s fumbling is the only concern for me because it’s slowly turning into a trend. I thought he only fumbled against the Lions to give them a fair chance…

The good news is that T-Jax is playing playoff-caliber football and we still have THREE chances to clinch our first home playoff game since 2000. The bad news: well, it’s the Vikings. The team that fumbles seven times in a winnable game and tends to miss the playoffs in the most excruciating ways possible.

I’m only cheering for a Bears loss tonight. Not for the other team to win. Even typing “Go _______” would send me into an Exorcist-like vomiting rampage.

you are very misguided and foolish to think tj will ever be anything more than a wide out or a running back!!!! all the futility and frustration of the first 4 games came back with that mindless drone at quarterback!!!! he cannot read any defenses at all. he got very lucky against an arizona team that may be playing the worst football in the nfl right now. there is a place for qbs like jackson, its called the C.F.L.!!!! TJ the bus leaves for Regina in the mornig, i suggest you get your sorry butt on it.

purple 4 ever!!!!!

im not saying gus is the answer, but it is apparent that the team, as a whole has more
confidence when he is on the field!!! he does not get flustered like tj!! do you honestly believe adrian runs as well with tj in the backfield?? A qb is the last piece to the puzzle and we need to think about the future and i dont feel tj is the answer!! we need to spend some money next year in the draft or f. a. i know gus has thrown more picks than tds but he wins and weve beaten some tough teams with him. as far as being a hater, i dont feel confident with tj at the helm and never will. i dont hate anyone!!!!!