Screw the Bears, Screw the Packers. . .and Pass My Freaking Kool-Aid

by Gonzo on Dec 23, 2008 5:02 PM CST in Vikings Comment 55 comments

Yes, after two or three showers and a seemingly endless series of Disney movies, I feel that I've finally cleansed myself of the fact that I wasted three hours of my life last night hoping that a team completely devoid of talent, coaching, heart, guts, or pride could give us a hand by knocking off the Chicago Bears.

Trust me. . .it will never happen again. And I trust that all of you will join me in that.

So, after last night's game, I was a bit on the dejected side. Not entirely pleased with the way things had gone, obviously, because this now suddenly feels like an all too familiar situation for those of us that have followed the Vikings for any length of time. Then I turned on ESPN. . .yes, I know, I should have known better. . .and got to listen to Trent Dilfer, in all his infinite wisdom, declare the Vikings to be "done." In doing so, he cited the Vikings' "recent history."

Well, in looking at "recent history," maybe Mr. Dilfer should have taken a glimpse at our "recent history" against the New York Football Giants.

The Vikings have played the Giants in two of the past three seasons, once in 2005 and once in 2007. Both of those games were played at the Meadowlands rather than in the comfy confines of the Metrodome. The Vikings won both of those games. . .the 2005 game was a bit of a fluke, as the Vikings won 24-21 by returning a kickoff (Koren Robinson), a punt (Mewelde Moore), and an interception (Darren Sharper) for touchdowns. In 2007, the 4-6 Vikings. . .who didn't have Bernard Berrian or Jared Allen on the team, and had Adrian Peterson on the sidelines nursing his knee injury. . .rolled into the Meadowlands to take on the 7-3 Giants. . .

-With Michael Strahan (who definitely won't play Sunday)
-With Osi Umenyiora (who definitely won't play Sunday)
-With a healthy Justin Tuck (who likely won't play Sunday)
-With a healthy Fred Robbins (who likely won't play Sunday)
-With Plaxico Burress (who definitely won't play Sunday)
-With Jeremy Shockey (who will play Sunday. . .but not for the Giants)
-With a heck of a lot more to play for than they have right now

And the Vikings throttled them to the tune of 41-17. Tarvaris Jackson hit Sidney Rice with a 60-yard touchdown bomb on the second play of the game, and Minnesota never looked back.

Giants' quarterback Eli Manning has had two games in his career where he's thrown four interceptions in a game. Anyone care to take a stab at which team both of those games came against? Well, if you're a Viking fan, you already know that both of those games for Eli came against the Beloved Purple in the two games mentioned above. In his two career games against Minnesota. . .and, again, keep in mind that these were both Giants home games. . .Manning has completed 44 passes in 97 attempts (a 45.3% completion rate), thrown for 564 yards, and has thrown 2 TD passes against 8 interceptions, giving him an overall QB rating of a robust 36.6. And it's not as if the Vikings' pass defense or their pass rush was particularly good in either of those years. . .Eli was just sort of flinging the ball towards anything in a white jersey. I'm not sure what Leslie Frazier did in last year's game to unsettle Manning the way that he did, but I think he can come up with something to rattle him again this time around, too.

I'm not sure who Tom Coughlin is going to be resting on Sunday afternoon. . .I'm pretty sure that Tuck, Robbins, WR Domenik Hixon, and RB Brandon Jacobs won't be seeing much (if any) time for the Giants. . .but as for the rest of the Giants, you know what?

Bring them on. Bring them ALL on.

We shouldn't be wanting our playoff hopes to hinge on who the Giants are or aren't going to be playing, or if airport security in Houston will find and remove the horseshoes that are currently jammed in the rear ends of every member of the Chicago Bears. No, if this team wants to make the playoffs, then they should go out there knowing that they have everything to play for against a team that has nothing to play for, and they should win the damn football game.

And, as crazy as it sounds, and as much as we Viking fans aren't used to this sort of thing. . .I think that's what they're going to do.

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Lack of hearts, guts, and pride?

Maybe if your team had any of those things they wouldn’t be in this predicament now would they? Any team with real pride wouldn’t want their rivals to win just so they could get into the playoffs. Next time maybe your fraud team will do something on their own for once.

by Charlie Kelly on Dec 23, 2008 5:46 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

LOL

a dumb*** packers fan trying to talk trash on a vikings blog. At least our team still has a chance of making the playoffs unlike your pathetic joke of a team that’s 5-10.

by All Day, All Night on Dec 23, 2008 5:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You stole that...

You stole that word for word from a response Gonzo had to one of your incompetent posts.

Really? You’re that unimaginitive?

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by Manimal on Dec 24, 2008 7:29 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

A chance?

Weren’t you supposed to run away with the division after picking up Jared “I can’t handle my booze” Allen and Bernard “I’d be a third stringer anywhere else” Berrian? My team may be out already but you’re team is on it’s way to another late season collapse. Have fun with that. But I’m headed back to Acme where we don’t constantly feel the need to whine about other teams in every blog. Oh, and have fun moving to LA as well you fairweather douchebags.

by Charlie Kelly on Dec 23, 2008 5:57 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Can

the packers still make the playoffs? Answer that please?? I could care less whether you think they are on their way to another late season collapse. As long as we are mathematically alive and your not, you have no business talking sh*t.

by All Day, All Night on Dec 23, 2008 6:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

What an argument. Let me ask you…can Allen handle himself this year? Is Berrian still a 3rd stringer in your mind?

It takes ~~a lack of~~ guts to come over here and preach to us about how bad Allen and Berrian suck.

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by Andersklasen on Dec 23, 2008 6:20 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Good

Feel free to stay there.

And, for the record, I remember very few pre-season publications picking the Vikings to win the North Division, let alone win the Super Bowl. Most of them bought into the load of crap about Mike McCarthy being a genius and Tamperin’ Ted’s Travellin’ Salvation Show being the second coming of Ron Wolf. But, I guess if my team was the leader in the clubhouse for the distinction of “Most Overrated NFL Team of 2008” like the Packers are, I’d expect my fans to be a bit angry and bitter, too.

And, to be honest, you should show Allen a bit of respect, considering the way he humiliated your offensive line, your quarterback, and your team in general the last time our two clubs met.

What kind of garbage rumors and lies will Ted Thompson make up THIS off-season to try to mask the fact that he doesn’t have any idea how to run a franchise? I mean, the “Vikings tampered with Brett Favre” lie last year was a good one. . .he’s going to have to try really hard to match that this off-season.

Now. . .go discuss how you guys are going to feel when you make history by preventing the Detroit Lions from getting to 0-16 and/or what defensive lineman will be the next great Packer flop at the position. Great pick with Justin Harrell, by the way. . .when you make Erasmus James look like a highly productive superstar, it’s probably time to just hang it up. And A.J. Hawk, too. . .how’d he expect to tackle Matt Forte on that big third down in overtime with both his hands around his throat like that? That guy couldn’t lift Chad Greenway’s jock strap, let alone carry it.

Oh, and I’m exactly right. . .your team has no talent (outside of Rodgers and Greg Jennings), they have no coaching, they have no guts, they have no heart, and they have no pride. It’s nice to see that you haven’t actually argued the lack of any of those things, because you really can’t.

As far as the “collapse” thing? Our team’s won 6 of their last 8. Your team hasn’t won in a month and a half. Who collapsed again?

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by Gonzo on Dec 23, 2008 6:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Gonzo

Is there any way you can block that cheesehead douchebag Carly… I mean Charlie Kelly?

by Skol Vikes on Dec 23, 2008 11:09 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Translate

Can someone please tell me what this guy is saying? I can’t read Irrelevant-ese. Go munch Fromunda Cheese.

by Jepp The Viking on Dec 23, 2008 7:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

The Packers began the year with a supposedly Super Bowl quality team

Jaworski talked about how the Packers management believed they had the makings of a dynasty.

I keep hearing that Rodgers is not only good but better than Favre.

by Lovejoy on Dec 23, 2008 8:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

You promise you're going back to Acme?

GOOD! STAY THERE! I think I speak for everyone when I say the best Christmas present you could give this site is to stay the fuck away. Forever. While you’re losing to the Lions on Sunday, I recommend:

Reminding Green Bay that a game is indeed FOUR quarters long. Not two, not three, not three and a half, but FOUR.
Asking yourself what’s worse: a guy getting a couple DUI’s (which is basically a right of passage in Wisconsin) or, I don’t know, a guy getting caught with enough codeine to tranquilize a herd of elephants. Oh, and two words: Mark Chumra. Although you gotta admit, after 17, most Green Bay girls break the 200 lb. barrier pretty quickly.
Telling your secondary that when they don’t get the interception that they gamble for on nearly every pass (cough cough Charles Woodson) that they can indeed tackle the receiver after they have caught the ball.
Remembering the good old days when #4 was setting the most unbreakable record in sports (the INT record of course; Manning is going to break the rest of them) and when playing at Lambeau in December (or any other month) actually gave the Packers an advantage. Because those days are long gone.

by ericj69 on Dec 24, 2008 8:14 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I hate it!

This whole possibility of backing into the playoffs. Even if we beat the Giants, everyone will say that it was because they were resting most of their top players.

How many times is this team going to make me cheer for another team so they can make the playoffs? Especially one like the Green Bay Packers. I almost wanted to vomit!

Come on, Vikings and take care of business Sunday against the Giants, regardless of which players they put in there.

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by BaldViking on Dec 23, 2008 7:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Actually

Tom Coughlin – the coach of the NY Douchebag Giants has already said that noone on the team is resting, and that the game against the Vikes will be played as if it were the first game of the year…

Unless he’s pulling a Chilly-trick, I don’t think a win will come easy on Sunday.

I think he recognizes the power of this team, and wants to put them out of contention by all means. Correct me if I’m wrong on Sunday night.

He would rather have the Bears in there – and honestly, I don’t blame him.

He stands a chance in hell versus the Bears…not our Vikes. Unless there is some fluke 7 turnover game again in the post season, which I doubt would happen.

by AustinVike on Dec 23, 2008 11:22 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Tom Coughlin

Doesn’t care who makes the playoffs. He just plays to win the game. He doesn’t go all John Gruden or Tony Dungy after clinching because it generally kills momentum. He’ll pull all those players allright… If we’re up 20 in the 3rd.

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Dec 24, 2008 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

P.S. Good luck

And here’s to a good, injury-free game. We do owe you guys big time for some past beatdowns.

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Dec 24, 2008 10:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Source?

Where’d you hear that Coughlin said he’s not resting anyone? On the STrib and PioneerPress I’m seeing that TC is still pulling the Chilly and being non-comittal….

I don’t want them to rest anyone. I want to win outright, which we know we can do. We’ve done it before!!

by JasonAve6413 on Dec 24, 2008 1:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I read on Yahoo!Sports that he said he wasn’t going to pull starters, except maybe the guys wiht injuries like Justin Tuck and whatnot, but he’s still going to come out and try to beat us.

by Frost on Dec 24, 2008 5:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Less of the slating

Meh.

I agree that this weekend past has been pretty frustrating for the Vikings (I’m surprised I’ve got any hair left after last nights game). However, if you open up your blogs with a litany of abuse toward another team then you can healthily expect the subsequent comments to descend further into irrelevant school yard name calling.

If you’re getting irritated by Packers fans, Bears fans, whoever, coming along and posting aggressive comments then remember this: if you put a s*** on a plate it’ll attract flies.

by Curvespace on Dec 23, 2008 7:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Any person in there right mind

would be jealous of what the Vikings have going for them. Maybe we aren’t in the playoffs yet but doesn’t it suck that you’ve been on the outside looking in for over a month.

Come on dude, you gotta be a good loser to be a great winner.

You would only wish the Vikings got sent to LA so we wouldn’t be a thorne in your side anymore, right? Then, you could have it out with the Lions since you can’t beat the bears.

And most of us would rather a win over the Giants, than get in with help. Using you Fudge Packers would’ve been nice though.

by vikingfiend on Dec 23, 2008 8:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Started work today.....

and I was still rather pissed about last night, until I got to thinking about everything this weekend. The Bears certainly must have stock in St. Croix Forge (horseshoes), but I really don’t give a flying rats ass about the bears, packers or any of that shit. Even if we don’t make the playoffs and the bears do, rest assured that unless they play the cardinals, they are going to get bent over and f-ed in the a (I hate to use harsh letters) by any other team that happens to mosey into the playoffs. even the cardinals would have a pretty good chance and i imagine would give the bears a run for their money, if not beat them. I would rather not make the playoffs than know that the only reason we got there is because of the asspackers. we WILL beat the giants next week, mark my words, and we will get into the playoffs on our own merits, instead of a gift from another team. i would rather have had it happen this past weekend, but it just wasn’t in the cards, and i’m patient enough. all i know is that we need to EARN what we want instead of having it given. I’ve found throughout my life that i appreciate and take better care of the things that i earn. I think we will go farther getting in on our own account than any other way. to charlie kelly, you got awful big stones to be pickin a fight on the internet, sweetie. winning an argument on the internet is like a gold medal in the special olympics. even though you won, you’re still retarded….

Green Bay or the Windy City..... There but for the Grace of God go I.

by IABerserker1 on Dec 23, 2008 9:37 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Nice use of harsh letters

Bringing in Dane Cook works in any situation!

by cutlassbob on Dec 24, 2008 12:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

AND..

and we WILL also beat the cowboys and the Giants and the Panthers and we WILL win the SUPERBOWL and we WILL become a great storied franchise and we WILL all get on the comet where the intergalactic space God will reward us…

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Dec 26, 2008 12:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Douchebag?

Maybe. Fairweather? Never!!!!

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by BaldViking on Dec 23, 2008 9:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

i'm a douchebag....

ask my wife!!! lol

Green Bay or the Windy City..... There but for the Grace of God go I.

by IABerserker1 on Dec 23, 2008 9:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Great post Gonzo.

I just have to ask (in case I missed it).

What happens if the Bears win vs the Texans, and we also win?

I’m secretly hoping for a Dallas win so I might have a chance to catch our Vikes in my locale. Any Tex-Vikes, feel free to join me.

I’ll be the tall guy sporting the Shiancoe jersey…

by AustinVike on Dec 23, 2008 9:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Well, let's see here. . .

According to the Yahoo! Playoff Scenario Generator:

If we win and the Bears win, there are two other games that Chicago’s fate depends on. . .Philly/Dallas and Tampa/Oakland.

If the Cowboys beat the Eagles, then nothing else matters. . .Dallas is in as the 6 seed and comes to the Dome for the first round of the playoffs.

If Philly beats Dallas and Tampa beats Oakland, then Tampa gets in as the #6 seed.

If Philly beats Dallas and Oakland beats Tampa, only then do the Bears get in as the #6 seed.

And, in the other scenario, if Philly beats Dallas, Oakland beats Tampa, and the Bears lose to Houston, the Eagles get in as the #6 seed.

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by Gonzo on Dec 23, 2008 10:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

In that case

I’m not sure what the more rewarding scenario would be. . .

Chicago getting into the playoffs so that they could have another trip to the Metrodome and we could stomp Kyle Orton’s head in again. . .

Or Chicago getting to 10-6 and not making the playoffs at all while continuing to tell everyone how much better than Minnesota they are.

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by Gonzo on Dec 23, 2008 10:48 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly.

I’d hate to break the “suck” of the Bears to my Chicago friends, but the only point of contention that I see is that I’d rather have an NFC North team win it all, then have some East Coast team win it all.

Simple geography, if everything else fails.

A team that beats the Vikes (once in a while) locally is still way better than some random steak-fry eating team from out East.

I guess it comes down to less gloating from less people. East coast teams’s fans are awful. They don’t ever let anything die. There are dudes still gloating about the Celtics wayyy back in the day, like Al from Married With Children (4TD’s in one game)!

by AustinVike on Dec 23, 2008 11:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

the Celtics are 26-2 today

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Dec 24, 2008 10:42 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Not Anymore

Now they’re 26-3…GO LAKERS!

by purplegrey on Dec 26, 2008 7:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

a team completely devoid of talent, coaching, heart, guts, or pride

I understand the blind hatred, that’s just part of a good ol’ rivalry. But it’s the “completely devoid” bit that gets me. I guess I just haven’t experienced underachievement enough yet.

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by Mitchell_M on Dec 23, 2008 10:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

DALLAS SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART, BUT BEARS JUST PLAIN SUCK, ID RATHER PLAY BEAR FIRST ROUND

by Canadian_viking on Dec 23, 2008 10:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Come on dude

Lay off the caps, we asked you last night too

by Skol Vikes on Dec 23, 2008 11:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I think he has a case of the broken caps lock key...

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by Andersklasen on Dec 23, 2008 11:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

He's Canadian - cut him some slack.

Our brethen from the north need some love too. At least he isnt to the east.

by diok9 on Dec 24, 2008 9:59 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Thank God.

You scared me in some of your earlier posts Gonzo. The return to optimism is much appreciated.

In AP I trust

by FarvaForTheVikings on Dec 23, 2008 11:45 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

I'm still a fan!

I still firmly believe in TJ, AP, and everyone on our Minnesota Viking team! I’ve been listening to Chicago talk radio and they are begging for a Vikings loss. They are even questioning why there team should go to the playoffs because they know the Bears will be ‘one and done." I have faith, not blind optimism, in our Viking team! We can be a kick ass football team, c’mon Vikings prove it!

by DBQViking on Dec 23, 2008 11:54 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Yes!

That’s exactly how I feel! This team can do it, they just gotta go out and prove it!

In AP I trust

by FarvaForTheVikings on Dec 24, 2008 12:10 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

We Will Win...

this Sunday against the Giants. Last week was a wakeup call that the team hasn’t won anything yet. It still has to be earned. The playoffs start now. A. P. was pissed at the end of last weeks game (and he should have been). I fully expect to see the Vikes roar out of the gates on Sunday and never look back. Regardless of what the jealous fans of the Packers and Bears say, this edition of the Purple is on the ascent and is poised to rule the North for some time. That’s the reason they’re praying for us to go to L.A. They see the handwriting on the wall. I had a long day at work Monday and went to bed before halftime of so-called “game” so I didn’t see the final score until the next morning. It really didn’t surprise me at all. Charlie should know all about collapsing teams as the Packers have been doing it for over a month now. It gives me all the more reason to believe that Detroit will pull out a win on Sunday putting an exclamation point on their sorry season.

by purplegrey on Dec 24, 2008 5:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

Glad to see you finally come around, Gonzo. We still have a chance to make it, meaning we should be optimistic until that chance is out of our grasp. Hopefully the Bear’s luck FINALLY runs out against the Texans. If they had trouble stopping Jennings, I can’t wait to see what Andre Johnson does to them.

by Frost on Dec 24, 2008 7:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I think all Gonzo needed...

was for some moronic cheddarhead to get his juices flowing again. Yeah, I think that got mine going too. Skol Vikings!!

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by NobleSavage on Dec 24, 2008 8:37 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs

I am glad I am not the only one...

that will be mixing grape Kool-aid into their beer this Sunday.

by BeardedAxe on Dec 24, 2008 12:48 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Good luck on sunday but the idea that Tom Coughlin and the Giants

want to beat the Vikings because they are afraid of them in a playoff game is absurd.

by Major on Dec 24, 2008 12:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

Absurd?

I don’t think anyone stated that the Giants are totally afraid of the Vikings— just that they would be way more afraid of the Vikings in the playoffs than the petty Bears, which I think you would agree with.

8 picks in 2 career games by a Superbowl winning QB against the Vikings would scare me if I were you, but then again, my team didn’t just win the Superbowl.

by drew10 on Dec 24, 2008 1:08 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

No we would not at all be afraid of Eli's 8 pics just like the Vikings wouldn't be concerned

with losing to the Giants in 2000 in the playoffs. Bears or Vikings or Atl or the Cowboys I don’t believe any of those teams invoke any type of fear(concern?) after beating the Patriots and Tom Brady or the Blitzburgh at home or the Ravens and their D or a complete team like the Carolina Panthers. I don’t think they care who the play, they’ve already played and beat the NFL’s best. They aren’t arrogant, they like the challenge. They want to see how good they can be and that is their drive. As a fan it is fun to watch.

by Major on Dec 24, 2008 2:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

But there's hardly anyone left from 2000 on this Vikings team...

whereas there’s a ton of Giants left from last year’s Vikings curb-stomping. The Vikings beat the complete Panthers in regulation. The Giants aren’t arrogant, you kind of are.

by drew10 on Dec 24, 2008 11:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Me arrogant?

Well as you said my team did win the superbowl last year and are the 1 seed with homefield do I guess I might be. No apologies for that BTW. One could say that the Vikings didn’t play the Giant team that they are facing sunday but that doesn’t matter on sunday really and neither does the Vikings 41-17 win last year. That loss last year was the impetus for the Giants turnaround and my percieved arrogance so thank you Vikings and please kick our ass again!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

by Major on Dec 25, 2008 6:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Turnaround...?

You guys were 7-3 going into that game after starting 0-2.

I would be willing to guess most Giants fans would say that if any moment of last season qualified as an impetus would have to be week 17 versus the Pats or possibly week 3 versus the Redskins. I’ll submit that you should be a more qualified source on this one though…

I certainly hope the Vikings kick your ass… again.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU TOO!!!

by drew10 on Dec 25, 2008 10:21 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Drew10 Im glad you'll take my word for it but let me explain it to you

a little more clearly. The Giants were 7-4 going into to Viking game and could have had a firm grasp on a playoff spot had they beat the Vikings. Leaving Minnesota 7-5 after that performance usually sends teams on a down turn. The team was written off in NY, the newspapers and the fans called for Coughlin’s head and for Eli to be traded in the offseason. So regardless of the 7-3 streak, that game placed the Giants in major crisis mode. Shockey was mouthing off again along with Strahan and the media basically gave merit to Tiki Barber’s comments on Eli’s leadership ability.

Eli took that performance to heart and began to play better at the end of the season by leading the team to a 3-1 record and a playoff berth. Maybe I could say that the game turned around Eli’s career but his success directly affects the teams success.

Without that loss, the Patriot game would not mean much to a team on a long win streak. Although, they may have played the starters to try and spoil the Patriots perfect season but the game wouldv’e meant less.

by Major on Dec 26, 2008 12:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

BTW I am eager to see your team in action....

I love your defense but they seem to not play well against smashmouth offenses but take heart because Jacobs isn’t going to play. Neither is TE kevin Boss, CB Aaron Ross and possibly WR Hixon. The starters will play 2 QTRs at best. So you’ll get to see a lot of Ahmad Bradshaw, Sinorice Moss and former Michigan great Mario Manningham with David Carr at QB.

By all means, you SHOULD win this game.

by Major on Dec 26, 2008 12:47 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Quick Start

I hope we’re on track and jump out to an early lead Sunday; against the Giants D.

Let’s win the coin toss.
Let’s run the opening kickoff back to our 40.
Let’s do a play-action and hit Berrian on an out for 15 yds.
Let’s hit Wade up the middle for 7.
Let’s run AD to the left like a man possessed for 25.
Let’s run AD right for 2.
Let’s play action TD to Shank up the seam.

Cover the kickoff.
Giants run, gain 2.
GIants run, lose 1.
Giants pass; sack, fumble, Vikings ball!!!!!

How’s that for Kool-AId? :D

by JasonAve6413 on Dec 24, 2008 1:14 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

More like let’s have Chester Taylor fumble the kick off in the endzone and then try to run it out and only get to the 10. . .

by Frost on Dec 24, 2008 5:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Someone spiked your koolaid with some baaaad mojo.

In AP I trust

by FarvaForTheVikings on Dec 24, 2008 11:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs

Coughlin Not Talking...

Tom Coughlin is remaining silent on whether he will rest some of his starters against the Vikings and for how long, and if so which starters will sit out some or all of the game, according to the last press reports I read.

Yes, he played them all against the Pats in last season’s finale when nothing was at stake for the Giants in terms of playoff seedings. The difference, of course, is that they had a shot to knock off the 15-0 Pats, which definitely was a prize worth playing for, IMO. I don’t think trying to deny the 2008 Vikings a playoff bid rises to the same level of urgency as trying to deny the 2007 Pats an un-defeated regular season.

My hunch, based on nothing, is that Coughlin keeps Brandon Jacobs out of the game entirely, since Jacobs is still recovering from an injury, and a fresh Jacobs will be a major boon in the playoffs. Eli plays the first half, or at most three quarters, along with select other starters.

I believe the Vikings can beat the Giants, especially since New York has little reason to play all-out. I also think the Texans could beat the Bears.

However, having been a Viking fan as long as I remember being aware of sports (early 1980s), I admit there is a feeling of existential resignation within me. That sense of pre-ordained doom began when the Falcons recovered Matt Ryan’s fumble in the end zone for a TD, and grew with every subsequent Adrian Peterson botched carry. That premonition of despair got worse when Crosby’s FG was blocked by the Bears, and became a freight train of dread when the coin toss bounced off Urlacher’s head to favor the Bears. Gould’s winning field goal only confirmed my sense of Viking epic collapse deja vu, and brought back memoires of Nate Poole, 41-0, Gary Anderson, Darrin Nelson’s drop in the endzone, etc. I hope I’m wrong this time—I really do.

Oh, and fuck the Packers.

by MidnightRambler on Dec 26, 2008 9:53 AM CST reply actions 0 recs

I can agree with you about F. the Packers

If those Fromunda Cheeseheads had won, Minny wouldn’t be aiming to decapitate us on Sunday. RE: resting players, the Giants are still going to play to win, and I believe they’ll onyl rest guys the med staff requires them to, just like any other week. Don’t forget after this Sunday they won’t be playing until Jan. 10 so there’s the 2 weeks of rest… that could be a factor as well.

You play to win the game!

by Simms-McConkey on Dec 26, 2008 12:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs