Poll: The Next 3 Games

the Vikings will be 8-0!

But Peterson will have to get his game going! See ya next week Baltimore. Maybe you can wake Peterson up Ray, but hope Peterson don’t put you to sleep instead. It will be a great battle.

Your Vikings, from what I’ve seen, are a complete team and should be favoured to win them all…The addendum would be if Polamalu is back and healthy, that Pittsburg game becomes alot tougher

… but, winning all three of these would be quite a feat. I agree it’s possible, but I would not predict it.

I see 2-1 or 1-2. I’m having a hard time predicting which one(s) would be wins & losses though. I still fear the Ravens, and the other two are on the road.

No game is ever a ‘lock’ any more, the worst team in the NFL isn’t really that much worse than the best. I could see us losing any of the three, or winning all three; it all depends on what we bring to the table each week. The most likely loss, if there is one, will be to Pittsburgh, but even they’re beatable.

I think these will be the keys to the games;

1) No serious injuries for the Vikings, all our top players need to be able to play

2) We need our secondary to step up if they’re going to shut down Flacco, Big Ben, and Rodgers, or we’re going to get burned bad on those deep balls.

3) Adrian Peterson needs to remember how to run the ball, WITHOUT fumbling it. It’s great that we have a more balanced offense, but our great RB has been remarkably ineffective lately.

4) Finally, the Vikings have to play well. ‘Great’ would be better, but if everyone shows up and plays well, we’ll probably win at least 2 out of the 3. If we play great and stomp early, stomp often, and never let up, we can win all 3 games. Decisively.

I think the Ravens will start to stumble as people realize Flacco is still relatively new and can scheme him into the ground. If Polamalu is back Pit will be a tough team to beat. They like to run (which we can stop) but they also pass well, they are actually a lot like the vikes in how they play. As for Green Bay, we split these game pretty much every dang year. Here’s to hoping this one isn’t one of em.

Although the Steelers game really worries me, especially if they can get their running game going.

The vike will be 8-0

can go either way. Nice to see the Vikings cut down on mistakes, make some big plays, and air out the pigskin. If the next three teams play well, coaching will loom as a major factor. Interesting to see how Chili et al fare. There is the McCarthy-BC drama every time the great rivalry happens; Tomlin as former Vikings coach in the Steeler matchup. In close games, coaching, strategy, and execution are amplified in importance. This team has the talent, no doubt. Not still convinced about the coaching, though #4 seems to have changed the way things were done in the past (for obvious reasons). I’m excited for some competition after the easy first third of the schedule.

I worry about the Steelers the most for two reasons: 1. Ben’s ability to avoid sacks and 2. Tomlins intimate knowledge of our D.

When the season started I thought this would be a 1-2 stretch, at best. All three of these games are winnable, and anything less than 2-1 would be a disappointment.

Pittsburgh will be the toughest test, especially on the road. But this is why you have Brett Favre, for situations like this. And a sweep against Green Bay really puts the Vikes in the drivers seat against them for tiebreakers.