Let’s make the Bears pay for all this.

Punish them.

But I cant get past how rude, disrespectful, and lowlife those fans were in Philly. That was really horrible to watch.
You have a right to pick the team that you root for and i understand with that comes “smack talk” which is all fun and good but to throw hundreds upon hundreds of snowballs at opposing fans is really just childish. I’ve always given Philly fans the benifit of the doubt but now I think that a lot of them are just immature.

about ‘the Brett Situation’.

http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2009/12/this-woman-would-like-to-report-some-abuse.html

I love KSK

We got our arses handed to us, plain and simple.

Yep, our O-line looked like dog meat and need’s work. I would suggest adding 2 TE’s into the mix to give A.P. a few more hole’s to work with and give more protection with Peppers type players. We do need to start calling a few more running plays. McKinnie caused a few penalties that hurt us on top of his absolute joke of playing, but the rest of the line missed many blocks and there seemed to be little attempt to contain Peppers (Hence my thought of 2 TE set).

If Favre is over-riding play calling, he needs to be reminded that he is the QB, not the coach. I also understand that an audible will be pulled once in awhile, Manning does it too, but not as frequent as you would think. In the same regards, Chilly should have let his sack’s drop and benched him not in the 3rd when we were still leading, but by the mid 4th not only to keep him out of harms way, but perhaps a different approach. Trying to bench him that early in that close of the game was not smart.

I’m not sure if it was due to the cold, so I will blame it on that, but our WR’s took a step backwards of last year proportions and dropped to many very catchable balls. Not sure if they were spooked or what, but totally inexcusable. And Rice, if you know your getting hit, cover the dang ball with both arms. That fumble cost us alot of steam and should have been easily held on to.

Play calling again was below par. After A.P. scored, we should have stuck to more running and on the left side as it seemed not a dang thing was going to happen on the right.

While the Defense did blow coverage, it could have been tons worse then it was in the first 3 quarters. The line held as much as they could, but you can only do so much as the D was tired and shot by the 4th and thats when all hell broke loose.

This one lay’s solely on the Offense, Favre trying to be Mr. America, Chilly trying to pull Favre out in the 3rd with a lead and bad play selection at times. Get this fixed now boys because in two games, no more room for errors.

I would add that it seems to me that the entire team has drifted away from a primarily run-oriented team to one more and more reliant on Favre. We’ve seen it in both recent losses. When the pressure of carrying the team rests with BF, we’re in trouble. When AD is carrying the load, we’re much better overall. So how do we make that happen, aside from the obvious O-line manning up and owning the line? How ‘bout playing with a little more intensity and passion. How ’bout going to a no-huddle every now and then? How ’bout slants and bootlegs away from the pressure? As you said, how ’bout Jimmy K moving in on the strong side for either run blocking or pass blocking? I’m sure our coaching staff are seriously looking at getting back to basics for next Monday’s matchup. If these guys can’t get pumped up about playing in Chi-town on MNF, then we’re really in trouble. But I’m confident we’ll get back on the winning side and carry that momentum back to the dome for the last game vs the Giants.

The Vikings can sweep the division with a victory on Monday night.

Worst division ever.

Always check the coins you pull out of your pocket.
That was way more than 2 cents worth!….LOL

I talk to down here asks me what you stated. Is it that difficult to stack your line to the side most dangerous to your pass protection.
Our coach stated “We were not prepeared for such a scenario.”
Are you kidding me?! You are a pro coach and can’t shigt your formation right to left. Double the DE with the TE and have him break to the outside on a 3 count as an out let pass.
Unbelieveable! If Bevell can’t do that ,pay me a half million. I can. There would also have been a toungue lashing at half time so loud Brett and Cholly wouldn’t be able to hear themselves argue. Don’t your just wish you had that magic lamp? Cause my wish would have put me in that locker room with a captive audiance. Put Jimmy K where he was needed and bench every lineman who played like a froozen snowman. Also watch some of the game if you can. The WR don’t put out when the ball isn’t designed for them. If it is a run, they run a soft pattern or lazy block. All 3 need to be running routes as if the ball is going to them. Good heavens. Did anyone see how slow these guys looked-unless the pass was to them. Fortunately for Carolina, they could read it and stick to the primary guy while the other sluffed on their routes.

Where is the coaching? That was route running 101 when I coached JV

Chipping with a TE…and who better than our North Dakota man Jimmy K?

Screens…suck that end in, make him think he has a sack, and drop the ball right over his head.. Ohhhh but wait. Here’s an idea… WR screen to Percy. I know it sounds crazy, getting the ball in #12’s hands with some space, but he made a living in fla off screens, reverses, wild cat etc. we need to get the ball in his hands

Draws…Same concept as a screen just a hand off instead of a quick pass. Suck the defense in, and hand it off the AD, hopefully with some space to run, since the o-line doesn’t (hopefully didn’t) know how to make their first step after the snap and a forward motion

I know Im just your average Joe Fan here, but all that seems pretty elementary to me when it comes to football from the pop warner level all the way up to the NFL. And everyone (just about) seems to be making a lot of sense in their ideas on how the Vikings SHOULD have handled the Peppers situation. I hope Bevell checks this page regularly and takes notes while he’s at it.

And Sapp has a big mouth and needs to play better before he can talk…period.

What worries me and others is that the healthy good team that beat a bunch of awful teams may be a thing of the past, and that we may be stuck with the far worse team that lost to CAR on Sunday night. If the present and immediate future Vikings are still incapable of protecting Favre, handing off to AP for 4.0+ yards per carry, adjusting to defenses and keeping teams equally good or better from scoring, then it’s going to be a disappointing end of the season and an ugly playoff loss.

I hope I’m wrong, of course, but 2 of the last 3 games were against teams that made the playoffs a year ago. It would have been nice to have beaten at least one of them and have more confidence going into the postseason.

…other than that..nice post…but i say , we reserve mondays and tuesdays for rehashing..wednesdays on just look ahead to next game… this 2nd outdoor , bad weather game in a row i believe will be the true tipping point.. if we fall on our face again, we just a turf team.. if we can regroup, and(hopefully) win convincingly..looking much better for playoff run

Brave Sir Robin Offense, truly a fantastic label for what they did.

That line made me giggle like a little girl.

He bravely ran away…