Chicago. . .It's a Delusional Town. . .
by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 10:43 AM CDT
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According to fans of the other teams in the NFC North, over the past few weeks, the Vikings have been screwed because they were going to sign Brett Favre, screwed because they then failed to sign Brett Favre, and most recently screwed because they actually signed Brett Favre. Apparently the Vikings have been screwed so frequently over the past month or so that you'd think Hugh Hefner had moved the Playboy Mansion to Eden Prairie.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all about enthusiasm for your team and everything. But there's a fine line between enthusiasm and delusions of grandeur, and the Chicago players, fans, and media have not only gone over the line, but obliterated it like Pete Rose running over Ray Fosse in the 1970 All-Star Game. They'll tell you that they're not afraid of Brett Favre in Minnesota, or what the Vikings' offense can potentially do with him at the helm.
But they are. You're damn right they are. To suggest otherwise is nothing short of hilarious.
Leading the parade of delusion is a guy named Jon Greenberg from something called ESPNChicago. . .apparently there isn't an ESPNMinneapolis, ESPNGreenBay or ESPNDetroit yet. . .who sounds like he's already chalking up two wins for the Bears over Minnesota.
But enough about the fans -- what does Favre's return mean to the Bears? Well, for one, they don't hate it.
Second, get those interception celebrations ready.
Instead of trying to pick off journeyman Rosenfels, they'll have to put their hands into harm's way as the oldest Viking this side of Eric the Red throws bullet pass after bullet pass over, under and around receivers. It's not as if the Bears don't have enough film on the guy. They know his tendencies, his strengths and his weaknesses. Two of his top receivers, Berrian and Bobby Wade, are ex-Bears. Percy Harvin is a rookie. Sure, Favre will make them respect the pass now, but I'm betting that the vets on the Bears' defense are licking their collective chops at the thought of Favre in purple. All those picks, all those sacks.
Hilarious.
See, before the Bears get too excited over the prospect of "all those sacks" and "all those picks," there's a teeny, tiny little X-factor that they seem to be forgetting. He wears #28 and lines up behind the quarterback on most offensive plays for Minnesota. His name is Adrian Peterson. Maybe you've heard of him. I know most Bear fans have heard of him. Want proof?
| Date | Carries | Yards | YPC | TD |
| 14 Oct 2007 | 20 | 224 | 11.2 | 3 |
| 17 Dec 2007 | 20 | 78 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 19 Oct 2008 | 22 | 121 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 30 Nov 2008 | 28 | 131 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Totals | 90 | 554 | --- | 8 |
| Averages | 22.5 | 138.5 | 6.2 | 2 |
The next time the Chicago Bears stop. . .or even slow down. . .Adrian Peterson will be the first time that the Chicago Bears stop. . .or even slow down. . .Adrian Peterson. Adrian Peterson is to the Chicago Bears what Michael Jordan is to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Bears have faced Peterson twice with Tarvaris Jackson at quarterback (the two games in 2007) and twice with Gus Frerotte at quarterback (the two games in 2008). They've tried seven-man fronts, eight-man fronts, nine-man fronts, blitzes, run blitzes, stunts, and everything else that the idiot they call Bob Babich can throw at the Vikings' offense. . .
And they've never even come close to stopping him.
And you know. . .in between sending warm, heartfelt text messages to the mother of his son, Brian Urlacher hasn't gotten any younger, and was an outright liability for the second half of last season. Tommie Harris. . .or, as we here in Minnesota know him, "the guy that would be #3 on the DT depth chart if he was a Viking". . .isn't getting any healthier. Don't forget Charles Tillman, who according to the Football Outsiders Almanac, gave up more first downs + touchdowns in coverage than any other CB in the NFL last year, and the 6th most yards in coverage in the league. Rumor has it that he's exploring an endorsement deal with Quizno's, because he's. . .MMMMMMMMMMMMMM, TOASTY. The only guy on Chicago's defense worth being scared of is Lance Briggs, and at last check, he can't do the entire job on his own.
The Bears can't stop Adrian Peterson with Tarvaris Jackson and Gus Frerotte calling the signals. What in the sweet blue hell are they going to do against a guy that can actually beat the blitz and make teams pay for putting 8 or 9 guys in the box on every play? It's going to be great to see. . .all those holes to run through. All those missed tackles. All those touchdowns.
And I can already hear the cries of "OMG BUT WE GOT JAY CUTLER WHARRGARBL" emanating from the Windy City. While it's true that Brett Favre threw the most interceptions in the NFL last year. . .does anyone want to take a stab at who was #2 on that list? If your answer was "Jay Cutler," please come down and collect your prize. Favre had a quarterback rating of 81.0 with the Jets last season, and Cutler blistered that with a mind-blowing. . .um, 86.0? That's it? Really? Man. . .and here I thought this guy was the second coming of Sid Luckman. And while Favre played the last month of the season with an injured bicep tendon, Cutler's only affliction during the same time period was attempting to throw passes with both hands wrapped around his throat. The last time we saw Cutler, he was getting pimp-slapped from one side of San Diego to the other by the Chargers in a win-or-go-home game for the AFC West crown.
One other minor caveat. . .he no longer has Brandon Marshall and Eddie Royal to make him look good, either. Oh, yeah. . .Devin Hester has looked great in practice thus far. And really, why wouldn't he? After all, he gets to go up against the Bears' secondary every day. And for all the hype Matt Forte gets, the run offense that Cutler played with in Denver last year averaged almost a full yard/carry more than Chicago's did last year despite nearly having to bring back Sammy Winder to carry the mail.
Do the Vikings have the best QB in the NFC North? No. The thing is. . .neither does Chicago. As much as it pains me to say it, the best QB in the NFC North resides in Green Bay. . .and if the Packers' transition to the 3-4 goes more smoothly than I expect it to, there's a hell of a lot more reason to be scared of Green Bay in this division than there is to be of Chicago.
The Bears, their fans, and the Chicago media expect everyone to. . .if I can borrow a phrase. . ."crown their asses" immediately. They've acted like the Vikings hardly exist since just before the 2009 Draft. But, at last check, the Vikings are still the team to beat in this division. . .and until the Bears can somehow manage to even slow down Adrian Peterson or get a quarterback that shows that he's worth even 10% of the hype that he's received, the Vikings are STILL the team to beat in this division. I'm sure Bear fans don't like hearing that. . .and, quite frankly, that's just too damn bad. It's a fact, and they can deal with it in their own special way.
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And here come the Chicago fans...
This is one big powder keg ready to explode.
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by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 10:53 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
Because if there’s one thing we don’t see a lot of around here, it’s Bear trolls.
Maybe we need a Bear tax like they had on The Simpsons.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!"
I love that episode.
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by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can I quote you on that?
oh looks like I already did………
All joking around aside….. Has this not become the most highly anticipated season for our entire Division in a long time? It should be fun for fans of every team of the greatest Division in the NFL. As a US Marine I learned to respect every warrior regardless of which side of the battlefield they line up on. On that note, and to Gonzo throwing down the gauntlet and proclaiming BRING IT!!! ………in the spirit of Manimal’s quote I reply. Oh, It’s already been broughten!!!!!
Best of luck to everyone this season.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha ha.
That’s from the Simpsons’ episode, by the way. Hence the quotes around it. But hey, I’ll take it.
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by Manimal on Aug 21, 2009 7:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Im glad you can laugh at it
I was hoping for a palm to forehead momment for you, after you realized what you had done. It was meant in fun, not in spite. I am apparently a different type of NFL fan. As I mentioned above, I am a Marine. Marines may fight with the Navy when together but if you’re from another branch of the service dont even think about starting crap with either of us or you’ll get it back twice as bad. Thats how I feel about our Division. If your team makes it into the post season by winning the division, your team is no longer just representing your city, by extension you are representing the division. Do the Division proud and show everyone why we earned the moniker of The Black and Blue Division. I didn’t wish your team last year to fall on its face in the first round because my team didnt make it into the playoffs, out of fear of the trash talking, you earned that right by winning the division, enjoy it. I wanted your team to crack open a can of whoopass on anyone you met because you were from “our” division. I want the league to fear the division. Whats the glory in being the best of the worst? This year all of our teams have taken a step in the right direction and can with a straight face debate all of our QB’s. Regular season will hopefully be hard fought and all of our teams will shed blood, sweat and fewer tears (injuries, crappy records, and piss poor performances) to earn the title of Division Champions but there damn well better be two teams from this division in the playoffs this year and the other teams had better walk away battered, bruised and maybe a little broken regardless of the outcomes. When our teams meet this year I will raise a glass of homebrew to the victor as I always do.
I apologize for the length of this post,run on sentences, and typos or spelling errors, feel free to rosin your bows its deserved. Oh yea and as I stated above best of luck to everyone.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's funny to a lions fan
That or division is alled the “black and blue” division since niether my lions or the Bears have been releant in a while. Itshould be called the Purple and green division.
by davis0169 on Aug 21, 2009 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I now sadly reside in Lions country I feel your pain...
everyday I discuss football with my father-in-law. It was a close finish last year. Had the Bears closed out a couple of games they already had in hand the outcome could have been different. As I recall Chicago finished 2nd and GB finished 3rd last yr. Its very relevant.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
to be fair to us, since 2001 The Bears have won 3 division titles and been to the super bowl, where i was able to watch a spectacularly bad QB and an inept secondary lose to the colts.
Also, the Bears seem to have made it their life’s goal to ruin the Saints chances whenever they can.
by KDoggers on Aug 22, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yes, I knew exactly what I was putting.
I even contemplated not doing it, seeing as this post was sure to rile some feathers. But I thought, to hell with it. It’s a funny episode, damn it, and I love the chant.
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by Manimal on Aug 21, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good for you sir
someone else was a little sensitive to it. Was almost concerned I offended you as that was not my intention.
Semper Fi
or in the case of this entire thread Semper Gumby
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you can't laugh at yourself...
Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
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by Manimal on Aug 21, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing!!!!!
LOL
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you can’t laugh at yourself… Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
Congrats Manimal. You’ve made two peoples’ signatures today!
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's on a roll!!!!
Gonna have to change his name to Butter!
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to quote TO
“Getcha popcorn ready”
"Call it the three B's. What a Blatant, Brazen and Brilliant ploy to skip training camp and still be given the reins to a Super Bowl-caliber team." - Kevin Seifert
Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Bears Fans are tolerable at least....
I don’t really have as many issues with Chicago Bears fans – despite our fierce rivalry, they’re not (at least) as pompous, cocky, and full of a sense of entitlement as Green Bay fans. ::: shudders ::: What Viking fan hasn’t had to sit through that whole droning line of BS about how Green Bay has “the best fans, and we actually own the team, and we’re the best ever, we’ve won X many Super Bowls, and blah, blah, blah, blah…”
I could tolerate an entire room full of Bears fans any day (and twice on Sundays) over even a single, mild-mannered Green Bay fan.
Packers fans actually give you a reason to hate their team (aside from their stupid mascot – How is a “Packer” cool, fierce, tough, or exciting??).
by Wytefang on Aug 21, 2009 1:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me try
are you saying that Packallay is bad? He seem to me the most friendly guy in the the norris division’s blog sites. And the only reason I think you guys have such a hatred of the Pack is cause they have been all that for decades. I know thats one reason I (as a lions fan) hate them so much. But me (as a football) fan hve t give it up to the Pack for being so good for all those decades.
by davis0169 on Aug 21, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure which world you're living in...
but I’m pretty sure the 70’s and 80’s were “decades” and the Packers definitely weren’t very good during that time (one playoff appearance in each of those respective ten year units). The Vikings, Bears, and Packers have all had different stretches of being competitive (and each has had rough stretches too), but truly no one team has dominated the division (though the Vikings and Packers were certainly trying to in the 90’s while the Bears and Lions went AWOL).
by Yoshimii on Aug 22, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Puttin' the SmackDown on ChiTown
Nice article. F**k Chicago and their fans and sportswriters.
The NFC North is going to be a battle. We came out on top with TJ/Gus and constant 9 man fronts last year. I hope teams employ that same strategy again, so Percy and Shankster can eat them up down the field.
Bring it Pukers and Bears….the Purple is Beastly this year.
Beatdowns will soon ensue.
by toke1 on Aug 20, 2009 10:54 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And as the Vikes, Pack and Bears focus on each other… the Lions will sneak their way into a wild card spot.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG
I just snorted soda out my nose when I read that.
The Lions will be the Miami Dolphins of 2009?!?
by puddnhead on Aug 20, 2009 4:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It could happen. They arguably have done the most of any team as far as improving their overall talent.
If they gel properly, they could go a lot farther than people think.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It will only take a couple of wins...
for Detroit to get farther than most people think. And they may have indeed improved more than any other team, but they also definitely had a lot that they needed to improve upon.
by Norse Force on Aug 20, 2009 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed.
Last year was a fluke. They were more of a 4-12 team than an 0-16 team. They just had some bad breaks.
You can’t say that if they had the exact same roster this year as last that people would predict another 0-16 season. With the additions they have, I expect them to almost break .500
But they could surprise everyone and eke out a 9-7 record. Not that 9-7 would be good enough for a wild card, but you never know.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh how true is that guys.
And thank you Bjorno for that comment. I’m jut going to say that if youguys slip and think that it’s bye-week when you play mylions you are oing to be shocked.I know it’s only been 1 presason game but Staff infection is going to be the real deal this yer and as long as Megatron can stay on the field wee are going to shock alot of teams. Don’t think that your All day AP is going to run wild on us we have 3 or 4 very good DT’s now that are going to allow our new LB’ers to run wild.
by davis0169 on Aug 21, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Staff Infection?
That is a pretty good one, but I am sure Stafford would not approve of that moniker.
I think your LB corps is well set up to handle our kind of running game, but what are you going to do about our new-found passing game?
by Bjorno on Aug 21, 2009 12:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As per Steven Colbert
Bears are “Godless killing machines.” And if you replace ‘God’ with ‘Spine’ and ‘kill’ with ‘cry’, you just described Jay “Devon Hester is the fault of every one of my INTs this year” Culter.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 11:03 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm not even a Viking fan...
… and I think that comment is awesome.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 20, 2009 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, I love how he threw the blame on Hester.
I am sure that kind of attitude is going to go over well in the Bears locker room.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He didn't really blame Hester
He stated the completely obvious point that no one on the planet should throw a jump ball to Devin Hester.
I wouldn’t do it. You wouldn’t do it. Brett Favre wouldn’t do it. Peyton Manning wouldn’t do it. Jay Cutler tried it out, and realized what everyone else on the planet did. Throw it really outstandingly far, and hope that Devin Hester runs to it without getting distracted by something shiny.
by KDoggers on Aug 22, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Statistically, Rodgers/Cutler are Best QBs in NFC North
If you go by passer rating and TDs, Rodgers is the best QB in the NFC North. But when did statistics ever win games in the last 5 or 10 minutes of the fourth quarter? Statistics and passer ratings do not a great quarterback make. Give me a quarterback who will push through the fires of hell in the last 5 minutes of a game to get that winning touchdown or stretch the lead so the other team can’t come back. Give me a quarterback who will inspire his teammates to push beyond what they thought were their limits. Give me a quarterback who would rather die first than see his team lose a three game lead in the last four games of the season. That’s the kind of quarterback I want, and that’s not the kind of quarterback that either Aaron Rodgers or Jay Cutler is.
by aladdinwa on Aug 20, 2009 11:14 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Or this edition of Favre
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 20, 2009 11:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But he's way closer
Than the other two guys.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
WAY!
I believe the 'push off' cost us 'our' SuperBowl...
I believe you 'go for the win'... instead of 'taking a knee'...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Aug 20, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Hope and Pray you are Right
But I just can not shake the feeling we made one of the biggest mistakes in Viking history. It goes all the way down to my bones, But I hope he proves me wrong I really do.
by bleedingpurplesince74 on Aug 20, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is not
one of the biggest mistakes in Viking history even if this fails it’s no where neer as bad as the Hershel Walker deal. If i didn’ spell his name right to bad.
Thank you.
by BP31 on Aug 20, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not even close!
That Hershel Walker thing hurt us for many years.
by Norse Force on Aug 20, 2009 7:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only way it's a big mistake...
… is if Jackson was about to turn into a franchise QB. We already know that Rosenfels isn’t that guy, though he would have been an OK starter for a season or two. If you think, like most, that Jackson has peaked (or even come close) then I don’t see how it can be a mistake. Particularly if you like JD Booty (I was going to type “particularly if you like booty”, but I realized it might be misinterpreted.)
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 20, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like booty.
I think if we end up releasing or trading Jackson, it might come back to bite us. We know he has the physical gifts, now he just needs to apply the mental aspect of the game.
Perhaps he is lazy, or maybe he is the reason Percy failed his test at the combine.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmm...
… you’re making an awful lot of assumptions about Rodgers character based on one season of play.
Favre might be that guy in 2009, but he wasn’t in 2008.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 20, 2009 8:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You either have it, or you don't
A quarterback either has the drive and leadership to push his team to wins, or he doesn’t. It’s not something that you learn.
by aladdinwa on Aug 20, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Were you in the huddle with them then?
Or the locker room?
Or are you clairvoyant?
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 21, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hate to admit it
but I really like Aaron Rodgers. I like watching him throw the ball, I like the way he’s always handled himself in front of the media, and I like the way that he has quietly and humbly gone about his business of becoming a good starting QB.
I dogged him before last year, rambling about his injury-proneness, but was definitely impressed by his play all season.
I’m certainly glad he could only muster up 6 wins though! ;)
"Call it the three B's. What a Blatant, Brazen and Brilliant ploy to skip training camp and still be given the reins to a Super Bowl-caliber team." - Kevin Seifert
Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Accually..
Jay Cutler had a 94.2 passer rating last year in the 4th quarter and threw 11 TD’s and 4 picks. Sounds to me like he knows how to lead his team to victory in the 4th quarter….
by CutlerDabears on Aug 21, 2009 11:00 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So if Cutler
flops or plays like Orton, do we praise the people in our camp that weren’t sold on him durring trading time?
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 11:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
How do you know people in our camp were not sold on him?
Just because we were not willing to give up two first round picks does not mean they were not sold on him.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because there were reports that somebody high up on the inside wasn’t sold on Cutler’s abilities, and THAT is why they didn’t make the trade. That’s how we know.
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, but that sounds like a smokescreen to try and placate Tjack and Sage.
Typical NFL double-talk.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Hype is crazy...
I just have no idea how this Bears team is going to live up to the crazy expectations laid out in Chi Town.
by Miidwest on Aug 20, 2009 11:25 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Same way the Vikings will in Minnesota?
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by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Bears don't have AP or the Vikes front 7 on defense.
That’s the difference.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 20, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prepare for crazy Nuclear Fallout...
Heads could roll in the NFC north after this season, I’m just going to sit back and enjoy it all, win or lose.
by solafide on Aug 20, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll tell you what...
… if the Packers win 6 or fewer games this year I think McCarthy and Thompson are gone.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 20, 2009 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
if the Packers win 6 or fewer games this year I think McCarthy and Thompson are gone.
Well, they god-damn better be.
"Call it the three B's. What a Blatant, Brazen and Brilliant ploy to skip training camp and still be given the reins to a Super Bowl-caliber team." - Kevin Seifert
Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great post
I am at work and I started laughing out loud. My co-workers are going to start to think I am crazy. That was a great post! I will be sending this onto a couple Bears fans that I know.
by Figgs on Aug 20, 2009 11:30 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gonzo
You should post this on WCG. Getcha’ popcorn ready.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Nah
I’m sure they’ll get wind of it soon enough. One of their co-bloggers is obsessed with this place. . .probably explains why he thought he was running the joint around playoff time last year.
Granted, I guess he didn’t have anything better to do. . .like watch the Bears. . .but still, he was a jagoff.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Almost guaranteed
That someone over on WCG will put up a fanpost about this….. just give it time.
by Figgs on Aug 20, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so gonzo, tell us your really feel about the bears and their fans?
and what does WHARRGARBL mean?
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 20, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Definition #2
Works the best, I think.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wharrgarbl
1. The caption of a popular “loldog” (dog version of lolcat) showing a dog attempting to drink from a lawn sprinkler. Word refers to the sound the dog presumably is making as it angrily (and pointlessly) attempts to subdue the water stream.
2. A one-word stand-in for any angry, incoherent, pointless reaction, comment, or attack. In online forums, the loldog referenced in (1) is often used to make the point that someone’s position is incoherent, illogical, and or pointless. Simply writing ‘WHARRGARBL’ is also sufficient to make the point, and is especially effective if the target of your insult is one of the few people unfamiliar with the loldog.
Note that incoherence or pointlessness is required for a proper WHARRGARBL reference. An angry, but otherwise logical, argument is not a WHARRGARBL. An argument that takes a reasonable (or at least arguable) position, but does so with an incoherent rant IS a valid WHARRGARBL.
Coherence and logic (or the lack thereof) is in the eye of the beholder, of course. On the internets, any argument that disagrees with yours may be a valid WHARRGARBL.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 11:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still laugh every time I see that picture.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
thanks for clearing that up!
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 11:53 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Great Article.
Its hilarious how most bears fan think that Brett will make this team worse and throw 50 int. Like you said, they should worry about stopping #28 before talking so much crap.
by All Day, All Night on Aug 20, 2009 11:32 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Someone should please tell AD
To stop running in Chi town, we need him for a possesion this Friday night.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 11:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Good post gonzo!
Also like your new header at the top of the web site.
by dsludo on Aug 20, 2009 12:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
We're so sorry for improving our QB position
can Bears fans ever forgive?
by Bodysuit Man on Aug 20, 2009 12:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
licking our chops
Norseman play indoors…ha
by urrrlacher on Aug 20, 2009 12:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The ONLY thing I'll give to the Bears...
The fact that the Vikes play AT Chicago on December 28th.
Unless global warming amps it up between now and then, I have a feeling that’s going to be a COLD game. Favre does NOT do well in the cold. Remember that little playoff game between the Packers and the G-MEN? You know, that little NFC Championship Game in 2007. The one that was played at home in Green Bay? Favre looked very old, and very cold in that game.
The fact that Favre will probably not play well in a cold weather game is the ONLY thing I’ll give to the Bears.
It probably won’t matter anyways with #28 running the ball down their throats – like Gonzo mentions.
by dthompson on Aug 20, 2009 12:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You think Tommy Harris's knee will hold up until Christmas??
The Bears have decent starters, but they have ZERO depth… If Jay Cutler gets injured, their offense will be all-time low scorers, and if Tommy Harris doesn’t hold up (which it seems he may not) then their Defense loses a lot of oomph… Let’s just say I’m glad we’re playing Green Bay twice early in the season, before they figure out their new defense 100% and Chicago twice late in the season where injuries may make them a lot softer team…
by ctowner35 on Aug 20, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention cold games typically favor heavy-running teams. If the Bears were having trouble tackling Peterson before, I can’t imagine that the cold weather is going to make it any more enjoyable.
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 7:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I don't think the Bears starters are all that decent either.
Their defense doesn’t scare me at all, though there is little question that between Cutler and the development of Bennett and Olsen their offense will be the best it’s been in maybe 15 years.
by Ted Simmons Speed Camp on Aug 20, 2009 8:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but I still think it is going to be at least a year until that crew gels.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For all of our sakes
Lets hope Cutler doesn’ get hurt cause then Chicago can’t find a true QB.
by davis0169 on Aug 21, 2009 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unless global warming amps it up between now and then, I have a feeling that’s going to be a COLD game. Favre does NOT do well in the cold. Remember that little playoff game between the Packers and the G-MEN? You know, that little NFC Championship Game in 2007. The one that was played at home in Green Bay? Favre looked very old, and very cold in that game.
Wow. I’m getting ready to defend Favre. FML.
And do you remember that little playoff game the week before between the Packers and the Seahawks? You know, that little game where it was snowing and FREEEEZING cold and Favre put up these numbers…
18 of 23, 173 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs
The thing with Favre is, sometimes he does great, sometimes he does bad. We can look at trends to try and figure out what he might be like this year in certain situations, but picking out one game to defend a position just doesn’t really work with this guy. His body of work is too large and he’s been too inconsistent in too many different conditions.
"Call it the three B's. What a Blatant, Brazen and Brilliant ploy to skip training camp and still be given the reins to a Super Bowl-caliber team." - Kevin Seifert
Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
just to be safe
we better hope we win home field and that the weather is nice in miami?
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 11:56 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
2 team race
As Gonzo eluted to, this division is between 2 teams ….. Minnesota & Green Bay. It will be a great season to watch!!
by Yooper5379 on Aug 20, 2009 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
excellent post
kudos to you sir, for I woke the baby I laughed so hard! I will say that not all bears fans are quite so optimistic about the upcoming year. let’s just say that several of them are prepared to be very underwhelmed in regards to grossman jr…. err sorry, cutler. as well as being quite concerned about forte having a sophomore slump.
Green Bay or the Windy City..... There but for the Grace of God go I.
by IABerserker1 on Aug 20, 2009 1:13 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
as well as being quite concerned about forte having a sophomore slump.
Yeah. I live in Illinois, and almost all of my friends are Bears fans, and everytime someone is giving me crap and then talking about how good Forte is going to be, I tell them, “I’ve got two words for you… Anthony Thomas.”
Now, I don’t think Forte is going to have a bad season this year (In fact, I’m a little nervous about him doing VERY well) but it usually shuts them up pretty quick. Every Bear fan remembers all the hype after “A-Train”s first season.
"Call it the three B's. What a Blatant, Brazen and Brilliant ploy to skip training camp and still be given the reins to a Super Bowl-caliber team." - Kevin Seifert
Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
lol! worst non-qb move in bears history was not keeping thomas jones.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That a boy Gonzo.......
I think I speak for all viking fans when I say THANK YOU for being a great head blogger and for having the courage to write an article like this one. It gave me a smile on this boring day at my job. Keep up the good work. Skol Vikes!
by PurpleCrush on Aug 20, 2009 1:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Green-Eyed Monster
Hey Chicago, I know that you—like a lot of the other teams around the league—envy our acquisition of Favre and his already stellar supporting cast, but you’d think the Green-Eyed Monster of jealousy would be in Green Bay, considering the color of their uniforms!
Thus I salute the fortress,
Safe from terror and dread.
Wife, follow me
and dwell with me in Valhalla!
by Franciscan Viking on Aug 20, 2009 1:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN Chicago
“…something called ESPNChicago. . .apparently there isn’t an ESPNMinneapolis, ESPNGreenBay or ESPNDetroit yet.”
Emphasis on “yet”. This is part of the World Wide Leader’s plan for total domination. FSN tried in the ‘90s to compete with ESPN, but when that didn’t work they fell back on the regional FSNs. (Down here in Iowa City, I’m stuck with FSN Chicago, and a steady diet of that colossal douchebag Hawk Harrelson calling White Sux games.)
ESPN Chicago is part of their plan to root out those regional TV markets currently occupied by the various FSNs.
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 20, 2009 1:37 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
i didn't think
there were any other vikings fans in IC. Cool.
Green Bay or the Windy City..... There but for the Grace of God go I.
by IABerserker1 on Aug 20, 2009 1:41 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
There’s a bunch of us just north in C.R. but oh how I hate WGN.
by zebano on Aug 20, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's understandable
considering anyone with half a brain in their head hates WGN!!! rules out pretty much all bears fans
Green Bay or the Windy City..... There but for the Grace of God go I.
by IABerserker1 on Aug 20, 2009 4:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Minnesotan in IC
I’m a rarity—a native Minnesotan, born and raised, whose career took him to the University of Iowa. Usually, degrees from the UI take native Iowans to the Twin Cities and Chicago suburbs.
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 20, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
interesting situation
nice to have it that way than the other way around. IC is a nice place. kind of a small town feel but with enough stuff to keep one occupied. maybe not out of trouble, but occupied nonetheless. maybe i’ll catch you at a tavern watchin the vikes beat the bears like they owe em money.
Green Bay or the Windy City..... There but for the Grace of God go I.
by IABerserker1 on Aug 20, 2009 5:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
I love living in Chicagoland!
It allows me to truely appreciate my Vikings…especially since A.P. came to town.
The media types on the radio and in the papers all say “So what?” to the Vikings signing Favre, as his numbers against the Bears from 2005-2007 are horrible. Some are even glad that the Vikes signed Favre, as they think that they have a better chance to beat us now.
They must forget that their DB’s are horrible or hurt, and that they can’t stop Peterson.
SKOL!
by ChiVikesGuy on Aug 20, 2009 1:47 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I also like living in Chicagoland...
Being a Packers fan, I love hearing the egos of the Chicago media and Bears fans. The greatest thing was when they got Cutler and people were already annointing them NFC champions. This division is between the Vikes and the Packers. It all depends on how the Packers new defense performs and how Favre plays for the Vikes.
by massey1984 on Aug 20, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Most level headed thing
I’ve heard all day.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but they got the snl skit about dabears and dabulls. best thing ever out of chicago.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 11:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i love it finally the truth about that defense and so-so cutler
the bears stunk it uplast year and they will again i wouldn’t be surprised if the lions had a better record.hestor is gonna wear down and cutler is a team killer.so for you bears fans enjoy watching another terrible qb.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 1:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
stunk it up last year but split the season series with the vikes 1-1? and hester is spelled like this.
anyway, going to be a good season. both teams’ fans are so confident so lets bring on the season
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 2:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well.....
I wouldn’t say the Bears “stunk it up last year”. They were 9-7. I agree with you in that Hester is definitely not going to be able to handle the grind of being a #1 receiver. He’s a returner and maybe a #3 receiver at best. Cutler is not a team killer. He’s not the reason why the Broncos didn’t make the play-offs the last 3 years. Their defense was worse than the Bears! And the Broncos players didn’t want to lose Cutler. Just their arrogant moron for a coach did. He’ll be dangerous if the Bears actually get a real receiver there for him.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what would you call it when you are suppose to make the playoffs and fell short
yes denver’s defense was not good but that’s not what lost them majority of games late int’s lose you games and fumbles he buckles under pressure ,tell you what if the vikes had a chance for the same deal no chance i would do it.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
INTs lose you games?
Well in that case, purple and gold will lose a lot this year considering Favre led the league in INTs last year and added another 10 fumbles for an average at about 2 turnovers a game. Hey, I am just stating facts, you’re the one that said INTs lose you games. Thanks for pointing that out. Vikings 8-8 this year
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't understand
How you think we’ve gotten WORSE with Favre (not to mention other players we picked up)? We were 10-6 last year with T-Jack and Frerotte…. And, we have an easier than normal schedule.
by Figgs on Aug 20, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who said you got worse? I think Minnesota got better. I think Chicago did more to get better though (biased but also had more weaknesses). I think Green Bay is going to be a tough offense to stop this year too (unsold on a switch to new defense). BUT, your schedule is just about the same as Chicago’s and Green Bay’s. Chicago’s schedule actually ranks the easiest in the NFL.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sorry the bears will be where they were last year .
defense is suspect the onlt reason they almost got in last year was we had one of the toughest schedules and struggled early and packers switching defense will struggle and suspect running game still those teams will put up a fight.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Toughest schedules
Do you realize that teams within the same conference almost play the exact same schedule?
For example, last year we both played the Packers and Lions twice, the AFC South, the NFC South, and one team from the NFC West. The only difference in schedule was we played the Rams and you had the Cards.
Have you looked at the Bears attempted upgrades on defense? Obviously not. Marinelli is supposed to be strengthening the line. Pisa completes the LB core. And as a fan, I will admit injuries have left our secondary in question but only the season will tell how it turns out.
You don’t read about anything except Favre and the Vikes so it shows your ignorance. You don’t even know how scheduling works kid
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I love the Marinelli line. Talk about grasping at straws. I highly doubt the acquisition of Marinelli is going to suddenly beef up your D-line. I mean you have seen your “new and improved” D-line in action once so far. I like to think of myself as a reasonable man and so I find the assertion that Marinelli is an “upgrade” to be unlikely. What, exactly, is he doing differently than the last D-line coach didn’t?
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 7:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
late int's lose game's the ball will in adrian's hands
and he does fumble ,but neither has to carry the load like they have in past years brett or ap so 13-3.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Gus Frerotte led us to an 8-3 record, I think we can handle Favre.
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
GREAT Post
Holy crap, Gonzo, I was smiling the whole time. Bears fans never let facts get in the way of a good argument! Your metaphors and similes crack me up.
Keep up the good work!
by JasonAve6413 on Aug 20, 2009 2:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Way to go...
Lump everyone together. You know, both myself and every other Bears fan I know are scared as HELL with Favre lining up next to AP. Only a moron wouldn’t be. So quit taking the thoughts of a few media suck-heads and applying them to the rest of us. I know a guy in Minnesota that has sex with sheep, so you all must be having sex with sheep! God, that is lame. We got a young, pretty-good QB by giving up some good draft-picks, you got an old, pretty-good QB without giving up anything. As far as I am concerned its a wash, and you should save the manufactured drama for your mama and let the season play out.
by breadstick on Aug 20, 2009 2:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yeah you gave up picks that turn into stars
for cutler who will be a bust he was only good because of the system in denver and still faltered at the end of every season in a weak division.and having sex with sheep don’t know anybody here who does that maybe a bears fan or ditka.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are by far one of the most ignorant football fans ever. Why don’t you look at the success rate of 1st round picks? Further, look at the Bears’ success rate of 1st round picks. Stars are not definite.
Believe it our not, Cutler played a lot better than Lord Favre last year. And what system are you talking about in Denver. Denver was typically a running team but due to injuries Cutler had to throw the ball a ton. Marshall was a 4th round pick and Royal was a special teamer until Cutler mentioned their connection to the coaches.
You just shoot out claims without doing any research.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no there not but the one's they send away are.
look at what elway did under that coach and yes they were typically a run first team to set up playaction if you knew anything about football you would know that.how do you rod smith was good shannon sharp when he was there.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
look at what cutler did under that coach. 4,000 yards and 25 TDs with no RB to be able to use a playaction
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
1st round picks
That’s a dumb arguement, I’m sorry. The whole point of first round picks is to grab the best player that will help the team, in their eyes. I mean, by your logic, we should have traded away our 2007 1st rounder because we picked Troy Williamson and Erasmus James in the ’05 draft and they both sucked. That would mean no Adrian Peterson.
Granted the Bears could have picked some bad players, sure. But they could be missing out on a HoFer too. Who knows? But saying they’re better off without them is just a complete BS cop-out. Why do they even bother drafting if they’re so terrible at it?
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 7:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hail from Chicago...
And ever since the Favre announcement the Bears faithful have been running their mouth constantly.
My guess?
Their scared. They may not even realize it but deep down, their scared Cutler is going to fall apart, their scared the Bears aren’t going to be as good as they need to be and their scared of the Favre + Peterson + Vikings D combo.
I’ve had to keep quiet (mostly) so I don’t get run out of the city but come D-Day, the Bears will hear a Viking growl!
by SweetTea023 on Aug 20, 2009 2:45 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Did you notice both fans are doing the exact same thing? Both fans are claiming their new QB is going to be the savior and everyone that didn’t get him is jealous and scared. The only difference is the Favre transaction is a one year shot where as Cutler will be around for a while.
Are you a pot? Call the kettle.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:17 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I guess the difference is that the Vikings have someone to throw to.
Your top receivers are Forte and Olsen.
Though, it would be nice to have more than a one-year fix. The Bears will likely lose the division this year, but 2-3 years from now you guys should be right back on track.
That is, as long as you develop some solid receivers and shore up your aging defense.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol. Did you read the original post up top?
Perhaps you missed the bit where Gonzo said “Do the Vikings have the best QB in the NFC North? No”
No one is claiming Favre as the second coming. All I expect from him are solid games.
The reason I am excited is because Favre is certainly better than Jackson (as much as i like him).
A better quarterback + the best running back in the league = great news for the Vikings.
by SweetTea023 on Aug 20, 2009 5:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chicago
My mom’s from Chicago, so I have a soft spot in my heart for the town, but too bad so many people there (ok, not the whole town) are blinded by their team loyalty. If one looks at the case objectively, the most the Bears can be this year—in the case of Minnesota and maybe in the case of Green Bay—is a spoiler.
Thus I salute the fortress,
Safe from terror and dread.
Wife, follow me
and dwell with me in Valhalla!
by Franciscan Viking on Aug 20, 2009 2:56 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Jon Greenberg is an idiot!!!
So this “genious” writer from Chicago really think Favre throws a lot of picks and gets sacked a lot??? For the number of times the guy has been asked to drop back and throw the ball in his career, his numbers in these categories aren’t the type that defenses should be that excited for. Example; Favre has been sacked an average of 27 times a year as a starter. That’s not a lot. In fact as Favre got older and became a master of the same offense that the Vikings run, he was sacked even less…try 18 times a game his last 5 years as a Packer. He has such a quick release that the ball is out before the defense can get a hand on him. He was actually sacked the most times in his career in ‘96…the year the Packers won the Super Bowl.
As far as the interceptions go, his career interception percentage is 3.3%. If his arm is healthy, you won’t see him throwing 22 picks this year like last year. Oh, and I forgot to mention that his career TD % is 5.0. So let me ask you, wouldn’t you take 17 years of QB play where you got a 5.0 TD% and a 3.3 INT%? have a higher career INT% than Favre.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you know that his arm is healthy?
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No I don’t, but I’d take my chances on Favre over Sage or Jackson….and have you seen him throw yet??? His arm looks good again. And he looks much more comfortable than he did in NY with that offense they had over there. We’ll see tomorrow night how his arm looks, but I’m willing to bet that having that surgery took care of the problems.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can tell from two practices he looks more comfortable. An NFL team needs to hire you.
His arm does look good so far. But he hasn’t been hit yet and 16 games is a long season.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ummm, yeah I can tell he looks more comfortable in 2 practices. Any moron could tell that! I’m sure you didn’t see any of him last year since you probably only watch the Vikings, but he was NEVER comfortable in that offense. I guess you’ll have to watch tomorrow to believe me. Did you forget he ran this offense for 16 years??? Did you know that Childress learned the offense from sitting in on Packer offensive meetings while he was with Wisconsin?!? Guess who the QB was who was also helping him learn it?
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw a ton of Favre games last year because I live on the East Coast. No one ever mentioned he looked uncomfortable. Keep digging for positives. I would be really excited if I were you too.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think concerns about his arm are a bit unfounded. He has been playing with the Rotator Cuff injury for some time now, and the biceps tendon has been repaired.
If the RC injury was an issue, it would have been a problem at the beginning of last year, which it was not.
Now, I fully expect this year to be difficult on him. At his age, he likely does not have the endurance to last an entire year including the postseason. I hope the reduced workload helps, but I am not convinced.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what about favre’s own admitted concern about being able to play at high level for an entire season?
that’s what concerns me the most. especially when his stats show him tanking at the end of every season for the last 5 seasons.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I was saying is that I don’t think the injury is going to be an issue.
I did not say that I think Favre is going to play good all year. In fact, I fully expect him to blame his RC and geriatricy (made that one up) on his poor play after the Bye week… Which just happens to be right after the 2nd Packers game.
We know how he is lately, and much of it is to do with his age. I have been saying from day one that Farve will likely start regressing in week 10 and Chilly will not have the balls to bench him.
by Bjorno on Aug 21, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah
at least with sage or tj there’s a good chance they would be better by the end of the season and not worse.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 1:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"All those picks, all those sacks"-Ha!
Oh by the way, T-Jack, Frerotte, and Rosenfels all have a higher career INT% than Favre. Just thought I’d throw that out there. But people seem to dwell on the fact that he has 310 INTs to his name. They seem to forget about the 464 TDs and the 9280 passes he’s thrown……
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Why are you talking about career rates? He was not 40 his entire career.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, but it shows his consistancy. My point was that he throws a lot of INTs along with a lot of TDs. He throws a lot of passes period. Besides, you don’t look at ANY stats ever??? With your philosophy you wouldn’t be able to look at a 28 year olds’s stats because he wasn’t 28 anymore. It’s just a dumb arguement.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who said I don’t look at stats? I look at relevant stats. Not stats from when he was throwing to Antonio Freeman. But how about we look at stats for Favre’s last 4 years? He had one great year bringing the Packers to the NFC Championship with an above 90 QB rating. Other than that, his QB rating is in the low 80’s and 70’s last year.
I am not talking about comparing someone’s stats when they are 28 to when they are 30, I am talking about comparing someone’s stats when they are 28 to 40. Dumb arguement? Nope. I’m just arguing with a dumb person I guess.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. You’re obviously a football genious. Too bad you forgot to mention that he had the least talented team he ever had in 2005 because the team was decimated with injuries…Samkon Gado was the starting back if you forgot. And yes he did have only one year of over 90 in qb rating the last four years and ONLY got to the NFC championship game that year. When’s the last time the Vikings had a qb that had a 90+ rating who played the entire season? When’s the last time the Vikings had a qb that led them to the NFC Championship? Did you not watch football last year? Warner got the Cardinals to the Super Bowl as an old QB. THE CARDINALS. So all I’m saying is that Favre gives the Vikes as good a chance as anyone to get to the Super Bowl. And all I said was your arguement was dumb, not you. I don’t know you and you don’t know me so don’t presume I’m dumb just because I think that Favre gives the Vikings the best chance to get to the Super Bowl even at age 39.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A. Warner was throwing to Fitz and Boldin….Berriand, Wade, Rice don’t belong in the same sentence as those 2.
B. Cutler had a horrendous defense and RB situation last year but had a higher QB rating than when Favre had “Samkon Gado”
C. Culpepper got you guys pretty far
D. Genius is spelled like this. And yes, thank you, I am one.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A. The performance of a WR is dependent upon the performance of the QB, and vice versa. Berrian and Rice, who have the ability to be in the same sentence, have had sub-par QB after sub-par QB throwing to them.
Give them a QB who can look-off defenders and get them the ball, and they will be much better than they have in years past.
B. Cutler had a horrendous defense and RB situation, but also had one of the best WR tandems in the league. Favre had Driver and a bunch of mediocre recievers, but he did have one of the best passing defenses in the league.
C. Culpepper was great, I still don’t know why Childress was an idiot and got rid of him. Who trades a QB like that because of one down year without Randy Moss?
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
easy there.
rice has done absolutely nothing to show he’s even deserving of a starting spot. i’m really hoping this is his break out year but at this point, there’s really no comparing him to fitz and boldin.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Key words: “have the ability” = Potential =not guaranteed but possible.
Berrian is up there, but yes not in the relm of those two. But he has been playing with QB’s that are also not in the range of Kurt Warner either.
I mean, he was on the Bears for years, and we know how their QB’s were just as ours were. Get him a solid QB and watch him have a breakout season.
The same thing with Rice. We have been utilizing him the wrong way. He is not a field stretcher, he is a go up and get it kinda guy.
Remember that jumping grab he had on that fade route in the end zone in ’07? Brought up memories of Randy Moss with that one…
For some reason, we play him like he is 5’6" tall. We never use him in jump ball scenarios anymore.
by Bjorno on Aug 21, 2009 12:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh i agree
i just want to see it on the field before i agree with him even being a starter let alone ‘better than receivers on team x’.
and what from a coaching standpoint gives you any hope that rice and harving will be used properly? that bothers me as well.
we got the fullback and tight end patterns down tho!
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got to be honest...
I would rather have Rodgers than just about any other quarterback in the league not named Manning, Brady, or Brees. Favre isn’t as good as Rodgers, but he has the late-game presence and #28 beside him that will put the Vikings on top.
I would love to see an educated, well-thought-out response to this from Bear’s fans, but sadly they’re incapable of that. Too bad.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You didn’t ask a question or say anything about the Bears, what do you want a response to?
I think currently, Rodgers and Cutler are still the best QBs in the division. Favre in his prime would blow them out of the water but if Favre plays how he did last year, I would rather have Rodgers or Cutler.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was asking for a response to Gonzo's brilliant post above...
… which I was commenting on. And to saying that Cutler is one of the best QBs in this division is ridiculous.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How so?
There are 5 relevant QBs in the NFC North division, Rodgers, Cutler, Favre, Stafford, and Culpepper. Cutler and Rodgers last year had really strong numbers. Additionally, analysts agree Rodgers and Cutler look to have bright futures and Cutler has one of, if not the, strongest arm in the league. Are you that blind that you cannot admit a player on an opposing team is good?
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
"Bright futures" "Strongest arm"
Alright, I’ll grant you those two phrases. But like was said on the telecast yesterday, “potential simply means you haven’t done anything.”
Cutler threw 18 interceptions last year, second in the league. Sure, he has a ton of yards, but look who he was throwing to. “Who you got?”
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brandon Marshall was a 4th rounder. Eddie Royal was on special teams until Cutler spoke up during camp. So I do not understand your “look who he was throwing to comment”.
Additionally, the Jets WRs are better than the Vikings WRs. So Favre threw 22 INTs last year and look who he was throwing to.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Additionally, the Jets WRs are better than the Vikings WRs."
Choke What? Did I hear you correctly?
Cotchery, Coles, and who else? Keller?
The Vikings have Berrian, as I’m sure you’re aware of, who happens to be a great field-stretcher. Sidney Rice has shown glimpses of potential, but has been bitten by the injury bug in the past. And there’s that Percy Harvin kid we drafted.
I could argue that in reverse of what you said. The Vikings obviously have a better WR corps than the Jets had last year. But interceptions are probably more a result of the opposing defense than the receiver.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rice has “potential”? The same word your fellow ViQueen fans say Cutler has and it means nothing???? You guys need to get on the same page
Coles and Cotchery are a better WR1 and WR2 than Berrian and Wade/Rice. Harvin has done nothing but get in trouble and hasn’t played a regular season game yet. I have seen a ton of Berrian. He knows one route and he is really good at it, but knows one route.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're right..
I used that word, “potential.” Thanks for the catch.
And Berrian burned you guys for over 200 yards last year and two touchdowns. And remember that certain 99-yard touchdown?
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do remember it. Complete let down by our DBs. No fault but our own. That route he ran, that is the one he knows. A streak. He used to run it on the Bears too.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you just made no sense
that’s three wides and we have a hell of a tight end and a back that can catch unlike the jets did and i mean taylor.that’s berrian left to come to us like most of your players do.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding? Leon Washington is a great receiving RB. TJ ain’t so bad either. We didn’t sign Berrian for a reason. You guys are way overpaying for him. Must be why you have no money and have to move to LA soon.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We overpaid for him? Of course we did.
Does that have anything at all to do without how we play on the field? Of course it doesn’t.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know who else had potential?
Williamson…potential doesn’t mean anything until its realized and the only one who has even gotten close to realizing his in the pros on the Vikings is Berrian. He still has YET to hit 1000 yards in a season. I’d take Coles and Cotchery to Berrian and whomever the vikings line up at #2 as well.
by TrevorR on Aug 20, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And are we really comparing the '08 Jets to the '08 Vikings?
Take a step back and think about this for a second. Really?
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Jets WR’s were not very good. I saw every game last year. And if you didn’t know, Favre was in a totally different offense that he wan’t comfortable with. And the Jets’ O-line SUCKED at pass protection. They’re great run blockers but Favre got sacked more last year than he had in almost 10 years.
And your stupid arguement that Marshall was a 4th rounder is ridiculous. What the hell does that matter?!?!? He had over 100 catches each of the last 2 years. When’s the last time a Bears receiver did that? Or more importantly, who on the Bears’ roster has the abilitly to catch 100??? Hahahaha
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Marshall was also in the pro bowl too.
by koooolaid1087 on Aug 20, 2009 6:23 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
rodgers yes when you don't have him throw deep.
cutler no way sorry not jealous followed the guy since his freshman year in college it’s all hype and that word ’’potential’’
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Potential
Kid threw for over 4K in his 2nd full year as starter. Pretty good.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what makes him special ther's few guys who threw for that
4k come on garbage time you can have a starter on a bad team throw for that teams don’t care if you throw on them if there up 20 like teams were 2nd half of the season.but i will give him that but to be a starting qb you have to win warner,manning,brady and big ben along with mcnabb
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“How can Rodgers be an impact player with a 6-10 record and no Pro Bowls?” brands735 quote from July 14, 2009 on the Acme Packer board. Wow, you really like to contradict yourself huh?
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How does that contradict myself? Rodger’s impact last year wasn’t great. In fact the Packers did worse. Doesn’t mean I don’t think he is a good QB. Just didn’t single handidly turn the team around. This year I think he is a top 3 fantasy QB.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You contradicted yourself by saying he was a pretty good player and saying he’s a good qb. But then you said he can’t be an impact player because his team went 6-10 and he doens’t have any pro bowls. Maybe you should look the word “contradiction” up in the dictionary.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if I remember correctly he also threw… 606 passes? something like that.
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea, 100 more attempts then Favre…less INTs than Favre….more attempts, less INTs. The Minnesota Turnovers wear purple and gold
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 9:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why don’t we compare Pre-injury Favre then, considering he threw 9 of those 22 in the last 5 games.
by Bjorno on Aug 21, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmm….how many winning seasons do Rodgers and Cutler have between them? NONE. Cutler is unproven, and Rodgers chokes at the end of games. Hell, you could have put up Rodgers if you played the Lions twice last year and had probably the best 1-5 receiving corps in the league.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rodgers has had one shot. Cutler has had 2 and in the second one he was .500. Don’t know how you can say Cutler is unproven. Then you could also say Favre playing well in a purple jersey is unproven. Both sets of fans are in the same situation.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rodgers chokes?
you just showed that you don’t even watch the games. If you think those losses happened due to the QB choking you are an IDIOT. There were games where Rodgers should had chances to win but most of their losses were games where they were in a position to win only to have the defense let the other team march right down the field to steal it away. Please think before you speak.
by TrevorR on Aug 20, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
""The stats look pretty good, but quarterbacks are judged on wins and losses, and we only won six," Rodgers told Mike & Mike. "We lost seven by four points or less, and that was the most difficult thing, the frustrating thing, because we had opportunities to win those games.
“A lot of times we’d have a great second-to-last drive, but we were not able to finish it off with that last drive, and I take a lot of that on my shoulders as the quarterback. You’re paid to win games, you’re paid to be clutch down the stretch and I wasn’t. I didn’t play as well as I would have liked to down the stretch and that’s disappointing. " Aaron Rodgers
In seven of the Packers’ nine losses, Rodgers has had an opportunity to rally the Packers late in the fourth quarter but has failed to do so. The youthful Rodgers, 25, should become better in the clutch as he gains experience.
"You have to grow into that," Packers general manager Ted Thompson said of late-game situations. "Sometimes you can try too hard, if that makes sense."
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I live in Green Bay you idiot! I saw him squander many chances to win those games last year.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
sucks to be you
yeah i watched and enjoyed it because everybody says brett throws so many int’s don’t you think sitting on the sidelines he would learn not to make the same mistakes.i forgot he never payed attention to busy reading the clipboard
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What?
The. F$%@!!!! A well-thought-out response? To what? You don’t even say anything except Rodgers is good. Kudos. He is! You win. And furthermore, nothing on these sites is ever really “well-thought-out”. If that’s what your looking for then then go pick up a set of encyclopedias. Otherwise, were just a bunch of blow-hard fans of different teams dropping opinions and acting like we have facts to back it up. Either way, it’s gonna be one hell of an exciting season for all our teams (except Detriot)! And I SERIOUSLY CAN"T F-N WAIT FOR IT TO START!
by breadstick on Aug 20, 2009 3:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was referring to Gonzo's post.
Thanks for your concern, though. I appreciate it.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is an interesting sub-thread
lots of interesting points. i love my team but lets be honest about a few things:
rodgers is a good qb. he has a chance to be one of the elite qb’s in the league. he was brought along the way a good qb should be (although maybe too slowly). anyone who doesn’t think rodgers isn’t at least a decent qb isn’t being realistic and is taking away from what the vikings did to him last season
cutler is a good qb. say what you want about his whininess (and yes it’s there) but on the field the guy can play. he also has a chance to be one of the elite qb’s in the league. anyone who doesn’t think cutler isn’t a good qb isn’t being realistic. i’m all for bashing on division rivals but the guy can play.
jets 1 and 2 receivers were better than vikings 1 and 2 receivers last year. berrian is a good wr. coles is a bit better imo. cotchery is better than anyone we tried at #2 last year. rice hasn’t shown anything yet and wade, as much i love having him on the team, is a journeyman at best. bear in mind i’m talking 08 only as i expect our wrs to take off this year with rice hitting stride and harvin at least contributing.
you can split hairs all you want about whether it was the line or the wrs or qbs who did whatever last year or who improved and by how much but what it comes down to is this:
passing, rushing, defense.
the vikings are simply better at at least 2 of those when compared to either the bears, packers, or lions. we’re the defending division champs and we will remain the defending division champs until we are dethroned (sometime after adrian retires in 2022).
talk all you’d like. annoint yourselves as the 2009 division champs all you want. but until someone steps up and either consistently stops our run game, or consistently runs over our defense. everyone else in this division has the hands full.
like it or not, the division crown runs through minnesota this year.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well what do you expect?
The Bears were really good 24 years ago
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by thewild_viking_twins on Aug 20, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And the Vikings have a Super Bowl when???
Better get one this year because after this year, still no QB, and moving to LA soon.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If all you've got is the "moving to LA" delusion
Then feel free to pack your bags and hit the bricks.
Our team is better than your team until they actually prove otherwise. Shut up and deal with it.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Season starts in a few weeks
Don’t be mad that you your city/state/area can’t support an NFL team you poor chumps.
All 32 teams will have a chance to prove themselves come Sept. So pumped for it.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your city/state/area
Doesn’t support an NFL team, either. They support the Bears.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was disappointing
I’d expect better from the head of a blog.
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
NFL teams have Super Bowl wins in their history
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From before you were born, I’m guessing.
And your ancient, dusty old trophy does nothing to change the fact that your team is worthless right now, does it? No, it doesn’t.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 3:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
From before I was born? Not really. You are pretty disappointing for a head of a blog.
1 trophy is better than no trophies and potentially moving to LA.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
YARRRRG
My stats are better than your stats!! AHAHABLAHAHA. Ad nauseum. Good luck in a few weeks.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
your hubris is showing
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is?
I thought I zipped up after taking a Culter and wiping my ass with the Forte.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
funny I still smell childress.....
you may wanna wipe again
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
His bald head
now 20% more absorbant.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 3:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now thats some wizrdry right there
LOL
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and here I thought intelligence and wit went out the window when blogging
I commend you sir or madam…..now back to watching the children bicker their non sense.
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You go ahead and keep your rusty trophies...
We’ll take the division titles now.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, guess what? Vikings fans can still root for the Vikings no matter where they play. Vikings fans can still enjoy all the division titles that the Bears WON’T win the next few years. Besides they haven’t moved. They’re still in Minnesota. And although the Humpty Dumpty isn’t very nice, at least the people of Minnesota didn’t dump $600+ million into that ugly-ass thing you call a football stadium.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except we won't be moved.
It’s an unwritten rule: You don’t move a football team after they win the Super Bowl.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That ugly-ass thing is probably getting us the Olympics. Try making some money.
Glad you are confident you will win so many division titles. Packers fans and Bears fans think the same thing, and we didn’t bank on a SB this year with a 40 year old QB and no future at that position.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But your lame-ass team has a future at WR? LB? Safety? That defense is oooooooold. Sounds a lot like the Broncos where Cutler didn’t have a winning season in 3 years. Well, minus the good WR’s there.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lame ass LBs? Briggs Urlacher and Pisa are leagues ahead of EJ and Greenway and whatever other scrub you put in there. Its not hard to find a WR or Safety either. It is hard however to find a QB as both of our teams know
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not hard to find a WR??? Then the Bears must really suck at drafting and scouting. Hester at #1! That’s laughable! And the worst part for them is they took him away from what he does best to help the Bears, returning. Brilliant coaching move.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaa. You just signed Brett Favre and are calling other younger players washed up.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I can’t argue with these inferior beings anymore. I am laughing too hard
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
One last time. HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Briggs Urlacher and Pisa are leagues ahead of EJ and Greenway and whatever other scrub you put in there.
Thank you. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.
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Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoa
no way. ej is the best lb in the division.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And guess what? You can have the F’ing olympics. We’re on a football board not a gymnastics board you moron.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've looked through the 2026 Olympics and Chicago isn't listed as a potential bid.
Sorry, please try again.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But they're plans to build an Olympic Stadium, not use Solider Field.
I’d rather use the Marlin’s ballpark than Soldier Field. Or the Home Depot that is the Tampa Bay Ray’s field.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scratch that... you've bid for the 2016 Olympics
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one it's not ugly and at least we don't have to play at to dumps were its below freezing
don’t give me that crap about that’s football weather cause it’s not negatives is not football weather and we treat opponent with some level of respect unlike crappy cheese heads and soldier field yuck.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no one goes to your games to treat opponents bad. thats why youre moving to LA
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Except nobody's moving to LA
And even suggesting as much is stupid.
If you had any clue as to what you were talking about, you wouldn’t be spewing such garbage.
I was right. . .it was only a matter of time before the Beartards found their way over here.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course you don’t think you are moving to LA…until it happens
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
it won't happen the nfl has to much leverage as well
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
NFL wants a team in LA…is fed up with MN and the Williams wall case, Vikings don’t have money… HOLLYWOOD
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How is a move to LA going to change a drug case in the least?
IF the Williams did indeed knowingly take drugs, how would a move to LA have changed that?
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is Minnesota laws that are blocking the suspension. NFL wants to give a suspension but MN won’t let them. Do you read? Can you read?
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This case will be wrapped up after this season.
The earliest the league will move the team is after this season. So you’re saying they would be moved strictly in retaliation for a “headache?”
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. NFL wants a team in LA. Minnesota doesn’t make money and rumors have already been swirling about it. Hate to break the new to you.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So now you're changing your argument?
Forget about the Williams’ case…
IF a team moves to LA, the Vikings are probably a top-5 candidate. But no one’s going anywhere… (as much as I’d like to see the Bears pack up and move away.)
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I listed the NFL’s frustration as a secondary reason. Minnesota is #1 on the list to move to LA. Google it.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like I said... if a team moves, the Vikings are a top-5 candidate.
But let’s stop talking about meaningless predictions. I’m all for letting the results on the field prove a team’s dominance.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's where you get your facts google so you actually don't know anythin about anything
i guess they really teach you a lot in chi town maybe just how to use a keyboard
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No. I know this stuff. Your inferior brain doesn’t. So I told you to look it up.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Your inferior brain doesn’t."
That’s signature-worthy.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh my. . .
hey we are talking about football here.
someone needs to do something about his guy. . .sound’s like he’s a Supremacist of some sort, having trouble figuring out of what exactly but I don’t like it. . .quite hilarious actually. . .
if the article doesn’t convince us about Chicago as a delusional city, this guy’s comments sure do. . .
this site isn’t supposed to be like this it clearly says we are supposed to be respectful. . .
by MikeyBtha612g on Aug 21, 2009 1:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, because everything on the internet is true. I suppose you believe that Al Gore invented it too. And again, it hasn’t happened yet. So again, enjoy watching your team suck this year.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
But they haven’t been suspended moron. And the Vikings haven’t moved. Maybe the Bears are moving to L.A.! Maybe that’s why they built the stadium to look like a spaceship! They can all jump in and fly over there.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No rumors of the Bears moving to LA. Bears fans arent’ poor and can buy merchandise and tickets. Sounds like the Williams will be suspended but it is a matter of time. NFL isn’t holding back on getting their way.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, until it happens, the Vikings will be winning the NFC North. Enjoy watching your crappy team not win the division….again.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That has yet to be seen. I would be lying if I said good luck. I would also be lying if I thought you were going to win it this year. The season will prove one of us wrong.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hope you love crow
You’ll be having alot of it come season’s end :)
Please, feel free to stop by in the offseason and try talking smack again.
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So you are implying that we are poor and can’t buy merchandise?
If Brad Childress was the head coach of your team, would you pay hard earned money for tickets to watch him screw it up?
We buy the jersey’s and the memorabilia, just not the bullshit that Chilly is shoveling onto the field. He is the only reason anyone would have any doubts about this team winning the division.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really? If the NFL wants a team there so bad why hasn’t there been one there in over 20 years?
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rams played there through 1994. Good thing that is 15 years and you are stellar at math.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry, I guess 15 years isn’t very long right? Sounds like the NFL has had that #1 on their priority list.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wait what, please admit you can’t do basic math.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It has nothing to do with his ability to perform simple calculations.
He was just pulling a number off the top of his head without researching the correct answer. Whoop-de-do, people do it all the time.
Quit with the childish retorts and start with some intelligent debate.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought childish retorts were how you played here
“Well, according to me He’s an idiot.”
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I will say calling someone an idiot is less childish than making fun of someone for their math skills.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly
and they were in and out just like that back in the bay
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rams started there in 1946. Played in OC from 1979 through 1994 but were known as LA Rams. School system must be down like everything else in MN.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
forgot about the worst team in california history
i was talking about the raiders
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cause they teach NFL history in school.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The NFL has allegedly
“wanted a team in Hollywood” since the Rams and Raiders left.
That was 15 years ago. How’s that worked out for them so far?
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 4:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to him...
This “Williams Wall” case will put the NFL over the top. We’ll be lucky to finish out the week in the Metrodome.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, according to me
He’s an idiot.
Hey, does anyone know how many NFL-worthy stadiums there are in Los Angeles right now?
I don’t know the exact number, but I’m sure it’s about two less than you’ll find in Minnesota. I assume that the Gophers’ new stadium is NFL-worthy, too. That’s where the Vikings will be while their new digs are being built.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love it
when a fan of a large market team sticks out his chest and says, “your fanbase is worse than ours!!”
Population of Chicago: 2,836,658
Population of Minneapolis: 368,383
Population of Illinois: 12,901,563
Population of Minnesota: 5,220,393
You’re a complete moron for trying to compare our fanbases.
Oh, and with our “unsupporting” smallish market fanbase… we’ve still sold out 115 straight games.
Child, please.
"Call it the three B's. What a Blatant, Brazen and Brilliant ploy to skip training camp and still be given the reins to a Super Bowl-caliber team." - Kevin Seifert
Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:55 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Move to a real city you hillbillies.
The only people that say “Child please” are diva African American women and flamboyently gay men. Which one are you? A combo of both?
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The only people that say "Child please" are diva African American women and flamboyently gay men. Which one are you? A combo of both?
Yes, actually. You nailed it!
Child, please, according to Chad Ochocinco, is a polite way of saying, “F#&k You”
I’m just trying to be polite man.
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ochocinco is a diva African American woman.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahahahahahahaha
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Title is true...just poorly backed
Okay now I agree with your title, Bears fans are quite dillussional but honestly this blog was really poorly researched. First, you came across as a total fan rube…so the argument is “favre is going to bring interception heaven” and your argument is “nu uh, we have Peterson!” I am sorry but 1+1 does NOT equal 6. Having a good RB doesn’t mean Favre isn’t going to be interception city. He’s had pro bowl backs, Green once rushed for 1800 yds and 15 TDs behind Favre, he still threw a lot of picks. In fact, most years Favre has had a back in the 1200-1500 range for rushing, having a good rushing attack is nothing new to Favre, he still throws picks, and probalby at a greater clip as he’s now older and not able to make QUITE as decisive of decisions. Your Peterson argument was also flawed in that they DID stop him pretty well during that second game in 2007…less than 4 yds a carry is a pretty bad game for AD.
Look at Favre’s record against the Lovie-run Bears…he KNOWS how to get Favre to have bad games. The Bears are probably one team that can rejoice in Favre being a Viking.
PS – I am not a Bear fan…OR a Viking fan.
by TrevorR on Aug 20, 2009 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
so where does the 1+1=6 deal come in?
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 12:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chicago's run defense...
…allowed 5.5 yards per carry from D.Wynn and V.Morency (who?) in 2007. Then they allowed 7.3 yards per carry against R.Grant and B.Jackson in 2007.
2 games, 246 yards on 39 carries (6.3 YPC) with Favre at the helm. At that rate, I figure AP will get 150-200 yards on 20-25 carries against the Bears each game.
by peterplaysbass on Aug 20, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Have you watched the last few years?
He gets that many yards on less carries. He kills the Bears. Stellar prediction though
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have...
…he killed the bears ONCE. The bears shut him rather effectively ONCE. He had two other decent games…but by NO means killed them.
by TrevorR on Aug 20, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
stopped him once he still got 80 yards plus a td
every other game its been 100 or more and td
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Last year the Saints held Peterson to under 40 or 30 yards. With your reasoning we can say the Saints had a better defense than the Bears last year, maybe they did and still do.
80 yards lowest yardage game against 8 plus in the box is decent? No it amazing.
by solafide on Aug 20, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was at that game…i was hoping peterson went off
by vikesfan4lyf on Aug 20, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prediction
by the time the vikings play the bears in november, adrian peterson will be on IR with a bad knee, the favre experiment will be over and berrian will be snapped in two like the little twig he is.
No contest – Bears win…
by CraigS on Aug 20, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll give you this...
IF Peterson is down you will have a good chance of winning.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 20, 2009 4:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chester Taylor baby
he’s still got the moves
by solafide on Aug 20, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the home maybe
the old folks home, that is…
by CraigS on Aug 20, 2009 4:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is a good one.
Chester Taylor is better than half the starting RB’s in the league right now, and he still has plenty of tread left on the tires considering his career as a backup behind Jamal Lewis and AP.
I will say that Forte is a great RB, and excellent catching the ball out of the backfield. But so is Chester.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chester Taylor
born 9/22/1979.
Yep, 29 year old guys are definitely old.
That might be the stupidest comment of all of the stupid comments in this thread.
"Call it the three B's. What a Blatant, Brazen and Brilliant ploy to skip training camp and still be given the reins to a Super Bowl-caliber team." - Kevin Seifert
Brett Favre proves he is a total piece of garbage.
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ANd your team is going to do this with Hester as the #1 receiver? And an old-ass defense that’s way overrated? Let me ask you, how has Vasher looked so far this year? I see him getting his ass burned MULTIPLE times against the Vikes.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good point
but vasher may not even make it out of camp as a starter, letting somebody with skills play
by CraigS on Aug 20, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vasher may be behind Bowman and Tillman when they come back. Hester can be as good as Berrian.
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hester is one talented football player, but is he smart enough to play WR?
WR is probably the 2nd most cerebral position on the field, and he has shown that he is struggling a bit in the transition. I think of him as more of the slot-receiver type, and the second you guys tried to turn him into a #1 you neutralized one of your biggest weapons.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we will stay healthy
like we did most of last year
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
behind your back
are those fingers crossed???
by CraigS on Aug 20, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
and went 9-7 and didn’t make the playoffs or win the divsion? Wow. Have fun with going injury-free again. Sounds like it went really well for you.
by Favrefan4 on Aug 20, 2009 4:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talking trash to another Viking fan? Nice Favrefan
by brands735 on Aug 20, 2009 4:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Tom Brady thought the same thing last year.
And we all know how that turned out. You can’t predict injuries.
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by Ditkavsworld on Aug 20, 2009 4:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
nope but you can try to put on ten pounds out of fear of one
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 4:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes you can.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
by Ditkavsworld on Aug 20, 2009 4:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
im glad somebody got that
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The irony of them licking their chops in Chicago
is that Favre is probably the greatest “Bear killer” in NFL history. He record agaisnt them is almost obscene, something like 23-9. It almost certain that no quarterback in the 90 years they’ve been around has beaten them more than half as many times (not to mention with that few losses)
“Knowing tendencies” goes both ways. This is the guy they’re so eager for us to bring on?
by puddnhead on Aug 20, 2009 4:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yep it’s true. Lately he’s been pretty bad. The Bears were 2 of his 3 losses in that magical ’07 season.
by Frost on Aug 20, 2009 8:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre
was 1-5 against the Bears the last 3 years they played. The one win was the last game of the year, the year the Bears went to the Super Bowl, on New Years Eve. Playoff spot clinched, second stringers playing, fat lady singing…
by CraigS on Aug 20, 2009 4:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope Favre can turn it around.
Favre has thrown 2 TD passes and 13 INT including 3 picks for six in his last 6 games he has played against the Bears. Just sayin.
by Heech on Aug 20, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
But he was also playing on a team that does not have the running threat we have.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is AD going to tell him not to throw it to the other team? Will Chilly bench Favre if he finds out he “has no idea where the ball is going when I release” like like season?
by Heech on Aug 20, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No,
But he won’t have to force throws in an attempt to come back from a deficit when AP runs all over the Bears 2, maybe even 3 times this year.
by Bjorno on Aug 21, 2009 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i keep hearing that argument. i don’t buy it.
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
get ready for a great season
with jared allen coming around the corner sacking everbody and ap just bullying his way right through people.
by clinton p on Aug 20, 2009 4:43 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"Chicago" People
Before I moved to Iowa City, I lived in Winona, MN, which is a five-minute drive across the river from the Land of Cheese, Sausage, the Packers, and the Fat People Who Love Them. I was there for Green Bay’s ’90s Super Bowl visits, and Winona is where I learned to truly hate and loathe Brett Favre, the Packers, and Green Bay in general.
Then I moved to IC, and encountered large numbers of Illinois students who told everyone within earshot that they were “from Chicago”. We had some of them at Winona State, but not enough to be really annoying. By “them” I mean kids from Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, or some other whitebread northwest suburb who insist they are from Chicago. (By comparison, people from Edina or Brooklyn Heights seldom say they are from St. Paul or Minneapolis.)
In IC, there are thousands of northwest suburb “Chicago” kids, and they brought their love of the Bears and Cubs with them. I remember the obnoxious “Super Bowl” shuffle, but that was far enough in the past so that when I moved here my hatred for the Bears took a distant second to my hatred for the Packers. That changed after a short time here.
Iowa City is considered a Bears town for TV purposes. That means that when all things are equal Bear games are given priority over Viking games, so I have to go to a bar and watch the Vikings…surrounded by obnoxious Bear fans from “Chicago”. I now hate the Bears almost as much as I hate the Packers.
Before I moved here, I was mildly in-different to the Cubs. Being surrounded by thousands of Wrigley Field-attending northwest suburbanites changed that pretty quickly, too—I now hate the Cubs almost as much as I hate the White Sox. The “Bartman” game was possibly my greatest baseball moment ever that did not involve the Twins winning a World Series.
Then there was the White Sox World Series victory a few years ago. Until the final out, I had seriously never met a White Sox fan in my life. Suddenly, all sorts of crisp new White Sux caps, shirts, and jerseys sprouted up around IC to go with the “Chicago” kids’ Bulls 23 and Bears stuff.
Those are the Bear/Cub/Bull/newly-minted White Sox fans I know.
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 20, 2009 4:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
......looking for my violin
“what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.”
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lol
I love that movie.
I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T
by Ditkavsworld on Aug 20, 2009 5:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Award
And the award for Best Non-sequitir Response—Complete With Irrelevant Quote That Required No Thinking By Poster At All, goes to icarr!
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 20, 2009 5:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thats certainly an acheivement coming from this blog
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I don’t understand is why you quote Manimal on your sig, making it sound like he is lauding the arrival of Favre, when he was merely quoting an episode of The Simpsons.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 5:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hmmmmmm
almost makes as much sense as the reason for this post…..eh?
perhaps theres a lesson in this……….
…..careful what you say in a post trashing another team in an effort to drive up traffic and ad revenue sharing. Especially when its one of the first posts on the thread.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, it just seems silly to use something from one of our more objective posters out of context to create more drama.
Oh well.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
i've never
agreed more and laughed harder than at the last three statements. I lived in IC for 7 years and all I gotta say is, if I hear go cubs go one more time, i’m gonna pistolwhip the next guy that sings it. f-ing billy madison. now THATS comedic gold!
Green Bay or the Windy City..... There but for the Grace of God go I.
by IABerserker1 on Aug 20, 2009 10:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
"Me" People
Before I me me, I me I me me me, and then I me me.
More paragraphs. Me me I me, I they them, but they aren’t I me me.
More paragraphs. Me, I hate them me I, me me I me I. Not them.
Never has a login name – Midnight Rambler – been so freakin’ appropriate, especially given I’m in Poland and it’s just past midnight. What a load of self-absorbed bullshit.
Seriously, is this thread about the relative talent in the NFC North, or just an excuse to talk meaningless crap about fans of other division opponents?
by BullsFanInSeattle on Aug 20, 2009 5:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you for contributing
Absolutely nothing.
by Figgs on Aug 21, 2009 7:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cliff Notes Version
I hate the Bears (and Cubs) because I have to put up with their fans,a nd their pretensions, on a regular basis.
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 21, 2009 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
More Cliff Notes
Chicago sports fans deserve the crap they get.
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 21, 2009 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chicago sports fans deserve the crap they get? We have a World Series win and Super Bowl appearance in the last 5 year. We have the best basketball player to ever play the game and the best football player to ever play the game. We may have the Olympics.
When was the last time Minnesota won anything? Serious question.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Two World Series Rings Since '87
1987, 1991.
How are the Cubs doing on that WS project?
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 21, 2009 12:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally, I am not a Cubs fan. But your two World Series compare to:
Since 1985:
- 1 Super Bowl Championship
- 6 NBA Championships
- 1 World Series Victory Ring
8 Championships…. to 2.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Take one player away from your NBA team and that is maybe 1 NBA championship.
Put Michael Jordan on the Twolves, and we would have more championships than you.
by Bjorno on Aug 21, 2009 12:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Me" Person
If “self-absorbed” means explaining why I hate the Bears, and their fans, yes, that was self-absorbed. It was also very accurate.
Go back to Hoffman Estates, and thrill the other poseurs with stories about how you once took the El in to the actual city.
by Midnight Rambler on Aug 21, 2009 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not worried about Farve one bit actually...
But thanks for the laughs guys, I needed one today.
(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."
by ThorCo on Aug 20, 2009 5:04 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
wait till he decides to retire again( in nov.)
by the end of the year he’ll ready to go back to miss. and your team will go with him
by zarkian60 on Aug 20, 2009 5:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Brett Favre doesn't scare Bears fans
Adrian Peterson scares Bears fans. And we’re pretty sure that Sage Rosenfels doesn’t have the universe-sized ego to do anything other than hand off to AP at crucial moments. Late in the game, and late in the season, Brett has the potential to take the ball out of AP’s hands as much as a member of the defense.
Oh, and Brett Favre certainly DID own the Bears…but his ownership was revoked when Lovie Smith came to town. Lovie and the Bears are 6-2 against Brett, including winning at Lambeau Field all four years that Favre and Lovie faced each other in the NFC North. And those wins were with Rex Grossman, Brian Griese, Kyle Orton, Thomas Jones, Cedric Benson, and Adrian Peterson (not your great one) – hardly the level of Cutler and a Forte/Jones tandem.
Furthermore, the Bears play the Vikings well into the season, when Favre is known to…well…not play as well as the beginning. So he could help you early on, but who knows where these teams will be when they finally play head-to-head in November? We’re not afraid of Favre in Soldier Field in December – last time we saw him there, he was thoroughly outplayed by Kyle Orton.
by BullsFanInSeattle on Aug 20, 2009 5:19 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You couldn't stop AP with 8 in the box
Favre will surgically dissect the secondary if the Bears focus on AP (who they need to focus on, have tried to focus on stopping and have failed at).
I’d worry less about how you are going to come in here laughing at Favre getting injured etc… and think more about how you are going to rebuild your team after giving away so many draft picks for an overated crybaby that now has barely any proven receivers to throw to on Sunday.
by solafide on Aug 20, 2009 5:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why is everyone on this blog so....personal?
I’d worry less about how you are going to come in here laughing at Favre getting injured etc
I’ve never laughed at anyone getting injured. I attended games and watched Brett Favre play live in Soldier Field – in 1992, for goodness’ sake. Acknowledging that the T-formation was invented in Favre’s first year of college, and that history indicates he breaks down both in the fourth quarters of games and of seasons, is not rooting for nor laughing at a potential injury. Grow up.
by BullsFanInSeattle on Aug 20, 2009 6:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is hard for me to talk personal shit to Bears fans
I say this because my best friend is a Bears fan and we pretty much melt everyone’s face with our combined awesomeness. I will say this- Jay Cutler has POTENTIAL to be a great QB in this league. I haven’t seen much I liked yet out of him to make me believe that will translate into success this year. I have a theory though- as bears fans, and as vikes fans, we are so socially conditioned to shitty QB play that the mere though of witnessing stellar football out of our QBs makes us happy, full of pride, and extremely defensive. We now have 2 qbs that bring a lot more than ‘servicible game manager to the table’.
We are excited. We want football…and we damn any others who say our team is anything less than magnificent. Quite frankly we have the right to all of those sentiments because for the first time in several years, both the Vikes and Bears have QBs at the helm that actually strike fear out of the hearts of opposing teams. Packers fans are just spoiled. You’ve had OUR QB (suck it hard) for the last 16 years and how have Aaron Rogers, who as much as it pains me to admit, is the best QB in the division. What does all of this mean? We, as fans, are in a strange position this year in expecting more than just hot garbage out of the game’s most important position. We expect greatness. This is something the NFC North hasn’t felt in a LONGGGGG time and we are the 300 Spartans begging for thousands of helpless foes to feal our spears, claws, and um….packing machinery??
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 5:44 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry for the atrocious spelling and grammar.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 5:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
my best friend is a Bears fan and we pretty much melt everyone’s face with our combined awesomeness.
That might be one of the funniest things I ever read. LOL
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by Ditkavsworld on Aug 20, 2009 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
lmao!
…packing machinery…
I snorted.
I believe the 'push off' cost us 'our' SuperBowl...
I believe you 'go for the win'... instead of 'taking a knee'...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Aug 21, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had to join Daily Norseman
just to say that I love this post.
by ckb on Aug 20, 2009 5:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Football teams change from year to year even if the personnel is the same
The same can be said from month to month and the Bears/Vikings games are in the last 6 weeks of the season so this “discussion” is worthless. I say table the smack-talking until mid November when both teams identities will have been established through games played and injuries endured. What can be discussed is how each coach has done during their respective tenures.
The Vikings under Brad Childress have been middle of the pack in terms of points scored and allowed every year. They have added a 40 year old QB with a damaged rotator cuff who led the league in INT’s and has one meaningless win against a Lovie Smith defense. And you call the Bear fans delusional?
The Bears under Lovie Smith have been top 5 in both offense (once) and defense (twice)as well as middle of the pack and dead last in offense his first year. The only year the Bears had above average QB play (actually about 10 games worth) was 2006 and they were 2nd in the league in points scored. They have added a 26 year old QB who threw for over 4500 yards in 2008.
Those are the facts. Everything else is bluster.
by Duck99 on Aug 20, 2009 5:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Both Sides
Guess who the league’s sencond highest INT total goes to? Your ‘26 year old QB who threw for over 4500 yards’. In throwing for those yards he let his team melt an ubelievale lead to cough of the division to a Chargers team on life support. Don’t for get that
A) The calcification around the tear in his rotator cuff means that he has been playing with this injury for several years. Don’t expect much out of it
B) People conveniently forget that Favre also holds the records for passying yards, TDs, and most importantly WINS.
C) Any intelligent Vikes fan realized that we aren’t getting the indestructable gunslinger. We are getting a General Patton-esque leader who will command respect and effort out of his team. We have NEVER had that type of QB in as many years as I can remember. Not even ‘getcha roll on’ Culpepper was much of a leader. This is AD/Chester’s team and Brett knows that. Watch his press conference, he admitted as much.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nothing commands respect like sitting out training camp
by Duck99 on Aug 20, 2009 6:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stop watching ESPN
Read ACTUAL REPORTS FROM VIKING CAMP. Trust me. You will not win ths one.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I trust what I've seen for the last 2 years
Favre is an egomaniac and only cares about himself. Good for him, but don’t make him out as a team player. He was a loner on the Jets and was called out by Jones and Cole last year because they are veterans who aren’t in awe of #4’s aura.
by Duck99 on Aug 20, 2009 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Again…
STOP WATCHING BSPN.
They have time and time again manufactured stories because they are afraid of the threat that the internet poses to their sporting new "domination.
Farve is ANYTHING but a loner. What part of his love for the spotlight makes you think that he is a loner? The guy LOVES to be the center of attention, and you cannot be the center of attention if you are a loner.
Do you think a loner holds a press conference to say he is retiring, then unretiring, then retiring?
A loner avoids that kind of thing.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Er… that was supposed to say: sporting news “Domination”.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'll play
The Vikings have improved by two victories every season that Brad Childress has been the head coach of the team (one losing season, one .500 season, one winning season). They’re the first defense in NFL history to be #1 against the rush for three consecutive seasons. They’ve run for 1820, 2634, and 2338 yards in those three seasons despite constant eight-man fronts, atrocious quarterback play, injuries, and questionable playcalling. Last year, their defense. . .not their special teams. . .gave up 25 touchdowns (10 rushing, 15 passing) while the “great” Bears’ defense gave up 37 (16 rushing, 21 passing). Now, they have a quarterback that can see the blitz coming and destroy it, or hand the ball off to the best running back in football, who regularly destroys the Bears anyway.
The Bears, on the other hand, haven’t been a top-of-the-line defense for a long time, having been 16th in points allowed in each of the last 2 seasons, 28th in yards in 2007, and 21st in yards in 2008. Their defense is the same average age as Minnesota’s, but while Minnesota’s two oldest starters (Pat Williams and Antoine Winfield) found themselves in Honolulu last February because they’re still playing at a high level, Chicago’s two oldest starters (Brian Urlacher and Adewale Ogunleye) outright sucked, and they’re not getting any younger. Their secondary, under Lovie Smith, has gone from good to respectable to atrocious, which is where they find themselves now. Their solution was to deal two first-round picks and last year’s starter for a spineless, whining prima donna cry baby that has never accomplished anything at the NFL level, spent last December peeing all over himself as Philip Rivers ran past him laughing his ass off, and hasn’t led a football team to a winning record since he was a senior in high school. Also, they brought in the only coach in NFL history to lead a team to an 0-16 record and crowed that it was an upgrade. Meanwhile, they still have the moron known as Bob Babich in charge of the defense. If the Bears don’t get two or three lucky bounces on special teams in a given game, they don’t win, plain and simple. And, since Adrian Peterson came to town, the “genius” known as Lovie Smith is 1-3 against an “idiot” like Brad Childress. Soon to be 1-5.
You want facts? There’s your facts.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Those are facts, alright!!
sucked, atrocious, spineless, whining, prima donna cry baby, peeing, moron, genius, idiot
Not an opinion, in there, you’re right! At least, not one worth reading. Just hate sprinkled with spite, cooked up with a keyboard.
Maybe a Bear fan slept with your fiancee in college or something. At least that would explain the sheer infantile hatred conveyed above. Otherwise, to harbor those feelings about grown men playing a sport and the fans that root for them is either absurd or pathetic. Or maybe both!
by BullsFanInSeattle on Aug 20, 2009 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
It’s called a rivalry.
If a rivalry did not affect people emotionally, it would not be nearly as fun.
His post included many facts, with opinions sprinkled throughout. Just like what you get from ANY sportscaster on ANY network. They are all fans to begin with, that is why they took the job. It is hard to detach yourself from the team you love and be objective in sports.
So, I don’t expect people to not give their opinion. Even when they are quoting facts.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've got a good post!
Let’s take the one non-fact in the entire post, pick it out, and then say, “Oh yeah, those are certainly facts alright!!”
Laaaaame.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He only gives facts about the Vikings then only gives opinion about the Bears. The whole thing is almost opinion. You’re an idiot. It is cool to call people idiots on this site, Gonzo did it earlier.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
so then you come back with facts about the Bears...
that’s how an argument works.
Why is he going to go fishing for stats to attempt to make the Bears look good??
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Because he said he was going to use facts then didn’t? I didn’t say I was presenting a bunch of facts then gave opinions, he did. Why should I comeback with facts and stats when he used opinions? You are still an idiot.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this doesn't even merit a repsonse
beyond telling you that it doesn’t merit a response.
I’ve proven myself over you down below.
Over and over again.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Long time?
“The Bears, on the other hand, haven’t been a top-of-the-line defense for a long time, having been 16th in points allowed in each of the last 2 seasons, 28th in yards in 2007, and 21st in yards in 2008.”
You say long time then you give two years of stats. Need I remind you the Bears were in the Super Bowl very recently with one of the strongest defenses in the league. If 2 years is a long time, 30 years of not getting laid must feel like infinity for you. You sir, are by far the worst blogger I have ever read. You say you were going to give facts, but gave opinions! Do you not know the difference?
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Vikings have improved by two victories every season that Brad Childress has been the head coach of the team (one losing season, one .500 season, one winning season).
They’re the first defense in NFL history to be #1 against the rush for three consecutive seasons.
They’ve run for 1820, 2634, and 2338 yards in those three seasons despite constant eight-man fronts, atrocious quarterback play, injuries, and questionable playcalling.
Last year, their defense. . .not their special teams. . .gave up 25 touchdowns (10 rushing, 15 passing) while the "great" Bears’ defense gave up 37 (16 rushing, 21 passing).
The Bears, on the other hand, haven’t been a top-of-the-line defense for a long time, having been 16th in points allowed in each of the last 2 seasons, 28th in yards in 2007, and 21st in yards in 2008.
(I disagree with the phrase, “long time”, but I guess time is relative.)
Their defense is the same average age as Minnesota’s, but while Minnesota’s two oldest starters (Pat Williams and Antoine Winfield) found themselves in Honolulu last February because they’re still playing at a high level, Chicago’s two oldest starters (Brian Urlacher and Adewale Ogunleye) outright sucked, and they’re not getting any younger.
And, since Adrian Peterson came to town, the "genius" known as Lovie Smith is 1-3 against an "idiot" like Brad Childress. Soon to be 1-5.
Every single one of these are FACTS. And based on those facts, Gonzo formed a personal opinion. That’s what blogging is, genius. He’s not a reporter. He’s not working for a newspaper. He’s a blogger. And he’s one of the best SBNation has to offer.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You just used quote boxes to make it look like he used a lot of stats. That is only a few sentences out of a long post of opinions. You got a thing for Gonzo?
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
hahaha
7 extensive quotes is “only a few”.
7 out of 13 total sentences were statistically-supported facts.
And two of them…
Now, they have a quarterback that can see the blitz coming and destroy it, or hand the ball off to the best running back in football, who regularly destroys the Bears anyway.
Their secondary, under Lovie Smith, has gone from good to respectable to atrocious, which is where they find themselves now.
are facts also, just not supported with statistics.
You should probably just go away, because you are making yourself look stupider and stupider every post.
My favorite part..?
You just used quote boxes to make it look like he used a lot of stats.
Yes, I just quoted all of his stats to make it look like he used stats. God… shaking my head
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first two quotes in this most recent post are facts? REALLY? I hope you are just being cocky and saying they are “true opinions” because otherwise you really don’t know the difference between fact and opinion.
Maybe I should leave so I don’t get kicked off, that way when you guys miss the playoffs this year I can come back and rant and rant and rant. Or maybe when Favre throws 4 INTs each of the first 3 games I can come back. The real delusion is the fact you all think Favre instantly makes you a Super Bowl contender. Sometimes, such as the Cubs, just can’t perform up to the ability. A. Favre’s ability has diminished over the past few years. B. The Vikings historically never live up to their ability anyway.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:26 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Maybe I should leave
Smartest thing you’ve ever said.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are only responding to me because you are worried the Vikings are going to FAIL this year. You think there is some truth in my predictions.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm responding
solely for the entertainment value. I’m having fun looking better than you.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mom said I look better. Yea I went there. Smelled bad. But I went there.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good one
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You sir, are by far the worst blogger I have ever read.
And if that was said over at WCG, you’d be banned immediately. In fact, if you go over there and present a negative opinion of the Bears, you at least get a warning.
Gonzo believes in free speech a little more than you’re used to I suppose… and that is why you haven’t been banned yet.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Oh Gonzo, he is so great. He is dreamy” – TheViking83
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:13 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
I’ve got a raging hard-on for Gonzo right now.
“I can’t pose a good argument against this guy whose intellect is OBVIOUSLY far superior to mine, so instead I’m just going to say he’s got gay crushes.”
Good argument duder.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Duder”? Seriously, what is wrong with Minnesota. And you just quoted something no one said. Start drinking a little early? Boat party last night maybe?
BTW, Gonzo is the worst blogger I have read on his list besides maybe ArizonaVikingFan, clinton P, and TheViking83. HOLD BACK THE TEARS!
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Duder"? Seriously, what is wrong with Minnesota.
I’m not from Minnesota. Never lived there. And “duder” is a backhanded term of endearment. But, I wouldn’t expect you to know that.
And AZVikingFan, clinton P, and I are not bloggers. We are merely people who visit a blog and post our comments. Like you.
Seriously, how old are you? Like, 15? I’m guessing it can’t be much older than that, and if you are, I am desperately sorry to you and all of those that have to deal with you on a daily basis.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
to clarify
if you are older than 15, I am desperately sorry to you and all of those that have to deal with you on a daily basis.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You say “Duder” and “Child please”, its okay if you want to wear lipstick.
You are calling me immature yet responding non-stop to my posts. YOU MUST DEFEND GONZO.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:45 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not calling you immature
I’m saying that you have the intellect of a 15 year old, tops. Maturity and intellect are two very different things.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
although calling somebody a black diva, gay, and lipstick wearing are definitely signs of maturity.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Decide what you want to go with, intelelct or maturity? You seem to have so much of both.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:51 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You said that I called you immature. I just simply said that no, I was calling you ‘not very smart’ and your insults concluded a sign of immaturity for yourself.
I’m not claiming to be mature. I am, but only slightly. I am, however, claiming to be leagues ahead of you in the intelligence department.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh really, and how do you know this? Because you think Brett Favre is going to be a solid pick-up and you don’t know the difference between fact or opinion you are leagues smarter than me? In your dreams “child”
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 10:59 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have never said
that Favre was going to be a “solid pickup”. In fact, if you were to ask around, I have been one of the biggest anti-Favre voices on this site.
I know I’m smarter than you because
you don’t know the difference between fact or opinion
you still, obviously, don’t know the difference between fact and opinion yourself.
9 of 13 sentences, factual. 7 supported by statisitics.
4 sentences opinion, based on pre-existing notions and those previously stated facts.
Do I really have to go quote all the facts, AGAIN??
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the way, there will never be aMinnesota Viqueen fan smarter than me. Go read a dictionary and you may have a shot at half of my wisdom.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good one
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They give you a laptop at Subway? How are you posting right now?
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 11:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No
they let me use the computer in the manager’s office inbetween my mopping shifts.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
are you people still going on about this?
by iseepurplepeople on Aug 21, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no
not anymore
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The Packers, that’s who.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm so getting drunk tomorrow and making gormet pizza.
Watching Favre walk out the tunnel in Purple gives me as much joy as Cartment felt when he made Scott Tenerman eat his parents in chilli form.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 6:01 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dare I ask what constitutes "gourmet pizza" in your part of the world?
by Duck99 on Aug 20, 2009 6:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The same as everywhere else that is not Chicago or New York…
I am a Sammy’s pizza kinda guy.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting stat on ESPN right now
(Hypocracy aside from above post). Denver had nearly 100 more passing attempts than CHI last year. I wouldn’t expect 4500 yards passing again with that Forte ground attack.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 6:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Didnt you just say stop watching ESPN?
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 6:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Um..no...(looks away)
I like my media from multiple sources. Just like you can’t watch Fox News or MSNBC alone. The truth lies somewhere in between those two.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL
Wise words
Honestly I dont think there are too many people that are fans of Chicago Teams that only pay attention to ESPN. They seem to be somewhat biased about everything. They rarely have anything positive to say about any Chicago team.
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by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't expect that either. The Bears have always been run first.
What Cutler gives them is the ability to come back quickly if they are losing late in the game. You never got the feeling that Orton or Grossman could do that (except that one time when Sexy Rexy torched a certain purple defender on the last play of the game).
by Duck99 on Aug 20, 2009 6:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I use the exact same argument
For my Vikes with Favre. But we have a better D.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vikings defense is just not that good
They’ve been middle of the pack whereas the Bears “d” has been both dominant and now middle of the pack for the last 2 years after Rivera left. I’ll reserve judgment until I see them both, but I expect the Bears to be much better than 2008 on that side of the ball. The DB’s are a big question because of health. That’s the #1 concern for Chicago.
by Duck99 on Aug 20, 2009 6:21 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I notice that you like to use points
to gauge defenses while avoiding the subject of yardage. This is probably because you realize that the Vikings allowed eleven touchdowns when their defense wasn’t on the field. . .points which go onto the “points allowed” stat anyway.
Again. . .Minnesota’s defense allowed 25 touchdowns in 2008. Chicago’s allowed 37.
Minnesota’s defense was #1 against the run in 2008. Chicago was #5.
Minnesota’s defense was #18 against the pass in 2008. Not terribly impressive. . .until you remember that Chicago was #30.
Minnesota’s defense was #6 in the NFL in yards allowed in 2008. Chicago was #21.
Minnesota’s defense had 45 sacks in 2008. Chicago had 28.
Really. . .there are very few facets of the game. . .if any. . .where the Bears’ defense was superior to Minnesota’s defense in 2008. In short, for you to sit here and trumpet the “virtues” of the Bears’ defense while, at the same time, crapping on Minnesota’s defense, is dubious at best and flat-out dishonest at worst.
Oh, and concerning injuries? The Vikings played the first six games of the year without one of their starting safeties, played the last 12 games of the year without their starting middle linebacker, and had the best pass-rushing DE in football on the field with a bum shoulder and a bad knee.
Minnesota’s defense is better than Chicago’s. . .possibly much better. I don’t get how anybody can attempt to argue otherwise, but kudos to you for trying, I guess.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 6:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He has a point.
You guys have gone so long with a dominant defense, you think your defense is #1 by default. They are nowhere near where they were 3-4 years ago; some due to injury, some due to the natural drop-off in talent as players age.
But to say that they will be better than the Vikes, barring injury, is simply delusional. Even my friends who are Bears fans agree with me.
That is not to say they will never return to their old form, just that it will take a few years.
I tell you, I am going to be afraid of your team in about 2-3 years.
by Bjorno on Aug 20, 2009 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I tell you, I am going to be afraid of your team in about 2-3 years.
Very true. If they can get 1 bigtime WR and fill in some of the holes that are/will be developing in the defense, the Bears can be very scary. I’m not afraid this year, but a couple seasons from now? We could definitely have our hands full.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We beat you once last year and improved our offense. How are you not scared this year of at least losing once again?
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
because your defense
is even worse this year, and our defense is even better.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please explain how our defense is worse this year. If you say “age”, I would like you to know the average age of the Minnesota Viking D is older than that of the Chicago Bears.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 11:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
We're back to the defense argument?
We had the best defense in the league last year and you didn’t. Unless you completely overhauled the defense while I wasn’t looking, that fact remains the same.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 21, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can you read? His statement was our defense got worse. I want to know how?
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was basing that opinion mostly on the fact that Tommie Harris and Urlacher are on a major decline, yet still are expected to be the “cornerstones” of the defense. Also Daniel Mannign as a starter is simply laughable.
I suppose I should have said the Chicago D is just as crappy as last year, and not “worse”. My condolences.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please site your sources that Urlacher has looked on the decline this year. Because from what I hear, he looks stronger and quicker than he has since the SB (stands for Super Bowl, you may not be familiar with them). Tommie Harris is a huge question mark because of his shady injuries but he didn’t play last year, so the absence of him does not make us worse.
Why is Daniel Manning at safety laughable. Please back up that claim.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
although
it WAS just my opinion, I wasn’t stating it as fact. I’m sorry brands, I know you don’t know the difference between the two.
It was a bit of a silly opinion though. It’ll be pretty tough to be even worse than last year.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think they've gotten woese,
but I can’t say they’ve really improved either. If Harris isn’t healthy (which doesn’t appear likely) I think the front four will likely struggle again. Urlacher is past his peak, but I don’t think he’s declined as much as some people think. Secondary is still a mess however. Vasher seems to feel that falling on your ass and biting on any attempt at a double move is the best way to cover. Tillman is great against big receivers, but he can’t handle the speed and moves of the smaller, quick guys (Smith, S Moss, etc). The safeties… well, nothing to say there. Just ughh. Unless a couple of our younger guys really step up, the backfield will be as big a mess as last year. Not worse, but not better either. Bringing in Tinoisomoa from St Louis definitely upgrades the SSL spot however.
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by JerBear50 on Aug 21, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
stop using these pesky "stats" Gonzo
they just confuse people!!
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
If the goal was to throw red meat between two hungry & vicious prides of lions … mission accomplished, Gonzo!
Or so I assume, I haven’t been able to bring myself to even read most of this.
by puddnhead on Aug 20, 2009 9:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I just got tired
Of hearing about how great the Bears were, as though the Vikings didn’t even exist.
Over the top? Perhaps.
Did it feel pretty good? You’re damn right it did.
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by Gonzo on Aug 20, 2009 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gonzo
I’ve been picking up on your writing style bit bye bit. What I have realized is that almost always,you elicit the exact response you intend to. Too that good sir, I applaud you. I knew when you wrote this that Hiroshima and Nagasaki would happen all over again. Kudos to you good sir, and can I have a job writing for the DN? lol.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 10:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
And
Also I’d like to give a Randy Moss “I so just mooned the Packer Fans” salute to icar0331 for engaging in a trite, sardonic tennis match of back and forth. I respect a man who can give and take intelligent banter.
by Jepp The Viking on Aug 20, 2009 10:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
if you aren't having fun, you're doing it wrong
…..or a Lions fan.
Keep melting faces with that awesomeness!
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 20, 2009 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some of the "wisdom" of Bear fans
That have read this post. . .or, in many cases, had this post read to them by somebody with a much higher level of literacy than they’ll ever achieve.
http://boards.chicagobears.com/forums/thread/1729861.aspx
This guy needs to get Hooked on Phonics, ASAP.
This guy. . .well, it pretty much speaks for itself.
And will the Vikings please shut the heck up about Adrian Peterson. HE SUCKS. He averages 2 yards a freaking carry and tends to break a long one because of a breakdown or some crappy tackle. He is the luckiest player I ever seen. He has no skill, and no work ethic, his luck is soon to run out. Matt forte is so much better, and actually is he real deal.
Seriously, how dumb do you have to be to actually believe this crap? You need to be “Bear fan dumb,” that’s how dumb. Yeah, Matt Forte and his inability to average 4 yards/carry is sooooooooooooooooooo much better than Adrian Peterson. Honestly, the English language damn near has to come up with a new word to describe the level of stupidity going on over there.
What a collective of morons.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 8:12 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+100!
Go get um Gonzo!
Bernard, Percy and AP oh my!
by VikesPma on Aug 21, 2009 9:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Gonzo failed 2nd grade. And then he failed life.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
good one
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
MUST DEFEND GONZO!
So dreamy.
The term “good one” is from the 1990’s. Learn how to speak.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Weird that you should say that
Since I’m better than you, smarter than you, and more successful than you.
After all, one of us has 11 1/2 years of honorable service to his country (and counting), is married to the greatest wife ever, and in his spare time runs the best website of its kind on the internet.
The other one has spent the last day or so trolling that website, insulting everyone in his path and ignoring the facts, in a sad and obvious attempt to mask his own insecurities and shortcomings.
Although I will say that, over the last day or so, you’ve proven yourself worthy of becoming an understudy for either GeauxBears or ChiFan13. If you ask, I’m sure they can find a “position” for you.
IfyouknowwhatImeanandIthinkthatyoudo.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 11:22 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nah
I applaud you for your contribution to this country, however, I am still positively sure you are awful at running this website. This website is too biased and not a fan page; it is a “I wish” page. It shows no facts at all. It is over confident hillbillies shooting out ambitious predictions. Scrolling up and down your home page reading about how the Vikings already won the NFC North so do you think any other team will get a wild card spot, is completely ridiculous and almost laughable at how pathetic your fanbase is. No wonder your team is going to move to LA, because the fans must get so pissed when you consistently underachieve. Also, every post has excerpts from articles in order to mislead your fans. Favre’s rotator cuff is a mystery, but you spin it to say there is no problem with it. In reality, you Sir Gonzo, have NO IDEA what is up with his rotator cuff besides what the media tells you. You don’t see any faults in the Vikings or at least can’t admit to them. I don’t need to stick up for GeauxBears or ChiFans, their non-biased better run website is leaps and bounds above this one. Sort of like Chicago is so much further along than Minny.
You have a long way to go to be half of what I am when it comes to being smart or successful. A very long way chulo.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 11:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This website is too biased
That’s kind of the point.
rolling my eyes YET AGAIN
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The hell is wrong with you?
You seem to be shocked, surprised, and amazed that a Vikings website is supportive of the Vikings and hopes for good things for them. Wouldn’t be much of a fan site if the overriding them was "man, the Vikings suck," which is obviously what you and people like you would have it be.
Seriously, if you’re so wonderful and successful and everything, why in the hell would you spend 24 hours here outright trolling? I don’t believe I’ve spent the amount of time trolling opposing sites in my entire life that you’ve spent here over the course of the last day or two.
And I don’t have anything bad to say about WCG. It’s a good site. Fortunately, that has very little to do with the two douchenozzle idiots that I mentioned above. To the contrary, the site’s success and quality is despite them, not because of them. I will say that calling it "non-biased" is a little. . .what’s the word I’m looking for. . .oh, yes. . ."stupid," since it’s also a fan site, but hey. . .shine on, you crazy diamond.
The difference is that there aren’t legions of people from this site over there whining and crying like petulant children like the folks from there that come over here. You folks don’t get that. And do you know why that is? Because we’re better than that and, on a personal level, certainly better than you.
Hope that runner-up chair is comfy. Maybe if you’re lucky, the Packers will let you have it for another year.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It is fine to be pro-your team but this site is misleading and really sort of arrogant. I have no idea what Minnesota fans have to be cocky about but they are. 1 division win in a row followed by a butt kicking int he playoffs? That is fine that you think your team is great and you have high hopes for it. But being over confident hurts when you don’t suceed, which Minnesota should be used to. Your website and followers don’t have the knowledge of football as a sport, only knowledge of the Vikings. You should be able to go to any fan site and have a realistic conversation, including opinions, about a team, their strengths, weaknesses, outlooks, etc. This site is as if the Vikings are the only team in the NFC North…and they aren’t. The followers of this site only know about the Vikings and think the Vikings are the only good team that exists. You guys act like you blew the conference out of the water last year. The Bears should have beaten the Falcons and Panthers which would have made them 11-5 and division champs, but they blew it. They messed up. They weren’t good enough. But they got better in the off season, and none of you are grounded enough to admit that.
WCG actually discusses strengths of other teams, potential scenarios, realistic conditions for our team. It is not all “homers” such as this site. And scroll through posts over there. A ton of Vikings fans came over when we were discussing what Brett Favre means to our team to start ranting about how great the Vikings are. Tell your followers to stop trolling if you don’t want trollers on your below average site.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not sure which site
You’re referring to as “below average.” But I know there’s no chance you’re referring to this one.
You know what’s below average, though? You. And the Chicago Bears.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Good one"
If ther Bears are below average, and beat the Vikings last year, what does that make you guys? This site is awful man, try harder next lifetime.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:08 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its fun to watch
your hate progression. First this site wasn’t that good, then it was below average, and now it is awful.
“HATE HATE HATE!!!”
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 12:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chulo – in Mexican slang refers to someone who is cute, hot, good looking etc.
OMG, you tOtAlLy have a crush on Gonzo, don’t you??!!?!
Rolling my eyes YEEEEEEEEET again…
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am crushing on your man. Sweet vest
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
I just got this one. He didn’t realize that I’m obviously dressed as Marty McFly in this picture?
(I’m only saying this so that the rest of you will realize that I am dressed as Marty McFly in this picture and I don’t regularly wear red, puffy vests. I thought it was obvious, haha)
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
-- The almighty Manimal
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 1:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My guess is
That he was going for “culo,” which is Spanish for “ass.”
But, you’re right. . .he ended up calling me “cute.” And now he’s trying to play it off like he meant to. I don’t know if I’m flattered, scared, or nauseated. Bit of each, quite frankly.
Loser troll has lost. It’s probably time for him to go home now.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Chulo” is actually from a very funny episode of South Park.
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which is irrelevant here
What’s relevant is the fact that you attempted to show your “intelligence,” and failed just as badly in that attempt as you have throughout this entire thread.
I hate having to point out the obvious, but if this site is so “awful,” I don’t see one single damn person here that’s begging you to hang out.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How does referencing South Park fail in showing my intelligence? You make no sense?
You can be Queen of the InternetVikingFanDorkClub as much as you want, just as long as you know you do a poor job at your true passion, the Daily Norseman website
by brands735 on Aug 21, 2009 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not the South Park reference, sparky
Unless you’re saying that you MEANT to call me “cute” by referring to me as a “chulo” instead of a “culo.” Of course, disputing that might mean having to admit you were wrong about something. . .and, call it a hunch, but I’m guessing that, like most Bears fans, admitting you were wrong about anything is not something you’re terribly big on.
South Park is hilarious and great. Don’t sully it by getting your ignorance and stupidity all over it.
And, hey, there must be something great about this website. . .after all, you’re still here. When it comes to trolls, I’ve seen few that are as devoted to their craft as you are. At this rate, you should surpass your total number of comments at WCG by this afternoon, thereby showing exactly what sort of “Bears fan” you are.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait for it... wait for it...
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 11:43 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is an epic thread.
I’m ashamed to admit that I haven’t been here long enough to be involved in another one that was invaded by trolls. I guess there’s a first for everything.
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by Andersklasen on Aug 21, 2009 12:07 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
It's an amazing phenomenon, isn't it?
You never hear stuff like “Man, this food is so disgusting. . .but I don’t want to stop eating it!” or “Wow, having my balls in this vice really hurts. . .but I can’t stop squeezing!”
But “man, this website sucks, so I think I’m going to hang out for a while?” Happens all the damn time. And it’s usually perpetuated by complete morons that have no earthly idea just how stupid they are. brandi here, for example.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Stupid?
Yes, you are.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Silenced?
Yes, you have been.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually its very apparent you put a lot of effort into this site
I applaud you for that…….it’d be nice if everyone did.
as for the name calling and insults, it detracts from your efforts.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
as for the name calling and insults, it detracts from your efforts.
when it comes to this jagoff brands, it was very necessary.
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give him credit for going it alone
I dont endorse the direction he’s gone but he’s normally a pretty good guy from reading his comments elsewhere.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes
I really expected a big group to come join in. I was nervous about an all out flame-war taking palce. I’m glad that didn’t happen. Just a mini-battle.
And I really don’t even dislike (most) Bears fans. Like I’ve said earlier, I live in Illinois, travel to Chicago frequently, and attended Illinois State, so most of the people close to me are Bears fans. This is where I come to get away from all of that “Vikings suck, Bears rule” talk I deal with constantly, and so when somebody that asinine starts spouting off, I can’t help but want to make everything he says mean nothing.
Thanks icarr for not partaking. I for one, feel a little dirty for it, but it was entertaining.
V-I-K-I-N-G-S! Skol Vikings, Let's Go!!
by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 12:50 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If the name calling and insults could be moderated I think this site could have some very good and lively debates. Not to say you dont already as this is really the first time I’ve spent any real time over here. As I’ve said before its apparent Gonzo really pours himself into this blog and I’ll gladly take some of my time to read more of his work.
When the crap starts flying its hard not to get sucked into the fight. I dont fault anyone for it…..unless thats how they open their argument, in which case their immediately irrelevant.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
their = they're
I’m usually better at proof reading.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least someone can recognize
But, as someone said earlier, brandi has given us a fine example of the way most of your fellow fans view and treat this website.
Anybody that thinks they can do better can go ahead and open their own damn blog. I won’t cry one single tear.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
we are all guilty of some form of prejudice
I choose not to take part in “Fanatical Profiling” Did I just coin a new phrase? SWEET someone check google!
Semper Fi
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see the Ban Hammer
and the Delete Hammer have been wielded.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
That’s what happens when you start attacking people that have no business being attacked.
Attack me? Fine. Bringing people’s loved ones into it? That’s a bannin’.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 2:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
It was an ugly comment and uncalled for. Please accept that while he is a Bears Fan, he represents only himself and his beliefs. We (as in Bears Fans) are not all so easily motivated to spout out such garbage.
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by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd believe that more easily
If not for the unbelievable amount of horse crap that Bear fans have brought here in the 3+ years this site has been in existence. It’s almost like it’s encouraged somehow.
Don’t have that problem with the Packer fans or the Lion fans. . .or fans of any of our opponents, really.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've only been following SBNation for less then a yr
and posting for much less. Could market/population size have something to do with that? I can’t say the behavoir is encouraged but perhaps it could be toned down considerably.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talkin' out a turn?
That’s a paddlin’.
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by Manimal on Aug 21, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
40 lashes with a wet noodle?
I can honestly say that if our lives were to cross paths in the real world that I would thoroughly enjoy having a few beers and watching our teams together……..with a couple of you.
"We're here! We're queer! We don't want anymore bears!" by Manimal on Aug 20, 2009 12:05 PM EDT @ Daily Norseman after acquiring a geriatric QB
by icarr0331 on Aug 21, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Paddlin' the school canoe?
You’d better believe that’s a paddlin’.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
kickdick job.....
Now thats how you get web hits. Talk shit about Chicago and their loser fans and writers, and watch the vitriol pour in, multiplying the daily hits by 100X.
I said it at the top. F**K Chicago, their fans, and their sportswriters.
Whether the Vikes win or lose, the Favre signing has ignited the passions of Purple across the midwest, from St.Paul to Madison to Sioux City to Fargo to Greeeeeeeeeeeeeen Gay….(I mean Bay)……
We own all haters. This is the time for all Purple Faithful to rise up and support your team. The owners put their chips all in, you gonna sit back and clap for them, or curl up and hate the anti-christ in Purple? He’s your QB, this is a call for all Vikes fans to stand up and say THIS IS OUR YEAR. Our Year. Put the pressure on, from the front office down to the towel boy. All the pieces are in place, now it’s time to go out and make it happen.
Starts tonight. Favre running out the Tunnel in the Dome with a purple #4. Get on the bandwagon now, or jump ship and try to swim while the rest of us drink the kool -aid.
MMMMmm Purple. Tastes like grapes. And Victory.
by toke1 on Aug 21, 2009 1:34 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least you can admit that you're drinking the Kool-aid
(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."
by ThorCo on Aug 21, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I said it at the top. F**K Chicago, their fans, and their sportswriters.
Classy.
If you can't laugh at yourself... Who can you laugh at?
The Packers, that’s who.
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by TheViking83 on Aug 21, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't go quite so far
As to say “F*** them all.” I’m sure that there are plenty of Chicago fans that are, overall, decent people.
But, at the risk of sounding arrogant, when you’re the biggest, brightest light on the horizon, you’ll attract some elements that you don’t necessarily want.
I guess we’re the bug zapper that all the most prominent Bear trolls are attracted to.
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by Gonzo on Aug 21, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I stick by what I said
I’m surrounded by Bears and Packer fans at work, I hear it from all angles.
I also live just across the St.Croix river from a gaggle of green, I hear it from all angles.
I’ve been forum-talker with many Bears and Packers fans for many, many years. Before blogging was
even a word. I respect the fans of other teams who can have a logical discussion on the Black and Blue
but they are few and far between, now that the Vikes are in the national limelight.
So I say again, bring it. As an online guy, I’ll talk smack until forced to eat crow. If the Vikes are 4-6 after ten weeks and trailing handily to our fellow north foes, I will be the first to stand up and admit that this whole ordeal didn’t work out and eat my words. Maybe cake-style like Funston on Yahoo.
But after all the bullshit Viking fans have endured about our QB roster moves and the will-he won’t he Favre talk, the way the Packer and Bears fans ridiculed us when he decided to stay retired, taking shots at the Purple fan base and coaches, I will glady sit here today and tell you fellow fans of opposing teams that you are in for a hurtin’… both offensively and defensively.
That’s how high I am on this team going forward. We are the team to beat in the North, and I will be shocked if we aren’t the team to beat heading into the playoffs.
The bar has been raised.
by toke1 on Aug 21, 2009 3:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now imagine
putting up with all the QB bulls*it that Chicago has… and see how frustrated you would be.
you might talk a little smack yourself about your shiny new QB.
however, it would be the poster below me (OldschoolVike) who i would want to stand up and admit wrong/eat words… if your season doesnt pan out.
because you sir, have written quite respectfully.
And yes, as of the beginning of this season, you are the team to beat, being the NFC North Champs.
"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler
by BearNecessities on Aug 25, 2009 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soldier Field
Not only are Chicago fans delusional, they are, for the most part, mentally challenged. If you have ever had the opportunity to visit the turdhole on the lake known as “Soldier Field” then you will know exactly what I am talking about. Not only are Chicago fans the most obnoxious, retarded idiots to roam the planet since the Geico caveman, they make it a point to let any opposing fans feel real welcome in their turdhole venue. The place reeks of piss and stupidity with the latter taking precedent. That is why I always enjoy a Viking win there. To see their drunken forlorne sausage stuffed big behinds crying and whining after a Viking win is particularly refreshing….
by Oldschoolvike on Aug 22, 2009 6:01 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I really shouldn't respond to this...
…but I just came over to see what all the commotion was about. I’m really sorry you feel this way about ALL fans. I hope you realize you’re wrong. Just because people get excited and loud in their OWN stadium, doesn’t mean anything. I’m sure at your stadium, you’re the same way – the most obnoxious and loudest people there. That’s how it works. And as for the mentally challenged part, well, that’s just grossly wrong. I could go on about how I’m a teacher, but I’m done responding. I just hope eventually you will be able to turn off the blinders.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Aug 25, 2009 4:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
HA!
The only delusion is the dream that the viqueens have of reaching the super bowlthis post is almost a pathetic as your team
by Vikant on Aug 23, 2009 11:39 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What
WTF do you have a crush on me or something? My opinans of your team shouldnt matter to you or any one else just suck it up and deal with it. how many vikings fans have been trolling on packer boards talking a bunch of pointless crap about their pathtic team. what ever i dont care it makes no difference to me
by Vikant on Aug 23, 2009 11:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't care
Yet you seem to be getting pretty riled up… please learn how to spell too, could you?
TROLL
by Spoolinup on Aug 23, 2009 11:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And didn't your parents teach you
two wrongs don’t make a right? I don’t doubt there are vikings’ fans trolling on the packers’ board, and they’re just as pathetic as you. Grow up.
by Spoolinup on Aug 23, 2009 11:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There is no point
in arguing with you over the internet about a season that hasnt started yet. both teams ar e 0-0 so lets argree to disagree and just save the igorant banter untill the to teams meet Oct. 5. I will stop trolling if it means That much to you.
by Vikant on Aug 24, 2009 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least he admitted to trolling.
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