but is anyone watching the Packers/Bears game. Two over-hyped qb’s sucking it up BIG TIME. I’m liking this…

But, Rodgers looked like the MVP in the preseason hahaha. I think we all knew that was bs.

good post

+10 on the post. nicely done

hello. i’m not a vikings fan, but i do plan on following them this season because of the rookie they drafted, percy harvin. i am not sure how familiar u guys are with him. as a gators fan, i was fortunate to watch him during his entire tenure at the university of florida. the guy has been the best player i have seen play for the gators over the last 15 years. this guy is a very special player; in spite of his size, he would be a great full-time running back—of course, u already have one. having him and peterson on the same field is almost unfair. good luck, should be an exciting season for the vikings. the way harvin runs reminds a bit of barry sanders.

Special teams looks like it could be scary again this year, not as scary as Chilly’s opening onside kick call, but scary just the same.

AD is simply the best!!!

 You know that the offense will go through Peterson, and I think the veteran leadership or calming presence of Brett Favre really hasn’t been talked about today. This was a classic ‘play down to the level of competition’ game for Minnesota. Historically, they’re terrible outside on grass, and this had all the earmarks of a nail biter with one screwy play or turnover costing Minnesota the game late. At halftime, it seemed like you could see the game unfolding that way. But the Vikes came out and took their first two drives and shoved the ball right down the throat of the Browns, effectively ending the game. When you have a vet like Favre, who stays calm under early adversity, it allows the rest of the offense to take a deep breath, collect themselves, and go to work. Put in an exciteable or inexperienced guy, doubt creeps in, people start pressing, mistakes are made and then the game is lost.

Favre made a couple of clutch throws on both those drives on either third and long (Shiancoe for a first down) or second and long (Harvin on 2nd and long to set up third and short inside the 10) to keep drives alive and set up a touchdown. Peterson scores a touchdown four plays after the Shiancoe catch, Vikes take a 17-13 lead. Harvin scores the next play after his clutch catch, and then Peterson cuts the heart out of the Browns with his amazing 4th quarter run.

Would Jackson or Rosenfels have made those plays? I’ll let you decide.

Percy Harvin had an impressive debut. I liked his ability to catch a ball, sit down in a zone or find a seam. He has a nose for the end zone, and as the season progresses he will really begin to stretch the field.

Overall, great week one win. Skol!!

The Vikes seemed out of sync in the first half but a different team emerged from the locker room after halftime. The team was operating with deadly precision as it marched down the field in the first two TD drives of the second half and we all got a glimpse of how potent they will be this season. Helluva catch by Rice even though he came down out of bounds. Good game management by Favre in the second half along with better protection by the line. What more can you say about AP? I’ve never seen a back in all my years run down the sideline, stiff arm a defender into the cheap seats, come to a complete stop, juke another defender, turn on the burners again, stiff arm another player and outrun two other Browns already running at full speed to the end zone. Gonzo is right. He’s the greatest player in the league. SKOL!

Did anyone else notice how we went to three wides and 1 back a lot in the third. With AP in the backfield that its hard on a defense to defend. We have so many weapons on the field in that formation its scary.

GO VIKES!!!

First off Favre is all we could have hoped for. He is trully a master at the QB position, passing or not. I really liked his follow through after each hand off or pass. The defense can’t assume any longer. And watching the QB’s eyes wont help much when Favre is in there. Because his eyes are always moving from reciever to reciever, mix in a few fakes to the running backs and this is “indeed” going to be fun. "Thanks be to Mr. Favre for coming out of retirement “again”. lol

I knew he would help this team by example. And he is doing just that. Play to win, but have some fun doing it. By keeping the defense totally confused. Now then add into that Mr. Peterson punishing running, Percy’s speed and cuts, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Rice, and BB, and this may be a very very good year for our offense.

My concerns on offense remain “Blocking” or lack of, “Team effort” or lack of, and “Good Coaching” or lack of,.. Although the first sign of good coaching is the second half results. And our guys seem to shift gears at half time, for a good change. Which may have due to better second half coaching?

At any rate, “job well done”. But we still have not shut the Packer fans up. They are still mouthing -off about their defense, and QB in cheeze country. They just don’t get it.

The score board doesn’t lay. And Trash Talking doesn’t score many points.

Aside from those things that you pointed out, Gonzo, here were a couple of things that I noticed that were a definite improvement over last year:
1) We actually came back in the second half to win. The Vikes have always been known for not being able to close a game, instead, we had our second string in against the Brown’s final offensive drive.
2) Notably stronger pass defense
3) Open field tackling was excellent compared to last year
4) I thought special teams looked great, aside from Cribbs taking back that low punt from Kluwe, I thought they smothered the ball pretty good.
5) We beat the Browns in the Dog House, not an easy place to play, and for sure, not an easy place to start out the season.

My one issue, and I never thought it would be, is that our offensive line had issues. It sure seemed like Favre was running for his life a lot.

i was in a very good mood yesterday and will be all week thanks to our team’s victory over the browns. the only thing that concerned me was the play of our right defensive end and our left offensive tackle. bryant was horrible on his pass blocking and on many of his run blocks he failed to finish his block. i don’t know what he graded out, but i don’t think it was great. i hope he can regain his old form or i fear brett could be on the ground allot.
asfar as allen goes i hope he can get some power behind his rush. Because he looked pathetic. Although it was against a very good, youg left tackle, it was still alarming he was handled with such ease. He and the rest of the front 4 are going to have to step it up because we cannot rely on secondary blitzes all year!!!

in closing, only being able to pick out a few things in the first game victory is an excellent way to start our year off. i hope this happy feeling stays with me for the most of this season. go vikes!!!

Favre and the Vikings looked great yesterday. Favre and the Vikings rushed for 225, just awesome! I’m pretty pumped by Favre and the Viking’s run game. Special teams scares me again this year though. Favre and the Vikings need to get better protection for Favre. I look forward for Favre and the Vikings against the Lions next week. Skol Favre and the Vikings!

That’s why I put in the avatar, to make me easy to spot and pass over.

This is a team sport, Heech, go watch golf or swimming. Cheer on Micheal Phelps he needs some cheerleaders.

I don’t think I saw this a single time, but I could be wrong. Where the heck was the play action pass?

Like Gonzo, my kneejerk reaction was—-monumentally stupid, but thinking about it for over 24 hours, I like it.

Fact: The Browns would have a tough time driving 5 yards for a touchdown, much less 50. Yeah, they went 30 and got a FG, but when you have a good offense, 3 points shouldn’t be a big deal.

Fact: I have ripped Childress for overly conservative play calling for four years. This was anything but that. If the Vikes recover, they get momentum from the get go and probably end this game by halftime. Worst case, the defense defends a shorter field. He finally opens it up a little bit, and we crucify him. The guy can’t win with us, so I cut him some slack on this.

Fact: This was a low risk move that didn’t pay off. It was the first game of the year, against a very beatable opponent that had no bearing on the outcome of the game. It now gives opponents something to think about when they gameplan for the Vikes.

It’s not like he called for a fake punt inside his own 35 clinging to a two point lead with the game hanging in the balance.

A guy could get hurt that way. But it was pretty fun to watch.

Great Win. With Favre in there, I believed we could win no matter what type of defense we faced. Adrian Peterson is a beast, Percy is finesse, and Shiancoe is reliable. Now we need our speedster (Berrian) and our red zone threat (Rice) to get in sync and we should be running on all cylinders. Scary offense.
Our Defense played tired. This will definitely improve as we get into game shape. We cuddnt get much pressure with the front four, but I believe that they will get it together as the season progresses.
Our Special Teams was not so special, I hated the onside kick to start the game. AND that punt return for a td was a glitch.
Final score shud have been 34-10, Ill take a win either way. Skol Vikes!