it seems you did as little research on Dallas and Philly as it appears Watkins did of you. Watch one single player interview and you will know exactly where the players’ heads are at.

But let’s go through this:

How Dallas-friendly was New Orleans when Dallas marched in their home and ended their quest for a perfect season?

Mcnabb is regarded as one of the better QB’s in the league at avoiding the rush, thanks to his “happy feat.” He has even torched the Cowboys in the past with his elusiveness, but right now the Cowboys pass rush is peaking and it’d be pretty silly to dismiss it.

Please explain how the Eagles offense has limited weaponry.

Can see that this is a pretty ridiculous comparison, between Favre and McNabb. Favre is a great decision making QB, whereas McNabb has not been so.

I think Shiancoe and Celek are comparable level tight ends. Maclin is not as athletic and able to go up and grab a ball as Rice…Rice will match up much better against us (Likely Newman) I do think you will see Harvin against Mike Jenkins, and I do think you will see why we are high on Jenkins.

I agree with the above post that McNabb is hard to sack, and we have done well at putting him on the turf. He’s big, and not 40. Additionally, yeah, the Eagles definitely are not deficient of weapons. We should know, we’re going to have to face these young playmakers for years.

I do think that AP is certainly a much better back at this point in time than the oft-injured Westbrook (or McCoy), and he will test our front seven’s ability to set the edge and stay home for the cutback. Chester Taylor actually scares me a lot on the screen/flare. However, we can match you guys player for player in the running game, our backs are strong, fast, and unlike AP, are not putting the ball on the ground.

This game will come down to who protects their QB better. If we get 4-5+ sacks on Favre, I really like our chances. If not, he’ll likely eat us alive with the slant, skinny post, and just throwing it up and letting Rice sky and go get it.

I’m obviously biased…but my bet is on Ware, Rat, and Spencer getting the best of Loadholt , Sullivan, and McKinnie…(Ware just made pro-bowler Jason Peters look like a chump).

Either way, best of luck and sustained health this weekend. I respect your organization a good deal, but I still hope we pound you mercilessly. And, to Grime, I haven’t read your post yet, but, yes, some Cowboys fans suck, as do some fans of every team. I happen to be pretty awesome, thanks for asking.

Haha wow, those are some horrible comparison’s and really evaluations of your teams two players.

McNabb= Favre…? Haha not so much. More like Favre > McNabb.

Westbrook isn’t at all comparable to Peterson.

Rice isn’t a “speed” WR. In fact, he is probably the definition of a possession WR.

Haha just a really poorly written section by Watkins. Sounds like he thinks this weeks game will play out much like the Philly-Dallas game on Wildcard weekend, which is pretty silly..

And, yes the Cowboys are going to have a much harder time defeating the Vikings than they had in putting up 20+ point victories against the Eagles. The Eagles are a good team, but the Vikings are better as the article demonstrates. I expect a tight game, and hopefully the Cowboys are not taking the Vikings as lightly as are the media or this game could be real ugly.

The pros act like it doesn’t matter what the media or anyone says about them, but c’mon this HAS to ramp our guys up right?! Is it Sunday yet?

I have butterflies in my stomach and my adrenalin starts pumping. WILL SUNDAY EVER COME? My daughter is afraid I am going to have a heart attack. She might be right.

All this talk and speculation means nothing. Sunday’s performance will.

They’re under the belief that the Vikings play the same version of the the WC offense as the Eagles being that Childress is an Andy Reid protege (what insight). What’s funny is that they’ve gone as far to add a couple caveats. Wait, wait, wait…that the Vikings have a much more balanced approach and Childress has at times sacrificed the passing game in an attempt to force the run; and that they don’t rely on the deep ball as the Eagles do. So, basically they both run a similar offense with completely different talent and approach.

And “were” is the operative word.

With your one win coming against a Giants team that was already on vacation. I think a lot of the media love for Dallas stems from the fact that they’re blazing and the Vikes aren’t really.

But yeah, those comparisons between the Vikes and Iggles are very silly.

I love it when trolls arrive, especial if they claim to be clairvoyant.

The more foolish the trolls, the more I laugh after the game.

If they do have things to say that make sense, I like to know that in advance so the coaches can read this blog and get ready for it.

Of course, I write so much insane stuff here myself, I doubt the coaching staff reads this blog other than for comic relief.

Comparing Favre to McFlabb is something that insults even me, and I’m not a Favre fan. Favre, through all his prima donna attitude, is one of the best ever. McFlabb’s best was left on the 40 yard line during the Super Bowl in a big stinking pile.

I really am enjoying Vikings fans thinking the Super Bowl is going to be handed to them, however, it reminds me of the 2007 Cowboys fans. It didn’t work out well for us.

It’s going to be a great game, the match-ups are interesting.

P.S. I hate you as much as you hate me.

Just wanted to say that comparing the Eagles to the Vikings is like comparing USC to Alabama. Sure, USC was good in the past, but ‘Bama is great RIGHT NOW. I actually can’t think of a single position that I could confidently say Philthy is better than you guys at.

That being said, good luck this weekend ( but not too much luck :) ), this should be a really great game to watch.

The Cowboys won’t be seeing an offense with limited weaponry

I’ll give you the opportunity to amend that before I lay into you.

I would say that offensively, Dallas is a run to set up the pass team and the Vikings are a pass to set up the run team.

Dallas has three backs that can go out and have an impact on the game and boast an offensive line that has been together for a while. The key to a good running attack is having decent or better backs and offensive line consistency. Run blocking is all about timing and precision. Dallas’s line is good at this. When Dallas has struggled, it has been against teams that are good at stopping the run first and foremost. When the Dallas running game gets going, Romo plays relaxed and focused and tends to succeed. When the running game gets bogged down and Romo has to be the one to carry his team, he plays out of control and has historically folded under pressure.

Minnesota on the other hand has very good backs, but has 2 first year starters on the offensive line. Although they are individually talented, the precision is not their yet to be a run first team. However, the addition of Favre and his instant chemistry with our receivers has allowed the line to simply play their man based upon individual talent to cover up for their lack of precision. Once the passing game gets going, the Vikings are then able to get men out of the box and move the ball via running as a balance. When Favre gets shutdown in the passing game (whether by poor play calling or great coverage and pressure) the Viking’s offense grinds to a halt*.

• Please see the Arizona, Carolina and first half of Chicago games for reference of all three methods.

Both teams are fairly well balanced overall. I think the Vikings D is ideally suited to stop Dallas’s offense as they are better run D than pass D. I don’t think our Pass D is good enough to shut the Cowboys offense down completely and they will score at least 14 points more likely about 24. On the other hand, while both the Vikings and Cowboys passing D’s are below average, it is the Cowboys passing D and pass rush that will key the game. If through the use of screen passes to AD/CT and slants the Vikings can negate the Dallas rush and move the chains, the Vikings will put up points and likely win.

In summary:
If the Vikings can move the chains via screen passes and shorter slant routes while slowing or stopping the Dallas run offense, the Vikings will win. If Dallas can run and stop the Vikings through the air, they win. If some mix between the two, all bets are off.

Personally, I feel pretty good about the Vikings chances and guess that CT and out front seven will have a good day. Guess at final score: 31-24.

It comes down to this; the team with the fewest turnovers and the fewest penalties wins. I believe both teams are so evenly matched that it all boils down to execution and limiting big mistakes. Slim HFA to the Vikings!

Playing for little more than a bye for over a month I am very eager to see the Vikings defense back and champing at the bit on every single play of the game.

This is how the Cowboys have been playing for the last month.

We’ll see what will happen with both teams are hungry and laying it out there for every single play but I have a feeling that it will end with a, commentator shocking, sound victory for the Vikings.

…Then again, so did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Weren’t they one of the worst teams in the league this year?

But at this point it’s just going round and round….
It’s all starting to sound like Charlie Brown Adult-Speak…

cue the trumpet

Id like to revisit a playoff game I had the misfortune of having to watch that featured the Vikings and the Niners in the NFC championship game. My Vikes had the best pass rush that year with Millard, Doleman, Randle, Henry on the line and Joe Montana killed us with a west coast offense. How did he do it? He threw fast short accurate passes underneath all day long. 3 step drop or from the shotgun with the defense all spread out. We have all the tools to do the same thing on Sunday in addition we have a much better rushing attack than Golden Joe had at his disposal. Long drives kill a pash rush, the defense has to go all out every play, the offense doesnt, add in some run blocking and its fatal to a speed rush. The other thing thats not being mentioned are the massive amount of penalties incurred by the cowboys line this season. Add in the noise level at the dome and good ’ole Flozell being jumpy about having to block #69 and you can be sure there are going to be alot of holds and false starts. On offense Favre is the master of the hard count, how many yards did we get this year just from the snap count? Its insulting to read the opinions of so many experts that seem to post with bias. The facts are home field is huge in the playoffs, a bye week is a massive advantage for prep and team health, and after watching last weeks playoffs you can clearly see favored teams did not do well. It takes heart and grit to win in the playoffs, not media love. The final point Im going to make is the 3-4 defense used by so many teams in the NFL. That defensive scheme gives you many looks but each look has a severe weakness in it, ie defensive lineman dropping into coverage, an overstacked box that leaves man up coverage on deep routes. I hope we see Spencer and Deware on the line the whole game because it will make the middle and roll out routes totally open. Can Mr. Favre read a defense and make the right decision? Does a man thats been playing the game longer than alot of the posters have been alive give him some insight into defensive schemes? Can you list a QB in the history of the game that has more experience in a west coast offense? In summation, the game will come down to penalties, execution of game plan, turn overs and special teams. That means its exactly like every other game thats ever been or ever will be played. Go Vikings !!!

More than at any time this season, Brad Childress and his staff need to step with a great game plan tomorrow. Two areas will be critical if the Vikings are to beat the Pokes. The first will be how well we pressure Romo. Tony has been on a roll for the last 5 weeks, and there is no question he is a good QB. But he has fallen apart in his career when pressured. The Vikings have a great D-Line. However towards the end of the season it has had trouble against the bigger O-Lines like Dallas possesses. What has been troubling is that the coaches have been slow to adjust with blitz packages when the D-Line alone isn’t generating any pressure. I don’t believe the Cowboys will be able to run the ball against us with a great deal of consistentcy. So the twists the coaches put into our rush to put consistent pressure on Romo without forgetting about the Cowboys vaunted draw play will be critical in this game. If we can successfully pressure Romo our secondary will be just fine. Second, Can our O-Line generate a running game? Can they limit Ware and Spencer? At the end of the season we have missed the leadership of Matt Birk. Sullivan has to step up his game. Herrera needs to eliminate his whiffs. Really the entire O-Line needs to take it up a notch. The coaches better have made some max protection adjustments with the running backs and TEs too. Finally, the game plan itself should contain lots of screens and play actions; and also the element of surprise. Get away from our normal tendencies. Nothing keeps a defense on its heels better than that. Final score if our coaches have the team prepared: Vikings 31 – Cowboys 23.

We can definitely win this game. And we can definitely lose it. But, no mater what, this will have been a great season.

I spent a good part of late las tweek getting increasingly irritated at Cowboy fan and media pundit arrogance and presumption. I finally just stepped away Friday morning, and decided I would pay no more attention. And I feel much better for it.

If we win, victory will be all the sweeter, for having shown up this Cowbuy-centric arrogance. If not, then defeat will be no more humbling than it would have been otherwise. Maybe less even, since, you know, we are supposed to lose this game.

Skol Vikings. See you on the other side!

It is entertaining seeing the ESPN Cowboys homers being shut up.