Predicting Vikings vs. Saints
by medicineball on Jan 21, 2010 6:55 PM CST
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PrintIt's down to 72 hours before kickoff in the NFC championship game when the Vikings and Saints get reacquainted. Last year, the Vikings pulled out a victory in a wild 30-27 Monday night game.
This year, the Vikings will have additional players: Brett Favre, Sidney Rice, Percy Harvin, Phil Loadholt, and others.
The Saints will add Marcus Colston, Jeremy Shockey, Jermon Bushrod, Sedrick Ellis, Darren Sharper, Mike Bell, and others.
Prediction: the Vikings recognize that to win a playoff game on the road, you need to run the ball effectively. With the crowd noise, running the ball is the path to victory. The Vikings throw in a mix of running plays, and play-action passes. Adrian Peterson, Chester Taylor, Percy Harvin, and Albert Young all contribute to the rushing effort. The Saints are cooled down by the Vikings defense and special teams. Final score: Vikings 25, Saints 12. The Vikings score 3 TD, 2 PAT, 1 two-point play, and one field goal. The Saints score a touchdown, PAT, field goal, and safety.The game is more of a defensive struggle, and is not the wild game people are expecting, except when Heath Farwell, playing linebacker, recovers a fumble and returns it for a touchdown..
If anyone posts their prediction and gets it 100% right, you have bragging rights forever.
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Agree
This might be the one game all year that the victory is resting on AP on the offensive side of the ball. I love BF but we need to get the rushing game rolling to set up the tone of the game. We can all see it happening, nice runs one after another and then he breaks one long for a TD! Next series a PA pass on 1st and 10 all the fing way down the field to Rice. They can analyze this game all week but it comes down to the Min D to offset the home noise and AP and the O line getting the running game to work. If we cant run on NO we arent as good as I think we are.
296 rushing yards in a game
remember that Adrian Peterson i miss that guy. i hope he comes to new orleans
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
I remember the guy...
who had 21 attempts and only 32 yards against guess WHO DAT!!
"Being politically correct is not something I gonna do. You know who I want. You know who I want", Darren Sharper on possible NFC Championship matchup. WHO DAT!
by FLDune Patrol on Jan 21, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
Choke on it
Tool
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Vikes
Peterson gets his 100+…TDs all around.
Vikings 34 – Saints 23
Allen & the boys have another fun, active day.
oh, and that Sharper guy....
Will get all he wants & then some from All Day.
Your sternum has a target on it Sharper. Problem is, you’ll roll up.
Are Saints fans allowed to make predictions?
I know y’all will be allowed on CSC, when it comes out.
I'll buy your ticket to the superbowl if the Saints lose and score 12 points or less
IF you buy my ticket if the Saints win and score more than 12 points .
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 8:11 AM CST up reply actions
LOL!!! 12 points! 12 points! Prince could score more than 12 points on your secondary!
The Saints’ season average margin of victory is over 14 points!
This is HANDS DOWN the most hilarious prediction I’ve ever read about any game all season. This is the 2009 season and you’re still partying like it’s 1999. I can’t wait for you to get introduced to “the artist formerly known as reality” on Sunday.
Luckily, after the game when your football season is over, you’ll already be dressed for your dungeons and dragons club meeting/Lord of the Rings convention. You can keep playing make-believe all offseason.
12 points! LOL!
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 21, 2010 9:42 PM CST reply actions
Cowboys/Vikings
The Cowboys held the Saints to 17 points, and the Vikings’ defense is better than the Cowboys.
And then there was that Tampa Bay game. They held you to 17 points, too.
by medicineball on Jan 21, 2010 10:08 PM CST up reply actions
This is true
Which team will show up though? The team with 8 starters out or the team with 1 starter out.
you can't be serious
Look medicineball. I’ll give you a mulligan. Put a little more thought into it and give us a real prediction.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 21, 2010 10:30 PM CST up reply actions
its Medicinal, for his 'migraines'
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 8:04 AM CST up reply actions
why are the quotes around migranes
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
trying to make a joke, sarcasm
Geez. Ok, not funny. Migraines are a very serious condition not to be taken lightly.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 11:14 AM CST up reply actions
Hey JTW would you care to put your money where your mouth is
I have respect for the Saints. If they weren’t playing the Vikes I’d be rooting for them. I know your pretty fired up about your team but that’s a stupid prediction. If you care to back it up I’m good for about $300. that I can spare. I’m sure you can find Saints fans that would take that bet.
about that
i was being sarcastic in response to the troll. hence the “make you feel any better” part of my statement. those who think that its impossible for the saints to only score 12 points against the vikings need only look to the bucs game AND the game last week.
plus, no team that has lost to the bucs in any season has gone on to win the SB. just sayin’.
are you picking the saints to win (that's how your post reads)
I’d expect Vikings to score more than 3
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 8:08 AM CST up reply actions
The dynamic duo of Matt Moore and Jon Stewart
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 21, 2010 10:43 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah that Tampa Bay team beating you at your house must have been fun.
Hey Breesus it’s the NFL & their are upsets every week in this league. You guys destroyed a Cardinals team that beat us & we destroyed a Cowboy team that beat you. So what does it prove? Not much. Our guys will be ready.
lowaron, thats the exact point I was trying to make
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 8:06 AM CST up reply actions
Too much
is made of games won and lost during the season. It is not sound NFL reasoning to say b/c team S beat team Z, and team Z beat team V, so it must follow that team S will beat team V.
I was saying it last week too. These teams havent played eachother this year. I’d like to see some more matchup breakdowns.
I don't think
Your regular season finale would have been any different even if your starters were competing. The Panthers were a different and much improved team with those guys.
For Breesus..
All the ‘road’ comparisons and logic used to build a case for a loss… One resounding trend that non-Vikes seem to be overlooking.. ALL LOSSES, ALL GRASS. Put us on turf, and we’ll put on a show. I’ll be just fine with being blessed with ‘worrying’ about performance on grass 2 weeks from now.
All this talk about weak defense on the road, is all idle talk until the same is proven on non-grass surface.
by BleedingPurple on Jan 22, 2010 5:40 PM CST up reply actions
Vikings 31 Saints 21
Turnovers and AD will slow the Saints offense down. Vikings will not try and get in a shootout with NO.
Vikings 34 Saints 30
I think it will be a high scoring game. I’m a little worried about it being an away game but still not going to predict a Saints win :)
by what_would_gil_thorp_do on Jan 22, 2010 12:42 AM CST reply actions
wouldn't respect you if you did
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 8:07 AM CST up reply actions
Vikings 38-27
Peterson – 121 yards 3tds
Greenway 9 tackkes
Allen 2 sacks
P Williams fumble recovery
The move that makes headlines over the pro bowl weekend a Joe Mauer 8-10 year contract announced during Twinsfest in the Dome.
I hope your right
The move that makes headlines over the pro bowl weekend a Joe Mauer 8-10 year contract announced during Twinsfest in the Dome.
On all counts
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Jan 23, 2010 11:05 AM CST up reply actions
I just can't see us beating the Saints in the SuperDome. :(
Sorry to my fellow Viking fans but I’ve seen too many worrying things this season (Dallas game notwithstanding) from our beloved team on the road to have very much confidence in them at all.
I’ll be the hugely unpopular one but I’m picking the Saints to win, 38-21. I don’t think we stay very close, even…I think they just swamp us right away and continue to roll. They have such a hugely powerful offense and with being at home, if they get up even a TD or more, it’s going to snowball really fast. :(
Doesn’t mean I don’t want us (BADLY!) to win…I do. I just can’t see any scenarios where we go in to that kind of incredibly insane environment and somehow destroy them or even hold them off for very long.
Either way, it’s been (mostly) a great season – nicely capped by that utter dismantling of Dallas. Can’t complain too much about that kind of season. :D
SKOL VIKINGS!
If we...
…had just taken care of business in December, we’d be the ones hosting this game and that would make ALL the difference in the world, I think. Sigh.
What wins Championships?
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 22, 2010 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
Defense.
Regular Season Defense
Overall
-#6 Minnesota Vikings
-#25 New Orleans Saints
Passing
-#19 Minnesota Vikings
-#26 New Orleans Saints
Rushing
-#2 Minnesota Vikings
-#21 New Orleans Saints
Post Season Defense
Overall
-#2 Minnesota Vikings
-#9 New Orleans Saints
Passing
-#3 Minnesota Vikings
-#10 New Orleans Saints
Rushing
-#4 Minnesota Vikings
-#5 New Orleans Saints
The Saints Offense can score everytime they have the football. The Saints defense gets high marks for capitalizing on their opponents mistakes (turnovers), giving the ball back to their very good offense.
The key to the game for the Vikings is sustaining long scoring drives – which means: minimizing mistakes, controlling the ball and the clock. This plays to our strength. On defense, our front 4 need to keep bringing the pressure all game long – and by pressure I mean: hurries, bats, hits, and sacks.
If the Vikings set the tempo on defense and offense they will win.
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 22, 2010 11:17 AM CST up reply actions
Great analysis, ArizonaVikingsFan...
One point, though, that is fair to make is that for large chunks of the season, the Saints have been missing key defensive starters/contributors…that may have led to their lower defensive standings.
Still, it’s encouraging to read this but what about home-field advantage? The same home-field advantage that had our formerly dormant Defensive-line looking like an entirely new, dangerous D-line? People want to believe that it can work for us at our home field but not at the Superdome? That doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. :(
Show me why their huge home-field advantage (that place is like a hurricane – no pun intended) won’t make their defense as monstrous as it makes ours. Please and thanks. Again, I want to believe!
HFA (noise)
is a fan’s wetdream. It’s our opportunity to feel like we are a part of the outcome.
I won’t go as far as saying it’s not important, but it’s not the critical factor.
How did HFA help our 15-1 Vikings out? Wasn’t the critical factor in that game!
It will be loud, no doubt. But if the Vikings set the tempo on Defense, it will be manageable.
Our Defense and HFA last week… Chicken or the Egg? Bye week… rest… planning. Those were the difference makers last week.
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 22, 2010 12:12 PM CST up reply actions
Also imortant to remember.
As I showed in a previous post there have only been 6 teams since the NFL/AFL merger to make it to the Super Bowl that did not have a top 10 regular season defense in either total, passing, or rushing. There has been only 1 that has won the Super Bowl. Defense is very important.
"Skol pa fiskande"
flagged as offensive.
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 22, 2010 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
The road has been tough this year
When we look back, playing at Arizona wasn’t easy, but the Vikings let themselves get “out-tempoed.”
The Steelers game is the one we almost had. So many “almost” moments in that game.
In Carolina, a variety of one-time factors like the spongy field hurt us.
In Chicago, it was cold and the offense stalled, but we found new life in that second half.
The road victories against Cleveland, St Louis, and Detroit were relatively easy. The road victory against Green Bay was the best road game the Vikings have played this year. We need another one on Sunday evening.
by medicineball on Jan 22, 2010 9:19 AM CST up reply actions
Ok not to be a complete homer here
But we got hammered in Arizona for one reason McKinney and Loadholt were hurt and Favre was getting hammered harder and faster that Paris Hilton at the X Games. Same thing happened to us in Carolina. McKinney was still hurt and he was playing against one of the best DE’s in the game. McKinney is looking much better now and I think that the pressue they put on favre in those two games just isn’t going to materialize like it did. Our D got beat because our O got three and out’d over and over again.
Just saying those road games were set in a bad time for us.
Good points
It is amazing how many people thought December was due to some mysterious character flaw or bad karma. McKinney and Loadholt were hurt as you have mentioned. Hutch was playing with a bad shoulder. Herrera had a concussion.
Heck, E. J. broke his leg and Toine was hobbled.
It was like some hospital show, but people were looking for spooky ghosts in the closet.
In addition
the teams that beat us have better corners and cover guys (or just played better) than our opponents most other games, so we needed our O-line to be 100% to support the passing game getting challenged and like you said, they weren’t even close to 100%.
can't see us winning??????
Those road games were on grass.
We are playing on turf this weekend.
The guys know full well it could be over so they will be bringing it!
right on
The Vikings are 11-0 on turf this year. The Saints are 9-2.on turf, with losses to the Cowboys and Bucs at home.
by medicineball on Jan 22, 2010 10:00 AM CST up reply actions
a moment of clarity
y’all better refill fang’s purple koolaid!
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 11:18 AM CST up reply actions
Grime, you're pretty cool yourself.
you can hang out on our site anytime. Just make sure you take cdub back home with you.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
Grimes, y'all don't need me as a fan when you've got this 'guy'
He even wrote a macho fight song.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 5:08 PM CST up reply actions
Now if I said something like that
I would be called packer troll, harassed called a fair weather fan and AVF would scold me
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
consider yourself scolded.
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 22, 2010 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
Why?
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Thats no reason
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
mabye whats up
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Ahhh Wytefang you should know better than that
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Win the turnover game
The only reason the Saints are a threat is because they create turnovers. If we protect the ball and play our methodical first quarter style that we’ve had all year, it will be fine. The biggest enemy to the Saints is if we hold on to the ball in the first quarter and keep the score low, which is what our games have been like almost every game. Last week the first quarter was scoreless most of the time despite Dallas having great starting field position on every drive – that is until we went up 7-0 with a bomb.
The Truth is Out There
That field in Carolina was such slop Favre fell down without being hit. It was not some screaming dome that killed them there. You can’t expect to set the 100-meters record or do your best “Dancing with the Stars” in a mud wrestling pit.
Guess, Jon Stewart didn't get the memo
his traction looked pretty good
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions
Stick with your guys!
Dont bother getting nervous Wytefang. They’ll be fine. Both teams have their strengths so either fan base could say “oh man, we dont match up well”.
Right now I think the injuries to Ray & KWill are the most daunting factors. Plus, for some G’damned reason the purple curse is raising its ugly head at exactly the wrong time in the form of headaches for Harvin. That would be a blow.
BUT…. I still feel pretty good about a Viking win. Even down in hell, with the devil himself working against us.
Put on your parka, Satan. Were coming down for a visit. Change in the weather, anyone?
Vikings 28 Saints 20
NO gets a couple long TD passes, sets up one field goal after good field position after the one R. Bush punt return. One more FG on a drive that stalls in the red zone.
Vikings get TD passes to Rice and Shainco. A long Peterson TD adds one more TD. The fourth TD comes when Jared Allen gets a sack/fumble on Brees that gets picked up by a Viking and run in for the score.
OK, that’s all a guess. I do see this as a close game that’s neither a defensive struggle or a complete barn-burner. SKOL Vikings!
BTW Wytegfang
You should change your user name to Wytefangless. Not that you can’t have an opinion… but posting it here, and this week of all weeks? Whether you are right or wrong doesn’t matter. That’s ridiculous.
I can't agree.
I apologize if my skepticism has offended you. It’s super hard to believe we can do it – I’ve been burned in several games where I thought that FOR CERTAIN we had an easy victory lined up. :(
I want to believe, I don’t see anything horribly offensive about some healthy skepticism.
Don't be to harsh on fang
he’s been this way quite a bit of the season and it’s always nice to have someone talk about the other side to help tone down the homerisms the rest of us spew out. However, if we lose I’m going to find you..
In fairness to myself, also...
I’ve been supportive but I’m a lot like Common Man on KFAN, I must have AVATAR syndrome (you’d have to watch the show to know what I’m talking about). LOL
It’s not like I’m NOT going to cheer for us, I just think that home-field will almost always be the difference-maker in these kinds of close games. Furthermore, that stat about Interceptions has me super nervous, too. They’re exceptionally good at Intercepting the ball and we barely do it – according to the stats, you can still win a game even if you give up a single turnover (though the odds drop considerably) but if you give up two or more Interceptions, the stats show that you have nearly a ZERO percent chance to win the game. I hope we can protect the ball against one of the better turnover-generating teams in the entire league. That’s part of why I’m pretty worried – and with good reason.
Still, Favre has done a superb job this year of NOT turning it over so I’ll have to hope he continues true to form. My Favre jersey should help – it’s been a lucky jersey this year and I WILL be wearing it for the game!!
SKOL VIKINGS!
Now You've Done It
Please never mention Dan Cole to me. They ran pieces of Common talking about the Vikes recently on WWL in New Orleans as if he were some KFAN sports guru, trying to indicate Viking fans are all overconfident in an attempt to stir up crowd noise. (They should have let you talk.) The highpoint of Common’s football knowledge is his knowing which end of a golf club is up.
The turnover concern is valid, but just rerun clips of AD withstanding that kung fu attack by the Cowboys last week and allow yourself to calm down.
In Favre’s first season, his only passes which were caught were pulled in by the Washington Redskins, and seeing as how he was playing for the Atlanta Falcons at the time, that was not cool. After 19 seasons he has learned that picks are badness. He’s got lots of weapons to work with now and will look to find Greg Lewis open if necessary, even if he claims later he didn’t even know who that guy was.
Wytefang, in the words of your 'esteemed' Senator
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 4:32 PM CST up reply actions
Uh oh. You got one going AWOL.
Wytefang. good for you to not fall for the peer pressure. We can be the only ones here Monday morning saying “I told you so”.
In Breesus' name we play
by Breesus Christ Superstar on Jan 22, 2010 4:26 PM CST up reply actions
Believe me, I've never wanted to be SO wrong.
It’s extremely unlikely that I’d show up in my favorite team’s best blog to gloat about being correct concerning the results of a defeat. Not gonna happen – you’ll have to show up here yourself and try to be polite about it, too. That’s if you guys DO win.
I’m starting to think we have a better chance than I previously did but I’m still fairly skeptical.
since fan predictions are totally irrelevant ..(except for antagonizing the other teams fans)
i will go off the board and..say big game from Warner and Arizona beats Dallas,
"the following statement is true:
the preceding statement was false" - george carlin
41-0 Vikings
Or for a different brand of karmic retribution how about Sidney Rice knocking down Sharper just before catching a game winning TD.
Vikings 41, Saints 7
Allen knocks out Brees with a concussion on the first play of the game, and Mark Brunell throws 4 picks. Oh wait, that was just a dream I had.
I’ll go with Vikings 34-21, and something like this happens to Darren Sharper.
The Colorado Rockies aren't a team, they're an armada.
All Day to All Day
You know, watching that play I have to ask why we don’t just throw screen passes to AP all day long. If we threw him ten dumpoff passes he’d turn 5 minimum into 20+ yard gains. Too many times this year I’ve seen us just run him into a wall between the tackles and he gets 2 yards if he really fights for it. Why not just turn him loose one on one with the LBs?
by L A Vikes Fan on Jan 22, 2010 5:15 PM CST up reply actions
Brunell throws 4 pick?
Have you seen our back-up lately? Brunell doesnt have the strength to thow the ball 4 times, let alone get it to anyone in the game, on either team. Saints 31-24
Vikings 38 Saints 28
Vikings throw for 3 TD (2 to Rice, 1 to Kleinsasser) and run for 2 TD (1 by Peterson), 1 by Taylor) all point afters are a go….1 FG Longwell – total 38.
Saiints throw for 2 TD, run for 2TD, 0 FG…They miss one FG attempt …They are held to 130 yards total rushing, Brees is pressured all day long into hurries and bad throws…. – total 28.
More: One INT for Vikings, returned for good field position and set for Favre and co, one INT by Favre, zero return and long field for Brees…INT by Vikings Winfield, INT by Sharper for Saints….
Good game Saints….just not good enough today….
Then:
Bud Grant and the rest of the team celebrate wildly on Bourbon Street following the victory and try to rent a boat…Zygi herds the crew after a long night onto a plane for a quiet (no lights, no music, lots of aspirin) flight back to MN….
Pilot goes to sleep (he was on the street with the team and Bud) and wakes up over Manitoba, explains to FAA that he was in a conversation with his mother and just missed MSP….could happen to anyone right?
Fans across the world to include Prince celebrate madly after their victory – Total of 43o DUIs and 12 Sex Addiction cases are recorded over the 12 hours by Viking fans following the end of the game….
One fan in Dubai is accused of being crazy for climbing Burj Khalifa (tallest building in the world) and screaming out the new Vikings fight song by Prince….He ends up apologizing to the ruler and is forgiven because he is a Viking fan and his actions are understandable when considered in this light….
Guess that is about all I can predict at the moment…If you want to know more, tune in on Sunday/watch the news over the day(s) following…
SKOL and GO VIKINGS!!!!!
Postscript:
Wytefang, please see me after the game…I need to teach you about confidence….
We can start now…
(1) Even in the face of adversity and challenge, you start with your head up….If it is hanging you can’t see the enemy coming….you have beat yourself…..
(2) If handwringing was the way we faced off against our many military enemies over the years (I know this is a game, but the principle is what I am speaking of here, ok?)….we would not be the country we are….Same for the Vikes…I will not say I can’t before I start…EVER.
(3) Blemishes and all, USA is still the country that the world looks to most for keeping their head held high and fighting the good fight, even in the face of seemingly certaiin defeat…remember WWII….The same is true for the Vikes…WE DO NOT SAY UNCLE – YOU HAVE TO EARN THAT W FROM US (please do not remind me now of the 4SB losss or the rest of the important games we may have lost – this is a new playoff game, a new season, and a new team – not the ones of the years where we suffered losses)
(4) Yes is not gonna be easy, yes they are a good team, yes we are not at home, yes they will be hungry, yes they are to be respected as they are good opponents. BUT….NO we do not choose to lose before we go in, NO we do NOT agree that they can win, NO we will not give them one yard more than is humanly possible to prevent, NO we will not give them an easy day, and most important no matter what you throw at us Saints NO – WE WILL NOT LOSE!!!!
To think otherwise we lose before we begin….can you understand? Exactly the mentality that the enemy wants us to have…..
Remember we have Grant, Thor, Prince, and a multitude of others great and regular guys like you and me backing them…they are not alone out there in the arena….they just need to execute…
So hold your head up man – we are gong into battle Sunday!
I would rather be IN the Arena than watching from the stands...That is my life!
* Read Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" if you need further explanation...
by vikingfanfrom afar on Jan 22, 2010 2:06 PM CST reply actions
Screw all of them you have me!
Seriously though Vikings fans are a lot like abused children. We’re looking for that fist, that unexpected hit while blowing out our candles… When we see a good t hing we know bad things will happen, when they don’t and we start to smile WHAM-O down comes the hammer.
The thing is you can be the kid that gets beat down and shat upon or you can be the kid that kills his parents and makes teacozies out of their heads.
It’s a simple question really which kid do you want to be?
Amen. It is inexcusable that Vike fans fail to remember good things, like Ahmad Rashad catching the rainbow from Kramer that kept the Brownies out of the playoffs in 1980 at the buzzer. It’s time to speed dial Ghostbusters.
The past is over. Let’s not focus on repeating it.
Life is not just a Shakespearean tragedy, but kindly remember what the ol’ Bard said; “Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once.”
I was -1 years old for this game
what an awesome play, found a crappy video of it on youtube, wish i could see the previous hook and ladder play that got them in range from the 20.
"Cowards die many times before their deaths. The valiant never taste of death but once."
Amen
"Is it normal to wake up in the morning in a sweat because you can't wait to beat another human's guts out?" -Joe Kapp
by less cowbell, more 'neau on Jan 23, 2010 11:13 AM CST up reply actions
As always, I appreciate and very much respect your points and your SUPERB attitude, Vikingfanfrom Afar.
Thanks for the motivation speech. You are correct – but I just want to point out that I’m not failing to root for them. I want them to win this HUGE game! I need the next two weeks to be full of excitement and fun, as things are crazy for me right now. I could use the mental escape. LOL
SKOL VIKINGS!! Make this a winter to remember!!!!!!
I think
this is the first Vikings fanfic I have ever seen. Not that I go looking for it or anything.
Kinda like R4F huh?
Not TOTALLY a bad thing…..
We have our moments…kinda like Grandpa (in my case), and not sure R4F – seems normal to me…
: )
I would rather be IN the Arena than watching from the stands...That is my life!
* Read Teddy Roosevelt's "Man in the Arena" if you need further explanation...
by vikingfanfrom afar on Jan 23, 2010 12:10 AM CST up reply actions
Amen.
and SKOL to you vikingfanfrom afar for helping out a fellow Norseman. I only hope he takes your advice and uses it.
The Rock Supports the vikings
"And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you!"
Vikings 27 - Saints 17
This is also my official prediction in a pool we have going at work. I’m the only Vikings fan (and there are no Saints fans) in the group and so far the picks are 6 for the Saints and 3 for the Vikings (including myself).
Most non-saints/viking fans are picking the Saints in this game.
But it’s all good. For some reason the Vikings always play better when they aren’t favored.
Vikes 31, Saints 24
Vikes win. Taylor + Peterson 180 yrds on the ground. Peterson catches a screen pass for a TD 30+yards, one other rush TD short yardage. Shiancoe 1 TD catch. Harvin has a 20+ yard reverse. Berrian the other TD. Rice gets shut out for TDs, but has some 1st downs. Favre sacked 2 times, but otherwise kept clean. Negative, McKinnie flagged for 2 false starts. Favre 200+ yards.
Shockey 1 TD, Bush 1 TD, on a screen. Brees throws for 250+ yards but is sacked 3 times. Bush+ that other guy rush for 100 yards total, Bush has 50 with 30 on 1 play.
I could also see a big play from Vikes defense. I’m overdue for a corner blitz (maybe from the slot) from Dontonio Wingfield, sack + fumble. 2 turnovers by Saints. Maybe a Brees pick.
Wouldn’t it be sweet if Jasper Brinkley got a pick on a Brees throw to a gimpy Shockey? Unlikely, but that would get me out of my seat.
Detailed enough? I’ll be lucky if 10% of that is close to correct, but its fun to try.
+26
for the Dontonio Wingfield reference.
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 23, 2010 10:34 PM CST up reply actions
Remember that the Vikings past...
means nothing to the guys on our team. The Saints past futility means nothing to them either.
Negative thinking by Vikings fans happens because our past means everything to us.
Brett Favre and the other guys could care less about our past championship losses. They weren’t on those teams. And most didn’t care when the 1998 and 2000 losses happened. Brett Favre was 8 the last time the Vikes were in the Superbowl, and he’s the oldest guy on the team.
Think positive and enjoy the moment.
All Day… Peterson is going to bust out, and Taylor too, against a wobbly Saints run defense. Then Favre play action all the way.
Amen, Brother!
but I’m still feeling all knotted up!
GO VIKINGS!!!
SKOL!!!
I BELIEVE...
by ArizonaVikingsFan on Jan 23, 2010 10:35 PM CST up reply actions
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