Vikings Fall To 2-4; Will Likely Still Win NFC North

The Packers got all the calls!

WTF!

Game of inches.

 2 feet down for Percy or that ref doesn’t screw up Big Shank’s TD, that’s a Viking win.

Harvin’s 1 foot looked just like the Packer’s receiver’s 1 foot on their 1st TD! Not to mention him loosing possession as his a$$ hit out of bounds!

No pass rush, pitiful calls and its time to sit Farve. We cannot give up the ball 3+ times each game because we are afriad of playing without #4 as the QB. There is no point in watching them when we dont play up to our potential week in and week out.

Vikings and Miami have legitamate beefs.
Enough is enough, players have to be accountable for their actions, time for the refs to be.

Childress said that tonight’s game was the worst officiated game he’s ever seen.

He’s going to be making a sizable donation to the league’s charities. . .but he’s probably right.

Favre admitted to NFL security that he did leave the voicemails for Sterger but did not send her the lewd pictures. They were all sent from the same phone number. So, either Brett lets other people take pictures of their johnsons and fire them off to sideline reporters, or Favre’s not telling the whole truth.

2-4 would be crippling any other year, but not 2010 in the NFC. The Giants and Falcons have 2 losses, but they’re going to win their divisions anyway. That leaves the Seahawks, who appear likely to win their division as well, and the Bucs, who aren’t exactly intimidating.

Effectively, you’re trailing in the wild-card and the division chase by one loss in each case, and the Bears are a fraud. Not gonna lie, I enjoyed the game and I’m glad my Packers won, but this isn’t a crippling loss. I hate the Vikings, but I think most of you folks over here are awesome, and well…. yeah. That’s it, I guess.

Night all.

What how Chilly “threw Favre under the bus” at the press conf??
Can find online yet………..

We were pushed off the clif by the fricken refs ..
the Nfl worried about helmet to helmet hits .. they need to put
a end to the lousy refs .. and the way the use instant replay ..
I thought the call in Miami was bad until i saw this game ..

… now we are in wishful thinking land. It could happen, but after next week we might be 2-5.

I’ve not one to say sack Childress yet, but Leslie Frazier would take the job and might make a better coach.

The coach needs to rally the guys around Tavaris Jackson now, and have the guts to bench Brett Favre. He’s making 3-4 turnovers EVERY WEEK, and I just can’t believe Jackson could do much worse.

Frazier to head coach, Favre to clipboard patrol

The Refs gave it to them!
Their 1st TD was crap, 1 foot and bobbly loss of possession as he came down!
Then Shaincoe had it firmly throughout the entirety of the contact with the ground, even the commentators agreed it was good!
You Packer trolls need to thank the Refs for this win! Just be honest!

that he can’t breathe on DB’s deep down the field, there’s another 3-7 points basically taken off the board

The refs were undoubtedly terrible, but you can’t blame them for a loss when Favre throws two INTs, including a pick-6, we don’t challenge a touchdown that would have been called back, we commit 20 yards of crucial penalties in the red zone at the end of the game, and we refuse to throw the ball at the end of the first half to attempt a field goal that would have allowed us to kick a field goal to win instead of having to score a touchdown.

Terrible officiating, but you can’t make that many mistakes, especially on the road, and expect to win the game.

Let us b!tch about the Refs, we have the right because if all the right calls were made on TD’s! The Vikings would have won! That’s what matters!

I hate to be the guy that puts blame on the refs. I often view it as a sad attempt to rationalize a loss.

But tonight…..?

Man, I just can’t get over it.

Pack receiver gets only one foot down, TD… Harvin gets one foot down, no TD.

Quarless loses possession of the ball, TD (dont even get me STARTED on how stupid our coaching staff is for not challenging this) Shiancoe completely maintains possession in the endzone, no TD.

Matthews, on his own accord, removes his helmet in the middle of a CRUCIAL play… no penalty.

It feels good to put it out there, but when it comes down to it, it’s still a loss. Favre played incredibly poorly and the defense looked completely lost at times. I appreciate Gonzo’s enthusiasm about a successful season ahead, but I’m really starting to really question whether 2010 Favre is capable of winning a big game. The officiating was frustrating, but we aren’t going to win games playing like we are. Adjustments need to be made and it needs to start at the coaching level. Conservatildress and his posse of yes men are not going to get the job done with the current gameplanning.

as long as Brett Favre keeps considering 3 turnovers per game from the QB position acceptable.

Col Klink was an idiot for not challenging. But we know Klink’s an idiot and won in spite of him last season. The refs jobbed us, sure.

But Favre’s longest pass play in the game went to the wrong team, again. Flat out, I’d be calling Favre in and say the New England game is your LAST chance this season. Screw up, and you sit down.

Complain about refs too much!!!! SHIT almost every game.

I am in a serious daze after another loss. What happened?? How is that every team we have played up to this point has an amazing lineman that can stop Jared Allen? Why is it that Brett Favre has to run for his life after every snap and Rogers has so much time in the pocket that he could take a nap and a hobby during the game? I’m not about to bad mouth Favre but what is up? Why is it that in order for the Vikings to make a touchdown that have to do it three times!!! What happened? Where was our defense? This game should have been an “in-the-bag win.” I’m not about to give up on my Vikings but I have to admit this becoming a bumpy ride. Rough seas ahead!! Favre limping..NOT GOOD!!! And could MacArthy throw the red flag any more, tonight??? He seems to have great confidence that he will win the argument. TOO confident if you know what I mean. Especially after his team got away with a free given TD. Bottom line, too many interceptions and not enough time to throw the ball. Curse the ghost of Lombardi!!! The Pack pulled another one out of their hind quarters!! I should probably keep it down and not be so loud. Sshhhh, our defense is still sleeping. Lullaby, and goodnight, la la la la la la la…. Not a good night in Purple Land. Oh well. There’s not much I can do about it. THIS is my only outlet. Oh..maybe one good scream wouldn’t hurt…..AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CRAP!!!!

Seriously i love the vikes (SKOL!!) but this is adding up….every game in game decisions are just soooo bad! No red flag on the back of the end zone td, what?? NOT GOING for 2 in the 2nd half down 5, WHAT?!! letting the clock run out in the 1st half, WHAT?

12 MEN IN THE HUDDLE WHAT THE FREAK?!! Having to call a timeout the other day when he wasnt sure whether to go for 2 in a similiar postion againt the jets, WHAT WHAT WHAT?

Seriously how can anyone defend thsi DOUCH BAG?! He is the WORST coach in the league and he is coaching my beloved VIKES!!

Oh…Stop on a WHAMMY!!

They see it. Doesn’t EJ, the captain of the D, have audio in his helmet, so that he can scream his head off that coach needs to challenge??? Is it me or does this seem about as obvious as it comes??? Coaches have to rely on their players to tell them to challenge, especially on the road. Replays are not going to be shown if they go against the home team.

Receiver clearly had possession the whole way down. Harvin was out of bounds, good call. But the first take-away was complete BS. He had the freakin ball. It was a catch in the end zone. Result — TD. But no.

Favre did about all he could do. Great effort, but I think Father Time is finally, finally starting to look his way. He’s still a great QB. But, not quite the Magic Man we all know. As much as it pains me to say it, this year needs to be it.

Still trying to figure out how one guy out of our offense (Rice) completely screwed this team sideways. Chester Taylor is gone too, sure, but Rice’s absence has really proven the difference maker. And what the heck is wrong with Jared Allen!? Did cutting the mullet take away the source of his strength? He’s a completely different player out there this year.

Childress needs his ass fired. Period. Now. Yesterday. Pleas god. Please.

So I’ll take this disappointing loss in stride because I know my Vikings are not done yet, we’re clicking on about five cylinders right now and pretty soon we’ll be hitting on all eight, unlike the rest of our counterparts. we still have a lot upside and potential to reach and when we do, none of these fans from other teams are going to be here gloating on our site.
SKOL VIKINGS!

Favre and Chilly both looked like shit tonight.

Chilly has proved that he can’t win under pressure, and Favre is proving that if you live by the Favre, you die by the Favre…..3INT’s, lucky it wasn’t 4.

1. The Shiancoe TD tonight- clearly a horrible call. Forget the Moss PI, the Harvin non PI call, which is not reviewable.
2. The run stuff of AD in the Miami game. 99 times out of 100, he scores running left.
3. The overthrow of Percy in the Jet game near the end, which would have set up a go ahead score.

Razor thin, hanging by a thread plays, which could have us at 5-1, in spite of everything else we have witnessed.

Take a look at the NFC right now. . .

Division leaders. . .

Atlanta – 5-2
Giants – 4-2
Seahawks – 4-2
Packers/Bears – 4-3

Everyone else. . .

Bucs – 4-2
Redskins – 4-3
Saints – 4-3
Eagles – 4-3
Cardinals – 3-3
Rams – 3-4
Vikings – 2-4
Dallas – 1-4
Panthers – 1-5
Lions – 1-5
Niners – 1-6

The NFC doesn’t have a dominant team right now. Nobody is going to run away and hide from everyone else this year.

Even in the division. . .seriously, is anyone THAT afraid of the Packers? Is anyone THAT afraid of the Bears? If you are, you shouldn’t be.

We’re not that far behind anybody. And this team is too talented to stay behind most of the teams they’re behind now.

life could be a dream…..

Brett Favre needs to be benched RIGHT NOW! I can not stand another game watching him throw a pick and then limp off the field. Our season is almost toast. Might as well give the other guys a chance. This season sucks so bad. Brett does not have it anymore. Doesn’t anyone elese see this? The owners made a mistake, just eat ti and move on.

an ex-Packer QB bring us down. This has got to end NOW!

Brett is done. Can’t you see it?

he is an enigma wrapped in a paradoxical state of confusion. Let’s grant him the benefit of the doubt that his is a KAO system, where all you need to do is plug in certain individuals that will make it go, which could explain why he has the affinity for TJack that he does. Why then, does he do whatever it takes to get Favre back for this season? It doesn’t add up. Or, does it speak more to the fact that his “system,” while it may look great on paper or the chalkboard, doesn’t translate into success on the playing field? And, in his gut, he knows he needs a player like Favre, with the streetballer mentality to bail him out? But, when he does bail him out, i.e., San Fran, Baltimore, or Detroit last year, he considers benching him for going outside of the system, even though they won the games. And now, with the team losing games, granted by a razor’s edge margin, Childress summons up the cajones to dump on Favre to the press. Can someone tell me when he has actually supported Favre? I only remember the opposite, the most glaring story coming last year after the Carolina game, when Favre dared to go to the press after the game to say that he had a disagreement with Chills about coming out of the game. I recall doors being slammed and closed doors bitch sessions led by Childress. I cannot recall much in terms of public support for him, ever.

Just wanted to say good game. Well, could have been better. The refs certainly sucked for both teams. Missed calls on both sides. It sucks, but life goes on. We’ll see you guys next month in Minnesota.

..please someone w/ supreme insight explain how our highly talented d-line can be so great last year, and near the bottom this year as far as sacks are concerned?..

and its not just JA, but the whole line..hardly ever any qb pressure except for the occasional blitz that actually works..

i dug up 2009 sack totals thru the first 6 games to compare:

2009 – EJ-1; Leber-1.5; Edwards 1.5; Kennedy 2; KWill-4; JA-7.5; Robi-1.5 = 19 total
2010 – Edwards 1.5; Kennedy 0.5; JA 1.0; Robi 1.0; Mitchell 1.0 KWill 1.0 = 6 total

less than a third of last years sack output thru 6 games.. same lineup..

this bugs me..

After reading these posts all I can think of is “Cry me a river”

You will have to consider the fact that the Vikings had their chance, and it was last year.

The magic is gone.

Even if Minnesota beats the odds and makes the playoffs, unless Favre’s ankle, elbow, shoulder, whatever gets healed, and more importantly, he gets his head straight, the Vikings aren’t playing football capable of winning in the playoffs.

Their two wins have come against teams with a (as of now) combined total of two wins. They lost to flawed Miami, New Orleans, and Green Bay teams, and a good Jets team. Last year’s Vikings beat three, if not all four of those teams. This is just not the year.

It bears repeating – the magic is gone.

I had forgotten what it felt like to be a Vikings fan. Now I remember. I think a text my dad sent me right after the game pretty much sums it up – “They’ll break your heart every time.”

Look, we beat New England next week (no easy task to be sure) – I think we’ll be ok . The Whack goes to the Jets next week where they lose ( sad as I am to see the Jets win.) The Pack also faces the Pats, Dallas, Atlanta, the Giants, and us again at home, where we kick their ass. If our Offensive and Defensive line would eat some damn Flintstones during the week and catch some fire, that would be helpful. The Bears just plain suck so we’ll catch them. New England will be tough but the next five games after that are very winnable. I think next week if, during the coin flip Moss reaches over and musses up Brady’s hair we’ll be in good shape! In all seriousness , this season is FAR from over! SKOL VIKINGS! Never Give up!

God knows us Lions fans do. I came over to see how the fans are doing, because the Vikings are surprisingly not living up to the billing this year. I have put up some posts, not trolling, just food for thought for you guys.

The Shianco TD IMO was marginal, I explained above. The no call on Clay Matthews was stupid though, that absolutely was a no call there.

I think for a long time you guys must have been fortunate, because the officiating this year seems to have gone stupid. Usually you guys get those calls, the phantom holding on Raiola in the Lions game is an example. The call Suh got for touching the top of Favres helmet.

The problem with a lot of these calls is that they are not consistent across the NFL. I see guys touch Shaun Hills helmet or tackle him below the knees and there is no call, yet if it happens to a Favre, Brady, or Manning its a call. I see Charles Woodson get away with PI almost every week. But he is so hyped up he gets the benefit of the doubt.

On the Lions site some argue that we have to win to earn the calls. IMO that is not a factor though. Much like the NBA I do see the reputation calls or non calls based on a players renown. I also see home teams get an advantage in officiating a lot of times. I think the fact that you were in Lambeau had more to do with it than anything.