Stock Market Report, Week 10
by Ted Glover on Nov 15, 2010 5:00 AM CST
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PrintWell, Viking fans, we've been here before, have we not? A talented team, a lot of pre-season expectations, and then a season long egg laying. The thing is, this season has essentially ended halfway into it, mercifully, so we don't have to be strung along for 14 or 15 weeks before the final coup de grâce. So where do we go from here? Tweak around the edges, start giving the kids a chance to see what they can do, or blow the whole thing up?
I don't know, to be honest. There's several ways this team can go from here on out, and it's anybody's guess. I had a lot of hope entering this season, but that ship obviously sailed. What's that? The name of the ship? Oh, the name was the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Later that night when her lights went out of sight, came the wreck of the Minnesota Vikings Edmund Fitzgerald.
SMR, after the jump.
Blue Chip Stocks:
Percy Harvin, WR: If this team as a whole had the heart that Harvin displays week in and week out, they'd be undefeated. Percy is money, and he whether he has a migraine, a sprained ankle, a bad shoulder, or a combination of all three, he answers the bell. He's easy to cheer for, and if the Vikings can draft another 52 guys like him, they'll be okay.
And that's really about it. When you get your ass handed to you in a must win game, there's not a lot of good to go around when picking through the rubble.
Sound Investments:
Toby Gerhart, RB. Gerhart looked good early, and then kind of disappeared...just like the rest of the offense. Solid, patient, running. He's finally starting to show some of his potential.
Hasain Abdullah, S. Abdullah had his first two career interceptions, which was good. He needed about five to keep the Vikings in it, which he didn't do.
Junk Bonds:
Everyone not named Percy Harvin, Hasain Abdullah, or Toby Gerhart. Adrian Peterson couldn't get going, Brett Favre couldn't get out of his own way, and...stop me if you've heard this before...the defense couldn't get off of the field. It's really getting old, but it's not really unexpected anymore, is it?
Buy/Sell:
Buy: John Sullivan as Matt Birk's replacement. The Vikings offensive line is a different animal when Sully isn't in there, and it was obvious Sunday. On the Vikings first drive, Peterson was running well, Favre had some decent protection, and the Vikings went down and scored a field goal. After that, other than a busted coverage by the Bears, the offense was a unit that couldn't get out oif it's own way.
Sell: Jon Cooper as John Sullivan's replacement: He just seemed to struggle all day. Maybe it was amplified because the entire offense was struggling, but the offensive line production seemed to noticeably drop off when Sully left with a calf injury.
Buy: Ryan Longwell and Chris Kluwe. Longwell is the best in the business, his first miss Sunday notwithstanding. Kluwe is quickly becoming the best in the business, and consistently had high, deep punts all afternoon, into a brutal Soldier Field wind.
Sell: Every other member of the special teams: Seriously, they can't kick or punt cover. Lane assignments are blown, tackles aren't made, and it's just flat out embarrassing at this point.
Buy: Brett Favre answering the bell. I saw a graphic today that this was Favre's 318th consecutive start, including playoffs, or something ridiculous like that. Yeah, he's pretty much sucked this year, but I appreciate the fact that he shows up to play and doesn't quit until the final gun. Oh, he's a gunslinger.
Sell: Bernard Berrian and Sidney Rice not answering the bell. Rice is cleared to play and doesn't. Berrian doesn't play and then tweets (goddamn do I hate Twitter) he wasn't hurt. So why in the hell didn't you play? Maybe they don't care, maybe they do and they really are hurt. Whatever the reason, it doesn't look good. I'm thinking with Berrian's Twitter transgression, Chilly will announce at his Monday presser that he's been cut, too.
Buy: Looking ahead to the top half of the draft. Hey, if this season keeps going south, the Vikes might be in play for a quality first rounder.
Sell: Blowing up the team. This might run against the grain of popular opinion at the moment, but I don't think this team needs to be completely disassembled. The coach needs to go, but there's still a significant amount of talent. They need a guy who can get them all swimming in the same direction at the same time.
Well, needless to say, it's not a good time to be a Vikings fan. For every step forward this team has made, they take two steps back and are essentially out of the playoff race. I'm not abandoning this team, because I want to see what they're made of, and who's worth bringing back, and how the play on the field will affect contract extensions for guys like Ben Leber and Chad Greenway. Maybe that now the pressure is essentially off, they'll just let it hang out and have fun.
Ah, who am I kidding? Let's shoot for the #1 overall draft pick, baby!!
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great report again
The only thing I would argue is weather we are totally out of it yet. This division is so strange that if we end up 10-6 we could make the playoffs.
I know it is a dream but I am not ready yet to wake up and face reality.
"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."
John Wayne
by just another viking on Nov 15, 2010 7:31 AM CST reply actions
at 9-7
we still have an outside shot at a Wild Card. However, as I put in my post, we still play the Packers next week, Bears, Giants, Eagles with Lions and Bills as well who have taken many good teams, let alone ones in disarray, to the wire. I seriously doubt, the shape we are in, will will run the table or finish 9-7. Then again, the Twins have done a similar feat a couple last seasons, so I do hold out some hope. Unfortunately, it’s just not looking good with the teams we have coming up.
Dysfunctional Family - Family in disarray. Fractured and lack of communication of family. Minnesota Vikings 2010 season surpassing any nightmare brought upon by the 1989 aquisition of Herschel Walker or the 2005 Love Boat Scandal on Lake Minnetonka.
by VikesFaninNM on Nov 15, 2010 8:36 AM CST up reply actions
Not going there anymore
Every time y think they’ve made strides , they revert right back.. Win one, lose two..no waythis team goes 9-7..6-10 AT BEST.. Let’s see what Webb, griffen, Clark can do
"the following statement is true:
the preceding statement was false" - george carlin
by BranFavrenton on Nov 15, 2010 12:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Why Webb? Don't even bother trying to see what he can do.
That’d be terrible. How about we see what Jackson can do instead.
Jackson is good for nothing. Trust me. Don't play him , get rid of him.
I would maybe give Webb a chance. That guy can run.
Lmao vote for dumbest comment of the year?
Cuz he can run, we should play him? Look at how the Troy Williamson project worked? How about “THE ERASER” Erasumus James! ? Yea just because a guy can run does not mean that he can translate to an NFL quarterback. Wheres Pat White? Oh yea pursuing a career in MLB because he couldnt cut it as a quarterback, but he could run too. What about Marcus Vick? He was soo fast. Child Please
What you just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your entire rambling incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
by Percy Harvin My Fav! on Nov 15, 2010 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
Great analysis
It almost appears that the team psyche has been impacted by reading stories about their individual talents. On PAPER this should be a strong team on both sides of the ball but neither the defense nor the offense have played as hyped. Coaching is one of the problems; it is the coaching staff’s job to focus the collective talents and mind set to win games. Individuals have played with focus and determination. You identified them in your post but as a team, it just has not happened with consistency this year.
Winning can mask many things but losing shines a light on even minor problems with a team. We will see over the next seven weeks how much pride and this TEAM
possesses or if they are just a collection of talented individuals. I still hope they can dig deep and finish with dignity, pride in the history of the franchise and the determination and team work needed to win games.
Time to switch gears.
Just a crazy, wacked out season.
One thing I have to disagree with; I’ve never, in 42 years of Viking fandom, seen a team with this much talent, go from Super Bowl shoe-in to bottom of the stinking basement, this fast, this completely. Never. No Viking team has ever fallen so far, so fast, in my memory. This goes beyond numbers, it goes to the players not being a team where every part does it’s part in tandem harmony.
I think it’s safe to say that the Vikings are officially in rebuild-mode now. So what can they do to start that process?
1) Start interviewing replacement coaches. Let Chilly stay, or go, as he likes, til the end of the year.
2) Ensure Favre starts every game, and after the first series, pull him. Get T-Jack in there for the rest of the game, and get Webb some play-time around the edges to spell T-Jack.
3) Angle for a top QB in next year’s draft.
4) Start getting our #2 guys more play time, treat the rest of the season as a training opportunity and get the most out of it that we can.
5) And for the fans… Never, ever, stop rooting for the Vikings. It’s just that simple.
Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!
by DCPurple on Nov 15, 2010 8:24 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Why not have a little faith?
Next week the appearance of Sidney Rice will help Favre and the Offense tremendously!
The Vikings have 4 Home games left and 3 Away Games left…………………..
Those 3 Away games are against Wash, Phil, and Det…….all very winnable games.
With a win over the Fudge Packers the Vikings will be 2 games back of the Division lead if the Bears lose to the Dolphins.
I am really confident that this team can right the ship.
Brett Favre is the Greatest QB in NFL History, Bar None!
Brett Favre will be back in 2010, Guaranteed!
Brett Favre will lead the Vikings to a Victory in Super Bowl XLV, Guaranteed!
Brett Favre in 2011 is inevitable!
Good point
I can easily see us winning the remainder of our home-games.
Detroit should be a WIN
While Wash/Phil could be close, but if we edge them out… We’re golden for a running of the table for the remainder of the season.
Remember folks, we had our hard games EARLY!
Division opponents are no easy task.. But both were away games.
If we sweep the Lions, beat the Bears at home and the Pack at home.. And win at least 2 out of the 3 home games remaining, we’re lookin good for a WC.
10-6, could easily put us at a WC and potentially a Division title again.. Possibly.. Not holding my breath.. I’m not going to pull my plug on play off hopes until we lose 1 more… Because than it seems to be deemed more unfeasible in my mind.
Cuz in all reality, 10-6 is reasonable to make the playoffs, considering how no team is undefeated in the NFC and I want to say every team has at least 2 losses in the NFC.
I have a little faith...but
Philly is REALLY good right now, and, most likely will be battling for top spot in their division, with an eye on homefield. To think that the Vikings could go in there and win is a bit of a stretch.
Beat the Eagles?
Right now the Eagles are the best team in the NFL, hands down. I’d put them up against the Pats, Colts, anybody. Did you see Dog Torturer lead his squad to 59 points in three quarters? And this was against a Skins team that did not quit like the Cows.
With 7 games left, the Vikings beat the Buffaloes, the Lions, and maybe the Skins. 6 – 10, at best. This team is falling apart, held together by a few stubborn veterans.
My comment was posted BEFORE last night's game....
and I saw nothing that leads me to amend it. Wow.
You're damn right!
Yesterday, however was the first time I felt the desire to turn the game off. I just felt like I couldn’t take it anymore. Everyone will always trash FAVRE but if you really understand what’s happening there on the field, you’ll see that old BRETT really isn’t making that many mistakes. He’s just easy to blame. He’s a good game manager as he displayed last year when the team was actually in sync. This year, however, they are not. Seeing his three tops receivers on the sideline yesterday was sickening and having them slip on the turf so BRETT could get another interception was also sick. This defense needs two to three a day practices. Like what the hell are they doing? The only time BRETT gets silly is when he needs to. Nobody else is doing a thing so he starts to force balls… forgive the guy for wanting to win. I just don’t get this team this year. I love watching Cutler get pummeled (not injured) but sacked. He’s always pretty susceptable but yesterday the guy had so much time. Who was on Knoxville? What the hell. Chilly may not be on the field playing but he needs to bloody well get this team on the same page and Berrien needs to take a page out of the Percy Harvin book and play with a bit of pain… as does and i hate to say this, but RICE. You cannot dump a season. People pay too much money for tickets and support the shit out of this team so you’d better suck it up and play. It’s not just a game. It’s a mutlibillion dollar business and packing your bags is not a savvy business move.
by GSANTINO on Nov 15, 2010 12:42 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I shovled snow
That was more interesting than the Vikings game in the second half. No imagination, no ability to adapt. Every team in the NFC has figured out how to beat last year’s Vikings, and Childress didn’t change a thing. You’d think at least they could blitz more, but no, that would be smart.
I bet you money he wont play.
Sidney is a non team player. He was ready to go this week and decided since this is his contract year that he will take his sweet time sitting on the bench and you know what. That is where he should stay for the season. That dude pretty much gave the vikings the middle finger saying he was bigger then the team.
Favre is finished. He's hurt but he won't sit down. He should probably retire a couple months earlier.
by rukiddn on Nov 15, 2010 2:35 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
TROLL!
Brett Favre is the Greatest QB in NFL History, Bar None!
Brett Favre will be back in 2010, Guaranteed!
Brett Favre will lead the Vikings to a Victory in Super Bowl XLV, Guaranteed!
Brett Favre in 2011 is inevitable!
by REVENGE4FAVRE on Nov 16, 2010 7:23 AM CST up reply actions
I agree...
Doesn’t anybody remember last year that Minn was 10-1 and GB was 7-4, and if not for a last second Pittsburgh miracle win, GB would have tied Minn with a 12-4 record…the point is, GB was down by three games, I didn’t see anyone throwing in the towel on their end.
Now granted, everything seems impossible right now, especially since Brad Childress is in charge, but don’t you want to believe that it may take just one spark (ie…a big win over GB this weekend) and Minn could go on a 7 game winning streak.
I’m hoping for a miracle, and I’ve see BF perform some in his career, there just needs to be just one spark, and it’s happen, this team is too good to just disintegrate.
Always love your optimism b4f
But since they can’t even win
Two in a row, I can’t share it..
Optimism to return only if we get to .500, not holding my breath though.. But feint glimmer would be if Sidney actual decides to play
"the following statement is true:
the preceding statement was false" - george carlin
by BranFavrenton on Nov 16, 2010 8:24 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
If you could read Brett Favre's mind,
what a tale his thoughts would tell… (Gordon Lightfoots early morning twitter)
This whole thing is thoroughly depressing. If all that is true about Berrian’s Twitter, well eff him, cut his ass today money be damned. Nice write up.
Childress fired yet?
"This town, this night, this crowd
Come on put them up, let me hear it loud"
by Stay classy, Joe. on Nov 15, 2010 9:48 AM CST reply actions
As far as punt coverage...
Going into yesterdays game, we were the #1 punt coverage unit allowing only 3 yards/return. Yesterdays Hesterization yielded an average of 10.0 ypr…more of an aberration than a trend I’d say.
It’s still lipstick on a pig though. I’d sell everyone but Frampton (who got hurt) and Heath Farwell on the ST.
C'mon folks
I appreciate the never say die attitude, but lets be real. This season is over. Winnable games at philly and washington? The vikings haven’t won on the road in a long, long time. And they needed overtime, at home, to beat a very bad Arizona team.
Time to put Favre out of his mnisery, start playing TJack so the Los Angeles Vikings will know what they have when NFL football resumes in 2012.
by dperl99 on Nov 15, 2010 9:58 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
Vick will rush for 200yds and throw for 300..no way I see our great D contain him
"the following statement is true:
the preceding statement was false" - george carlin
by BranFavrenton on Nov 16, 2010 8:26 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
Season's Over
This season is done for us as Vikings fans. I do believe it’s time to disassemble this group and find a coach, who as you put it:
…can get them all swimming in the same direction at the same time.
But I will still be sitting at my television on Sundays, cursing loudly at our ineptness until the very end, for I am a Viking!
I AM VIKING, HEAR ME ROAR!!!
By The Way
Did anyone else notice what a coaching change did for the Dallas Cowboys? They lit the Giants up. Did Wilf notice? I know it was only one game, but they looked like a different team out there. I’m afraid that if we played them right now, they would wax our asses.
I AM VIKING, HEAR ME ROAR!!!
I saw that..
Thought, I wonder if Zygi took notes on that….
Talented team, decided to show up.. Giants are no slouch either..
I’m gonna keep watching, and keep hoping for & getting excited for every win (or even just a good game, seeing “effort” is good enough for me to enjoy watching). Unlike a lot of people here, I full bore root for the team every week, I don’t have hidden agendas or “conflicts” that make me half want them to lose, so someone or other gets fired, or we can get a better draft pick.
But because this week is Packer week, and because I already know how things (on all fronts) are gonna go down here — sorry, I just can’t take more “start Joe Webb!” fanposts - and because I already know the opponent pretty well and don’t have much to learn from reading here … I’m gonna do the same thing I did the week before we went to Lambeau, and take a little DN vacation. And of course Acme - that’s actually the only opponent site I have not posted at this season. I did peek over there a few weeks ago when we last played them, and … well, how to put it, lots of those Acme guys really look down on just about all DN posters as a whole (not just Chris), they think we all have “attitude” (I wish some of them would look in the mirror).
But I’ll be watching Sunday, as every Sunday, and will see you all on the other side! Skol!
p.s.
gosh darn (put that through the PG filter before posting), I didn’t know about Berrian’s “TwitterGate” until now. That actually depresses me a heck o f alot more than even the loss itself. Puke.
Mutiny
That’s really the only explanantion that i can come up with here, I think it has hinestly gotten bad enough that the players will do anything to see Childress gone, they know if they play bad that either the coach will be gone or they will, either scenario gets them out from under his reign.
Rice and Berrian won’t suck it up and play, especially not now that the season is a flop, and the rest of the team has no desire to be responsible either. We have only Wilf and Childress to blame for the general attitude of this team……the reason:
By letting Favre set his own schedule last season and this season, the rest of the roster feels that they are now entitled to do the same thing. They just decide which games they are going to play in or not, people complained about Moss taking plays off and about Favre coming into camp late. Hmmmmm the complaints and the problems wouldn’t be an issue if management wouldn’t allow it t happen in the first place.
Until management decides it’s not going to tolerate overpaid children to take the field then things will not change.
The thing about Favre tho
is that he may of shown up late, but his constant never give up attitude would have to be inspiring to others.
Look at Harvin! He never gives up, and Favre totally respects that..
You think if your in the NFL business, to get the Utmost respect from anyone would be best from someone within a league for SO MANY YEARS!
Favre may be inspiring
but managements way of dealing with bringing him aboard just serves notice that they are willing to lick the sweat off a players jock if needed to get them to play. Favre has definately laid it all out on the field for us and I give him that, so has Harvin. My honest opinion is that Wilf has no business owning a football team and demanding new stadiums. The Twins were able to pull it off, but they are also a perrenial playoff team, the Vikings can’t say that.
It’s time for half the team to put their big boy panties on instead of sitting out every time they stub their toe.
Favre plays with 2 fractured bones, and arm that is less than 100% and off field issues, can we say the same for Rice, Berrian, Cook (yeah the kid is a rookie, way to show what a puss you are in the first year).
Even Childress shows up every week and we all know about his brain injury.
Not sure anymore...
how inspiring it truly is. I would like to believe that some are, but, most probably aren’t. Especially when I read today that a notable story from yesterday’s games is Dez Bryant losing a diamond from one of his earrings during the game. That is a story? Puke.
You obviously can't be replying to my post
because I never said anything about his play on the field, it was already addressed with the lackluster play of the WR’s.
Why I hate mondays....
Good post Ted. Agree with most. However, like other long time fans, all we can do now is to look at it one game at a time. We got the packers in our house this week. So if we come out flat against them like we did with the bears, then I could see the end is near. But, no matter what, I will continue to support the team, owners, players and coaches come and go, but FANS stick with the team forever. Lets spread some cheese this weekend GO VIKES!!!!!
Talk about a funny Twitter -
This from Chris Kluwe – "Dear Mr. Hester. Please stop returning my punts that are a foot from the sideline. Sincerely, You Make Me So Angry I Could Choke A Kitten".
Kicking it to him at all was pretty suspect, given the rest of our special teams people.
Scuttle it
I’m with those on the side of giving some other guys some opportunities. See what we’ve got, what else we need, perhaps send a message to the underperforming starters in the process. Figure out whether we can ever trust Jackson to helm the offense, what we have in Webb, etc., etc. so that we can act definitively (esp. as re: to QB) this offseason.
I’d love to be in the camp that thinks we still have a shot at going 6-1 to finish the season and possibly squeak into the playoffs, but I’m not. At a certain point, the actual results on the field over 9 games cloud out the talent on the roster, last season’s results, and the Aura of Favre. There’s been nothing shown to indicate we have a snowball’s chance of beating Philly on the road, for instance, or sweeping the Bears and Pack at home, or even hanging with the Giants (unless it’s the week after we can Childress, a la Dallas). Apparently it’s going to take a loss in Detroit before some of us wake up to the fact that THIS IS A BAD TEAM THAT IS GOING NOWHERE.
So, yes, we’ll all obviously pull for them in every remaining game. But I’d be OK pulling for rookies and whoever shows some actual passion, and I’d be OK with losing most of the remaining games to improve draft position. And while we’re at it, can we trade Randy Moss for a 3rd rounder? What?!?! D’oh!
And I’ll be secretly OK with the Bears winning the division because it will keep Lovie Smith installed there, keep the Pack from having a home playoff game, and quite likely lead to Chicago getting embarrassed in a playoff game. Other than yesterday, which may actually be indicative of very little, they’re the worst 6-3 team I’ve ever seen. They’ve been the most successful team in the division so far, and kudos for that, but they’re not very good. I’d like to ensure they maintain their core of mediocrity for a nice regression to the mean and a frustrating 5-11 season next year.
Credit should go to Loadholt today...
he lined up much of the game against Peppers, and held his own.
+1
Pass protection was better than I expected, especially facing Peppers and after losing Sully that early in the game.
"Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthend, ambition inspired, and success achieved."
-Helen Keller
Bears are not a good team
And “Chilly’s team” couldn’t even give them a close game. It’s unfortunate that we beat the Cardinals, if we had lost by 10 to Arizona at home Chilly would have been surfing a couch on Sunday. Not saying Leslie would have done any better but at least things would be looking up in Viking land.
It’s become obvious that Chilly plays favorites in the locker room and players are tired of it. (I think Berrian played pissed last week and he did something to piss of Chilly before the game against the Bears.) The guy might be decent at scouting talent, but he sucks in every other measurable form of leadership.
Wilf should have pulled the trigger even with the win after the Cardinals, he pretty much has to stick with Childress with the Packers coming up this week. But I see him getting fired with a Packers win almost guaranteed.
None of the North teams look like top 4 teams at this point .
GB and CHI still have the tough teams coming up . GB , DET , MIN are banged up and the Bears have an impossible December . We aren’t the worst conference but close . 8-8 may get someone in at this rate . Can we beat GB , NYG and PHI . Yes . But can Brad get this team refocused in time . Maybe not . And will Ziggy place Rice on season ending IR to test Childress ? I hope so . As Jackson should get playing time soon with GB and WAS . Then maybe start with BUF . But now it seems as Brett is tossing Bevell under the bus instead of Brad . We will all have to wait to see what ESPN creates as their own reality on this . They always seem to create new angles every Tuesday ….
by gothicpurple on Nov 15, 2010 3:27 PM CST up reply actions
Well, like Bill Parcells famously said
you are what your record says you are. The Bears are 6-3, the Vikes are 3-6.
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Childress may not be the the problem in this equation and getting rid of him may leave the Vikings still dysfunctional, but he has clearly lost his players. How can a coach NOT know that his QB is having issues with his shoulder? Becasue they talk very little……that’s how. The Vikings can run the table and still not probably get in because other teams in the Conference are ahead of them. If they lose to GB, then absolutely they need to start giving alot more playing time to their 2nd teamers. Starting at QB. As good as AP has been, TG is about to show the world what he can do if he gets the ball more than 4-5 times a game. He gets stronger with the more touches he has. Not a slight on AP at because he is the main reason they’ve won the (3) games they have. He and Percy Harvin. This season has all the makings of “being in the tank” so why not give these role players more time on the field.
by jjlovesfootball on Nov 15, 2010 7:03 PM CST reply actions
It's time to plan for next season
Bench Favre, or let him rest his injuries, whatever you want to call it. Play Jackson, and if TJ doesn’t look good, play the new kid, Webb. Might as well get them reps to see who will lead the offense in 2011. Best thing Favre could do now is coach TJ and Webb in the finer points of QB for the last 7 games. Maybe something will stick. Next draft, go for the biggest, baddest replacement for Pat Williams, which is why the D-Line lost its mojo this year. Second round, corner back. Third round…oh, sorry, Chili pissed that away. Fourth round, another wide receiver.
Bench the Favre.
He shows up late & he doesn’t have a clue with receivers in the Saints game. The defense was stellar in our 1st four games but we are 1-3 because Favre just plain sucked. Yeah lately it’s a combination of Favre & the defense & special teams, but aside from the last 5 minutes of the Cardinals game Favre has not played well. Teams rally behind there leader.
Notice how the defense showed up in the Cardinals game when Favre rallied the team. It’s time to put in Tavaris & let him play for his future. If he can win 5 or 6 games then he deserves a shot. If not then we know we have to address that situation. Let the young guys play & see who sticks. Zigi is not afraid to pay for help via free agency. This team still has plenty of talent. We just need to address the O’line & a little help on the D side. A new coach to rally the troops & we can be right back in the hunt again next year.
I'd like to wait for the youth movement until we are eliminated.
I do want to see what Tarvaris has or hasn’t learned. What Guion, Evans and Kennedy can do on D. What Toby can do with some more touches. Just not until I know for sure we won’t be seeing the playoffs.
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