Vikings Win. . .In A Manner Of Speaking

He might miss a few games next year
But the good news is that it is not career threating

Was just crushing to see AP get hurt like that. Such a wonderful player and human being. I’m hoping he comes back with a vengeance.

Have a Merry Christmas everybody. Go Vikings!!!

The knee contains the ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL complex plus smaller inconsequential ligaments. Best case is MCL sprain, worst case is multiple…hoping for the best christmas present ever.

I agree with you Mr. Gates. There were many positive things to glean from this game. Yes, Adrian Peterson’s knee injury sucks, and we are all on pins and needles to find out the extent of the injury.

But All Is Not Lost.

It could happen on any play, to any player. Yeah, sure, I know that. But it’s not very comforting. Frankly, watching the sort of hits that the Redskin D was laying on and the way they celebrated it, I’m not prepared to believe it was entirely accidental.

Neither injury is a guarranteed return at the previous level of ability. Both men played with great heart and made us proud, and the Vikes finished the game and got out of the loneliness place a Viking team could go to. Considering all team’s issues, and the injuries, the win is nothing short of a minor miracle.

I’m happy we have players on the team that are willing to play like that, right to the end.

I’m a lot less happy with Frazier.

As Mr. Gates points out:
-The 3rd win makes this season at worst, a tie with the ‘84 season. This win ensures that 2011 will not go down as the worst in Viking’s history, and that means something.
-Wins are big confidence boosters, especially for our young players like Mistral Raymond, Brandon Fusco, Joe Webb, etc
-Wins mean our coaching staff and players are heading in the right direction. For as much flack as Frazier and company has gotten, a win is a win.

There are plenty of ways this win means something to the 2011 Minnesota Vikings. Does it matter in terms of playoffs and the Super Bowl? Of course not, but we’ve been out of the race for months.

AD has an ACL tear. This is horrible news.

could be the game we point to down the road as the game that shaped this team for years to come as a starting point, for what I believe, will be great success. What do I mean? Glad you asked. I believe this team grew up today, and in heavy doses. A 2-12 team, playing for pride and future employment in many cases, was staring squarely into the abyss when, in a close road game, one of, if not their best player went down with a potential career ending injury. Then, their young starting QB goes out of the game. Adversity is guaranteed to have an impact, either positive or negative. What happened? This team closed ranks, came together and ran away with a relatively easy win at the end. Yes, it was against the Redskins, but, frankly, I believe they would have done the same thing against any of this year’s top teams under the same circumstances.
AP has a tough road ahead. If nothing else, he will remain an inspirational teammate until he is ready to return. Toby Gerhart stepped up today and proved that he is ready to carry the load out of the backfield. The young man attacks holes fearlessly. He may not have APs moves and quickness, but he is no slouch. AP is the Lamborghini, Toby is the 1969 Pontiac GTO, 4 speed. Once he gets traction and gets it into third gear, get out of the way.
Joe Webb cannot be ignored as a force in this league. He may not have the traditional QB pedigree with a Big Ten, Pac Ten or SEC background. His biggest mistake? Attending UAB, which gets about as much national airtime as my local weather report. I, for one, could care less. If you can play, you can play, period. He can play the game. Will he be the new number one? Maybe. I have said for a long time that he earned the right to compete for the top spot after last season. The same holds true for next season. What is apparent is that his teammates respond to his presence in the lineup. Hindsight being what it is, the biggest mistake this team made was bringing in McNabb as some sort of bridge to the future. Well, you know the rest. IMHO, all it did was set both Ponder and Webb back a bit in their growth. I don’t think he helped them a bit. The QB position should be declared open after this season, with both Ponder and Webb the ONLY candidates for the job.
Percy Harvin has played nearly a full season without the headache issue being a factor. Not going to speculate on why at this time. He is very much like Webb, the natural talent ready to take off. He will be a starting All Pro very soon.
If anything, today should have gone a long way to crystalize for the front office, such as it is, where exactly, this team has needs. We know what they are.

This team rallied today everyone. They could easily have packed it in. They didn’t It is something that you just can’t measure on paper. Sometimes that spirit can take you places no one believed possible. Just ask the guys from the 1980 USA Men’s Olympic Hockey team. Anyone think they had more talent than Sweden or the USSR? Didn’t think so.

Merry Christmas All!!

I’m not in the mood for another QB controversy, so if I were the Vikings organization I’d take care of it now. I like Ponder more, but Webb has been just as impressive (when they do impress) so you keep Webb. Webb and Harvin also seem to have very good chemistry. I’m sure you could probably trade Ponder for more as well, so we trade Ponder. If there’s anything we know as Vikings fans, it’s a QB controversy keeps your team in limbo, and that is something we don’t need. I also think we need to trade Peterson for as much as we can get. This team is going nowhere fast, and as sad as it is, our star is breaking down. I think it would be the best thing for him and our organization to move on. We need more talent at every position, which we could get if we traded him, and he needs to win a Super Bowl with a line that can block for him; he’s not going to find either of these anytime soon in Minnesota. A year ago I would have said my idea was crazy, but the fact of the matter is this is probably the best decision for A.P. and the Vikings. We are going down, not up; it’s time to rebuild. I don’t want to see another great player (aka Cris Carter) go ringless on our team because we don’t make the best decision for both sides. The Vikings need to improve A.P.‘s future by trading him and improve theirs at the same time. It’s time to be realistic, we need to start thinking about the future.

Webb, but would the same thing apply for Webb? Should we also want to see how he gameplans for a defense with our starters?

TomPelissero
Per an NFL source, an MRI has confirmed #Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has a torn ACL and MCL.

Not fucking good.

what’s a good RB replacement for a year if it comes to that? Draft? FA? Caleb King possibly? He looked good in preseason in his brief attempts.

offseason in Vikings history. A whole bunch of stories to follow. It’s kind of exciting. But we do need to make up our mind on Webb or Ponder because apparently The Vikings will take a “real hard look” at starting Joe Webb.

Jarius Wright or Joe Adams from Arkansas in the mid rounds? Eh, I’m an Arkansas fan so my opinion is bias on this.