A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Coronation

They got their asses kicked! If it wasn’t for the 2 bad calls that went their way (as usual) this game was not even close.

The Giants absolutely creamed the Falcons the week before. They shut them out if not for a penalty on Manning in the endzone to give them a safety. So you sort of knew the Giants defense could cause havoc. You could easily have made a case before the game for the Giants to win it.

But last year’s wildcard game, nobody saw the Seahawks taking down the defending NFL Champs. Nobody outside of Washington, that is. That was a complete and utter choke. This was just a bad loss to a better team.

in post-season history, and they were the defending NFL Champs.

15-1 & Done is embarassing, but the Giants are a good team. The Seahawks weren’t.

Patriots will roll through any team that can’t stop hernandez and gronkowski. Both the Giants and 49ers have a decent shot at that seeing how they have a good LB core and can rush the passer with 4 and get good pressure.

I thought maybe the Broncos could slow them down, but.. lols. Way off about that.

The Ravens’ D is a whole other monster, though. It’ll be an interesting game to watch. Better than another year of Ravens-Steelers anyhow.

I’d like to see Jermichael Finley do that.

in Wisconsin today while the cheese makers work . it seems the sodium levels in the batches are slightly higher (tears in the curds and whey). dont worry cheddar heads your team will be back in playoffs next year .

15-1 with no ring . welcome to club.

I’m not sayin’, I’m just saying..

That’s a dumb stat.

The defense was expected to be bad. It’s been bad pretty much all season. They just get take-aways to make up for it. Didn’t happen this game.

What hurt them the most was A) drops and B) O-line injuries. Again.

Chris,
I’d like to add onto what you’ve already stated. Heck, most of what I’m about to say is probably common knowledge with Daily Norseman. Take note that I would hope most Viking fans would snicker amongst themselves momentarily to bask and share a feeling with Packer fans in which they witnessed this weekend. Rather than go on their blogs and pages we can chat with each other how they have added yet another record and non-accomplishment to their season. (Notice that I believe all the Daily Norseman posts are ones that are on this site and not trolling). Sure 15-1 was a good regular season record, but congrats Green Bay 15-1 and no playoff win. They sure can’t take that away from you.

I would also like to say I have no problem with Aaron Rodgers, but the media and fan fake orgasm surrounding him is Brett Favre part 2…more on that later.
As Vikings fans, we all know that trying to have a conversation about football with a clear majority of Packers fans is impossible because they "invite" us to hear about their "views and insights" with no intention of listening to us.

I’ll start with why we Vikings fans love what happened this weekend with the Saints and Packers losses. Vikings fans had to hear about how superior the Packers were (like every other year with baseless opinions) in the 2009 season and how the old soon to be grandpa couldn’t possibly compete with Aaron Rodgers. Two decisive victories against the Pack still weren’t good enough in the league’s eyes or Packer fans eyes. Fine. No problem. Yet, before the playoffs started in ’09 the Packers were going to make it to the Super Bowl (like they are supposed to every year, right?). There was no way that Dallas and Green Bay were NOT going to meet in the NFC championship. Packers give up 51 points and Rodgers turns the ball over on the final play. Facemask, yes we’ll give you that Packer fans. But it still doesn’t take away the fact that Rodgers actually kicked the ball up so a defender could catch it and therefore any discrepancy in whether the arm was going forward.

Moving on, Dallas was not going to beat Minnesota according to everyone outside of Minnesota and Terry Bradshaw. We all know how that turned out.

New Orleans, no way Minnesota was going to win. All the stars were aligned for us not to win that game because Drew Brees did not win that game for New Orleans. If you thought Rodgers took a beating on Sunday, Brett Favre was crucified with officials turned a clearly blind eye in the NFC Championship. (Side: I don’t expect most Packer fans to agree with that because Viking fans could get a Packer fan to go back on a hypothetical question if it was revealed favorably towards anything Vikings related. Therefore Viking fans shouldn’t resort to seeking approval from Packer fans on anything Vikings related because it’s never going to happen) We had to hear about how amazing Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers were all of 2010. Going into 2010 we had to hear how amazing the Packers defense was (oh and forget about that wild card game in 2009 too…when Packers lose, it’s a fluke and scenarios don’t count).

All last offseason we had to hear about a repeat. Even though if you look back, the Packers had the luckiest run at the Super Bowl in a very long time dating back to probably 1990 Giants aka Norwood wide right. (Going out on the limb saying that 2007 Giants had the right formula to beat the Patriots). Your welcome Packer fans for Mike Vick not being able to scramble for the Wild Card. How many Super Bowl teams can say they played 4 postseason games in which the only 6 quarters were played against a healthy quarterback? Viking fans will tell you we’ve played squads at full strength at their peak in nearly all our postseason endeavors. To top it all off, the 2011 schedule for the Packers didn’t do them any favors in terms of strength of schedule. (But the schedule is already determined) Yes I know but it doesn’t matter. 5 games were scheduled in which 4 teams made the playoffs in 2010 if you count the bears twice. When all is said and done, 6 games were played (the lions twice, included) in which ended up being playoff teams. If you want to count Orton’s Broncos, fine, I’ll give you that.

That’s two offseasons that we’ve had to endure about the Saints and the Packers. This offseason won’t be any different because guess what Vikings fans, the Who Dat nation and the Packers will both be undefeated! But this offseason will be easier to tolerate because it’ll be like any other offseason prior 2009. Unfortunately, like us, the Who Dat nation and the Packers will have to keep dreaming until it actually comes true.
After all that, one this Vikings fans get to look forward to is the blame game. Viking fans always look towards coaching first before the players. Packer fans are a different breed and it’s already starting to show. You see, Vikings fans don’t put our players up on a pedestal before they’ve earned it and we certainly don’t tear them down after what they’ve done for us. Do we have any animosity for players going to another team? Nate Burleson in Detroit, Culpepper, Moon, Cunningham, George, Kramer, Tarkenton for leaving to go the Giants [sarcasm] (seriously does anyone?) I think Green Bay is the only "fan" base that does this [please correct me if I’m wrong]. Example, Cedric Griffin, did some things for us, but do you see us and the Daily Norseman calling for his head while not mentioning that we express sorrow that he was unable to do some great things for us. Packer fans will gladly throw players under the bus. Packer fans who are not able to remember much before Brett Favre just because they grew up with him and saw him for so long don’t know and frankly don’t care about anything Packers between Lombardi and Favre. But Vikings fans won’t. You could also say that post-Brett Favre they don’t remember a damn thing that he had done for the Packer organization. Most Vikings fans respected the hell out of Brett Favre and his love of the game. Most of the media obsession had slowly gone away from his ability to play except for when his dad died and ’07 season had a bit of a rival and turned rabid that he "was bringing down the organization." Regardless of his pay cuts and the ridiculous salary space the packers had years and years without bringing in a RB/WR/TE. And even in the 90s and 2000s when running backs and receivers left to play for another team, those players were hated and were terrible players on other team, all the while in Green Bay that year were the greatest receivers they ever had?

Frankly, I never bring up too much history with Packer fans because that’s when they tend to get lost in their own argument and go back and forth within their own statements. It’s useless too and if Rodgers doesn’t win a playoff game in 3 years, you can bet the Packers will throw him under the bus.

As you all may have already seen, the "fans" are already calling for the heads of Finley, Grant, Hawk, and Driver (so they can have someone else to fill his shoes)
[Packer fans always think that is they get someone better when something doesn’t go their way.] You mean, Finley, the second coming! (of Sterling Sharpe! Yeah like Packer fans would actually remember or care about what could’ve been with Sterling Sharpe) is so awesome (which is what we’ve been hearing for years) all of sudden is a burden and we need to find someone better! He is awful and the worst! Ok, according to what you just said, you have to find someone BETTER than the second coming of Sterling Sharpe, because he is awful.

Still trying to pinpoint the goat would be Grant. Seems like yet again, can’t live with him or without him in Packer "fans" eyes. A.J. Hawk is not worth it anymore, even though Packer fans were concerned about his injury. Donald Driver is too old, yet, funny thing is that I don’t believe he had butterfingers against the Giants.

We may see another Cullen Jenkins type move this coming year. Where fans and management think they have someone better than, wait for it…they have someone better waiting in the wings at the _ position and did we mention during the season and that player was the best this team ever had. (yeah we know Packer "fans" every position is a first ballot HOF shoe-in)

Vikings fans acknowledge that problems lay ahead yet again next season, but the rest of the nation saw what we have been expecting all season in a defensive scheme. Viking fans believe this will end the disgusting hyperbole that has been going on since 2009. Will it? Among Packer fans it never does and we expect that, but we just hope that the rest of the talking heads at ESPN and broadcasters and commentators just be a little more grounded when it comes to bowing down to many players who are allowed to have their moment but not constant unwarranted drooling.

I guess my rhetorical question to Packer "fans" is that, why are you so obsessed with the Vikings? Even in a loss you have to equate your lack of success in the playoffs to what the Vikings have and have not accomplished. In your eyes, the Vikings will always be the red-headed, ugly, mentally retarded step child compared to your own high and mighty self-entitled legends in which you don’t even appreciate except when it comes to arguing with Vikings fans. When the red-headed step child has a moment or two, you can’t accept it because regardless of the situation you are entitled to have everything when everyone else has nothing. Packer fans all say they want the Vikings to leave to LA and make fun of that scenario. But what would you do without the Vikings. How unfulfilled would your lives be because you can’t bully (in your eyes what is mentally retarded red-head step child) your rival. The black sheep of the family who’s been around just as long (The Bears) would be the only other true rival. Trolling and yelling at Bears fans win or loss, now that’s just sad people. Nobody wants that.
Lastly, my message to Vikings fans is that whatever happens on the field, let those Packer fans think how they want because believe it or not, most of them won’t be able to digest what I’ve said above and I don’t believe they’ll ever agree with you. Actively seeking out discussions with a Packers fan is folly unless one happens to be a level headed lifelong or good friend or neighbor. Then of course the obvious question if you want to end the conversation or hear a sorry excuse for an answer is why the hell do they live in MN? [if Green Bay is Mecca that is.] That was supposed to be a bad joke. Anyway, the trolls will troll and let them express their weird, confused, suppressed homoerotic feelings towards the Vikings because that’s how their able to sleep at night. I for one have been and will try to stick to Vikings only discussions unless relevant to bring other teams into the conversation (schemes, relevant history, management, acquisitions) and I know many of you do the same and I encourage that Viking fans at your discretion enter in Packer fans of having their cake and eating it too all while shoving the cake in our face (yeah just go with it) and their hyperbole that is a black hole, because you may just lose yourself in it.
Now let me tell you how I really feel.

SKOL!

THIS IS A VIKING SITE. YOU WILL NOT LIKE WHAT IS WRITTEN ABOUT YOUR TEAM HERE.

Sorry I had to yell, but it is often necessary for your ilk.

If you have to come troll our site to get off now that your team got kicked out of the playoffs? Tio: There are way more things to masturbate to on the internet than pissing off Viking fans.