Minnesota Vikings Discussion

[MNtoWA Guy]

^Agree. Although I could see a possibly victory vs. the either the Giants or Bears and a let-down loss to the Lions. For some reason we have played decent vs the giants the last few years and had some big wins. Plus it would be a home game.

[djp]

I think we'll beat Chicago and Detroit. Chicago = 2nd easiest schedule in the NFL with numerous lucky breaks along the way. Although that means nothing if we can't block Peppers or get Cutler to the ground.

[MNtoWA Guy]

Yeah, the Vikings have done a good job of making Cutler look like an all-pro QB.

[Vikes99ej]

Right now I honestly don't know who we should go with at quarterback. T-Jack is erratic at times, but his mobility gives us so much more than Favre. I am almost leaning towards Jackson just because of how much damage Favre has taken this year, and it's pretty much guaranteed we won't make the playoffs.

[prock]

I want Favre in. Tavaris is ******* terrible. Favre has been too, but at least he has potential to do something good once in awhile.

[prock]

And yes I would put a heavy sum of money on the Bears game. We will beat them at home. The Bears just aren't that good. We are playing way better. We actually play hard now. I would say we win this game close, even if T-Var plays.

[General Zod]

I didnt get to watch most of the game, my live feed kept freezing up so I kept up on the game with game tracker. So help me out here.

How did Brian Robinson do in place of Edwards? How did Chris Degeare look? I seen a false start on him. I know Joe Webb got hurt, did he get any playing time?

[Dr. Gonzo]

I really liked what I saw out of Robison.

[vikes_28]

adrian peterson is a freak.

[MNtoWA Guy]

With what I have seen out of Robison and Everson Griffen in their limited snaps I am not concerned with Ray Edwards leaving. Last year he had a decent season and a strong playoff showing, but this year he has been pretty invisible. Plus, he is going to want way too much money, which we will need to lock-up Greenway and possibly bring back Leber as well.

I too kinda want Favre to sit this next one out. We need to see what we have in T-Jack and he needs to show us against a quality opponent and defense. Plus, a sprained sternoclavicular joint is not something to take lightly. I'm a physical therapist, so I know a little something about injuries and anatomy. The joint Favre injured is the only bony attachment the shoulder complex has to the skeleton. Plus, he is going to have major pain everytime he tries to lift that arm, kinda hard to throw then.

[MNtoWA Guy]

http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_16790859
(sorry, link might not work if you are not a member)

Vikes sign Lorenzo Booker from UFL Hartford team.

Why?

I thought the whole point was to have Toby get more involved on 3rd downs. Plus we have Albert Young, who actually looked pretty good (if not better than Gerhart) during preseason. Kinda a head scratcher move at this point in the season.

[marshallb]

Originally Posted by General Zod

I didnt get to watch most of the game, my live feed kept freezing up so I kept up on the game with game tracker. So help me out here.

How did Brian Robinson do in place of Edwards? How did Chris Degeare look? I seen a false start on him. I know Joe Webb got hurt, did he get any playing time?

I thought Robison played very well, nothing special, but very solid. He got a handful of pressures. DeGeare looked ok, nothing superb, but he didn't have any major ****-ups, this was our best running performance of the season as a whole, but I'm guessing that had a lot more to do with the fact that we played the Bills than anything. Webb didn't play much, he had a nice return on the opening kickoff and then we faked an end around to him on either the first or second play, and that was it, he pulled his hammy somewhere in there and didn't return.

[marshallb]

Originally Posted by MNtoWA Guy

http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_16790859

Why?

I thought the whole point was to have Toby get more involved on 3rd downs. Plus we have Albert Young, who actually looked pretty good (if not better than Gerhart) during preseason. Kinda a head scratcher move at this point in the season.

From the Star Tribune:

Meanwhile, Frazier said running back Toby Gerhart suffered a strained hamstring but is expected to be fine.

I'm guessing that they're just gonna bring him in just to be safe in case Toby needs more rest. Peterson isn't at 100% yet and Gerhart isn't at 100% now. It doesn't really hurt anything, we're not going anywhere, so we might as well get a look at a few of these guys who could help out next year.

[BuckNaked]

And we waived Albert Young. Thank god I couldn't stand him. I was actually a big Booker fan coming out of college so we'll see with him.

[FuzzyGopher]

He was put on IR not waived. Maybe he'll be back next year!

[vikes_28]

Originally Posted by marshallb

I'm guessing that they're just gonna bring him in just to be safe in case Toby needs more rest. Peterson isn't at 100% yet and Gerhart isn't at 100% now. It doesn't really hurt anything, we're not going anywhere, so we might as well get a look at a few of these guys who could help out next year.

Peterson ran for 3 TD's and over 100 yards on Sunday. I think it's safe to say he's pretty darn close to 100%. :p

[vikes_28]

How would you guys feel about Albert Haynesworth. Worth the money?

[General Zod]

Originally Posted by vikes_28

How would you guys feel about Albert Haynesworth. Worth the money?

Not unless we got him cheap, but I dont see that happening. I seen that Judd tweaked that Brian Robinson has earned himself more playing time even when Ray Edwards gets healthy. Im all for this. Edwards wont be here next season and in spot duty Robinson has looked good. Plus I still wanna see more time for Everson as well.

[marshallb]

Yea, Everson Griffen has looked damn good in his limited time. He doesn't get many snaps and I don't think he has a sack yet, but he's beaten the OT pretty much every time I've seen him in there. I like what we've been doing this past couple games defensively. It seems like we're rotating our D-linemen a lot more and it seems to be paying off in the way of pressures, but not necessarily sacks yet. I also like that we're blitzing more when we're unable to get pressure with 4.

One thing that hasn't been mentioned has been Jared Allen racking up the sacks. He now has 8.5 on the season despite only having 1 through the first 7 games and has had 5 straight games with at least one sack. He may still wind up with less than his usual, but it sure seems like he'll get to double digits especially with the O-lines of the teams we've got coming up.

[The_Dude]

http://draftcountdown.com/forum/show...29#post2309229

Just wanted to confirm my prediction from week 3 of Favre ending up on IR this season. Looking like that may come true.

This season is just one huge ******* train wreck. Oh well, there is always next year and some optimism that there will be some big time changes next year. Oh god, i hope so.

[GB12]

I get the feeling that he would be able to come back this season, but both Favre and the team will want to put him on IR.

[General Zod]

Looks like we signed Patrick Ramsey. How many teams has this guy been on in his career? lol

[NotRickJames]

Met Ramsey when he played for the Redskins. Awesome guy. I hope he gets the nod. Frazier hinted that if Favre and TJack can't go, Ramsey might get the nod over Joe Webb.

If there's something to be optimistic about here - Ramsey's been on three different teams this season because he was always the most impressive guy at tryouts. I think he could do OK, to be honest.

[Crazy_Chris]

I just don't see how Ramsey could be the best option to start after being with the orginization for not even a week.

With Tarvaris on IR now, the Joe Webb experiment needs to begin.

[vikes_28]

Originally Posted by Crazy_Chris

I just don't see how Ramsey could be the best option to start after being with the orginization for not even a week.

With Tarvaris on IR now, the Joe Webb experiment needs to begin.

I have a feeling favre is going to start.