http://www.purplepride.org/blogs/anglovike/ Purplepride.org is the leading Minnesota Vikings fan site featuring fan analysis, forums, Vikings history, stats, live game information and more. en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:27:24 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.purplepride.org/images/x-purple/misc/rss.jpg http://www.purplepride.org/blogs/anglovike/ http://www.purplepride.org/blogs/anglovike/home-opener-bucs-sunk-dome-11/ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:25:58 GMT Well last week didn't go as wanted even though Harvin started the campaign off with an almighty bang ! Things never really were built on that good start and so the final result finished as many originally expected, even though the Chargers were there for the taking.

So we renew acquaintances with our old NFC Central rivals with the Bucs coming to town. As I write this the PPO tailgate will have finished and everyone will be getting to their seats for a home game back in the Dome. The pressure is now on Musgrave, McNabb and the rest of the offense to show that we have moved on from the vanilla tripe that was constantly served up by Childress and Bevell. We have the players that can make it hard for many teams in the league, and yes that even includes McNabb despite his piss poor showing last week.

I'm expecting to see a few more downfield shots today, though don't expect them to be to Berrian given his recent form. Peterson will still see a lot of touches and hopefully will be used for his catching as well as his running ability.

It's the home opener gang and time for the 2011 Vikings to make people sit up and take them seriously.

Skol! ]]> AngloVike http://www.purplepride.org/blogs/anglovike/home-opener-bucs-sunk-dome-11/ http://www.purplepride.org/blogs/anglovike/last-its-sunday-3/ Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:14:27 GMT which means that football is back on the agenda again for my Sunday evening enjoyment. As ever this will mean dark autumn/winter evenings and the... which means that football is back on the agenda again for my Sunday evening enjoyment.
As ever this will mean dark autumn/winter evenings and the odd late night/early morning sessions in front of the PC ( TV if i'm lucky for the Vikes to be shown live here ). However that's the lot for the NFL fans in the UK & Europe if we want to follow our favourite teams.

So the question is what are we going to get from our Vikings this season? My immediate hope is that at the very least we will see a vast improvement from the run left, run right, throw mentality that was in place for the previous few years. Frazier is now the permanent HC and that has brought a few changes in both coaching staff and players.

I'm looking forward to see exactly what Musgrave brings to the team in terms of offensive scheming, motivation and, more importantly playcalling. At least now it will be a little clearer as to who is making the calls and make sure the right person gets the relevant praise or catcalls - unlike the previous regime which was based on mystery and confusion. In fact they spent more time and effort trying to confuse their own fans and owner than they did game planning for our opponents.

Here's to a great game, with AD showing why he was worth that contract extension. At least now we can get to see some proper football action seeing as we missed out on so much due to the lockout.

Skol! ]]> AngloVike http://www.purplepride.org/blogs/anglovike/last-its-sunday-3/