Thread: This is OUR year!

"UffDaVikes" wrote:

"Prophet" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"UffDaVikes" wrote:

If we go 7-9 this year, there will be a half dozen yutz's who will say the team has only had 3 full seasons in the system and that it will take one or 2 more to gel, but then we will be good.

I still suspect we will see some inconsistent play from a couple of our 2nd year guys and maybe some of our new backup/Vets, but in all seriousness the time to gel is past.

This team should be like a well oiled machine, fresh out of the box.
Sticker on autopilot and let er roll down the road towards the playoffs.

Maybe, just maybe, a couple of rudder orders to the helm for course adjustments if a few pot holes get in its path though.

;D

It all depends on how the season plays out.
The majority of the games were lost by a score or less the past couple of years, that is a team that is ready to explode.

In 2005 we went 8-4 and lost only one game of the last 9 by more than a TD.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/min/2005.htm

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2 Sun September 18 L 0-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 8 37 21 304 227 77 7 26 504 337 167 1
3 Sun September 25 W 1-2 New Orleans Saints 33 16 21 420 274 146 15 296 182 114 4
4 Sun October 2 L 1-3 @ Atlanta Falcons 10 30 17 261 198 63 3 22 368 83 285
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6 Sun October 16 L 1-4 @ Chicago Bears 3 28 16 283 203 80 2 16 192 97 95 3
7 Sun October 23 W 2-4 Green Bay Packers 23 20 24 363 255 108 1 19 374 329 45
8 Sun October 30 L 2-5 @ Carolina Panthers 13 38 14 253 171 82 27 449 338 111
9 Sun November 6 W 3-5 Detroit Lions 27 14 19 285 121 164 1 20 289 231 58 3
10 Sun November 13 W 4-5 @ New York Giants 24 21 11 137 125 12 1 25 405 281 124 5
11 Mon November 21 W 5-5 @ Green Bay Packers 20 17 22 331 171 160 2 13 236 215 21 2
12 Sun November 27 W 6-5 Cleveland Browns 24 12 18 281 200 81 2 20 262 184 78 5
13 Sun December 4 W 7-5 @ Detroit Lions 21 16 20 345 242 103 19 223 118 105 1
14 Sun December 11 W 8-5 St. Louis Rams 27 13 16 259 146 113 2 20 337 229 108 6
15 Sun December 18 L 8-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 18 11 185 131 54 3 14 275 133 142 1
16 Sun December 25 L 8-7 @ Baltimore Ravens 23 30 18 262 220 42 1 23 367 279 88 2
17 Sun January 1 W 9-7 Chicago Bears 34 10 22 396 247 149 13 251 97 154
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The team has been ready to explode for years

"In 2005 we went 8-4 and lost only one game of the last 9 by more than a TD."

Huh??

In 2005, Vikes were 9-7, went 7-2 in last 9 games, and only won 4 by greater than a 7 points.

Granted, 2005 was the last winning season, but even the performance that year was weak, lost 6 games by double digits, 4 by over 20 points.

The last 2 years were rebuilding years under Childress, he's replaced 85% of the 2005 squad.

The Vikes look good, with lots of key additions, but until I see them play top competion in GB and Indy.
I'm not going to drink the purple koolaid yet.

Unless Childress decides to start Booty, then the SB is a shoe in
;D ;D ;D
Kidding...

"gagarr" wrote:

"UffDaVikes" wrote:

"Prophet" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"UffDaVikes" wrote:

If we go 7-9 this year, there will be a half dozen yutz's who will say the team has only had 3 full seasons in the system and that it will take one or 2 more to gel, but then we will be good.

I still suspect we will see some inconsistent play from a couple of our 2nd year guys and maybe some of our new backup/Vets, but in all seriousness the time to gel is past.

This team should be like a well oiled machine, fresh out of the box.
Sticker on autopilot and let er roll down the road towards the playoffs.

Maybe, just maybe, a couple of rudder orders to the helm for course adjustments if a few pot holes get in its path though.
;D

It all depends on how the season plays out.
The majority of the games were lost by a score or less the past couple of years, that is a team that is ready to explode.

In 2005 we went 8-4 [glow=red,2,300]in the last 12 games[/glow] and lost only one game of the last 9 by more than a TD.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/min/2005.htm

1
Sun
September 11
L
0-1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
13
24
15
248
215
33
5
12
345
199
146
2
2 Sun September 18 L 0-2 @ Cincinnati Bengals 8 37 21 304 227 77 7 26 504 337 167 1
3 Sun September 25 W 1-2 New Orleans Saints 33 16 21 420 274 146 15 296 182 114 4
4 Sun October 2 L 1-3 @ Atlanta Falcons 10 30 17 261 198 63 3 22 368 83 285
5 Bye Week
6 Sun October 16 L 1-4 @ Chicago Bears 3 28 16 283 203 80 2 16 192 97 95 3
7 Sun October 23 W 2-4 Green Bay Packers 23 20 24 363 255 108 1 19 374 329 45
8 Sun October 30 L 2-5 @ Carolina Panthers 13 38 14 253 171 82 27 449 338 111
9 Sun November 6 W 3-5 Detroit Lions 27 14 19 285 121 164 1 20 289 231 58 3
10 Sun November 13 W 4-5 @ New York Giants 24 21 11 137 125 12 1 25 405 281 124 5
11 Mon November 21 W 5-5 @ Green Bay Packers 20 17 22 331 171 160 2 13 236 215 21 2
12 Sun November 27 W 6-5 Cleveland Browns 24 12 18 281 200 81 2 20 262 184 78 5
13 Sun December 4 W 7-5 @ Detroit Lions 21 16 20 345 242 103 19 223 118 105 1
14 Sun December 11 W 8-5 St. Louis Rams 27 13 16 259 146 113 2 20 337 229 108 6
15 Sun December 18 L 8-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 3 18 11 185 131 54 3 14 275 133 142 1
16 Sun December 25 L 8-7 @ Baltimore Ravens 23 30 18 262 220 42 1 23 367 279 88 2
17 Sun January 1 W 9-7 Chicago Bears 34 10 22 396 247 149 13 251 97 154
Team Stats and Rankings
Glossary · CSV · PRE

The team has been ready to explode for years

"In 2005 we went 8-4 and lost only one game of the last 9 by more than a TD."

Huh??

In 2005, Vikes were 9-7, went 7-2 in last 9 games, and only won 4 by greater than a 7 points.

Granted, 2005 was the last winning season, but even the performance that year was weak, lost 6 games by double digits, 4 by over 20 points.

The last 2 years were rebuilding years under Childress, he's replaced 85% of the 2005 squad.

The Vikes look good, with lots of key additions, but until I see them play top competion in GB and Indy.
I'm not going to drink the purple koolaid yet.

Unless Childress decides to start Booty, then the SB is a shoe in
;D ;D ;D
Kidding...

i fixed my typo


As to the rest, yes, we look good and I hope we have an outstanding year. but We looked good finishing 2005 and was excited about having and outstanding 2006. Things just don't always play out the way we would like or that we expect. that is why they play the games instead of crowning the champs based on how good they should play going into the season.

9 pages, some decent discussions and yet I never got my original question answered from the originator...... :'(

Why do you think he needs a kick in the jiggly butt to realize he has to step up?

Not since
that magical "Burnsy" year 1988 to we have a better chance than this year.
Remember......Randle, millard, doleman, Browner, Kramer/Wilson, AC, Nelson, man those were the days........

This is OUR year!

I've been reading threads of this nature every year since I've been on PP.O.