With respected rival gone,Vikings see opportunity

**singersp** · 03-04-2008, 10:10 PM

[size=13pt]With respected rival gone,Vikings see opportunity[/size]

By KEVIN SEIFERT, Star Tribune

Last update: March 4, 2008 - 9:48 PM

Bobby Wade was working out in Arizona when he heard the news.....

**NodakPaul** · 03-04-2008, 10:18 PM

As Wade told the story Tuesday, one of his trainers rushed over and said: "Minnesota Vikings, NFC North champs!"

Hell yeah!
Playoffs here we come!

**Young Sherlock** · 03-04-2008, 10:22 PM

How long before the competitive juices start flowing again...

**Vikes_King** · 03-04-2008, 10:50 PM

"NodakPaul" wrote:

As Wade told the story Tuesday, one of his trainers rushed over and said: "Minnesota Vikings, NFC North champs!"

Hell yeah!
Playoffs here we come!

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

**pack93z** · 03-04-2008, 10:58 PM

Hmm apparently Rodgers sent out a memo to all the other NFCN teams declaring surrender, dang I missed that memo..

We will see how the offseason progresses, I don't think we will fall into the basement, probably slip some but I think we will be okay.

**NDVikingFan66** · 03-04-2008, 11:00 PM

"pack93z" wrote:

Hmm apparently Rodgers sent out a memo to all the other NFCN teams declaring surrender, dang I missed that memo..

We will see how the offseason progresses, I don't think we will fall into the basement, probably slip some but I think we will be okay.

Rogers is not Favre....but that may not be a bad thing either.
Rogers will probably take better care of the ball and not force throws.

I for one will truly miss Favre, but only because he was so dang competitive and played hard all the time

**ragz** · 03-04-2008, 11:03 PM

not for nothing but i wanted the packers this year with farve at the helm.
i wanted payback for that fucking loss that had me berateing childress in ways i never thought i could.
i felt like they were gonna come back down to earth a bit anyway and i could get my sweet revenge and he would end his career after losing to us.
now i gotta live with that bitch going out after destroying us.

but it probably does give us a better chance to sweep tis year.
oh well..

**pack93z** · 03-04-2008, 11:05 PM

"NDVikingFan66" wrote:

Rogers is not Favre....but that may not be a bad thing either.
Rogers will probably take better care of the ball and not force throws.

I for one will truly miss Favre, but only because he was so dang competitive and played hard all the time

The thing I admired the most about Favre was the passion for the game and he always treated it as a game and enjoyed it for the most part.

Rodgers I think will be more cautious with the ball, but he will have to rely on the rest of the team to keep him in the game. Biggest different to me will be Rodger will have to play within the gameplan, Brett could make that play every once in a while the defied the gameplan.. sometimes with success sometimes with failure.. but one thing for sure, it will be odd not seeing #4 jog onto the field and the confidence that it provided.