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Tom Sykes -> RE: General Vikes Talk (10/3/2022 12:28:33 PM)
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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer
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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes
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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young
Gezuz Tom,
For once can we win the division outright by sweeping the division opposition?
The Puke have won 10 or more games in 9 of the last 12 seasons.
So yea, by gift, sway, or luck and talent, there needs to be at least 10 wins, to win this division, and I want it to be The Vikings.
It going to be difficult to get the #2 seed in our conference.
We practically Have to beat the Cardinals and Cowboys to have a shot at the #2 seed, because the Eagles are looking pretty damn good as the #1 seed in the NFC.
The only thing helping us is the east has to play out their round robin amongst themselves, but If Philadelphia sweeps the East, they are a lock for Seeding in the top 2 at least.
We have yet to play an AFC team, and we have Five teams in the AFC on our Schedule, Bills, Dolphins, Jets, Patriots, and Colts.
We are “lucky” that we have Detroit and Chicago in our division, but needing to come from behind against the lions, at home, was not a good look.
Backing into the playoffs with a near .500 record is how you see this season going?
This team is a hot mess on defense, and the Aints, beat up as they were, exposed our offensive line, yet again, as the forever and always, weakness that can shut us down.
If KC keeps getting hit, his current happy feet throws, duck and chuck, will get worse.
I don’t know what football by the Vikings you are watching, but what I’m seeing is a team, not ready for prime time, or playoffs.
It’s year one in the new regime, and I am happy to be at 3-1, but TBH, settling for Field Goals, in the redZone, will not win a wild Card game with this defense.
I'm not sure if you are misreading my post or I am misreading yours ... by 'gzuz Tom' you seem to be disputing my position but I'm not sure how far apart they are.
We are playing like a .500 8-9 win team. Beating a half-ass GB, beating the Saints and Lions by one good play each ... sorry ... the 3-1 just feels dirty to me.
But its 3-1. AND, its possible to improve in a long season.
I concede that I'm not impressed with the NFC overall and that I'm especially down on our division. Right now, four games in.
The Eagles beat the Lions by only three points… all of the lions losses this year have been by Three or four points.
The Lions are a legitimate 1-3. More legitimate than us at 3-1 IMO but I'm looking at our team through a disappointed filter.
Yes, its easy to debate that. But who knows until further on in the season when there is more of a sample size to compare ...
I have watched a little bit of the eagles, giants, lions, packers, cowboys, cardinals rams, 49ers, bucs, saints and panthers this season ... not a lot to go on. (I have no idea what the bears, shawks, commanders, falcons look like this year)
To my untrained eye ... I would put the saints with a few more starters back in with us, lions, panthers, 49ers, giants, packers ... maybe the cards, cowboys in the next tier ... with the rams barely making it into the bucs, eagles bracket. Which is below a group of afc teams.
This is all rigorous scientifically proven stuff of course. And very premature to what everything will look like in 4-6 weeks.
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