tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post5404772394112690376..comments2024-03-28T21:41:57.264-05:00Comments on Pacifist Viking: 2010 Vikings v. 2009 Vikings: what breaks won't be the same?Pacifist Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-20049083372269376732010-08-02T16:22:13.709-05:002010-08-02T16:22:13.709-05:00What makes everyone so confident that the Packers ...What makes everyone so confident that the Packers are the next great team? I won't disrespect their offense, where Rodgers leads a great passing game. But tell what exactly I'm supposed to be scared of with their defense. They have one pass rusher in Clay Matthews, and they have aging corners with no youth in sight (Tramon Williams? Please). Let's not forget that the last time we saw the Packers, they allowed 45 points defensively to Arizona. Arizona had a great offense, but that's terrible in any context. The Packers have a great passing game, no doubt about it. But I feel like if you can slow down Clay Matthews, you can move the ball on them. <br /><br />Defensively, the Packers rely on the refs as much as any team in the league. If the refs call a tight game, their corners can't play. But if Woodson and Harris (or Williams) are allowed to be physical all across the field, then all of a sudden it's hard to move the ball on them. In other words, if the refs are calling illegal contact the Packers can't play defense. If illegal contact is allowed, you don't have much of a chance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-4116672685026752402010-08-02T16:16:22.533-05:002010-08-02T16:16:22.533-05:00Interceptions are always fluky. Remember 2003, wh...Interceptions are always fluky. Remember 2003, when Corey Chavous and Brian Russell combined for something like 17 interceptions? If there's good coverage on the play, it probably won't get throw into that area. Interceptions are typically the result of a tipped pass or an errant throw from the QB, not great pass defense on your part. Sometimes air-tight coverage will result in an INT, but usually the ball simply won't get thrown if a receiver is covered that well.<br /><br />How's this for a crazy thought; the Vikings' decline in the running game was a blessing in disguise. The running game's decline forced the Vikings to throw the ball more, which resulted in more points scored. Points ultimately come out of the passing game, so relying on the passing game (and the passing game being successful) resulted in more points. We ran great from 2006-2008, but we never scored many points, and that's because you throw to score.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-2670537201570266672010-08-01T21:28:53.426-05:002010-08-01T21:28:53.426-05:00I, too, get a '99 feel for this team. I hope,...I, too, get a '99 feel for this team. I hope, though, for a playoff run like the '05 Steelers or '06 Colts: both teams were #1 seeds the year before, lost in the playoffs, and had to win four playoff games to win the title.pacifist vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02639283781758286098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-65086554536507155082010-08-01T12:18:36.063-05:002010-08-01T12:18:36.063-05:00I've been thinking for months that this year i...I've been thinking for months that this year is going to end up similar to 1999 – as long as Favre returns.<br /><br />A lot of people are going to have high hopes for the Vikings and pick them as Super Bowl contenders, but they'll finish 10-6 and earn a Wild Card playoff spot but not really play like Super Bowl contenders.<br /><br />Then again, with this schedule (and what looks like a slightly improved NFC North), a 10-6 record would be more impressive than last year's 12-4 record.<br /><br />I don't know, I often underestimate my team and expect the worst.Darren Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07280352819585972328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-58992138368039287902010-08-01T06:32:06.934-05:002010-08-01T06:32:06.934-05:00Rice's injury concerns me. Otherwise, I'm ...Rice's injury concerns me. Otherwise, I'm supremely confident. It's a long season but I do think week 1 will signal where the team is headed.<br /><br />rkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com