Monday, September 10, 2007

Sampling the Viking Reviews: win over Atlanta

Here's another Sunday night/Monday morning feature we'll try to do throughout the season. I post my thoughts on the Viking game (here), my thoughts on the day of football in general (here), and now I provide some links to various commentary on the Vikings available at the time of posting. I'll also use this chance to add in some additional comments of my own on the Vikes.

Productivity from 10 recent draft picks, big impacts from 7
It's amazing how much 2006 and 2007 Viking draft picks contributed to the victory. The first five draft picks of both the 2006 and 2007 drafts played in this game, several of them starting and making major impacts. These players are Chad Greenway, Cedric Griffin, Ryan Cook, Tarvaris Jackson, and Ray Edwards from 2006, and Adrian Peterson, Sidney Rice, Marcus McCauley, Brian Robison, and Aundrae Allison in 2007. Greenway, Griffin, Cook, Jackson, and Edwards started; Peterson, McCauley, and Robison played a lot and added critical contributions. It's really encouraging to see the Viking draft picks so productive so soon--it seems to me the team is building in the right direction.

Reviews
The Vikings won, so Vikes Geek uses the opportunity to criticize Brad Childress, featuring a questionable inference (the assumption that Childress was “whining” and "bitched," when really he gave a mild answer in his typical even-keel monotone) and specious speculation (VG makes silly and highly unlikely guesses as to Childress's thoughts, criticizing him less for what he says and does, and more for how VG imagines him to be).

It's hard for Patrick Reusse to write about the Vikes without sounding vaguely insulting of "Purple zealots."

Sid Hartman talks to various people about Adrian Peterson.

Kevin Seifert has a good article about the game.

Sean Jensen writes about Adrian Peterson's dad watching the game.

Don Seeholzer writes about the call on the Adrian Peterson 60 yard catch and run.

Here's the Vikings.com feature article on the game.

Don Banks says "If we're not looking at the 2007 Offensive rookie of the year in Peterson, I'm going to be stunned."

Finally, you can read detailed reactions to the game at several blogs, including The Ragnarok, Vikings War Cry, Grant's Tomb, Vikings Countdown, The Viking Age, and Fanhouse.

10 comments:

  1. Anonymous10:36 AM

    That Vikes Geek stuff is probably the most baseless Vikings stuff I have read in a long time. The contention that Childress was not happy because the Peterson driven offense was more effective than the Taylor driven offense has no basis in reality. The offense actually moved just as well under Taylor's running (minus the "big play") as it did Peterson's running.

    I am start to wonder about being a Viking fan if all we can do when we win is still find a way to criticize our head coach.

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  2. Anonymous1:21 PM

    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!
    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!
    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!
    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!

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  3. Peterson has an excellent shot at OROY, Running back has to be the easiest position to accomplish that feat at, or the easiest to come in and contribute immediately as a rookie. Plus look at the QB's that went in the first round. Russell, still not signed and Quinn, bench.

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  4. Anonymous1:40 PM

    I am starting to wonder if (Fire Childress Now!!!) guy is a Viking fan at all. He shows up for all of 39 seconds to post his little garbage and then disappears.

    Obviously if your day is filled with spamming a valuable in interesting blog of a Viking fan, I have to wonder if you are a Viking fan at all.

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  5. Anonymous1:52 PM

    Somebody ought tell Vikesgeek that the mindreaders leave town when the State Fair closes. Sheesh.

    I thought the way the Childress and Co. were so enthusiastic regarding Udeze's sack on the last play was an indicator of a good staff; they were coaching to the very end. Childress and the staff have minimal reputational stake in Udeze. They weren't around when he was drafted, so I was encouraged by the fact that they are still trying to get the most out of him. It isn't as if he is the worst de in the league or anything, and the game charters at Football Outsiders had him pretty high in hurries last year. Very few people who write about football know much about line play.

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  6. Let me tell you, blogging might make me a better teacher. Today when talking about thesis statements, I cited FIRE CHILDRESS NOW!!!!!! as an inadequate way to frame a thesis (it's got a narrow subject and a P.O.V., but it's highly opinionated language, lacking a reasonable presentation to suggest there is evidence to support the claim). In lit, I could probably cite VG's recent post as how not to interpret literature (an interpretation based not on the "text," but on complete speculation about something you can't possibly know--and shoddy speculation at that).

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  7. Anonymous5:47 PM

    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!
    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!
    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!
    FIRE CHILDRESS NOW !!!!


    PV your ignorance shows below:
    (an interpretation based not on the "text," but on complete speculation about something you can't possibly know--and shoddy speculation at that).
    Don't be so sure of yourself.....

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  8. Anonymous7:34 PM

    This anonymous person is an a--hole. Can't think of anything to say so he/she repeats themselves all day long. Appears to be a Packer fan or a Michigan Wolverine fan. Either way he/she is a loser.

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  9. Anonymous7:50 PM

    I checked "FIRE CHILDRESS NOW"s IP address. It appears to be coming from the Assistant Head Coach's suite at Jaguars HQ.... hmmmm.

    If you are going to charge that a statement proves a person's ignorance, it is better to make some attempt to prove that it was not well founded.

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  10. Anonymous2:03 PM

    Vikes Geek is the absolute worst sports blogger I've ever read. I went around several times with him regarding his general pessimism and borderline hatred of Childress. Finally, I found it easier to stay away from his terrible site.

    Good to see you're still putting out a quality product though. Keep up the good work.

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