tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post1280385656283759259..comments2024-03-28T02:23:44.367-05:00Comments on Pacifist Viking: Adrian Peterson BlizzardPacifist Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-71769995848318289642007-11-06T14:35:00.000-06:002007-11-06T14:35:00.000-06:00I love the Purple Jesus nickname.I love the Purple Jesus nickname.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-42707092990498520552007-11-06T06:37:00.000-06:002007-11-06T06:37:00.000-06:00Great post PV.I'm envious you got to see this show...Great post PV.<BR/><BR/>I'm envious you got to see this show sunday!<BR/><BR/>Unreal. I have my new favorite non browns player.Mevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13758948812088905146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-58296319738408544212007-11-05T22:51:00.000-06:002007-11-05T22:51:00.000-06:00By the way, you're right: I checked those drafts, ...By the way, you're right: I checked those drafts, and they're pretty awful. Doesn't make me too hopeful, though as I said, the Vikes 2007 draft, so far, looks very good. And the Vikes are coming off a few years of horrible drafts of their own (lowlighted by 2005, when two first round draft picks were turned into Troy Williamson and Erasmus James).Pacifist Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-81413500000803867992007-11-05T22:43:00.000-06:002007-11-05T22:43:00.000-06:00Though I'd still say that Spielman, out since 2005...Though I'd still say that Spielman, out since 2005, isn't directly responsible for the 2007 Dolphin woes, his performance with the Dolphins is relevant to whether Spielman should have been hired in the first place, not whether he should stay. Now that he's been hired, it's his performance with the Vikes that must determine whether he stays. He hasn't brought in a QB, but we don't know whether that's Childress pushing for Tarvaris to be the guy. So far, it appears the Vikings had an excellent 2007 draft (but we're a long way from being able to fully assess that). I can't, right now, see what Spielman has done so wrong in his brief Viking tenure, and I'm guessing Souhan, in his seeming personal hatred of pretty much everybody running the Vikings, is lumping in Spielman with the rest to continue his poor columns.Pacifist Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-74889682954638802402007-11-05T17:07:00.000-06:002007-11-05T17:07:00.000-06:00Check out Spielman's drafts and especially trades ...Check out Spielman's drafts and especially trades in Miami. I think you can definitely give him a huge amount of responsibility for this Dolphins team. They have nothing to show for from his era.<BR/><BR/>At the time Spielman left, there was a lot talk he wouldn't get another job in the league.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-87216073932108792172007-11-05T12:59:00.000-06:002007-11-05T12:59:00.000-06:00Well, it is going to be a hard game to win no matt...Well, it is going to be a hard game to win no matter what they do. The best way to ensure a loss, however, is to yield a lot of fast scoring drives with big plays. In contrast, forcing the Packers to string together a long series of successful plays, while playing sound red zone defense, holds out hope that that the Packers kick a handful of field goals while the Vikings score touchdowns.<BR/><BR/>I must say that I also disagree with the notion that the best way to counter Peterson is to leave the box unclogged. The Vikings have a good offensive line, and the right side especially is better at run blocking. Leaving the box unclogged greatly increases the chances that Peterson gets 5 yards downfield before he is met by anyone, and if Peterson does not get turned laterally or slowed down before he is five yards downfield, he really gets a chance to break ankles, and fireworks await. I expect the Packers to emulate the Eagles approach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-23076929597111981352007-11-05T11:54:00.000-06:002007-11-05T11:54:00.000-06:00That's the dilemma: they also can't just drop back...That's the dilemma: they also can't just drop back and give Favre time or he'll complete 35 passes and churn out long drives.Pacifist Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-69559514196940571432007-11-05T11:23:00.000-06:002007-11-05T11:23:00.000-06:00All credit to Leslie Frazier and the defense yeste...All credit to Leslie Frazier and the defense yesterday, but I hope that they have no illusions of sticking with that scheme next week. If they try to blitz Favre like they did Phillip Rivers, the Packers will pass for over 400 yards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com