tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post4278931897301942621..comments2024-03-28T21:41:57.264-05:00Comments on Pacifist Viking: Further Reflections on the VikingsPacifist Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630996018868040440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-23383227423898712192008-10-12T20:08:00.000-05:002008-10-12T20:08:00.000-05:00I have a couple take-aways from this game, and a c...I have a couple take-aways from this game, and a couple questions that I hope you guys can answer for me:<BR/><BR/>1. Kevin Williams is a badass<BR/><BR/>2. The vikings have gotten some big calls in their favor this season. Many will pile this as "luck" for the vikings, but I feel they are games we should have won anyways and that in the past the vikings haven't had many calls go their way at all.<BR/><BR/>3. We're still running a zone coverage. I know we played the blame game on Cedric Griffin last week, but on the Calvin Johnson wide-open play to set up the Lions TD, I saw 3 vikings defenders on that side of the field covering no one. Winfield was playing up, Gordon was midfield about 10 yards in front of where Johnson caught the ball, and Sharper was another 10 yards behind him. There was only 1 receiver on that side of the field. Who are they covering? I think the coaching is to blame because our pro-bowl talent on defense doesn't understand who to cover.<BR/><BR/>Questions:<BR/><BR/>1. I couldn't hear the game, I was at a bar. How much booing was there? When did they boo? How long were they chanting "fire childress"? Can someone summarize for me please?<BR/><BR/>2. After we scored our only TD of the game to make it 10-8, why did we not go for 2? You knew it was going to be a close game, you knew our offense was struggling against possibly the worst team in the NFL at home....why did we kick an extra point? This game could've ended in a disaster, which could have possibly been less of a disaster if we went for two. Can someone explain this to me in case I'm missing something?Cdubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09619457385109936630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23140411.post-63771626329515290762008-10-12T19:29:00.000-05:002008-10-12T19:29:00.000-05:00There are two positives that stick out to me (besi...There are two positives that stick out to me (besides the obvious Ws):<BR/><BR/>1. The Vikings of the past few years tended to lose games like this.<BR/><BR/>2. Not coincidental to #1, the Vikes have a 2-minute offense. That point alone justifies making Frerotte the starter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com