I didn’t have my hopes up for a win tonight, but definitely wasn’t expecting to get curb stomped.
In a game of dumb decisions the Viking starters still in the game may be the worst.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Tonight was a game where pretty much everything that could go wrong did go wrong but overall the season has been great.
14-3 wins 6 of the 8 divisions. Unfortunately, we are in one of the divisions it doesn't.
Yes Detroit is better than us but the teams are closure then the score tonight would indicate.
No matter how the playoffs turn out I am looking forward to the future of this team.
The season was suppose to be a building season and they have done a HELL of a lot of building this season.
MNF for the next game.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
The Vikings got their butts kicked. No need to raise the white flag. The Vikings are still going to be a tough out in the playoffs.
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There’s nothing about the performance tonight that inspires confidence for next week knowing you get Detroit after in all likelihood, but such is life in the nfl
Woof. That was brutal.
Ohio State lost their final regular season game to their bitter rival Michigan (scoring only 10 points) and dropped to the 8th seed now they are in the semifinals as the favorites to win the National Championship. 🤔
The Vikings went two and a half months with out losing a game. It was a fun ride. Hopefully they can make a run in the playoffs.
I have to admit, reading all the comments over the past couple weeks, about 1 year, 3 year, 5 year contracts for Sam and now it's LET HIM GO.
Hilarious. Anyone who wants to let Sam go is a moron. MN lost to the 2nd best team (statistically) in the NFL on the road, and NOW Sam is trash? lol Comical.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
In my Bill Bellichick voice: We're onto Cincinnati ops I mean Los Angeles. 😉
The first line I've seen has the Vikings as a 2.5 point favorite.
Exactly… that and all the armchair head coaches and the Debbie downers.
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The first line I've seen has the Vikings as a 2.5 point favorite.
I posted on another social media site and I’ll post here… take it now. It’ll be -4 or higher by MNF.
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Rams are sneaky good, but I think MN will win.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
The first line I've seen has the Vikings as a 2.5 point favorite.
I posted on another social media site and I’ll post here… take it now. It’ll be -4 or higher by MNF.
if it gets to that, you take the rams and the hook in a game that should be close, especially with The Vikings who play close games generally.
I have to admit, reading all the comments over the past couple weeks, about 1 year, 3 year, 5 year contracts for Sam and now it's LET HIM GO.
Hilarious. Anyone who wants to let Sam go is a moron. MN lost to the 2nd best team (statistically) in the NFL on the road, and NOW Sam is trash? lol Comical.
Not so fast. A lot of us have said he needs to prove it when it counts most before making any decision. That's not moronic that's smart football sense.
1-3-5 years is reasonable (obv depending on cost). But to go from "we must have him (at said reasonable cost)" to "screw that guy" is amazing.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Sam missed a few big throws he wants back but seriously besides those he had nobody open all night long. I don’t know, one on one coverage is usually a mistake on the defense against Jefferson and Addison but they were locked down tight, add the all night long blitz and you got a problem. JJ was clearly frustrated and they just seemed out of sync without an adjustment plan. This loss was a total team effort starting at the top.
Darnold played like he played with the Jets, I know he had a great season but he is not great QB and he can’t move to good in the backfield
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Lieber hand me a bit confused this morning on the radio. He said if the Vikings win next Monday, they’ll go to Detroit. I guess that would be true if both Philly and Tampa win. The best scenario would be all 3 road teams win in the NFC. Packers go to Detroit and Commanders come here to play.
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Lieber hand me a bit confused this morning on the radio. He said if the Vikings win next Monday, they’ll go to Detroit. I guess that would be true if both Philly and Tampa win. The best scenario would be all 3 road teams win in the NFC. Packers go to Detroit and Commanders come here to play.
based on GBs health, would be surprising to see them win. Would assume hurts is healthy again so would not want to have to travel to Philly. I’d suspect we’ll end up there with Washington beating the bucs, but chalk wouldn’t surprise me either. Regardless the path certainly will be tough
Up until last night, this was a season that rivaled 1998 & 2009 in enjoyment…because winning 14 regular season games was so unanticipated (prior to the seasons first snap). Most QB’s need to get the ball out on time in rhythm to be effective & for the most part Sam Darnold did that all season. Yeah, he’s had a hand full of notable scrambles that extended plays with terrific results, like the TD throws to JJ vs Atlanta & Seattle…but that’s the exception. And last night, from the first drive, the ball simply wasn’t coming out on time, in rhythm. Certainly Detroit’s pressure scheme…physical man to man coverage (especially in the Red Zone) while playing in loud environment at home…deserves some credit for that too.. but literally for the first time this season Sam Darnold looked rattled, confused & was holding the ball way to long looking for open receivers. It’s up to KOC & Sam to dissect the film, figure out what the hell was going on to cause all the confusion and then make the necessary adjustments snd corrections. Talk about a deflating game. I give the Vikings a decent chance on road vs Rams. And until the 4th Qtr where they were clearly worn down to a nub, their D played well & gave the Vikings a chance, but the offense needs to get back on track…or they’ll be one more game and DONE for 2024 season.
Up until last night, this was a season that rivaled 1998 & 2009 in enjoyment…because winning 14 regular season games was so unanticipated (prior to the seasons first snap). Most QB’s need to get the ball out on time in rhythm to be effective & for the most part Sam Darnold did that all season. Yeah, he’s had a hand full of notable scrambles that extended plays with terrific results, like the TD throws to JJ vs Atlanta & Seattle…but that’s the exception. And last night, from the first drive, the ball simply wasn’t coming out on time, in rhythm. Certainly Detroit’s pressure scheme…physical man to man coverage (especially in the Red Zone) while playing in loud environment at home…deserves some credit for that too.. but literally for the first time this season Sam Darnold looked rattled, confused & was holding the ball way to long looking for open receivers. It’s up to KOC & Sam to dissect the film, figure out what the hell was going on to cause all the confusion and then make the necessary adjustments snd corrections. Talk about a deflating game. I give the Vikings a decent chance on road vs Rams. And until the 4th Qtr where they were clearly worn down to a nub, their D played well & gave the Vikings a chance, but the offense needs to get back on track…or they’ll be one more game and DONE for 2024 season.
you already said. physical press man coverage. No one got off the line without hands on them last night and they dared the refs to call it. Detroit was called for one defensive holding in the 1st half and no PI. They were called for one illegal contact, one holding on a play we completed anyway and two accepted holding calls (after it was already a 2 score game). that coupled with getting away from the run waaaay too early (we avg'd 6.3 ypc, still 3.5 if you take out Akers long run). I don't know what happened to our pick/mesh game concepts but those are man beaters. That coupled with no one making a single contested/tough catch last night and it's a recipe for your QB to press and hold the ball (Darnold seemed VERY afraid of making a mistake last night which led to him being late multiple times; you have the best WR in football. A contested 1v1 play to him is still an ok play rather than a fading away dirt ball to no one on third and long).
I hate to say it but Darnold yesterday looked like himself playing for the Jets passing incomplete over his receivers heads over and over again
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Up until last night, this was a season that rivaled 1998 & 2009 in enjoyment…because winning 14 regular season games was so unanticipated (prior to the seasons first snap). Most QB’s need to get the ball out on time in rhythm to be effective & for the most part Sam Darnold did that all season. Yeah, he’s had a hand full of notable scrambles that extended plays with terrific results, like the TD throws to JJ vs Atlanta & Seattle…but that’s the exception. And last night, from the first drive, the ball simply wasn’t coming out on time, in rhythm. Certainly Detroit’s pressure scheme…physical man to man coverage (especially in the Red Zone) while playing in loud environment at home…deserves some credit for that too.. but literally for the first time this season Sam Darnold looked rattled, confused & was holding the ball way to long looking for open receivers. It’s up to KOC & Sam to dissect the film, figure out what the hell was going on to cause all the confusion and then make the necessary adjustments snd corrections. Talk about a deflating game. I give the Vikings a decent chance on road vs Rams. And until the 4th Qtr where they were clearly worn down to a nub, their D played well & gave the Vikings a chance, but the offense needs to get back on track…or they’ll be one more game and DONE for 2024 season.
you already said. physical press man coverage. No one got off the line without hands on them last night and they dared the refs to call it. Detroit was called for one defensive holding in the 1st half and no PI. They were called for one illegal contact, one holding on a play we completed anyway and two accepted holding calls (after it was already a 2 score game). that coupled with getting away from the run waaaay too early (we avg'd 6.3 ypc, still 3.5 if you take out Akers long run). I don't know what happened to our pick/mesh game concepts but those are man beaters. That coupled with no one making a single contested/tough catch last night and it's a recipe for your QB to press and hold the ball (Darnold seemed VERY afraid of making a mistake last night which led to him being late multiple times; you have the best WR in football. A contested 1v1 play to him is still an ok play rather than a fading away dirt ball to no one on third and long).
spot on, I thought he looked like that at times against Greenbay as well.
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afc north and nfc east with road games vs Seattle and LA is going to be some epic time zone fuckery
Do the Vikings play @ Dallas or Detroit on Thanksgiving?!?!?!
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I swear we play Seattle like every year...
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The Vikings and Seattle must place the same in their divisions pretty frequently.
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I swear we play Seattle like every year...
I get the same feeling with the Giants. Our crossover game with that division is the Giants 75% of the time.
Is it a crossover if we play the whole NFC East?I swear we play Seattle like every year...
I get the same feeling with the Giants. Our crossover game with that division is the Giants 75% of the time.
Next year, I'd say we're due to host.
Vikes @ Eagles 19Sep22 (MNF)
Vikes @ Eagles 14Sep23 (TNF)
Vikes @ Eagles 24Aug24 (preseason)
More funny than anything… the chances of Erin coming here is 1% of 1% of slim to none.
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I would be furious if they even considered bringing that prick to the Vikings.
His own family hates him.
Even if you take out the drama and bad attitude, I would still rather go into next season with Jones at QB than Rodgers.
I would stop watching the Vikings if they brought Erin here
This
It doesn't matter if they were to bring him in as a waterboy. I don't want that prima donna anywhere near the team.
Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes - Harry S Truman
Not buying into the conspiracy of the stripes and the NFL have it in for the Vikings tonight and wanting to LA to win for the moral of they city of LA.
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I dunno what to believe after what we saw vs the Saints/Katrina.
The NFL doesn't rig games...they don't need to and they know it.
NFL… no. Officials… do they pick and choose how to officiate with the benefit of calls and no calls… YES.
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Right...except that isnt based on the teams playing no matter how much certain fanbases think it is. Officials call games how they call games and each crew is different. If you watch the same crew a few times you can usually predict what will and will not get called, just like in every sport.
Every fanbase in the NFL complains about the refs in some capacity and have gripes with calls or no calls. If the refs are tilting games that would not be the case. To pretend the refs have an outcome they want to see is absurd. They get paid the same crap wage no matter who wins.
Regardless of the crew officiating, the stripes still give the benefit of the calls to certain players and coaches breathing down their throat. When Mahomes gets gets hit late, it's A LOT more called than someone like Darnold. And that goes for DBs and WRs... The name on the back of the jersey for whatever team matters and it shouldn't.
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Guessing people who lost everything won't be that into the Rams game.Not buying into the conspiracy of the stripes and the NFL have it in for the Vikings tonight and wanting to LA to win for the moral of they city of LA.
Guessing people who lost everything won't be that into the Rams game.Not buying into the conspiracy of the stripes and the NFL have it in for the Vikings tonight and wanting to LA to win for the moral of they city of LA.
Agree. I’m just replying to what I’ve seen on social media. People calling tonight’s game a fix. And I’m believe in the conspiracy of the fix.
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The NFL doesn't rig games...they don't need to and they know it.
You have no idea if that's true or not, but I don't really think that they do it either.
Going off what I heard announcers talking about refs and good calls/bad calls they get graded by a committee each game and earn the rights to do playoff games and especially the Super Bowl which is what every referee wants to be part of so there’s a “getting it right” incentive so with that I believe they are all about calling the best game possible and getting it right. I might be way off on this but I remember it being brought up during a game a while back.