Comments on: 10 Points: Vikings Hang on vs. Packers

By: Monday Morning Reading | The Rat Trick | A Florida Panthers Blog

Monday Morning Reading | The Rat Trick | A Florida Panthers Blog — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 09:05:42 +0000

[...] A 10 point assessment on the Vikings win over the Packers by The Viking Age. [...]

By: bernie jelinek

bernie jelinek — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:12:16 +0000

Ditto Jake, Can you believe the Packers lost to Tampa, and da Bears lose again? Wow, i thought we’d win the division, but this is too easy so far. Of course the Saints pulled out another game, but i still think our defense is better, GO VIKINGS!!! Oh yeah, i agree with G.P.,Allen is a good ball player, and give Paymah a break, he’ll be o.k. Stop being so critical of mistakes, we’re a team here.

By: Jake

Jake — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:28:28 +0000

This has just been a great season, along with the packers game. Just amazing to watch

By: G.P.

G.P. — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:50:08 +0000

Hold up …wait a minute…didn’t your mama ever teach you to look at the bigger picture? Apparently not. First of all it was only Allen’s second game of the season. So I think it’s a bit of a premature judgement to clump him in with Karl Paymah. Paymah has four years of NFL experience and has only managed to start five games in his entire career. Paymah also sat behind Champ Bailey and still learned nothing. Allen is a rookie. who managed a sack, a forced fumble and three tackles against the Steelers. There is proof that Paymah is lack luster. However, with Allen you are making a judgement with very little foundation. I’ve surmmized given what you’ve written, that you lack the ability to distinguish between medicore skills and minimal experience. It’s okay I understand that for some actually having to think before typing proves to be a difficult task. You get a reprive.

By: bernie jelinek

bernie jelinek — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:03:15 +0000

Jpiks, it’s alright, i was a big Flutie fan when he played for Boston College, i just think people were too critical of him, he was’nt a good pro QB, but he was a good competitor, just undersized for a QB. You’re probably right about Favre and the injury factor, i still think we ought to try it once in awhile. Like you, i’ve followed the Vikings since Joe Kapp was our QB, so we’ve suffered as loyal fans throughout the years. I apologize for the nerd comments. You see, sometimes this web site attracts mis-informed idiot punks like xpackerfan, who shoot their mouth off without expecting someone to call them up on it. Just look at the name xpackerfan, it’s enough to tell you that this guy is no loyal Vikings fan. Anyone who jumps ship when their team is down, deserves no respect. A team fan is a team fan for life, like you and i, and many others follow Viking football, it’s a lifetime commitment.

By: xpackerfan

xpackerfan — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:30:16 +0000

Is this gay talk? Tried to follow your lingo, got zip, is why I conclude this. I’m in design, talked to friends, but their not into football.

Its a YES or NO question, read above,not a rocket science question. JUST be 4 the Vikings…xxxx

By: Jpiks

Jpiks — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:59:48 +0000

Peace, bernie. I didn’t mean to put Flutie down. Despite not having prototypical size, etc., Flutie had a lot of success, was very classy, and deserves respect. I’m definitely a nerdy know-it-all who’s only claim to fame is following the Vikes like a freakin religion for nearly 4 decades. I still think it’s a mistake to have Favre on his 40-year-old knees trying to run it into the endzone, but I agree with you that play-action passes to the TE are awesome, and Favre runs that play to perfection. Let’s celebrate our common devotion to the team and bury the hatchet, okay?

By: bernie jelinek

bernie jelinek — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:05:40 +0000

jpiks, I said that the bootleg works at the 1-yard line, when you’re ready to score, and even the slowest QB could score with a good enough fake, i’m saying Flutie used it once in awhile, and it works. I think it could work for us, instead of the same run off left tackle that we use way too much. Also, if you read what i said about other short-yardage plays, it only makes sense for play action, it worked against Green Bay, as the TE was wide open. For as small as he was, Flutie made the best of what he had, Did you ever play football, or are you one of these nerdy know-it-alls, who call pro athletes bums,but never made it further than the junior high band? I’ll bet Flutie could still run circles around you. Before you go putting down people, take a good look at your own accomplishments.

By: Jpiks

Jpiks — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:49:22 +0000

Yo bernie, Favre ain’t no Flutie (thank god). The fewer naked bootlegs the better.

I agree with Viking Age — AD is an amazing running back who punishes tacklers in the open field (if they can catch him). But he’s not a great back on 4th and 1. He’s been stuffed throughout his career on carries up the middle on 4th down. And though I have some major reservations about Sullivan’s run-blocking (read: he sucks), AD used to get stuffed on 4th down even when Matty Birk was leading the charge. Remember last year’s game against the Pack at the Dome? 4th Quarter, 4th down with the Vikes needing a yard to keep the drive alive? AD gets the handoff, goes straight into the line–nothing–tries to bounce out and loses the football. Game over. No wait, Vikes get ball back and AD redeems himself with a ridiculous 30-yard TD through the right guard!

My point being, that AD is one of the best players in the game, and I would pick him over any other RB; yet, for whatever reason, he’s far from automatic when we just need 1 yard. Certainly Tahi is a waste of a roster spot. If you’ve got to put a FB in the game, why not insert Brian Robison — he’s obviously got some mad RB skills.

By: bernie jelinek

bernie jelinek — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:34:50 +0000

Chuckie, that’s a very good idea, Walter Payton use to follow Refrigerator Perry’s blocks on short-yardage plays, and i never saw it fail back then for the Bears, and Perry actually scored on several runs himself. I wish Childress would use Pat Williams like Ditka used Perry. I’m getting tired of the Vikings running Peterson into a brick wall on third and fourth down and short. Also, i would like to see more play-action pass play calls in short-yardage situations, especially with Favre back there. One play we could try, and i’ve never seen it fail was Doug Flutie’s old QB naked bootleg to the left, as the rest of the team runs right, this is my favorite play when you’re at the 1-yard line and you’re trying to score the TD, rather than settling for 3-points.