We cannot know the future, but we can endlessly talk about it. On a losing streak, the pressure builds with each game. Seattle isn't the team the Vikings want to face after a 0-2 start. However, the team looked better last Sunday. anything can happen.
We need a few of those breaks to go our way to even out the karma. Someone needs to miss a last second field goal, and someone else needs to fumble in overtime. 15 more games. The Cardinals game proves one thing. With this team, every game is winnable, no matter how tough the opponent or stadium. Just need to make that kick and its an entirely different story.
I’ve heard countless times that Cousin’s contract has been the biggest impediment to the team’s success and it was hard to argue. This year, however, we found $50M+ to spend on revamping the defense. While the D-line and LBs are better, the overall defense is terrible because the secondary can’t stop anyone. If money’s not the problem, and our head coach is a defensive guru (CB whisperer), how come it’s still a train wreck?
The Wilf`s need to get representatives from every major and most minor religions and have a week long exorcism of the various curses that have come to define and destroy this team. Maybe starting with the kicker`s curse.... But it is one thing to be a garbage franchise (Detroit) where no hope is richly deserved.... But to play at least decently and then have the footballs gods dump all over you every time? Divine intervention is called for (and I am pretty agnostic)..
"The plus side to facing Seattle and Cleveland in the next two weeks is that we get to find out if there’s more there than what we thought." Well stated, Matthew. I believe there is more... BTW, your podcast with Brian Murphy was excellent! I enjoy his well thought out analysis. With that said, I'm still waiting for the analysis by our howling war daddy slayer Sirles. Or did he take a radio with him hunting for the Bengals fiasco and had a Life Flight ride out?
We cannot know the future, but we can endlessly talk about it. On a losing streak, the pressure builds with each game. Seattle isn't the team the Vikings want to face after a 0-2 start. However, the team looked better last Sunday. anything can happen.
We need a few of those breaks to go our way to even out the karma. Someone needs to miss a last second field goal, and someone else needs to fumble in overtime. 15 more games. The Cardinals game proves one thing. With this team, every game is winnable, no matter how tough the opponent or stadium. Just need to make that kick and its an entirely different story.
I’ve heard countless times that Cousin’s contract has been the biggest impediment to the team’s success and it was hard to argue. This year, however, we found $50M+ to spend on revamping the defense. While the D-line and LBs are better, the overall defense is terrible because the secondary can’t stop anyone. If money’s not the problem, and our head coach is a defensive guru (CB whisperer), how come it’s still a train wreck?
The Wilf`s need to get representatives from every major and most minor religions and have a week long exorcism of the various curses that have come to define and destroy this team. Maybe starting with the kicker`s curse.... But it is one thing to be a garbage franchise (Detroit) where no hope is richly deserved.... But to play at least decently and then have the footballs gods dump all over you every time? Divine intervention is called for (and I am pretty agnostic)..
"The plus side to facing Seattle and Cleveland in the next two weeks is that we get to find out if there’s more there than what we thought." Well stated, Matthew. I believe there is more... BTW, your podcast with Brian Murphy was excellent! I enjoy his well thought out analysis. With that said, I'm still waiting for the analysis by our howling war daddy slayer Sirles. Or did he take a radio with him hunting for the Bengals fiasco and had a Life Flight ride out?