It is early but how many wins this year?

[Purple bruise]

I realize that there are a lot of things that could/will affect the season with injuries, trades etc. but what is your take on how many wins this year? I am leaning towards 11 wins and the play-offs.

[PurpleMustReign]

8. This will be a down year, I think.. But the future is bright for sure!

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[PacificNorseWest]

Between 10 and 12.

[Eli]

8-8 (after a 4-1 start)

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Week 01  Sun, Sep 08   @ Detroit Lions                W
Week 02  Sat, Sep 15   @ Chicago Bears                L
Week 03  Sun, Sep 22   Cleveland Browns               W
Week 04  Sun, Sep 29   Pittsburgh Steelers (London)   W
Week 05  Bye
Week 06  Sun, Oct 13   Carolina Panthers              W
Week 07  Mon, Oct 21   @ New York Giants              L
Week 08  Sun, Oct 27   Green Bay Packers              L
Week 09  Sun, Nov 03   @ Dallas Cowbows               L
Week 10  Thu, Nov 07   Washington Redskins            W
Week 11  Sun, Nov 17   @ Seattle Seahawks             L
Week 12  Sun, Nov 24   @ Green Bay Packers            L
Week 13  Sun, Dec 01   Chicago Bears                  W
Week 14  Sun, Dec 08   @ Baltimore Ravens             L
Week 15  Sun, Dec 15   Philadelphia Eagles            W
Week 16  Sun, Dec 22   @ Cincinnati Bengals           L
Week 17  Sun, Dec 29   Detroit Lions                  W

[PacificNorseWest]

First sentence is present tense, but you relate it to their most recent past. Point being, they can improve. Most good teams on the rise do. I think they have a chance to have some decent success on the road next season.

[Eli]

First sentence is present tense, but you relate it to their most recent past. Point being, they can improve. Most good teams on the rise do. I think they have a chance to have some decent success on the road next season.

(You quoted the wrong person.)

I don't think the Vikings are an especially bad road team. Maybe they've relied a little more than other teams on home field advantage, but as with any .500-ish team, it's just plain difficult to win on the road.

[jackal]

I think 9-11 wins .. our schedule is much harder, but i also think the team has improved in the draft and FA

[Mothman]

Realistically, I see between 8-10 wins, depending primarily on factors like health and potential translating into production. I actually think they're in a position where things could really come together for them and they could make a deep playoff run or if they have some bad luck, they could slip back below .500. There are pretty precarious situations in a few position groups and I'm not sure they have the depth to be a playoff team if they don't stay pretty healthy.

Jim

[Sutsgold]

We will be the first team to go 17-0 in a 16 game season. We are that good.

Realistically I put the over under at 9 because the schedule appears a little tougher than last season.

[King James]

I dont know about how many wins but im predicting super bowl run this year. I can feel it. Final year in the dome, new uniforms, new talent like Jennings, Patterson, Rhodes, and Floyd, and Ponder will be playing with a chip on his shoulder. We have all the fuel we need to make a super bowl run. Even though I wish we would get a legit MLB. We didn't do too bad with Jasper Brinkley, so I say we have a good shot at a super bowl contention.

[Pepper2Moss]

I'm going somewhere between 9-11. I'll step in the middle & say 10-6. I do think they'd be in more of a position to make some noise in the playoffs provided they make it there.

[mansquatch]

Very early, so predictions mean little... but it is still fun!

Here is how I break down the schedule:

R DET ?
R CHI ?
CLV W
PIT ?
Bye
CAR W
R NYG ?
GB W
R DAL W
WSH ?
R SEA L
R GB L
CHI W
R BAL W
PHL W
R CIN ?
DET W

So I have 8 wins that I think are solid. 2 Losses. Beating GB on the road is one of my hallmark indicators of a Vikings squad that is going places. If they win that game then I predict a very deep playoff run. Most likely they lose that game as the rivalry is intense. Seattle on Paper is a tough game, but I'm not 100% sold on that L. We played with them last year and should have won. They added PH which will be a big help, but I still think they are beatable, still that is a tough one so I marked it an L.

2 Road games in the divisions is one of the most brutal starts to a season I can remember. Still, I think CHI is in descent and I'm not sure what Detroit is going to be. Both games are winnable, but road division games are a tough deal any way you cut it. I think we'll at least split them. If they start 2-0 look out.

The PIT is hard because it isn't really a home game. However, I wonder how much credit I'm giving to PIT due to past reputation vs actual talent on the current roster. If he even is playing, Polamalu is in his mid 30s. Simply put, that defense isn't what it one was and neither is the running game. Tough call, but winnable.

The WSH game is a hard one. If RG3 isn't playing or playing hobbled I think we win that game as it at the Dome. If he does play, hard to say. That was another game we should have won if Ponder hadn't been in Mr. Hyde mode last season.

IMO they should achieve 10 wins on this schedule. If they achieve 12+ I think 2 things will have hapepends: 1.) Ponder has taken the next step and 2.) Some of our recent draftees flash.



The NYG is IMO the first real test after the first 2 games. Going to be a tough game for sure. Great test for

[PurpleKoolaid]

A lot depends on how much Ponder has improved during the offseason. If he took it easy (being a newlywed he most likely did) or doesn't think he needs to work out with the new receivers, its going to be a long season. Because stuff that comes naturally to some QBs, doesn't to him. But if he works his tail off, gets to know the offense, and can make at least 2 reads right away, I think we can win 10 games again. I don't think our D is going to be on the field as much. But yeah, its too early to tell.

[aalbin28]

I think best case scenario they go 12-4. Worst case 8-8. All depends on Ponder. If Ponder can play good we can beat anyone, if he throws for under 100 yards, we will probably lose because although AP is a beast, you can't expect him to repeat what he did last year. He just had the best rushing year in NFL history IMO. I think 1,600-1,800 is realistic for him this year. But even so, Ponder needs to throw 25+ TDs. We made the playoffs last season which was a big step forward. But its pointless unless you win it all. if he can throw 25 TDs we have a chance.

[Eli]

But its pointless unless you win it all.

It's entertainment. I'd hate to think that the entire existence of the Minnesota Vikings franchise has been pointless up until now.

(And trust me on this one... The worst case for the 2013 season is MUCH worse than 8 wins.)