Thoughts Week 17

[losperros]

Kendricks is a tackling machine. Did he miss any tackles? It seems like if he latches on, he doesnt' let go.

Absolutely. Kendricks is also surprisingly quick. The guy has real closing speed for a MLB.

[Cliff]

"Are we really back to our old, crummy bag of tricks? Are we trying to 'kill the clock' with 12 minutes left in the game against Rodgers on the road?"

My first thought was the same thing but can we really be mad? They tried it ... and it worked. The score would have been even farther apart had Patterson not fumbled.

There's a difference when you actually have a defense good enough to pull out the win by grinding out the clock. For the 1998 Vikings it didn't make any sense at all. For the 2015 Vikings it is, apparently, not a bad strategy.

[HardcoreVikesFan]

I don't know. But I did see this:

Kendricks was on fire to begin the season, then had some rough games. He rebounded nicely the last few though. Definitely will be force moving forward for the team. Cannot wait to have stability at the position again.

[dead_poet]

Kendricks was on fire to begin the season, then had some rough games. He rebounded nicely the last few though. Definitely will be force moving forward for the team. Cannot wait to have stability at the position again.

Yeah, I was pretty critical of him during the season's midway point (particularly in coverage) but he was on fire last Sunday night. If he can do that consistently going forward I'll be pretty excited.

[mondry]

Yeah, I was pretty critical of him during the season's midway point (particularly in coverage) but he was on fire last Sunday night. If he can do that consistently going forward I'll be pretty excited.

The dudes a rookie! He's played about as well as you could expect of a 2nd rounder and his trend is pointing straight up but you're right, still gotta do it on a routine basis to be a probowler.

[Mothman]

Andrew Krammer's film breakdown for the offense:

http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2016/ ... green-bay/

[dead_poet]

Defense: http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2016/ ... s-packers/

[dead_poet]

Caution! Swears and hilarity:

Your Moment Of Zim Tzu: The Reckoning

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2016/1/5/1 ... -reckoning

[mansquatch]

I think the TOP stats in the 2nd half are a bit misleading. The Patterson Fumble and the Munnerlyn TD both resulted in additional GB possessions without the offense even being on the field. They could have been better on some of the late drives to burn clock, but I think you have to take into account those two huge plays in looking at just TOP.

[rwhiteal]

Congratulations to the Vikings for the NFC championship. The Packers certainly didn't deserve it this year. I was born in Milwaukee, WI and became a Packer fan because my father and uncles were. It was fun watch them (back in the late 60's) cheer on the team while on TV at grandma's house. I moved away when I graduated from college and still remain a fan of the team I guess because that's all I know. Having lived away for so long, I am still a fan just not a 'rabid' fan if you know what I mean. GB is a unique situation being such a small town and being owned by the people rather than some billionaire, I like that whole concept. I still like to cheer them on like my father did back years ago. Having said that, I'm not riddled with sadness because they lost to the Vikings. It's OK and losing makes a team stronger in the long run in any sport.

Now for the business at hand...the Seattle Seahawks are a team full of arrogant A..holes and most of their fans are too. I hope and pray the Vikings will KICK SEATTLE'S BUTTS into the frozen ground of Minnesota and send them packing back to Seattle with their tails between their legs!! This normally Packer fan will be cheering for the Vikings in that game (course I'll cheer on the Packers against Washington but this years team is injury ridden and in need of repairs so I don't have my hopes up too high). If the Packers can't win the Superbowl, I hope the Vikings can.

[dead_poet]

@VikingsCorner Everson Griffen has been named Week 17 NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

[Cliff]

Caution! Swears and hilarity:

Your Moment Of Zim Tzu: The Reckoning

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2016/1/5/1 ... -reckoning

Ha!

No one thinks this team is any good. We're 11-5. You want to call us the worst 11-5 team in history, fine. Beats being the best 8-8 team in history and not going to the #### playoffs. This is a good team that earned the third seed in the NFC. If you don't like it, win 12 games. What's that, you didn't? #### you, then. Enjoy your tee time.

[Texas Vike]

Congratulations to the Vikings for the NFC championship. The Packers certainly didn't deserve it this year. I was born in Milwaukee, WI and became a Packer fan because my father and uncles were. It was fun watch them (back in the late 60's) cheer on the team while on TV at grandma's house. I moved away when I graduated from college and still remain a fan of the team I guess because that's all I know. Having lived away for so long, I am still a fan just not a 'rabid' fan if you know what I mean. GB is a unique situation being such a small town and being owned by the people rather than some billionaire, I like that whole concept. I still like to cheer them on like my father did back years ago. Having said that, I'm not riddled with sadness because they lost to the Vikings. It's OK and losing makes a team stronger in the long run in any sport.

Now for the business at hand...the Seattle Seahawks are a team full of arrogant A..holes and most of their fans are too. I hope and pray the Vikings will KICK SEATTLE'S BUTTS into the frozen ground of Minnesota and send them packing back to Seattle with their tails between their legs!! This normally Packer fan will be cheering for the Vikings in that game (course I'll cheer on the Packers against Washington but this years team is injury ridden and in need of repairs so I don't have my hopes up too high). If the Packers can't win the Superbowl, I hope the Vikings can.

Cool post! Thanks for the well wishes!

[DK Sweets]

Thanks, rwhiteal!

[S197]

I've always liked that the team was owned by the public and am surprised this model hasn't been replicated since. I'd be willing to venture fans would pay huge multiples of cash flow just to say they own a small bit of the team.