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PurpleKoolaid wrote:You know what a team like the Pats would have done to the Bears?

PurpleKoolaid wrote:Or even the Packers in the cold?

mosscarter wrote:I know this will totally come off the wrong way, but we are not the better overall football team. We have a better defense, but they have one of the GREATEST QB's to ever play the game. As much as Keenum has done, he isn't anywhere near Brees' level, and he hasn't had to come from behind at all this year. I actually have no expectations heading into this game and it is a good feeling for me. There is no way we win this game and if we do I'm glad to be called out by everyone.

ChicagoViking wrote: You know what a team like the Steelers or the Panthers would have done to the Bears? That's right. Lose. Both of those teams lost to the Bears; the Vikings did not -- including a gut-check win on the road when the Vikes played their worst 1st half of the season with an injured and completely immobile Sam Bradford.
Until this season, the Packers had not been shut out in Lambeau in 11 years. I was at that game this year. It was cold as f$ck. Coldest game at Lambeau in 4 seasons. And we still beat them 16-0. Hard to fault a team for not running up the score when you can't feel your extremities. Packers lost to Chiefs, Panthers, and Dolphins this season. Any given Sunday, my friend. Any given Sunday.

VikingLord wrote: If you are of the opinion the Vikes have no chance to win this game after what they've demonstrated all season, then you haven't been paying attention. If you're content to let the product of an entire season be reduced to the relative post season experience and reputation of the 2 starting QBs for each team, why come here and tell the rest of us? By that logic, the only time to pay attention or care about the Vikings is the next time they head into a season with a veteran QB who has gone deep into the playoffs before. Which they've done. Many times already. No Superbowl wins yet. And that's because it isn't that simple. It never was, and never will be.

Honestly, I'm happier this season than I've, well, ever been watching the Vikings primarily because they *don't* have those big-name offensive stars and the expectations that go with them. Better for us that people write off guys like Keenum and Thielen because they weren't high draft picks or big names heading into the season. Let everyone focus on guys like Brees and Sean Peyton. They can take all the pressure of expectations heading into this game. The no-name Vikings just need to get out the sledge hammers and go to work busting this Saints team and their stars up, then get ready to head on to the next demolition job. You can believe that or not. Your choice. But when the dust settles this year, that QB you give no credit to is going to be standing there holding the Lombardi trophy right alongside his lunch pail teammates.

Who knows? Maybe after this season is over, Case Keenum is going to be one of those veteran big-name QBs...

Mothman wrote:


I actually think there are quite a few rational reasons to fear the Saints but that doesn't mean the Vikings can't beat them. I'm expecting a hard-fought, competitive game but if they play up to their potential, the Vikes should advance.

Texas Vike wrote:You nit picker, Jim.

What I meant was that I don't see why fans should let past disappointments (as many and as deep as they have admittedly been) make us quiver before the Saints. They are a dangerous team, but I'm not queasy at the prospect of playing them at home to go to the NFCCG.

The key is our D vs. their O. I suspect we'll put up 20-28 points. The question is, will that be enough?

PurpleKoolaid wrote: You know what a team like the Pats would have done to the Bears? Or even the Packers in the cold? Demolished them. I thought we could have lost both of those games, and Case wasnt playing well, even at home. We won, but the games were meaningless to the teams we played, and meant a lot to us.

Falcons34 wrote: Hold on with keenum holding the Superbowl trophy......lol

Falcons34 wrote: Hold on with keenum holding the Superbowl trophy......lol

PurpleKoolaid wrote:If the last 2 games we played, that we could have lost, with so much on the line, doesnt worry some of you, it should.

Crax wrote: The saints lost to a mediocre Tampa team in their last two games. The Vikings went 2-0, the saints should be worried trying to win on the road.