Comments on: Vikings forgot about Adrian Peterson in second half

By: im4tgbp

im4tgbp — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:34:28 +0000

It’s the Vikings on one cares move them the (-@ to. L.A.

By: im4tgbp

im4tgbp — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 05:24:22 +0000

It’s the Vikings no one cares move them the hell to L.A.

By: jmacphee9

jmacphee9 — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 07:42:15 +0000

i was always familiar with the strategy of running the ball with a big lead? guess you can make it all the way to the NFL without knowing the easiest way to protect a lead…

if i wasn’t a lions fan, i would feel bad for this season for you guys, but i have had this my whole life on this side lol.

By: okemon

okemon — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:54:32 +0000

54 first half pts…. 6 2nd half pts…. look to fix this on the offensive side of the ball. whether its musgrave, mc5, or ? …. It is getting ridiculous.

By: doe22us

doe22us — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:35:15 +0000

Chilly wasnt so bad after all

By: th56

th56 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:36:11 +0000

vikingssoxfrustration says:
Sep 26, 2011 1:55 PM
I believe it’s a case of the coaches thinking they are smarter then they actually are…

I agree. If the Viking coaches were coaching the Lions, they would have used Calvin Johnson as a decoy in that final drive.

By: zn0rseman

zn0rseman — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:30:01 +0000

Relax. They are not trying to win… they are playing only for 2012 draft position. My guess is that the only game they will try to win is Packers @ Vikings, and frankly, I hope that’s the one they win.

By: dewalt2990

dewalt2990 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:26:18 +0000

I had to listen to the game on the radio…it sounded like the Lions had 8 men in the box for most of the second half. That will shut down a RB.

By: stavreafavre

stavreafavre — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:14:22 +0000

On the plus side, Jared Allen, wearing that headband, looks as if he’s ready to be the frontman for a Loverboy tribute band.

By: ap28vikes

ap28vikes — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:21:32 +0000

Frazier is in over his head if he can’t see from watching game films how inaccurate McNabb is as a QB. You cannot go 3 and out and give your opponents great field position the entire 2nd half of games and expect your defense not to get gassed

By: vikingssoxfrustration

vikingssoxfrustration — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:55:28 +0000

I believe it’s a case of the coaches thinking they are smarter then they actually are…

By: dstep24

dstep24 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:34:34 +0000

The FB quickie hasn’t worked since 1961, give it to the best RB in the leage.

Chris Johnson plays for Tennessee, Jamaal Charles is out for the season and Darren McFadden is makin’ babies in Oakland. Giving any one of them the ball won’t help, silly.

By: dogsweat1

dogsweat1 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:27:54 +0000

Brad Frazier was wonderful.

Go Los Angeles Vikings!

By: mnvikes7897

mnvikes7897 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:13:00 +0000

No they forgot there was four q’s. Officially detached. Have a season boys.

By: tlippert

tlippert — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:09:18 +0000

It’s easy to look at the stats and see Peterson only had 5 carries in the second half and blame the playcalling but if you watched the game, the problem is clearly McNabb and pass protection. He’s by far the most inaccurate qb in the league. Vikings had 1 first down in the second half up until that 2 minute drill which they tied it up. That’s 5 posessions and 4 3 and outs. It’s hard to get carries when you can’t move the sticks. The only issue i have with playcalling is the 4th and 1. The FB quickie hasn’t worked since 1961, give it to the best RB in the leage.

By: dstep24

dstep24 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:52:28 +0000

Was thinking about you all yesterday in mid-air as I snatched any one of my 8 catches…Of course, my only though was “wow, these Seattle fans are way louder. Who needs a roof?”

Hugs,

Sidney

By: th56

th56 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:41:34 +0000

Come Guys, they only needed 4 inches! The real problem is a line that can’t get four inches when they need it. Detroit actually did a good job bottling up AP. They dared McNabb to pass and we failed play after play. It is the weak O-Line and an ineffective McNabb that is the heart of their problems. Teams only need to play the run against the Vikings. I feel sorry for AP. I’m also so sick of 2 yard passes on 3rd and 5.

By: threedeep1998

threedeep1998 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:40:23 +0000

#1 the throwback jerseys looked mint as usual. Those should be our full time jerseys.

As much as I love Webb… get Ponder in there. If dude sucks it up then it means we go after Luck or another QB coming into the draft. You invested you #12 spot to him so let him run around. He also got Musgrave’s playbook during the draft when they had the temporary lift. His throws couldn’t be more inaccurate than McNabbs.

By: mnajb

mnajb — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:13:01 +0000

And we wouldn’t have to see McNabb’s PRE-GAME back-sweat. Just how far away is that locker room?

By: mel1sharples

mel1sharples — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:11:42 +0000

*I am a Packer Fan

Holy Cow…the lions stuffed AP all day long except for one run….

I liked the Toby call but he needs 3 or 4 yards to get going. If you are going to run that play have mcnabb go straight up the middle. Tired of all the arm chair QB’s…

Go get a coaching job if you think you know better.

By: mnajb

mnajb — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:10:10 +0000

I’m CERTAIN Christian Ponder can hand off to this guy. I know (at least) THAT is not a reach.

Just play the kid, and give us something to watch.

By: 4gone

4gone — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:02:25 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with Ridle9. McNabb is really bad. Very slow, incredibly inaccurate. Put in Webb, let Ponder learn for a year. As much as it may pain some, Frasier is safe and probably Musgrave but an immediate change is necessary. Put in Webb, run Peterson and get Percy on the field. That is 3 athletes – let them compete. McNabb needs to be put to pasture, he was done a few years ago.

By: slatetundra07

slatetundra07 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:01:51 +0000

Minny is going to send out a few guys, a plane, and convince Chilly to come back for another great run.

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:58:31 +0000

I think the Vikings got caught up in all of the press hype about the historically explosive Lions offense and figured they would need alot more points than 20 to win.

Way to have faith in your defense.

Even if they did fear the Lion offensive juggernaut, wouldn’t it have been better to keep feeding it to Peterson to keep them off the field?

By: prior0knowledge

prior0knowledge — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:51:21 +0000

The ONE basic rule of offensive play calling is: When something is working, you ram it down the defense’s throat until they find a way to stop it.

I am not a Vikings fan, so I don’t know who their offensive play caller is, but he should be fired immediately. He is not a competent coach just from this post alone.

By: simplesimon1

simplesimon1 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:49:50 +0000

Here’s the problem. The entire team never showed up in the second half. It wasn’t just bad play calling.

In the first week, against San Diego, the Vikings went to the half with a 10 point lead. In the second half, they ran the ball and were stopped. All I read all week was how the playcalling was horrible. This week, 20 point lead at halftime, the Vikings try to keep the foot down and the Lions come back and win also. This time, they’re criticized for not continuing to run.

As a Lions fan, I’m glad for the win. But this was a collapse by much more than the plays that were called. It was also a great adjustment from the Lions as well. Lots of second half screens that took away the rush in the second half.

I’d actually be more concerned that the defensive co-ordinator put single coverage on Calvin Johnson. That was the downfall.

By: randallcobb

randallcobb — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:48:17 +0000

Part of the problem was Percy pukin’ on the sideline in the 4th Q and not on the field.

By: ridle9

ridle9 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:25:54 +0000

I have to say, this result did not surprise me. It is obvious that Wilf needs to make a call on Frazier. Put Webb at QB and let him get knocked around for the rest of the year as Ponder learns the system.
Once again the Vikings get laughed at and deservedly so…we are a joke of a franchise. If I hear McNabb say one more time that we got to get back at it and Frazier try to defend the way he uses Peterson and Harvin, I think I will puke.
Come on WILF, show up and fire somebody!

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:12:06 +0000

Stupid Vikings.

I grew up in Minnesota and suffered through games like this all of my adolescence and early adulthood. In 2004, I finally kissed the stupid Crykings goodbye, in part because I wasn’t living in Minnesota anymore and moreover because it grew tiresome being a Vikings fan. Games like this don’t surprise me at all. I think the Vikings head coach, whoever he may be, gets possessed by the ghost of a dead squirrel whenever the game is on the line.

Btw, the Vikings also did this against the Bucs the previous game. With only five minutes left in the game, the Vikings were trying to hang onto a three point lead. They had just gotten a first down and with the clock going “tick tock tick tock tick tock,” what do the stupid Vikings do? Throw an incompletion instead of running the ball. Stops the clock cold.

Stupid stupid stupid.

By: richm2256

richm2256 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 15:09:21 +0000

Hey Donovan, is it time to “panic” yet?

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