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		<title>By: claymath52</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[contra74 says: 
Oct 7, 2012 9:53 PM 
claymath52 says:
Oct 7, 2012 8:24 PM
Yeah proving 95% of their fans wrong as well… Welcome to the bandwagon!
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Since you’re a packer fan I guess you would know a LOT about bandwagons right?

 ___________________________________

Wow... very clever.

All I know about is:

Paying double face value to see a game being a great deal.

Financing upgrades to our stadium with fan support.

Waiting 30 years for season tickets.

Yep... sounds like a lot of bandwagoning in GB.  I just checked and there are still &quot;great seats available&quot; for the Packers Vikings game at the dome.  Only in MN does the biggest rival still have available tickets.  Worst fans ever....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>contra74 says:<br />
Oct 7, 2012 9:53 PM<br />
claymath52 says:<br />
Oct 7, 2012 8:24 PM<br />
Yeah proving 95% of their fans wrong as well… Welcome to the bandwagon!<br />
—–<br />
Since you’re a packer fan I guess you would know a LOT about bandwagons right?</p>
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<p>Wow&#8230; very clever.</p>
<p>All I know about is:</p>
<p>Paying double face value to see a game being a great deal.</p>
<p>Financing upgrades to our stadium with fan support.</p>
<p>Waiting 30 years for season tickets.</p>
<p>Yep&#8230; sounds like a lot of bandwagoning in GB.  I just checked and there are still &#8220;great seats available&#8221; for the Packers Vikings game at the dome.  Only in MN does the biggest rival still have available tickets.  Worst fans ever&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: pappavike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2012 01:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pretty damn good team for one thats rebuilding!! Front office did a fantastic job in the draft! The last three or four drafts have been great for the Vikes. I for one can&#039;t wait till after the bye, So the Vikes can get into the meat of thier schedule. I don&#039;t think there are any easy teams or schedules, But you can be fortunate as to when you play certain teams!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pretty damn good team for one thats rebuilding!! Front office did a fantastic job in the draft! The last three or four drafts have been great for the Vikes. I for one can&#8217;t wait till after the bye, So the Vikes can get into the meat of thier schedule. I don&#8217;t think there are any easy teams or schedules, But you can be fortunate as to when you play certain teams!!</p>
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		<title>By: brewdogg</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 15:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[renemascarenas says: Oct 8, 2012 3:36 AM

How come no one is talking about the amazing draft Speilman orchestrated this offseason? Allow me to retort, Matt Kalil, Harrison Smith, Josh Robinson, Brett Ellison aka Kleinsasser 2.0, Blair Walsh. As all are major contributors to the Vikings being 4-1 thus far in this young season. Give it up to the Vikings front office making them younger and more hungry for years to come. Kudos to Rick!! Skol Vikings!!!!
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Don&#039;t forget the previous years.  2011 was Ponder, Rudolph, Raymond, and Fusco, all starters, and Ballard in the DL rotation.  2010 yielded Cook, Gerhart, Griffin, and Webb, and 2009 was Harvin, Loadholdt, Brinkley and Sanford, who at least is a good special teams guy.  I&#039;ll take 4-5 contributors from each class any day.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>renemascarenas says: Oct 8, 2012 3:36 AM</p>
<p>How come no one is talking about the amazing draft Speilman orchestrated this offseason? Allow me to retort, Matt Kalil, Harrison Smith, Josh Robinson, Brett Ellison aka Kleinsasser 2.0, Blair Walsh. As all are major contributors to the Vikings being 4-1 thus far in this young season. Give it up to the Vikings front office making them younger and more hungry for years to come. Kudos to Rick!! Skol Vikings!!!!<br />
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<p>Don&#8217;t forget the previous years.  2011 was Ponder, Rudolph, Raymond, and Fusco, all starters, and Ballard in the DL rotation.  2010 yielded Cook, Gerhart, Griffin, and Webb, and 2009 was Harvin, Loadholdt, Brinkley and Sanford, who at least is a good special teams guy.  I&#8217;ll take 4-5 contributors from each class any day.</p>
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		<title>By: renemascarenas</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 07:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How come no one is talking about the amazing draft Speilman orchestrated this offseason? Allow me to retort, Matt Kalil, Harrison Smith, Josh Robinson, Brett Ellison aka Kleinsasser 2.0, Blair Walsh. As all are major contributors to the Vikings being 4-1 thus far in this young season. Give it up to the Vikings front office making them younger and more hungry for years to come. Kudos to Rick!! Skol Vikings!!!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How come no one is talking about the amazing draft Speilman orchestrated this offseason? Allow me to retort, Matt Kalil, Harrison Smith, Josh Robinson, Brett Ellison aka Kleinsasser 2.0, Blair Walsh. As all are major contributors to the Vikings being 4-1 thus far in this young season. Give it up to the Vikings front office making them younger and more hungry for years to come. Kudos to Rick!! Skol Vikings!!!!</p>
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		<title>By: brewdogg</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@taintedsaints

He was trying to keep him from going out of bounds and stopping the clock.  A form tackle would have driven him out of bounds.  I don&#039;t like it any more than you do (and, as a coach, I do try to teach my kids proper form tackling), but he was trying to do his job, and shouldn&#039;t be villified for it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@taintedsaints</p>
<p>He was trying to keep him from going out of bounds and stopping the clock.  A form tackle would have driven him out of bounds.  I don&#8217;t like it any more than you do (and, as a coach, I do try to teach my kids proper form tackling), but he was trying to do his job, and shouldn&#8217;t be villified for it.</p>
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		<title>By: brewdogg</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[otis52gsh says: Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM

They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.
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They are not good. It’s that simple. Ponder is a joke.
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Okay, let&#039;s review a few facts here, for you and all the rest of your Packer troll/Viking hater brethren.

The Vikings are 7th in the league in defense. (Packers are 14th)
Amongst their opponents are 3 of the top 10 offenses.

They have scored at least 20 points in each game. (the Packers have not)
They have allowed no more than 23 points in any game. (the Packers have allowed more than that 3 times)

Ponder and Rodgers have comp% and yds/att that are within hundreths of a percent, but Rodgers is being picked off 60% more often and getting sacked twice as often.

Against teams that both have played, the Vikings are 1-1 (50-30 combined score) and the Packers are 0-2 (47-60).

The average 2011 record of teams that the Vikings have faced is only 4 games worse than the average of the teams the Packers have played.

As painful as it may be, there is just no getting around it.  The Vikings have played better than the Packers so far this year.  Deal with it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>otis52gsh says: Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM</p>
<p>They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.<br />
&#8211;<br />
They are not good. It’s that simple. Ponder is a joke.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Okay, let&#8217;s review a few facts here, for you and all the rest of your Packer troll/Viking hater brethren.</p>
<p>The Vikings are 7th in the league in defense. (Packers are 14th)<br />
Amongst their opponents are 3 of the top 10 offenses.</p>
<p>They have scored at least 20 points in each game. (the Packers have not)<br />
They have allowed no more than 23 points in any game. (the Packers have allowed more than that 3 times)</p>
<p>Ponder and Rodgers have comp% and yds/att that are within hundreths of a percent, but Rodgers is being picked off 60% more often and getting sacked twice as often.</p>
<p>Against teams that both have played, the Vikings are 1-1 (50-30 combined score) and the Packers are 0-2 (47-60).</p>
<p>The average 2011 record of teams that the Vikings have faced is only 4 games worse than the average of the teams the Packers have played.</p>
<p>As painful as it may be, there is just no getting around it.  The Vikings have played better than the Packers so far this year.  Deal with it.</p>
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		<title>By: contra74</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[sixjak says:
Oct 7, 2012 9:39 PM
otis52gsh says:
Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM
They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.

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As a 9ers fan, this is just stoooopid talk. The Vikings beat the crap out of the 9ers and exploited their weaknesses. The 9ers may have come in a little flat but who’s fault is that? The Vikes could have just stunk it up and not taken advantage of the 9ers less than stellar play. They took advantage of the game’s circumstances and won. The 9ers did not beat themselves. They didn’t execute and it was mainly due to what the Vikings were doing to them. Each week it’s a personnel matchup battle. Every team has its weakness.

Don’t look now but MINN is way better than anybody thought they’d be . Come to think of it, so is STL.

I’m inclined to believe however that the 9ers would win a best of 3 scenario vs. MINN. No disrespect to the MINN fans. Congrats to the Viking fans on having a season that is turning out much better than expected. Know exactly how you feel.
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Packer fans take note - even in defeat other fanbases can act with class. Packer fans, and its team, do not know how to act with class after a victory and defeat. Thank you for being nothing but class after our teams played 9er fans. Nothing but respect from me!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>sixjak says:<br />
Oct 7, 2012 9:39 PM<br />
otis52gsh says:<br />
Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM<br />
They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.</p>
<p>________________</p>
<p>As a 9ers fan, this is just stoooopid talk. The Vikings beat the crap out of the 9ers and exploited their weaknesses. The 9ers may have come in a little flat but who’s fault is that? The Vikes could have just stunk it up and not taken advantage of the 9ers less than stellar play. They took advantage of the game’s circumstances and won. The 9ers did not beat themselves. They didn’t execute and it was mainly due to what the Vikings were doing to them. Each week it’s a personnel matchup battle. Every team has its weakness.</p>
<p>Don’t look now but MINN is way better than anybody thought they’d be . Come to think of it, so is STL.</p>
<p>I’m inclined to believe however that the 9ers would win a best of 3 scenario vs. MINN. No disrespect to the MINN fans. Congrats to the Viking fans on having a season that is turning out much better than expected. Know exactly how you feel.<br />
&#8212;&#8211;<br />
Packer fans take note &#8211; even in defeat other fanbases can act with class. Packer fans, and its team, do not know how to act with class after a victory and defeat. Thank you for being nothing but class after our teams played 9er fans. Nothing but respect from me!</p>
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		<title>By: thetokyosandblaster</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congrats to the Vikings.  They look good.]]></description>
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		<title>By: 7ransponder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 04:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bring on the excuses haters, I&#039;m ready for you.

&quot;Cupcake schedule&quot; - You mean the same quality of opponents schedule the Packers have had too, only to be 2-3?

&quot;Unimpressive offense&quot; - I recall not many being too impressed by the 2010 Packer offense, led by an &quot;inexperienced&quot; new QB, and what did that team do?

&quot;The team is just getting lucky&quot; - Ok, now you&#039;re just shooting blanks guys, this just scream jealousy.

&quot;Don&#039;t worry, they will fall and be finish right where everyone expects them to&quot; - Right, just like you say that the the Packers will keep winning week after week and shoot to the top once again.

&quot;Ponder is a terrible QB&quot; - Maybe he hasn&#039;t broken out yet, but he&#039;s winning more games than your MVP QB is, so that&#039;s got to count for something.

Enjoy being under .500]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bring on the excuses haters, I&#8217;m ready for you.</p>
<p>&#8220;Cupcake schedule&#8221; &#8211; You mean the same quality of opponents schedule the Packers have had too, only to be 2-3?</p>
<p>&#8220;Unimpressive offense&#8221; &#8211; I recall not many being too impressed by the 2010 Packer offense, led by an &#8220;inexperienced&#8221; new QB, and what did that team do?</p>
<p>&#8220;The team is just getting lucky&#8221; &#8211; Ok, now you&#8217;re just shooting blanks guys, this just scream jealousy.</p>
<p>&#8220;Don&#8217;t worry, they will fall and be finish right where everyone expects them to&#8221; &#8211; Right, just like you say that the the Packers will keep winning week after week and shoot to the top once again.</p>
<p>&#8220;Ponder is a terrible QB&#8221; &#8211; Maybe he hasn&#8217;t broken out yet, but he&#8217;s winning more games than your MVP QB is, so that&#8217;s got to count for something.</p>
<p>Enjoy being under .500</p>
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		<title>By: zygizag</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[well yeh I guess some teams may not just be &quot;UP&quot; for the game and use that as an excuse.  Like that Packers just were not up for the Colts game or for that matter the play-offs last year.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>well yeh I guess some teams may not just be &#8220;UP&#8221; for the game and use that as an excuse.  Like that Packers just were not up for the Colts game or for that matter the play-offs last year.</p>
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		<title>By: fargovikesfan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:35:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[otis52gsh says:
 Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM
 They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.

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he&#039;s just saying that in the hopes that the NFL will change their mind and overturn the Seahawks game, and that the Packers weren&#039;t ready to play against the 49ers, Colts, and Seahawks.  so we can&#039;t count the 3 losses the packers have.  But then again, the saints and bears weren&#039;t ready to play against the packers, so we probably shouldn&#039;t count the two wins either.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>otis52gsh says:<br />
 Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM<br />
 They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br />
he&#8217;s just saying that in the hopes that the NFL will change their mind and overturn the Seahawks game, and that the Packers weren&#8217;t ready to play against the 49ers, Colts, and Seahawks.  so we can&#8217;t count the 3 losses the packers have.  But then again, the saints and bears weren&#8217;t ready to play against the packers, so we probably shouldn&#8217;t count the two wins either.</p>
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		<title>By: getadealdonealready</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can tell it&#039;s bad in packer land when the only thing positive in their lives is trolling vikings threads.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can tell it&#8217;s bad in packer land when the only thing positive in their lives is trolling vikings threads.</p>
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		<title>By: yousuxxors</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 02:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[love seeing packer fans cry like their bavy coach]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>love seeing packer fans cry like their bavy coach</p>
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		<title>By: contra74</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[claymath52 says:
Oct 7, 2012 8:24 PM
Yeah proving 95% of their fans wrong as well… Welcome to the bandwagon!
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Since you&#039;re a packer fan I guess you would know a LOT about bandwagons right?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>claymath52 says:<br />
Oct 7, 2012 8:24 PM<br />
Yeah proving 95% of their fans wrong as well… Welcome to the bandwagon!<br />
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Since you&#8217;re a packer fan I guess you would know a LOT about bandwagons right?</p>
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		<title>By: sixjak</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sixjak]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:39:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[otis52gsh says:
Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM
They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.

________________


As a 9ers fan, this is just stoooopid talk.  The Vikings beat the crap out of the 9ers and exploited their weaknesses.  The 9ers may have come in a little flat but who&#039;s fault is that?  The Vikes could have just stunk it up and not taken advantage of the 9ers less than stellar play.  They took advantage of the game&#039;s circumstances and won.  The 9ers did not beat themselves.  They didn&#039;t execute and it was mainly due to what the Vikings were doing to them. Each week it&#039;s a personnel matchup battle.  Every team has its weakness.  

Don&#039;t look now but MINN is way better than anybody thought they&#039;d be .  Come to think of it, so is STL.  

I&#039;m inclined to believe however that the 9ers would win a best of 3 scenario vs. MINN.  No disrespect to the MINN fans.  Congrats to the Viking fans on having a season that is turning out much better than expected.  Know exactly how you feel.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>otis52gsh says:<br />
Oct 7, 2012 7:39 PM<br />
They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.</p>
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<p>As a 9ers fan, this is just stoooopid talk.  The Vikings beat the crap out of the 9ers and exploited their weaknesses.  The 9ers may have come in a little flat but who&#8217;s fault is that?  The Vikes could have just stunk it up and not taken advantage of the 9ers less than stellar play.  They took advantage of the game&#8217;s circumstances and won.  The 9ers did not beat themselves.  They didn&#8217;t execute and it was mainly due to what the Vikings were doing to them. Each week it&#8217;s a personnel matchup battle.  Every team has its weakness.  </p>
<p>Don&#8217;t look now but MINN is way better than anybody thought they&#8217;d be .  Come to think of it, so is STL.  </p>
<p>I&#8217;m inclined to believe however that the 9ers would win a best of 3 scenario vs. MINN.  No disrespect to the MINN fans.  Congrats to the Viking fans on having a season that is turning out much better than expected.  Know exactly how you feel.</p>
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		<title>By: PurpleRaid18</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@claymath52

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		<title>By: vikingdoode</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:33:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ive seen the vikes start 6-2 before.... finishing 8-8  this would be an improvement.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ive seen the vikes start 6-2 before&#8230;. finishing 8-8  this would be an improvement.</p>
<p>remember its how you finish&#8230;&#8230;..</p>
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		<title>By: vikingfan1971</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[way to go vikings I knew you could do it otis you are pathetic saying they have not played a worthy team and we cant count the 49ers you must be a packer or bears fan as you guys lost to the 49ers so that is  a very funny comment I am seeing  a light to the play offs no I didnt say super bowl even though I want to and yes that would be getting a head of ourselves, 
  they have alot more weapons than people are giving them credit for I can at least count 4 maybe 5 threats we have 
  anyways go vikings may this be the year we show the whole nfl]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>way to go vikings I knew you could do it otis you are pathetic saying they have not played a worthy team and we cant count the 49ers you must be a packer or bears fan as you guys lost to the 49ers so that is  a very funny comment I am seeing  a light to the play offs no I didnt say super bowl even though I want to and yes that would be getting a head of ourselves,<br />
  they have alot more weapons than people are giving them credit for I can at least count 4 maybe 5 threats we have<br />
  anyways go vikings may this be the year we show the whole nfl</p>
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		<title>By: glenne81</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 3-13 i would have took an 8-8 finish this season, and still would. Ponder hasnt been brilliant, but ok. Although there are definate signs of progress that any real football fan has to be happy with. If Ponder ever looks brilliant, look out because the defense is starting to look that way. the future appears to be bright although i think they are still in for a few lumps this year.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After 3-13 i would have took an 8-8 finish this season, and still would. Ponder hasnt been brilliant, but ok. Although there are definate signs of progress that any real football fan has to be happy with. If Ponder ever looks brilliant, look out because the defense is starting to look that way. the future appears to be bright although i think they are still in for a few lumps this year.</p>
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		<title>By: 7ransponder</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[7ransponder]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:05:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why are Pack fans allowed to trash talk in Vikings threads, but when I post a rebuttal, it gets deleted by the mods here?  Makes absolutely no sense.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why are Pack fans allowed to trash talk in Vikings threads, but when I post a rebuttal, it gets deleted by the mods here?  Makes absolutely no sense.</p>
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		<title>By: linemanguy74</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 01:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Houston beats the Pack we all can&quot; they haven&#039;t  beat anybody that&#039;s any good&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Houston beats the Pack we all can&#8221; they haven&#8217;t  beat anybody that&#8217;s any good&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: mrvikingsfan11</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:52:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Loving this!!!! Skol.]]></description>
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		<title>By: pappavike</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/10/07/vikings-proving-many-wrong-improving-to-4-1/#comment-2046968</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pappavike]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ponder a joke? What are you smoke&#039;n!! But hey Titans are cream puffs! Right! Nice job Vikes. Oh! on a more serious note Hope the Titans Player that got carted off, Will be alright. And Harrison Smith should have been flaged and ejected from the game, You have to be smart! And respect the officals. He may not have thrown a punch but contact with an offical is not ok!! Good call ref&#039;s]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ponder a joke? What are you smoke&#8217;n!! But hey Titans are cream puffs! Right! Nice job Vikes. Oh! on a more serious note Hope the Titans Player that got carted off, Will be alright. And Harrison Smith should have been flaged and ejected from the game, You have to be smart! And respect the officals. He may not have thrown a punch but contact with an offical is not ok!! Good call ref&#8217;s</p>
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		<title>By: taintedsaints2009</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[taintedsaints2009]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Horrible tackle by Robinson on javon ringer. That caused ringer to wrap up his knee like that, and end his season. Arm tackles like that should penalized. This is why proper form tackles in the secondary is such a lost art. People get hurt when tackling is done the wrong way. That twisting motion of arm tackling risks knee injuries because legs are planted onthe ground and get tangled. Form tackles protect both guys involved. Wrap up,Drive through, and put him on his shoulder pads. Safe. Effective.

Also, horrible call by refs to eject Harrison smith. I&#039;ve seen far worse go un flagged. But ejection? That was awful.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Horrible tackle by Robinson on javon ringer. That caused ringer to wrap up his knee like that, and end his season. Arm tackles like that should penalized. This is why proper form tackles in the secondary is such a lost art. People get hurt when tackling is done the wrong way. That twisting motion of arm tackling risks knee injuries because legs are planted onthe ground and get tangled. Form tackles protect both guys involved. Wrap up,Drive through, and put him on his shoulder pads. Safe. Effective.</p>
<p>Also, horrible call by refs to eject Harrison smith. I&#8217;ve seen far worse go un flagged. But ejection? That was awful.</p>
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		<title>By: rcunningham</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[rcunningham]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[otis52gsh says:
Oct 7, 2012 8:12 PM
They are not good. It’s that simple. Ponder is a joke.

They&#039;re so bad that they&#039;re 4-1. Sounds like somebody is butthurt because a certain team is 2-3 and proving to everyone that they were overhyped. Just please go cling onto your little useless laminated stock with your greasy fingers as you weep yourself to sleep every night.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>otis52gsh says:<br />
Oct 7, 2012 8:12 PM<br />
They are not good. It’s that simple. Ponder is a joke.</p>
<p>They&#8217;re so bad that they&#8217;re 4-1. Sounds like somebody is butthurt because a certain team is 2-3 and proving to everyone that they were overhyped. Just please go cling onto your little useless laminated stock with your greasy fingers as you weep yourself to sleep every night.</p>
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		<title>By: claymath52</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[claymath52]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah proving 95% of their fans wrong as well...  Welcome to the bandwagon!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah proving 95% of their fans wrong as well&#8230;  Welcome to the bandwagon!</p>
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		<title>By: skolvikes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[skolvikes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:23:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.

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Lol this guy, they&#039;ve played 3 teams from the AFC South, you know... the division every team in the NFC North plays.   A divisional game against the Lions and a game against supposedly the best team in the NFC in the 49ers.  

So tell us, what does their last place schedule have anything to do with their opponents so far?  The correct answer is nothing.  They haven&#039;t even gotten into that part of the schedule yet, and they&#039;re 4-1.    Ouch.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They haven’t beat anyone. And don’t give me the niners game. Niners weren’t ready to play. The far better team lost that game. Lets not forget the last place schedule they have.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Lol this guy, they&#8217;ve played 3 teams from the AFC South, you know&#8230; the division every team in the NFC North plays.   A divisional game against the Lions and a game against supposedly the best team in the NFC in the 49ers.  </p>
<p>So tell us, what does their last place schedule have anything to do with their opponents so far?  The correct answer is nothing.  They haven&#8217;t even gotten into that part of the schedule yet, and they&#8217;re 4-1.    Ouch.</p>
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		<title>By: atfinch1984</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[atfinch1984]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tennessee was using a Game Genie so that makes up for San Francisco not being ready to play.]]></description>
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		<title>By: hunyack77</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[hunyack77]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OtisGSH is kidding right? I&#039;m assuming he or she is Bears fan.. So using the 49er game doesn&#039;t count, I&#039;m gonna say the Bears game against the Cowboys doesn&#039;t count because Tony Romo had 5 picks! So take that win from the Bears, and take today&#039;s win against Jacksonville away because they stink... And the win against the Rams doesn&#039;t count either because Bradford telegraphed his passes... So the Bears are 1-1....How&#039;s that for some sound logic??? SKOL Vikes!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OtisGSH is kidding right? I&#8217;m assuming he or she is Bears fan.. So using the 49er game doesn&#8217;t count, I&#8217;m gonna say the Bears game against the Cowboys doesn&#8217;t count because Tony Romo had 5 picks! So take that win from the Bears, and take today&#8217;s win against Jacksonville away because they stink&#8230; And the win against the Rams doesn&#8217;t count either because Bradford telegraphed his passes&#8230; So the Bears are 1-1&#8230;.How&#8217;s that for some sound logic??? SKOL Vikes!</p>
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		<title>By: vikingsgohard</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:21:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was wondering were Simpson was I this game nobody&#039;s talkin???]]></description>
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