NFL News (Vikings)

[Rut2much]

I'm good

 

[lunkerslayer]

 

[Kurtr]

A big reason why the bears are where they are is they are playing a last place schedule. Part of why the Vikings have an every other year thing going on

 

[lunkerslayer]

A big reason why the bears are where they are is they are playing a last place schedule. Part of why the Vikings have an every other year thing going on

Yep i agree which is the reason why the vikes are no more no less a .500 team, which is what the vikes like to be for some reason while other franchises continue year and year out to play at a higher caliber schedule because they have the personal that recruits better talent every year.
Tough news for the colts today with Daniel Jones most likely done for the season

 

[lunkerslayer]

Heres another fun fact there is no salary cap on coaching staffs in the nfl again is another reason why those teams continue to perform at a higher level then a .500 team like the vikes. Players will aslo take less to be part of a winning team knowing they will have a better chance at a ring.

 

[Rut2much]

The 500 talk is baseless but this is true.
https://kdhlradio.com/this-is-exactly-why-it-hurts-so-bad-to-be-a-minnesota-vikings-fan/

 

[lunkerslayer]

The 500 talk is baseless but this is true.
https://kdhlradio.com/this-is-exactly-why-it-hurts-so-bad-to-be-a-minnesota-vikings-fan/

Basesless on what exactly?

 

[Rut2much]

If you just say they're just a 500 team, well look at all the other top franchises of all time in terms of percentage. They just came off a 14-3 season. It's just not a good argument is all.

 

[Ruttin]

The 500 talk is baseless but this is true.
https://kdhlradio.com/this-is-exactly-why-it-hurts-so-bad-to-be-a-minnesota-vikings-fan/

Don't mean shit. I would say 75% of the fans cant recall a SB win

 

[lunkerslayer]

If you just say they're just a 500 team, well look at all the other top franchises of all time in terms of percentage. They just came off a 14-3 season. It's just not a good argument is all.

Not a good argrument that jjm would had an easier schedule in 2024 16th compared to his schedule in 2025 t5. How is that not a good argrument besides the fact the vikes have a terrible head office in recruiting viable talent year in and year out.
Now lets take the Philadelphia eagles who managed to keep majority of their talent from last season which they won a super bowl, anyone of those players could have went to another team and possibly made more money but they stayed for less money because the players believed in the system that produced a team that won them a place in the history books .

 

[Ruttin]

Not a good argrument that jjm would had an easier schedule in 2024 16th compared to his schedule in 2025 t5. How is that not a good argrument besides the fact the vikes have a terrible head office in recruiting viable talent year in and year out.
Now lets take the Philadelphia eagles who managed to keep majority of their talent from last season which they won a super bowl, anyone of those players could have went to another team and possibly made more money but they stayed for less money because the players believed in the system that produced a team that won them a place in the history books .

Rant on. Please take a breath

 

[lunkerslayer]

The reason the nfl has such a good business plan in wholesystem it has perfected is strength of schedule where the teams with better records statistically play each other every new season. Where teams who make great picks through the draftnor off season free agency, but if you manage to win, that team is basically punished and will be forced to play in a better schedule. The league as a whole is made up of .500 winning teams where teams go out and get better talent by a history that will make them champions. Every team has the same amount of money they can spend each season, but where the difference lies is in your coaching personal and team pedigree. A team can pay their coaching staff whatever they want, which i believe is where the vikes have faultered, they haven't had a hall of fame caliber coach since bud grant.
Why is that? I dont know and i can only speculate
I want to believe that koc has made a good choice with jjm and that he is struggling worse then most rookies in his would be sophomore slump because he never took a snap for a whole year. I watched jjm his last year in Michigan and imo has what it takes to be a great qb but does he have the heart to be a great qb.

 

[lunkerslayer]

Rant on. Please take a breath

Im fine ruttin, no need to think im going to wig out. Rut2much has a viable opinion that many would agree that there are more factors in just strength of schedule but the one thing his meme proved without a doubt is Minnesota is the worst. 500 team in nfl history. The key point of that argument is the .500 part, granted there are many teams like the lions who have never made it to the super bowl but they are not a .500 team historically.

 

[Maddog]

Don't mean shit. I would say 75% of the fans cant recall a SB win

especially a Vikings fan . . .

 

[Maddog]

touche'

 

[Ruttin]

especially a Vikings fan . . .

This is a vikings forum...I was talking about the vikings

 

[Maddog]

This is a vikings forum...I was talking about the vikings

True
Then wouldn't the percentage be closer to 100%?
In fact 100%

Unless one lives in a dream world.

 

[Ruttin]

True. I guess I typed win...should've typed appearance

 

[Obi-Wan]

So you’re saying there’s a chance?

Here’s the help the Vikings need in Week 15, and how their chance to make the playoffs rises with each ingredient, according to The Athletic’s Playoff Predictor. All of these are coupled with Vikings wins.

• Browns beat Bears — 2% chance Vikings make the playoffs
• Rams beat Lions — 3% chance Vikings make the playoffs

Here’s the help they need in Week 16:

• Packers beat Bears — 6% chance Vikings make the playoffs
• Steelers beat Lions — 19% chance Vikings make the playoffs

Here’s the help they need in Week 17:

• Commanders beat Cowboys — 24% chance Vikings make the playoffs
• Seahawks beat Panthers — 25% chance Vikings make the playoffs
• 49ers beat Bears — 49% chance Vikings make the playoffs

Here’s the help they need in Week 18:

• Lions beat Bears — 81% chance Vikings make the playoffs

Minnesota needs a lot of help, as detailed by Nelson. He put a bow on it all:

• Vikings win out to finish 9-8
• Bears lose out to finish 9-8
• Lions finish 9-8, with their only remaining win coming against the Bears
• Cowboys lose at least two more games, including to the Vikings
• South runner-up (Panthers or Bucs) finish 9-8 or worse

If the 7th seed is up for grabs between the Vikings, Lions, and Bears, the tiebreaker would be decided by the best record in head-to-head games. Minnesota would be 2-2, the Lions would be 1-3, and the Bears would be 2-2.

It’s quite the mountain to climb, but not shocking with how they’ve played this season. Obviously, the purple team might not even deserve to make the playoffs, but this is about dreamers dreaming.

Minnesota’s season logically has been over for a couple of weeks now. Regardless, it isn’t over until it’s actually over.

 

[bucksnbears]

Shot a coyote this morning and missed.

Should I get a new rifle?

What say you?