Week 1: Jacksonville @ Minnesota | Sept 9th 1PM CBS

[RCG] · Post #2 » by **[RCG]** » Sun Sep 2, 2012 5:08 am

I see the Vikes finishing between 4-12 & 7-9.

This game should be one of the Ws.

hermes · Post #3 » by **hermes** » Sun Sep 2, 2012 5:41 am

yeah we should have a chance here, hopefully we can get things on track with ponder and everyone

what are the odds ap is ready for this one?

Post #4 » by **Worm Guts** » Mon Sep 3, 2012 1:18 pm

I don't think AP is going to get 20 carries, but I'm thinking he should play. Haven't heard anything definite yet.

hermes · Post #5 » by **hermes** » Mon Sep 3, 2012 5:48 pm

a little less of jones-drew as well with his whole situation

i'm getting the feeling that this might be an ugly game

Tha Juice · Post #6 » by **Tha Juice** » Mon Sep 3, 2012 5:50 pm

Tom Pelissero ‏@TomPelissero
Frazier says #Vikings "without question" will take Adrian Peterson decision up to Sunday.

Not surprising.

Peezo · Post #7 » by **Peezo** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 3:12 am

I don't think there is any question that AP is going to get into the game this Sunday. If we weren't at home I'd think maybe we save that for the home crowd, but they want butts in the seats.

Tha Juice · Post #8 » by **Tha Juice** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 3:37 am

Peezo wrote:I don't think there is any question that AP is going to get into the game this Sunday. If we weren't at home I'd think maybe we save that for the home crowd, but they want butts in the seats.

It's a home opener week 1 of the season. They'll do just fine filling the seats with or without AP.

Esohny · Post #9 » by **Esohny** » Tue Sep 4, 2012 4:43 am

All the analysts expect AP to dress and be available to play so the fans are psyched up, but to get no work, or very little work.

Post #10 » by **Worm Guts** » Fri Sep 7, 2012 4:22 pm

We're favored by 4, I don't think that will be the case very much this year. This is an important game to win if we want to finish better than last year.

hermes · Post #11 » by **hermes** » Fri Sep 7, 2012 11:48 pm

yeah momentum is huge, winning this one (and decisively if we can manage it) will go a long way to getting the ball rolling

hermes · Post #12 » by **hermes** » Sat Sep 8, 2012 7:27 pm

i've been thinking a little bit about it and i think running a sort of two-qb system would be good

ponder can be the main guy, but when we need to mix it up/need a comeback we throw in our ace in the hole joe webb and let him run wild on everyone

i don't see the downside, we don't have webb out there all the time (i think he's a lot better in a part time role so people can't prepare for him as much)

Devilzsidewalk · Post #13 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sun Sep 9, 2012 6:00 pm

is it too early to start scouting the top 3 picks in the next draft?

hermes · Post #14 » by **hermes** » Sun Sep 9, 2012 6:00 pm

percy harvin is still on the team isn't he? just checking

and ponder should go to rudolph like every time

Devilzsidewalk · Post #15 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sun Sep 9, 2012 7:05 pm

damn i tune out for a half hour and they start showing life

Devilzsidewalk · Post #16 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sun Sep 9, 2012 7:08 pm

is bosworth related to Brian?

Devilzsidewalk · Post #17 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sun Sep 9, 2012 7:28 pm

harvin is a monstah

hermes · Post #18 » by **hermes** » Sun Sep 9, 2012 8:24 pm

vikes win! great game (well second half anyway)

they really got harvin involved in the second half which seemed to open things up for everyone, ponder looked good, ap looked good, rudolph was good

and blair walsh

defense also stepped up in the second half except for the td drive near the end

Devilzsidewalk · Post #19 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sun Sep 9, 2012 11:37 pm

kind of alarming that the secondary got lit up so readily on those big plays at the end, but its good for ponder to get those kind of late drive reps. Blair Walsh is pretty damn clutch so far.

hermes · Post #20 » by **hermes** » Mon Sep 10, 2012 2:12 pm

http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... t_carries/

The Minnesota Vikings will keep Adrian Peterson on a "pitch count" of 10-15 rushes per game, according to a source.

Toby Gerhart will receive the bulk of the carries during the early part of the season as Peterson continues to strengthen his knee.

Peterson had 17 carries for 84 yards and two touchdowns in the Vikings' 26-23 overtime win over the Jaguars in Week 1.

Read more: http://football.realgm.com/src_wiretap_ ... z264mH5dJB

expected i guess, but he already went over the 'pitch count' in the first game so we'll see how long this lasts