How good are the Vikings?
Peter King of Sports Illustrated ranked the Vikings as the sixth-best team in the NFL. Here is what he wrote about the Vikings: "Talk about a leap up the rankings. Can't avoid respecting the Vikings any longer, not after they've held six foes this season to 16, 13, 19, 17, 17 and 13 points and beaten the defending NFC champs at their impregnable home by 18."
So how good are the Vikings? Where would you rank them?
So how good are the Vikings? Where would you rank them?
4 Comments:
As someone who was at the game yesterday, I would disagree with a No. 6 ranking. Good yes. Better than most people thought? Yes. Better than the second string of the Hawks? Yes. =) I just wish we would have gotten both halves of the game on an even keel.
In any event, they outplayed the Hawks plain and simple. However, Brad Johnson ain't going to win you a Super Bowl, maybe even not a playoff game, therefore six is a bit high.
I can only hope Koran Robinson is picking EJ Henderson up at the airport. I've heard they're both pretty good at rolling...
Because of such a plush schedule, the Vikings have a legit chance to win 11 games this year (at San Fran, Packers twice, at Miami, Arizona, at Detroit and the Jets), which should easily get them a wildcard, considering how much the NFC East is beating up on each other... speaking of which, I find it kind of odd the Vikings aren't scheduled against any other NFC East teams this year (besides Washington in the opener), so it will be hard to see how they'd rank among teams like Philly and the Giants. Are they among the top 6 in the NFC? No doubt. Top 6 in the NFL? No way.
I'd rank them in the top third. But like any NFL team, they could beat any other team on any given Sunday. Before looking at their schedule you know they'll play every team hard, and the defense will keep things close. The schedule fans (optimists) will see several likely wins (if turnovers are minimal) and some tight games that could break for them.
If the Vikings were to win the games they're supposed to, and a couple of squeakers against top teams it would be tempting to rate them higher (a la Mr. King). And, they have the capacity to reach those heights. It remains to be seen whether they can sustain such play over the season.
Oh - the bears are beatable. We were close, and so were the Cardinals.
Boy, that Buffalo loss looks worse and worse in each of the last two weeks. That is the one loss that makes me wonder about this team. As one person commented, the great teams have to be able to beat the bad ones, regardless of the "anyone can beat anyone, on any given Sunday" cliche.
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