January 02, 2005
Win-Win Situation?

Do these faces reflect confidence heading into the playoffs?

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After losing the last game of the year, and four of the last five games, the Vikings still found themselves in the playoffs when the Saints beat the Panthers. In the post game press conference Head-Coach Mike Tice (Coach Flaggy) said something along the lines of "with our great start we put ourselves in this position to back into the playoffs." Well, with all due respect to Steve Martin.....EXCUSE ME ! That attitude is what makes Tice an awful coach. It is an attitude carried over to the team. When Randy Moss walked right off the field with time remaining on the clock it showed that Tice has no control over the team. If he ever did.

It is just unbelievable, I'm at a loss for words. Anyone else feel the same?

But I do look at the upcoming barn burner this coming Sunday in terms of the ol' Win-Win situation. Beat the Packers, and the Vikes knock their most hated rival out of the playoffs at storied Lambeau Field. Lose, and Tice is almost assured of being fired despite the fact that Red McCombs picked up the option year of Tice's contract.

Win-Win indeed!

Next Year's Schedule Trouble?

Here are the Opponents for the Vikings in 2005:

Green Bay (X2)
Detroit (X2)
Chicago (X2)
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Carolina
Atlanta
St. Louis
and the Winner of tonight’s Dallas / NY Giants game.

I see five, maybe six sure wins at this point. Ugh! That's a touch schedule!

And in case Cheesehead Craig is wondering, here are the Packers opponents:

Minnesota (X2)
Detroit (X2)
Chicago (X2)
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Tampa Bay
New Orleans
Carolina
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Seattle

Late Injury Report

Vikings strong safety Corey Chavous' status for the playoffs is in doubt after he broke his left elbow on a running play.

Playoff Challenge

I just signed up for my own team in Football Playoff Challenge 2004, and I'm inviting you to start a team and play against me!

I've set up a private "buddies" page to track our team's performance against each other, and against the rest of my "buddies" group.

To join my group, please click here. Football Playoff Challenge 2004 is really easy to play, and you can invite a bunch of people to play too!

Posted by maasx003 at January 2, 2005 08:49 PM | TrackBack
Comments

I'm here. Looking forward to the game next week. Thanks for thinking of me for the next season. I knew it already, but your consideration is touching. 10 wins again next season is going to tough. But after the way the Packers played this year, going 9-2 after a 1-4 start, I'm never counting them out again.

Posted by: Cheesehead Craig at January 2, 2005 11:15 PM
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