April 6, 2006
"2006 Schedule" by Mr. Cheer Or Die

The Boy® is on Spring Break...from kindergarten. I mean what the hell. I don’t recall getting a 10-day spring break from ANY school and I had to walk uphill both ways five miles in blinding snow storms each day!

So, I've been engaged with family duties and have had no opportunity to write. But the 2006 schedule has come out and I'm sure every prognosticator is telling the world that his or her team is about to finish with such-and-such a record and then win the Super Bowl. As if.

There is no other way to say it for the Vikes: the start of the season is a wicked schedule. At first glance, I can see the team starting out 0-3 and with a 2-6 record at the halfway mark. And that would be as ugly as purple on purple uniforms! But the back half could be a cake walk as the Vikings cultivate momentum and conclude with a 9-7 or 10-6 mark, getting hot just in time for a playoff run.

On the flip side, I could just as easily see them starting 2-1 and having a 5-3 record at at the mid-season mark and ending up with a division winning 11-5 mark.

And what games we have in store!

October 22 at Seattle: The Poison Pill Game
October 28 at the Dome: MNF against the Patriots.
November 19 at Miami: The Poutin’ Quarterback against the Vikes
November 26 at the Dome: The Old Sheriff returns to the Dome
December 21st at LAMEbeau Field: The Vikes humiliate the Packers on national TV once again.
December 31st at the Dome: Scott Linehan returns on New Years Eve

That’s a half-dozen games with enough excitement generated to light the upper Midwest for a decade.

Posted by maasx003 at April 6, 2006 2:19 PM
Comments

Sep 11 @Washington 7:00pm
L Sep 17 Carolina 1:00pm
W Sep 24 Chicago 1:00pm
Oct 1 @Buffalo 1:00pm
W Oct 8 Detroit 1:00pm
Week 6 BYE
L Oct 22 @Seattle 4:15pm
W Oct 30 New England 8:30pm
W Nov 5 @San Francisco 4:05pm
W Nov 12 Green Bay 1:00pm
L Nov 19 @Miami 1:00pm
W Nov 26 Arizona 1:00pm
L Dec 3 @Chicago 1:00pm
W Dec 10 @Detroit 1:00pm
W Dec 17 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm
L Dec 21 @Green Bay 8:00pm
W Dec 31 St. Louis 1:00pm

Washington's a tough one to predict. I think we've got a fair shot at that game. The defense, if it is together quickly enough, will cause the Redskins to under-score and we can take it. Win.

Carolina will likely be the #1 seed in the NFC this year. Loss.

We can beat Chicago at home. Absolutely. Grossman doesn't know what he's getting into. Win.

Buffalo is tough to call, but I think we can take this game too. They're missing Moulds. Win.

Detroit? I am a little afraid that they'll have a QB that can utilize all of the young weapons that team has someday. This year? Win.

Seattle? NFC champs always seem to struggle the next season. However, they're still in a soft division and ought to win at least 5 out of those 6 games, so we'll see them in the playoffs again this year. It should be an interesting game. We might lose this one.

New England? Dynasty's over. We can take 'em. Win.

49ers? They've got a couple/few years to go. Win.

Green Bay? I predict Favre returns for more punishment. He can watch Sharper intercept him and Longwell seal the game. Ha ha! Win.

Miami... I'm worried about that team. I think they'll be hot this year. We'll likely drop this one. Loss.

Arizona will be only slightly better (this season) as Edge struggles behind a weak O-line. Win.

Chicago... I say we drop one to the Bears at Soldier Field in the cold. Loss.

Detroit? Win.

Jets? They'll be tougher than they were last season, but not too much. Win.

Green Bay. They didn't lose by that much in a lot of their games last year. I think we might give one away in Lambeau in the cold. Loss.

St. Louis relies on offense, and by this point in the season, our defense ought to be pretty suffocating. I think if we prevent a shoot out, we'll get this one. Win.

That's 11-5, if I've counted right. Who knows what the draft, season-time injuries, and playoff scenarios will bring. We'll just have to wait and see.

Posted by: Peter at April 6, 2006 5:47 PM