chicagopurple wrote:the idea that WE are in a Super Bowl window is absurd. Did you even watch the Super Bowl? We arent even in the same league as the Pats or the Cowboys, we have so many holes to fill. Our pass defense is solid but our run defense is beginning to look questionable, we have ZERO OL, and QB is still a bit of a question mark. We have no real established RB, just a fading star and 2 career back ups. We will have to do some serious building and it all starts with the front lines, There is NO quick fix, just another big job for the Vikes......again.....and I am not sure Spielman is the guy to get it done.
You're starting to get awfully repetitive with your posts lately. Yes, we know you arent a fan of Spielman, think the Vikings arent that good and think that we have "zero" OL. We get it. You've made that quite clear in just about every thread recently.
But yeah I did watch the SB and the Cowboys werent in it. But if you were trying to compare us to Dallas, I mean that game did come down to a 2 point conversion so yeah I would say we arent too far off. Clearly you dont think so but I will say I disagree.
-Why is QB all of the sudden a question mark??
-To say we have ZERO OL would technically mean we dont have anyone capable of starting anywhere else which is completely false.
-Obviously we dont have an established RB since AP is still here but it's obviously a position we assess this year especially if he leaves. No less this RB class is loaded so hold your horses. It's not like we're going into next year with this current roster.
-You're acting like it's the 2012 offseason and we have to do a complete rebuild. It's 3 OL positions (LT, RT, RG) along with adding depth no less we could fill the RG spot with Berger if need be for this year, 1 RB, probably a 3 tech DT, depth along the defense, depth at QB, maybe a WLB even though they dont play much in this defense. This isnt something that is overly difficult to do. I'm not saying it's going to be easy by any means but back in 2012, our fingers would fall off if we tried typing all the holes on the vikings. That's really not the case. The majority of this is depth. For immediate starters we need 3 OL, a RB and I would say a DT.
For starters, WRs are set, TE is set (could add depth), QB is set, LG and C/RG (wherever Berger plays) are set for now, DE is set, 1 tech DT is set, MLB is set, SLB is set (not really concerned about Barr having a down year), outside CBs are set, nickel could be set if Alexander pans out but it wouldnt hurt to add depth there, FS is set and as much as I couldnt stand Sendejo, he's a serviceable starter and had a much better season. Would never hurt adding another safety though.
Now, we could always get
better at these positions I suppose but as of right now, we have some pretty good players in those spots. We couldnt come close to saying that in 2012. Yes we have some work to do. Just like every other team in the league but it's much less work than others have to do if they want to be in contention. I've said before, this line just needs to be average for us to succeed IMO. We dont need the Cowboys OL. We need a good RB which the draft has plenty, and we need some depth on both sides.
I guess it just drives me nuts when guys are oblivious to the talent we have on this team. If we were the Browns, yeah I'd be saying the same stuff you are right now. But we are nowhere near any of those teams. We have A LOT of pieces in place. Spielman and Zim need to draft and sign right thats for sure. But I have confidence they will.