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720pete
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 Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
We will be playing the winner of that game.
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Mon Jan 01, 2018 6:00 pm |
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S197
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Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:28 pm Posts: 11119 Location: Hawaii
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
We play the rams if they win.
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Maelstrom88
Transition Player
Joined: Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:38 am Posts: 359
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Tough choice between those two. I guess I'll say carolina even though we lost to them and beat the saints. I feel Cam Newton is easier to stop due to inaccuracy. I think anyone they face us going to be tough though.
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WadeWilson
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Would rather face a team we haven’t already beaten. Carolina
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jackal
Strong Safety
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2006 2:05 am Posts: 11528 Location: California
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I choose Carolina because I want our defense to smash Cam... he annoys me ... A lot
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PurpleKoolaid
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
jackal wrote: I choose Carolina because I want our defense to smash Cam... he annoys me ... A lot I'm not a big Cam fan either. He was so cocky before he was even drafted and has just gotten worse.
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J. Kapp 11
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Joined: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:57 pm Posts: 6899
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
This is easy. Carolina.
The Panthers gained 121 of their 345 total yards on two rushing plays. Those two plays produced 14 points out of 31. My money is on them not doing that again.
Plus, Cam had his usual terrible game as a passer, generating a whopping 134 yards and a 64 passer rating. Let's see him do better at USB.
New Orleans can run the ball, and they have Brees. Plus, Kamara is more dangerous than anybody Carolina has, including Cam. To me, the Saints are a bigger threat.
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808vikingsfan
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Joined: Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:45 pm Posts: 3305 Location: Hawaii
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I think the Panthers are the easier team to game plan against but I would rather beat and pummel Brees and the Saints.
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PacificNorseWest
Career Elite Player
Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:10 am Posts: 2360 Location: Seattle, Wa
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Carolina. The Vikings lost to them, but it was close and they could have won that game despite a multitude of mistakes. The Vikings typically play Carolina very well in the Zimmer era and I think next time they get to Cam.
New Orleans, while I think Minnesota should still be able to handle them, they are a slightly different and better team than they were week 1. Harder to game plan for with how they use Kamara now. Similar to McCaffery for Carolina except Kamara is much better and presents a mismatch.
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Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:43 pm |
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Raptorman
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Joined: Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:23 pm Posts: 3199 Location: Sebastian, FL
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Personally, I'd rather play the Browns. 
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akvikingsfan
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Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2005 7:06 pm Posts: 1279 Location: New Hope, MN
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I want to see the Vikings play the Panthers simple because of my dislike of Newton. I want the team to get revenge for the loss earlier this season. And I want to watch Cam be a little pouty baby. Beyond that, I don't care who the Vikings play. I see them getting a win in the division round almost guaranteed.
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808vikingsfan
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Joined: Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:45 pm Posts: 3305 Location: Hawaii
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
akvikingsfan wrote: I want to see the Vikings play the Panthers simple because of my dislike of Newton. I want the team to get revenge for the loss earlier this season. And I want to watch Cam be a little pouty baby. Beyond that, I don't care who the Vikings play. I see them getting a win in the division round almost guaranteed. Can't compare (IMO) to the dislike of the Saints Org. Payton getting suspended, Brees the cry baby, Greg Williams. So easy to dislike Payton. https://twitter.com/ScottSmithFOX13/sta ... 1254002689Plus, this has to be one of the coolest things this year. https://www.facebook.com/MEMES.of.the.N ... 792015368/
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J. Kapp 11
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Joined: Fri Sep 22, 2006 12:57 pm Posts: 6899
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
808vikingsfan wrote: akvikingsfan wrote: I want to see the Vikings play the Panthers simple because of my dislike of Newton. I want the team to get revenge for the loss earlier this season. And I want to watch Cam be a little pouty baby. Beyond that, I don't care who the Vikings play. I see them getting a win in the division round almost guaranteed. Can't compare (IMO) to the dislike of the Saints Org. Payton getting suspended, Brees the cry baby, Greg Williams. So easy to dislike Payton. https://twitter.com/ScottSmithFOX13/sta ... 1254002689Plus, this has to be one of the coolest things this year. https://www.facebook.com/MEMES.of.the.N ... 792015368/I'm no Saints fan, that's for sure. Gregg Williams should have gotten a lifetime ban for his role in Bountygate. But I have to disagree about Drew Brees. There isn't a more solid guy in the NFL. It did my heart good to watch us beat them in Week 1, mainly because Brees usually carves us up like Thanksgiving turkey. Lotta respect for him. But not the organization. Not after what they did.
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Laserman
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Joined: Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:13 am Posts: 7305 Location: Ft Walton Beach, Florida
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
rams, let the saints and cam newton beat each other up before we play one of those teams
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mansquatch
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Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:44 pm Posts: 3436 Location: Coon Rapids, MN
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I think we are most likely to face the Rams in two weeks. They should dispatch the Falcons in a shootout win out in LA.
The Panther / Saints game should be won by the home team, but IMO, the Saints drew the toughest match up of their divisional rivals in that Davis and Kuechly have the juice to shut down the passing game to their two dynamic backs. The Saints should win this game, but I suspect it'll be a brawl. I'm looking forward to watching it.
My hope is the Panthers dispatch the Saints and then go to Philly and do the same to the Eagles. However, I think the most likely outcome is we play the Rams and again remind the national media that we are the best team in the NFC followed by a rematch of the 2009 NFCCG at home vs. the Saints. Time for the some payback.
I think the Saints are the most dangerous of the other NFC teams in the playoffs, but I think we should recall that it wasn't that long ago that our defense went down to Atlanta and shut down another dynamic passing game that features a lot of play to dynamic running backs out of the backfield. We've got what it takes to win against a team like that and NO does not have WR like Jones/Sanu.
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Maelstrom88
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Joined: Sat Jan 16, 2016 4:38 am Posts: 359
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
mansquatch wrote: I think we are most likely to face the Rams in two weeks. They should dispatch the Falcons in a shootout win out in LA.
The Panther / Saints game should be won by the home team, but IMO, the Saints drew the toughest match up of their divisional rivals in that Davis and Kuechly have the juice to shut down the passing game to their two dynamic backs. The Saints should win this game, but I suspect it'll be a brawl. I'm looking forward to watching it.
My hope is the Panthers dispatch the Saints and then go to Philly and do the same to the Eagles. However, I think the most likely outcome is we play the Rams and again remind the national media that we are the best team in the NFC followed by a rematch of the 2009 NFCCG at home vs. the Saints. Time for the some payback.
I think the Saints are the most dangerous of the other NFC teams in the playoffs, but I think we should recall that it wasn't that long ago that our defense went down to Atlanta and shut down another dynamic passing game that features a lot of play to dynamic running backs out of the backfield. We've got what it takes to win against a team like that and NO does not have WR like Jones/Sanu. Agreed. The Saints will be our toughest competition if we have to play them. Their only vertical threat is Ginn. Other than an occasional bomb to him they throw it less than 10 yards and run it. I would load the box and have me deep safety over the top on Ginn.
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VikingLord
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Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:12 pm Posts: 5709 Location: The Great White North
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
mansquatch wrote: I think we are most likely to face the Rams in two weeks. They should dispatch the Falcons in a shootout win out in LA.
The Panther / Saints game should be won by the home team, but IMO, the Saints drew the toughest match up of their divisional rivals in that Davis and Kuechly have the juice to shut down the passing game to their two dynamic backs. The Saints should win this game, but I suspect it'll be a brawl. I'm looking forward to watching it.
My hope is the Panthers dispatch the Saints and then go to Philly and do the same to the Eagles. However, I think the most likely outcome is we play the Rams and again remind the national media that we are the best team in the NFC followed by a rematch of the 2009 NFCCG at home vs. the Saints. Time for the some payback.
I think the Saints are the most dangerous of the other NFC teams in the playoffs, but I think we should recall that it wasn't that long ago that our defense went down to Atlanta and shut down another dynamic passing game that features a lot of play to dynamic running backs out of the backfield. We've got what it takes to win against a team like that and NO does not have WR like Jones/Sanu. This would be the most likely outcome. I agree that it is a tall order for Atlanta to go to the Rams and win, but one thing that favors the Falcons is their relative experience at key positions compared to the relative inexperience of the Rams at key positions, most notably QB and RB. I also think the Falcons are a team that can play at a higher level than the Rams if they're clicking on all cylinders, which they haven't done much yet this year, but the talent is there to do it and they've shown they can do it. While I think the Rams will prevail, this is the first round game I'm least sure of. In terms of the Saints and Panthers, the Saints won both games against the Panthers this year and they are divisional rivals. It is TOUGH for any team to beat a divisional rival 3 times in the same year. While I think the Saints are the better team overall, I could see the Panthers finding a way to win that game.
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S197
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Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:28 pm Posts: 11119 Location: Hawaii
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I want both games to go to 3 overtimes.
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Wed Jan 03, 2018 2:33 pm |
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Demarates
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J. Kapp 11 wrote: This is easy. Carolina.
The Panthers gained 121 of their 345 total yards on two rushing plays. Those two plays produced 14 points out of 31. My money is on them not doing that again.
Plus, Cam had his usual terrible game as a passer, generating a whopping 134 yards and a 64 passer rating. Let's see him do better at USB.
New Orleans can run the ball, and they have Brees. Plus, Kamara is more dangerous than anybody Carolina has, including Cam. To me, the Saints are a bigger threat. Could not agree more. 
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mansquatch
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
S197 wrote: I want both games to go to 3 overtimes. How do I block you again? J/K 
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Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:57 am |
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Grashopa
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I would prefer for us to Just line up all 5 teams and beat them all so there would be no doubt that we deserve to be the champs. Heck, we could even play 4 Superbowls (Pats, Steelers, Jags and Chiefs) and why not play the combined force of the Giants and Cowboys in a game also, just to make sure.
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TeamChaplain
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Joined: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:14 am Posts: 1142 Location: Miller, SD
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Rams first, then Carolina.
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dead_poet
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Joined: Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:30 pm Posts: 24337 Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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The one and only reason the Rams scare me. https://www.theringer.com/platform/amp/ ... ssion=trueSirles vs. Donald will be a trainwreck.
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dkoby
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I’m betting that Donald will be doubled every play, at least that would be my game plan.
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Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:01 pm |
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Brad H
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
I'd much rather play Carolina than New Orleans. The Panthers are fairly one-dimentional on offense and don't have a ton of firepower. In addition, we played them on grass last time, and they are more of a mudder team than the Vikings.
Having said that, I think we'll be playing the Rams, who are a more complete team than either New Orleans or Carolina.
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Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:21 pm |
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PacificNorseWest
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Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:10 am Posts: 2360 Location: Seattle, Wa
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Rams worry me. Had they scored at the 1 or whatever instead of that fumble at the goal line, that game was probably much different.
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Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:56 pm |
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Brad H
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
PacificNorseWest wrote: Rams worry me. Had they scored at the 1 or whatever instead of that fumble at the goal line, that game was probably much different. Who worries you more, the Rams or the Vikings themselves?
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Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:02 pm |
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PacificNorseWest
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Joined: Fri Nov 11, 2011 1:10 am Posts: 2360 Location: Seattle, Wa
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Brad H wrote: PacificNorseWest wrote: Rams worry me. Had they scored at the 1 or whatever instead of that fumble at the goal line, that game was probably much different. Who worries you more, the Rams or the Vikings themselves? Vikings.
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Thu Jan 04, 2018 8:18 pm |
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Brad H
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PacificNorseWest wrote: Brad H wrote: PacificNorseWest wrote: Rams worry me. Had they scored at the 1 or whatever instead of that fumble at the goal line, that game was probably much different. Who worries you more, the Rams or the Vikings themselves? Vikings. Above all, I fear the guys wearing black and white stripes on the field.
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Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:29 pm |
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PurpleKoolaid
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 Re: Who would you rather play in the playoffs, NO or CAR?
Forbath is our weakest link, followed by Sirles. Im not real big on Hill anymore either. At least we know Morgan can make some key catches if Kyle doesnt play, but we would really miss him.
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