Vikings @ Packers Game Day Discussion Thread -- Week 5

[Demi]

Ponder's problem is mental. He is as dumb as a bag of hammers as soon as he takes the snap.

Clear from day one. Classroom smarts aint football smarts. You could see it the entire time.

[Texas Vike]

Ponder's problem is mental. He is as dumb as a bag of hammers as soon as he takes the snap.

He panics and doesn't see anything.

[frosted]

Loving what? That I'm right?

I'd much rather be wrong and Spielman be a genius. And we actually be a factor.

No, you brain dead twit, I was asking if you were loving the way the game is going, you seem to be enjoying yourself.

[Superman]

I wonder how many years the Vikings have/will take off of my life?

[frosted]

I wonder how many years the Vikings have/will take off of my life?

Tonight, Chris Ponder single-handedly took a few off mine. I truly do hope we cut him.

[Purple Domination]

What a roller coaster ride of a season. Some games we look so inept we should be playing at the highschool level and other times we look like the best team we've had since 09

[fiestavike]

What a roller coaster ride of a season. Some games we look so inept we should be playing at the highschool level and other times we look like the best team we've had since 09

Pretty embarrassed by the defense in this game. Getting dominated by the Packers Oline is not good.

[VikingLord]

No, you brain dead twit, I was asking if you were loving the way the game is going, you seem to be enjoying yourself.

Not called for, on either count.

[frosted]

Not called for, on either count.

Sorry, dad.

[VikingLord]

Packers backups are beating our starters now...

[BGM]

It's a toxic combination of a short week, injuries, a lack of talent at key positions, and facing an expertly coached team with a sure HoFer at QB.

[VikingLord]

Sorry, dad.

I don't know if the mods are watching this, but they will know about your response to Demi, son.

[fiestavike]

Not called for, on either count.

Its what happens when people troll. Its best to ignore them.

[frosted]

I don't know if the mods are watching this, but they will know about your response to Demi, son.

OK sounds good - I wasn't trying to hide it...

[DavidKarki]

What do you think? This is the worst I have ever felt about a Vikings game in my life. I just don't think it's funny, I guess. YMMV.

Oh, come on. 41-Donut in the 2000 NFC Title Game was easily worse than this.

Teddy will be back for Detroit, nobody had this game as anything but a loss from the moment the schedule came out. End of a brutal 5-game opening stretch, short week to prepare, at Lambeau. There was never a chance. Heck, if Cassel had stayed healthy and started, there was no chance. Only Cassel getting hurt so Teddy could come in and play so well gave us a temporary glimmer of hope in the last 3 days and his ankle made it not worth the risk and ended that.

Team will rebound. They're at the 2-3 they needed to be after the 5-game tough stretch; having 10 days to sit on this stinker will have them very fired up for Detroit in front of the home crowd. Beat Detroit, they're 3-3 and after Buffalo, Tampa, and Washington should be 6-3. The defense was OK tonight; they got enough stops early and just got nothing from the offense or Ponder.

I'll be far more concerned if the OL plays poorly against Detroit. I'm worried that great performance Sunday was a fluke and due to Atlanta's front 7 being pretty bad (and Teddy sensational) rather than the Vikings' OL capable of being consistently good. It'll be interesting to see what happens if Teddy gets blocking as bad as we saw tonight (not that Ponder ever helps it look better). He may very well not stay healthy, which is the #1 imperative. Teddy cannot get hurt again this season.