Texans @ Vikings Game Day Discussion Thread -- Week 5

[808vikingsfan]

Nate Burleson predicted the Lions would beat the Eagles. Probably the only media head that did.

[808vikingsfan]

I'd take stafford, big ben and maybe ryan.

Wouldn't touch Ben the rapist. Brady is too old. Vikings would be shopping for a starter in another year or so. Don't like how Stafford crumbles.

[TSonn]

Nate Burleson predicted the Lions would beat the Eagles. Probably the only media head that did.

I picked DET, WASH, NE, PIT, and MN in a 5 team parlay and won. $20 got me $260!

[808vikingsfan]

I picked DET, WASH, NE, PIT, and MN in a 5 team parlay and won. $20 got me $260!

Nice!

[J. Kapp 11]

This just in ...

... our team is REALLY GOOD.

Wow! That was fun to watch. Offense, defense, special teams. Houston had no chance.

[dead_poet]

This just in ...

... our team is REALLY GOOD.

Wow! That was fun to watch. Offense, defense, special teams. Houston had no chance.

Especially at home. Judging by the tweets of people in the stadium we might have the loudest venue in the league. I think that gives us some kind of advantage. We just need some linemen outside of Berger/Boone.

[J. Kapp 11]

Especially at home. Judging by the tweets of people in the stadium we might have the loudest venue in the league. I think that gives us some kind of advantage. We just need some linemen outside of Berger/Boone.

I thought the line was OK today against a tough front. Bradford didn't get hit that much, and only sacked twice. Not a ton of yards in the running game -- 96 yards isn't terrible, but 2.6 ypc is. That being said, we threw the ball early and built a lead, then sat on it.

Absolutely cannot wait to go to the Cardinals game on November 20. I'm hearing amazing things from friends who have gone. Honestly, it looks to me like day games are the bomb. I had some friends posting on Facebook, telling me how amazing the view is for the day game. They say the sunlight is just right, and it's just a phenomenal atmosphere. You're right ... that's going to give us a huge advantage.

And holy crap, our defense. Man, that was just an undressing. Only 214 yards surrendered. Four more sacks. A 45% completion rate for Osweiler with a 56.4 QBR, which was aided greatly by the late meaningless touchdown. Only 6 catches for 60 yards between Hopkins and Fuller. This defense is ridiculously good. I can only imagine how raucous it gets in that building when the defense plays like that.

Trying not to get too giddy too early. But there seems to be something special going on this season.

[PsyDanny]

I picked DET, WASH, NE, PIT, and MN in a 5 team parlay and won. $20 got me $260!

Big #### old fashioned Vikings pillaging party at TSonn's house!!

[jackal]

Man that screen pass on 4 and 16 with 4:something left in the third... what a dumb call ..Is Childress houston's play caller or what?

[Mothman]

They're saying some nice stuff about our Vikes in the media:

Vikings stay undefeated, trounce inconsistent Texans

1. People of Earth: It's time to take the Vikings very, very seriously. Mike Zimmer's club marched into Sunday without their starting quarterback (Teddy Bridgewater), running back (Adrian Peterson) and wide receiver (Stefon Diggs). None of it mattered, though, as signal-caller Sam Bradford continued to look like an ideal match for Norv Turner's offense. After directing a pair of precise, surgical touchdown drives to open the game -- marches that showed off Bradford's crisp arm -- the Vikings passer went on to calmly destroy the Texans with a rash of screens, wise throws and pinpoint lobs downfield. Bradford took plenty of shots from Houston's front seven but never flinched, hitting 22 of 30 passes for 271 yards and two scores -- all of this without Diggs in the lineup. This is the finest version of Bradford the NFL community has ever seen and his capable work through five weeks can no longer be ignored.

In reference to the defense:

The Vikings are playing at a Super Bowl-level on this side of the ball and look just as powerful as last year's Broncos. The sky is the limit.

4. With Diggs sidelined, Vikings wideout Adam Thielen stepped in to beat Texans cover man Johnathan Joseph for a pretty 36-yard touchdown grab on the opening drive. He never slowed down. While his totals coming into the game -- 13 catches for 145 yards -- were modest, Thielen (7/127/1) on Sunday showed the requisite moves and athleticism to get open in coverage. Fellow Vikings wideout Cordarrelle Patterson (4/39/1) also made a genuine difference and showed a willingness to lower his shoulder and plow through enemy defensive backs.

No offense to Bridgewater but after 5 games, it's time to retire this overused line about the Vikings being without their starting QB. It's an easy way for the media to puff up their their accomplishment and make it sound more impressive but they haven't started a backup QB since Hill played in week 1. Bradford IS the starter, at least until next year, and he's always been a starter in the league.

Their accomplishment doesn't need embellishment to make it impressive anyway. The Vikes are currently the only undefeated team in the league. That speaks for itself.

[TSonn]

Big #### old fashioned Vikings pillaging party at TSonn's house!!

[SP1966]

No offense to Bridgewater but after 5 games, it's time to retire this overused line about the Vikings being without their starting QB. It's an easy way for the media to puff up their their accomplishment and make it sound more impressive but they haven't started a backup QB since Hill played in week 1. Bradford IS the starter, at least until next year, and he's always been a starter in the league.

I think it still matters from the stories perspective though, because you don't typically trade for a QB in season and have success. Can anybody think of another team who did so and had success? Can you think of one that had the QB come in and play like an All-Pro?

The other thought on that is they didn't bother to mention they're missing both starting offensive tackles! Granted neither are All-Pro themselves, but it bears mentioning IMO.

[TSonn]

No offense to Bridgewater but after 5 games, it's time to retire this overused line about the Vikings being without their starting QB. It's an easy way for the media to puff up their their accomplishment and make it sound more impressive but they haven't started a backup QB since Hill played in week 1. Bradford IS the starter, at least until next year, and he's always been a starter in the league.

I think it still has merit in the way that it still shows that Bradford got to the team a week before the season started and he's still playing this well.

[PurpleMustReign]

Regarding Teddy... Maybe it wasn't all Norv's fault for the offense's struggles the last few seasons? Maybe Teddy isn't right for Norv's system. Bradford is doing better than Teddy ever did, and he has had much less time to not only prepare for the season, but get acclimated to his teammates too.

[Texas Vike]

Every week I keep thinking: "Is this going to be the week where the wheels fall off and I'm forced to wake up from this dream season?" So far, they just keep proving themselves to be unquestionably superior to their opponent and it's very obvious.

Something special is going on this season. We need to enjoy it!