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At least the games are fun to watch.

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I know the riot has begun and probably won't end until never, but the games this year are at least fun to watch. Yes the Vikings are 0-3 but I'll be damned if I don't enjoy seeing this offense attempt, and actually make some deep throws. It's more of a risk in comparison to the short flight offense and it is showing which is partly why they have been losing.

As for the bench Ponder crap who cares. If the season is truly over as this board seems to indicate let the guy play out this year in this more "top flight" offense and if he doesn't succeed move on.
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Playing the Browns, at home, and losing, was fun to watch? I found it extremely frustrating. Another example of how to lose a game we should have won. But to each their own.
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PurpleKoolaid wrote:Playing the Browns, at home, and losing, was fun to watch? I found it extremely frustrating. Another example of how to lose a game we should have won. But to each their own.
I was cheering. The first drive was awesome. The INTs were great. The sacks were great. I loved watching Ponder throw his body around on those runs. I groaned every time AD fell just short of breaking one open.

Yup, it was frustrating, but it was also fun to watch. YMMV.
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i would not have been slightly satisfied with a close win today, and only slightly comforted if we had won by two or more touchdowns. it's time to wise up to the fact that we would be awesome without ponder's level at qb. all boats would be floated if we corrected this.
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From a neutral point of view I suppose these games were entertaining to watch, but it's frustrating. The past 2 weeks the announcers have described the games as different and lots going on. I don't think the Lions game was all that entertaining though. We led at half, but it felt like we got blown out from start to finish.

But as PurpleKoolaid pointed out, we just lost to the Browns, at home. To make matters worse, the Browns had no running game and a 3rd string QB. Nobody can still be optimistic about this season without being a little delusional. We just had the closest thing to a sure win in the NFL as you can get and we LOST.
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The last 2 games would have been fun watching if it was the Packers/Bears and Packers/Browns. And a lot less embarrassing. But not fun for us, no.
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Fun to watch, but I get the distinct impression that it's not fun to play for the Vikings or the coaching staff. They look so tight, you wonder if they're all just playing to keep their jobs.

The Browns had the right mindset today. Nothing to lose. Fake a punt, fake a field goal. Have some fun. Blitz the hell out of the doe-eyed QB, don't be afraid to throw INTs or to thrown for a loss.
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Eli wrote:The Browns had the right mindset today. Nothing to lose. Fake a punt, fake a field goal. Have some fun. Blitz the hell out of the doe-eyed QB, don't be afraid to throw INTs or to thrown for a loss.
That's why I think we might see the Vikings loosen up a bit now too. Things are getting dire and #### are on the line.
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