Vikings Post This Week

Sorry, this week is going to be the only post till Sunday. I have a busy week. Last Sunday's game vs Detroit showed me a couple things.

1. Melvin Fowler and Adam Goldberg really played pretty-well. Their play opened up the running game, and if the Vikings can get the running game working, they should be competive in more games.

2. Brad Johnson really didn't impress me that much, but he didn't turn the ball over.

3. Ted Cotrell seems to have much more agressive game plans for the D at home, as opposed to the road. They might as well be agressive on the road, as they can't stop anyway now anyway.

4. Fred Smoot will sort of be missed, as he is an upgrade over Brian Williams or Ralph Brown, but the Vikings Pass-Rush is going to make the difference, not Fred Smoot.

5. Hopefully Erasmus James starts from now on, he will get a sack sooner or later, and Kevin Williams is better in a 4-3, though nowhere near as good as before.

6. Mike Rosenthal is not a NFL caliber starting RT.

7.Troy Williamson could be the Vikings number 1 receiver, by the start of next year.

8. The Vikings wouldn't pick in the top 10 if the draft was held today.

9. Mike Tice would need to get to 9-7 to even discuss keeping him around at this point.

10. I think a Def-Mind coach next year might be prefered, as the Vikings are going to have to be competive in 2006 on Defense.

This Week versus the Giants

-Quite bluntly I expect the Vikings to get killed 38-3. I would pick 41-0 but that would be too obvious. Brad Johnson doesn't have the arm strength to make the throws he'll need to make. The running game wouldn't be as sharp, the offense will sputter. The Defensive Pass-Rush will go nowhere, then Eli Manning will carve the Vikings up. I am picking Giants 38 Vikings 3 until I see something from the Vikings on the road.