Are you READY for some FOOTBALL!!!

I know I am. and as a Vikings fan, I always have very high expectations(and always get let down.)
I am under no illusions this season however, but I do have some confidence in the direction my Purple Gang is going under Mike Zimmer. I just got a new expression to use on my guys at work... "We are done talking about the labor, just show me the baby."
This guy is a straight-talking, no bs kind of guy that really seems to have the respect of his team, and that can only mean good things down the road.
I would be happy this year with an 8-8 season after the debacle last year, but that Lombardi and a ring would be sweet!(it is still preseason, so I can still dream
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I am under no illusions this season however, but I do have some confidence in the direction my Purple Gang is going under Mike Zimmer. I just got a new expression to use on my guys at work... "We are done talking about the labor, just show me the baby."
This guy is a straight-talking, no bs kind of guy that really seems to have the respect of his team, and that can only mean good things down the road.
I would be happy this year with an 8-8 season after the debacle last year, but that Lombardi and a ring would be sweet!(it is still preseason, so I can still dream

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“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered…History has stopped. Nothing exists except the endless present in which the party is always right” — George Orwell
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
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Bears and Seattle in the NFC title game, Seattle wins. Denver and the Colts for the AFC, Denver wins this one.
Denver wins, Peyton retires and rides off into the sunset...
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered…History has stopped. Nothing exists except the endless present in which the party is always right” — George Orwell
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
I like the optimism, but that is all it is. The Vikings have some top notch talent, but playing outdoors for the first time in 30 years with an entirely new way of doing things on both sides of the ball is a lot to take in. I see them being contenders next season for the division, advancing into the playoffs in 2016, and 2017/2018 seasons being good enough once again to have a shot.
“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered…History has stopped. Nothing exists except the endless present in which the party is always right” — George Orwell
“If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”
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LOL...ya know now you've gotta send over one of those companies that clean up after a disaster....get all the wine I just spewed out off the walls.
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First, I made a mistake. Tampa Bay's record in 2013 was 4-12. It was 7-9 in 2012. My error!! Sorry about that one.
Second, it will be interesting to see what Lovie Smith will do this upcoming season. He is cut from the same mold as Tony Dungy, who did win a Super Bowl. Granted Dungy's Colts were much more talented than Smith's present Buccaneers. Truthfully, I would be very pleasantly surprised if the Bucs made the big show this year. An 8-8 season this year would be a vast improvement over last year's 4-12 shipwreck.
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Better have that surgically repaired neck of his on a swivel.. Otherwise, second verse, same as the first.
;-)
I dunno man, Dungy and Smith while similar, have different coaching abilities. I think Dungy can spot troublesome areas quicker and more importantly make changes quicker. A more results orientated coach. Lovie likes to let things play out too long before making decisions. Both nice guys, both good coaches, but Dungy has that extra something imho that makes him stand out. Hope he does better for you guys, maybe your head office is better than ours was.
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So many questions to be answered, such as,
Is coach smith the real deal?
Are the 2 expensive wide receivers durable enought to warrant the attention and money in this pass happy league?
Have they found enough replacements on the O line who are nasty, and tough enough to dance in the battle zone and protect matty ice well enough for routes to develop?
Has Matt Dimitroff made enough sleeper picks to regain his boy wonder gm title back.
I think a few of these will be decided this year.
My sister was Arthur Blanks personal secretary just after the falcons purchase, and a couple years afterward, this is now his org. top to bottom, and believe me he does not accept failure, so we may be seeing the last of some of the nemes i just mentioned if this year is not far better than mediocre.
5 of last year's losses were in the last two minutes with the predictable Tampa Two defense they should of dropped that years ago we could of won 9 or ten games last year had we had d backs or a linebacker Corp Greenway is not very good with Turner running that offense I see them winning 10 games which will be enough to be competitive in the NFC North with Cassel at the helm.
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True, true! And the fact that he hired Leslie Frazer as his defensive coordinator, pretty much seals it for Lovie - talk about a "No Fire In The Belly" A-Team!! They'll both be fired by the end of the 2015 season...write that down.
If the Texans clean up their act, I'll personally come clean up the disaster.....odds are on my side :-P, that I will not have to see a grown man locked out of his in his undies
FYI-You need to come clean up the mess I spewed from that story...'cause that was some funny crap
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I am hoping your right as I'm also a die-hard Viking Fan!
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I love the optimism, as I said, but there are just too many variables at play here for me to want to get my hopes up that high. Anything can go wrong at this point, and as Vikings fans, we know all too well that they usually do.
I think the Saints are going to have a tough year, but this year's Cinderella may just be Detroit.
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