Really dont know what we've got or what we'll see vs Pack...

Another NFL season begins and so does our hopefulness. Can't help it. Its a fun part of the year regardless.

It's going to be interesting. At least the playcalling won't be as predictable. The defense should be fun as well.

I’m worried about the defense. The scheme change is a big deal. I’m also of the belief that with a new coach the team should do a little more in the pre season rather than sit everyone. If Buffalo can play leading MVP candidate Josh Allen, then why can’t the Vikings play Cousins in a new scheme?
If they start the season off slow, I do not want to hear a single quote about it takes time to adjust to a new scheme.

@"SkolVikings44" said: I’m worried about the defense. The scheme change is a big deal. I’m also of the belief that with a new coach the team should do a little more in the pre season rather than sit everyone. If Buffalo can play leading MVP candidate Josh Allen, then why can’t the Vikings play Cousins in a new scheme? If they start the season off slow, I do not want to hear a single quote about it takes time to adjust to a new scheme.

Yeah, we all bitched about it after Zimmer's team came out flat last year after sitting out the preseason. KOC's doing the same thing.

I can see both sides, but I probably lean toward sitting the key starters. I absolutely do not want to see JJ and Hunter on the field with a bunch of bubble players trying to make an NFL roster. 

@"SkolVikings44" said: I’m worried about the defense. The scheme change is a big deal. I’m also of the belief that with a new coach the team should do a little more in the pre season rather than sit everyone. If Buffalo can play leading MVP candidate Josh Allen, then why can’t the Vikings play Cousins in a new scheme? If they start the season off slow, I do not want to hear a single quote about it takes time to adjust to a new scheme.

It's going to take weeks to get the new schemes (both sides) implemented and executed with the least number of mistakes.  Last preseason was a shitshow from the very start until the season began it got worse :) I was an advocate for starting "more" of our starters last year but that was because we looked so inept even with the few starters we had out there, and we had another new first-time OC like this year.  

I see both sides as well but for some reason even with all new coaching and schemes we don't look great but we also don't look listless like last year either so I wouldn't mind seeing a few more starters next week like Cousins for a series or 2 tops and then pull them all out.  

ITs a tough one and I can see both sides to it...

If I HAVE TO CHOOSE JUST ONE? I'm probably more in Maroons camp; I dont risk playing my starters against 2nd stringers/bubble players/scrubs trying to make an NFL roster. 

They are getting plenty of reps in our own camp as well as scrimmages vs 49'ers. 

@"purplefaithful" said: ITs a tough one and I can see both sides to it...

If I HAVE TO CHOOSE JUST ONE? I'm probably more in Maroons camp; I dont risk playing my starters against 2nd stringers/bubble players/scrubs trying to make an NFL roster. 

They are getting plenty of reps in our own camp as well as scrimmages vs 49'ers. 

Last year's team had plenty of reps in our own camp and scrimmages with another team but the team started very slow.  I am hoping for the best for the 2022 team but I would not be surprised if history repeated itself.  New players, new O & D systems, new coaches, and new play caller make it easier to expect a slow start but obviously we all are hoping for a good start and successful season.  Go vikes!

@"purplefaithful" said: ITs a tough one and I can see both sides to it...

If I HAVE TO CHOOSE JUST ONE? I'm probably more in Maroons camp; I dont risk playing my starters against 2nd stringers/bubble players/scrubs trying to make an NFL roster. 

They are getting plenty of reps in our own camp as well as scrimmages vs 49'ers. 

Yea and last year we had a veteran group of "starters" on both sides.  This year we will have 8+ new players "starting" a position even before taking new schemes into account.  I lean towards playing them more but really splitting hairs at this point because I expect a lot of early season mistakes across the board.  Good - we only had 2 penalties yesterday.  Bad - we had 3 TO's and the play clock was decisively in favor of the 49'ers as a result.   

@"IDVikingfan" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: ITs a tough one and I can see both sides to it...

If I HAVE TO CHOOSE JUST ONE? I'm probably more in Maroons camp; I dont risk playing my starters against 2nd stringers/bubble players/scrubs trying to make an NFL roster. 

They are getting plenty of reps in our own camp as well as scrimmages vs 49'ers. 

Last year's team had plenty of reps in our own camp and scrimmages with another team but the team started very slow.  I am hoping for the best for the 2022 team but I would not be surprised if history repeated itself.  New players, new O & D systems, new coaches, and new play caller make it easier to expect a slow start but obviously we all are hoping for a good start and successful season.  Go vikes!

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"IDVikingfan" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: ITs a tough one and I can see both sides to it...

If I HAVE TO CHOOSE JUST ONE? I'm probably more in Maroons camp; I dont risk playing my starters against 2nd stringers/bubble players/scrubs trying to make an NFL roster. 

They are getting plenty of reps in our own camp as well as scrimmages vs 49'ers. 

Last year's team had plenty of reps in our own camp and scrimmages with another team but the team started very slow.  I am hoping for the best for the 2022 team but I would not be surprised if history repeated itself.  New players, new O & D systems, new coaches, and new play caller make it easier to expect a slow start but obviously we all are hoping for a good start and successful season.  Go vikes!

Their first 2 games are really, really tough draws....Ive said it before - I'd be ok with 1/1 heading to London. 

Preseason games are meaningless, what you see come opening day will have literally zero to do with what you've been watching the last couple weeks.

What we've got or what will we see, will be better answered toward the end of the season. But we will get a glimpse into the big question. Were the Wilf's assumptions correct, with regard to not needing a rebuild? Or was tripling down, and spending more money on  Cousins at the expense of a bottom up rebuild a mistake?
I don't expect it to happen, but if this thing goes sideways, there is nobody else to blame!

@"jargomcfargo" said: What we've got or what will we see, will be better answered toward the end of the season. But we will get a glimpse into the big question. Were the Wilf's assumptions correct, with regard to not needing a rebuild? Or was tripling down, and spending more money on  Cousins at the expense of a bottom up rebuild a mistake? I don't expect it to happen, but if this thing goes sideways, there is nobody else to blame!

you’re probably right.  The big questions are about the decisions made at QB, coach, and GM and we wont know ar least until the end of the season.  Those are the long term changes that will effect this team for the coming years.

I was drinking the kool-aid a few weeks ago but now I’m not so sure. GB has been a very good team the past few years, unfortunately. We’ve beaten them a good amount which has been nice, but at the end of the year they’re still playing when we aren’t. As for this first game, I’m starting to get the bad feeling they might bash our heads in.

@"pattersaur" said: I was drinking the kool-aid a few weeks ago but now I’m not so sure. GB has been a very good team the past few years, unfortunately. We’ve beaten them a good amount which has been nice, but at the end of the year they’re still playing when we aren’t. As for this first game, I’m starting to get the bad feeling they might bash our heads in.

I agree, our defense is practicing against Mond and Mannion...  Not exactly the same caliber QB as Rodgers who always seems to find weaknesses in our defense.  It will be new to him but he's savvy...  Gonna have to rush him hard and disrupt his game by getting Erin's jersey dirty...

@"pattersaur" said: I was drinking the kool-aid a few weeks ago but now I’m not so sure. GB has been a very good team the past few years, unfortunately. We’ve beaten them a good amount which has been nice, but at the end of the year they’re still playing when we aren’t. As for this first game, I’m starting to get the bad feeling they might bash our heads in.

I don't know about this.

First game, at home, vs your rivals that you know (Petite is on our staff now), with a new coaching staff GB doesn't have too much intel especially offensively.  

We beat them last year with a seasoned yet uninspiring coaching staff, lesser weapons, lesser OL, lesser defense.

Seems like a prime candidate for an upset and a Minnesota win.

@"Skodin" said:

@"pattersaur" said: I was drinking the kool-aid a few weeks ago but now I’m not so sure. GB has been a very good team the past few years, unfortunately. We’ve beaten them a good amount which has been nice, but at the end of the year they’re still playing when we aren’t. As for this first game, I’m starting to get the bad feeling they might bash our heads in.

I don't know about this.

First game, at home, vs your rivals that you know (Petite is on our staff now), with a new coaching staff GB doesn't have too much intel especially offensively.  

We beat them last year with a seasoned yet uninspiring coaching staff, lesser weapons, lesser OL, lesser defense.

Seems like a prime candidate for an upset and a Minnesota win.

@"Skodin" said:

@"pattersaur" said: I was drinking the kool-aid a few weeks ago but now I’m not so sure. GB has been a very good team the past few years, unfortunately. We’ve beaten them a good amount which has been nice, but at the end of the year they’re still playing when we aren’t. As for this first game, I’m starting to get the bad feeling they might bash our heads in.

I don't know about this.

First game, at home, vs your rivals that you know (Petite is on our staff now), with a new coaching staff GB doesn't have too much intel especially offensively.  

We beat them last year with a seasoned yet uninspiring coaching staff, lesser weapons, lesser OL, lesser defense.

Seems like a prime candidate for an upset and a Minnesota win.

@"AGRforever" said:

@"Skodin" said:

@"pattersaur" said: I was drinking the kool-aid a few weeks ago but now I’m not so sure. GB has been a very good team the past few years, unfortunately. We’ve beaten them a good amount which has been nice, but at the end of the year they’re still playing when we aren’t. As for this first game, I’m starting to get the bad feeling they might bash our heads in.

I don't know about this.

First game, at home, vs your rivals that you know (Petite is on our staff now), with a new coaching staff GB doesn't have too much intel especially offensively.  

We beat them last year with a seasoned yet uninspiring coaching staff, lesser weapons, lesser OL, lesser defense.

Seems like a prime candidate for an upset and a Minnesota win.

Pass me a glass of the purple concoction you're drinking.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"AGRforever" said:

@"Skodin" said:

@"pattersaur" said: I was drinking the kool-aid a few weeks ago but now I’m not so sure. GB has been a very good team the past few years, unfortunately. We’ve beaten them a good amount which has been nice, but at the end of the year they’re still playing when we aren’t. As for this first game, I’m starting to get the bad feeling they might bash our heads in.

I don't know about this.

First game, at home, vs your rivals that you know (Petite is on our staff now), with a new coaching staff GB doesn't have too much intel especially offensively.  

We beat them last year with a seasoned yet uninspiring coaching staff, lesser weapons, lesser OL, lesser defense.

Seems like a prime candidate for an upset and a Minnesota win.

Pass me a glass of the purple concoction you're drinking.

THAT'S Kook-aid drinking? Hell, I don't even think it would be an upset.