How good are the Vikings? Good question.

The difference is mostly attitude.  Credit KOC for the turnaround.

Are the Vikings good? You don't go 6-1 in today's NFL if you're not good. Bears beat the Pats. Saints just crushed the Raiders. Dolphins have won two straight after losing to the Vikings. And that's a pretty decent Cards team we just beat. They barely lost to the Eagles on a last minute FG a few weeks ago.

How good is a legit question...

I dont know yet myself. 

I had been thinking our record is better than we really are, but then the record is the major way you determine how good a team is. It does seem like we are improving and making plays when we need to. So, yes, I think you have to say we are good. How good remains an open question. Are we making the playoffs good? Winning a game or two in the playoffs good or Super Bowl good? I'm not ready to embrace Super Bowl good but I do think we could win a game or two in the playoffs.

Vikings are definitely a good team. On the other hand I will say the Vikings are definitely not a great team...not yet anyhow. 

You'll know after they play Buffalo.  

Seems insane to think but can yall imagine if we somehow beat the Bills? Start saving for the sup bowl fellas!

They remind me a little of the 2006 Bears.They kept winning games. Ugly wins, but wins. A pick here and there, a special teams turnover.No one ever saw them as a really good team. Yet, they kept winning.

Good Answer Lol!
Maybe the answer is as simple as what a Vikings assistant coach told me before the game, when asked how good the team is:
"As good as we need to be," he answered.
What a perfect description for these Vikings, who have done just enough to get by. They are not where they want to be, nor where they expect to be. But they are stacking wins to get there, focused on the journey instead of the destination.

It was suggested to running back Dalvin Cook that the Vikings were living on the edge.
“We’re not living on the edge,” he said, “we’re making plays when we have to.”
These 2022 Vikings certainly have a talent for living, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Luck, Branch Rickey once wisely said, is the residue of design.


https://www.twincities.com/2022/10/30/john-shipley-vikings-have-a-talent-for-living-but-it-didnt-come-out-of-nowhere/

@"purplefaithful" said: It was suggested to running back Dalvin Cook that the Vikings were living on the edge. “We’re not living on the edge,” he said, “we’re making plays when we have to.” These 2022 Vikings certainly have a talent for living, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Luck, Branch Rickey once wisely said, is the residue of design. https://www.twincities.com/2022/10/30/john-shipley-vikings-have-a-talent-for-living-but-it-didnt-come-out-of-nowhere/

even our Zimmer led teams had a game here or there where you werent biting your nails all game long,  and Zimmer was the poster child for going conservative to soon and seeing leads evaporate.

I think as a player, it’s essential to have confidence in
yourself that no matter what has happened up until this point, you can put
together a handful of plays in a row and win the game.  I think all the best teams end up with games
in their season where things look a little hairy and they do just enough to
win, and that midlevel teams don’t quite pull out the wins.  Most games come down to the last series or
two, especially when the teams are relatively close, so it’s important to play
those all important plays with confidence. 
That said, if you’re trying to be a good team, you’re trying to be
consistently better than the other team to the point where you can predictably
and reliably get wins most of the time. 
I think it’s pretty clear that the Vikings have overachieved their
record, but I have trouble looking backwards and not seeing a team that has a winning
record.  We’ve been the better team in
most of our games, we just haven’t been as consistently good as most of us
would like to have as a predictor of a team that can go far in the playoffs.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: It was suggested to running back Dalvin Cook that the Vikings were living on the edge. “We’re not living on the edge,” he said, “we’re making plays when we have to.” These 2022 Vikings certainly have a talent for living, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Luck, Branch Rickey once wisely said, is the residue of design. https://www.twincities.com/2022/10/30/john-shipley-vikings-have-a-talent-for-living-but-it-didnt-come-out-of-nowhere/

sorry DC... the way this team has won this year if the definition of living on the edge.  the Vikes have had many early leads that they lose because the O goes flat and the D starts breaking a bit... it taking a late game offensive drive or a defensive big play or turnover to preserve the wins is textbook living on the edge,  i think its this style that has so many fans on the fence as far as what we actually have for a team,  we know we have a good team,  you have to be good to keep winning in this fashion,   but the fact that we really havent just dominated any team yet this year keeps most from seeing anything better than a "good" team at this time.

even our Zimmer led teams had a game here or there where you werent biting your nails all game long,  and Zimmer was the poster child for going conservative to soon and seeing leads evaporate.

@"Wetlander" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: It was suggested to running back Dalvin Cook that the Vikings were living on the edge. “We’re not living on the edge,” he said, “we’re making plays when we have to.” These 2022 Vikings certainly have a talent for living, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Luck, Branch Rickey once wisely said, is the residue of design. https://www.twincities.com/2022/10/30/john-shipley-vikings-have-a-talent-for-living-but-it-didnt-come-out-of-nowhere/

sorry DC... the way this team has won this year if the definition of living on the edge.  the Vikes have had many early leads that they lose because the O goes flat and the D starts breaking a bit... it taking a late game offensive drive or a defensive big play or turnover to preserve the wins is textbook living on the edge,  i think its this style that has so many fans on the fence as far as what we actually have for a team,  we know we have a good team,  you have to be good to keep winning in this fashion,   but the fact that we really havent just dominated any team yet this year keeps most from seeing anything better than a "good" team at this time.

even our Zimmer led teams had a game here or there where you werent biting your nails all game long,  and Zimmer was the poster child for going conservative to soon and seeing leads evaporate.

But here's the thing...  what's wrong with being happy we have a "good" team right now?  Are fan expectations that high we aren't happy with a good team?  Especially one that wasn't "good" the last couple years under a different HC? 

I'm surprised most of us here aren't more ecstatic about this 6-1 start. Yes, we had some talent on this team, but with a whole new offense and defense led by a rookie HC...  this is the dream scenario being 6-1 at this point and it seems like everyone is being Debbie downer about it. Like I would have been fine with 7-8 wins given where I thought we had roster weaknesses and chalk up this first season to building culture and figuring out how to rebuild this roster under KOC's vision...  but hot damn we are almost to that many wins and we aren't even half way thru the season!

For all the nitpicking about this or that, I'm sure the team we have seen the first 7 weeks will be different than the one we see the last 7 weeks.  We've already seen the run defense, tighten up and a lot more turnovers on defense the past couple weeks.  Something we didn't see often in the first month of the season.  Same for the offense...  Dalvin is being more productive, we're getting others besides Jefferson involved and it's starting to look good. I see a team that is good, is improving as the season rolls along, and is getting REAL confident...  Gonna be fun to see how far they can take this thing in Year 1 under O'Connell.

BOOM 

@"Wetlander" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: It was suggested to running back Dalvin Cook that the Vikings were living on the edge. “We’re not living on the edge,” he said, “we’re making plays when we have to.” These 2022 Vikings certainly have a talent for living, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Luck, Branch Rickey once wisely said, is the residue of design. https://www.twincities.com/2022/10/30/john-shipley-vikings-have-a-talent-for-living-but-it-didnt-come-out-of-nowhere/

sorry DC... the way this team has won this year if the definition of living on the edge.  the Vikes have had many early leads that they lose because the O goes flat and the D starts breaking a bit... it taking a late game offensive drive or a defensive big play or turnover to preserve the wins is textbook living on the edge,  i think its this style that has so many fans on the fence as far as what we actually have for a team,  we know we have a good team,  you have to be good to keep winning in this fashion,   but the fact that we really havent just dominated any team yet this year keeps most from seeing anything better than a "good" team at this time.

even our Zimmer led teams had a game here or there where you werent biting your nails all game long,  and Zimmer was the poster child for going conservative to soon and seeing leads evaporate.

But here's the thing...  what's wrong with being happy we have a "good" team right now?  Are fan expectations that high we aren't happy with a good team?  Especially one that wasn't "good" the last couple years under a different HC? 

I'm surprised most of us here aren't more ecstatic about this 6-1 start. Yes, we had some talent on this team, but with a whole new offense and defense led by a rookie HC...  this is the dream scenario being 6-1 at this point and it seems like everyone is being Debbie downer about it. Like I would have been fine with 7-8 wins given where I thought we had roster weaknesses and chalk up this first season to building culture and figuring out how to rebuild this roster under KOC's vision...  but hot damn we are almost to that many wins and we aren't even half way thru the season!

For all the nitpicking about this or that, I'm sure the team we have seen the first 7 weeks will be different than the one we see the last 7 weeks.  We've already seen the run defense, tighten up and a lot more turnovers on defense the past couple weeks.  Something we didn't see often in the first month of the season.  Same for the offense...  Dalvin is being more productive, we're getting others besides Jefferson involved and it's starting to look good. I see a team that is good, is improving as the season rolls along, and is getting REAL confident...  Gonna be fun to see how far they can take this thing in Year 1 under O'Connell.

BOOM 

@"Kentis" said:

Today’s Viking word of the day is:  ;) 

as·cend·ing

/əˈsendiNG/

To ascend is to rise, and the adjective ascending describes a rising or growing thing.

Skol Vikefans…!!! B) 

@"Wetlander" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"purplefaithful" said: It was suggested to running back Dalvin Cook that the Vikings were living on the edge. “We’re not living on the edge,” he said, “we’re making plays when we have to.” These 2022 Vikings certainly have a talent for living, but it didn’t come out of nowhere. Luck, Branch Rickey once wisely said, is the residue of design. https://www.twincities.com/2022/10/30/john-shipley-vikings-have-a-talent-for-living-but-it-didnt-come-out-of-nowhere/

sorry DC... the way this team has won this year if the definition of living on the edge.  the Vikes have had many early leads that they lose because the O goes flat and the D starts breaking a bit... it taking a late game offensive drive or a defensive big play or turnover to preserve the wins is textbook living on the edge,  i think its this style that has so many fans on the fence as far as what we actually have for a team,  we know we have a good team,  you have to be good to keep winning in this fashion,   but the fact that we really havent just dominated any team yet this year keeps most from seeing anything better than a "good" team at this time.

even our Zimmer led teams had a game here or there where you werent biting your nails all game long,  and Zimmer was the poster child for going conservative to soon and seeing leads evaporate.

But here's the thing...  what's wrong with being happy we have a "good" team right now?  Are fan expectations that high we aren't happy with a good team?  Especially one that wasn't "good" the last couple years under a different HC? 

I'm surprised most of us here aren't more ecstatic about this 6-1 start. Yes, we had some talent on this team, but with a whole new offense and defense led by a rookie HC...  this is the dream scenario being 6-1 at this point and it seems like everyone is being Debbie downer about it. Like I would have been fine with 7-8 wins given where I thought we had roster weaknesses and chalk up this first season to building culture and figuring out how to rebuild this roster under KOC's vision...  but hot damn we are almost to that many wins and we aren't even half way thru the season!

For all the nitpicking about this or that, I'm sure the team we have seen the first 7 weeks will be different than the one we see the last 7 weeks.  We've already seen the run defense, tighten up and a lot more turnovers on defense the past couple weeks.  Something we didn't see often in the first month of the season.  Same for the offense...  Dalvin is being more productive, we're getting others besides Jefferson involved and it's starting to look good. I see a team that is good, is improving as the season rolls along, and is getting REAL confident...  Gonna be fun to see how far they can take this thing in Year 1 under O'Connell.

BOOM 

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"Kentis" said:

Today’s Viking word of the day is:  ;) 

as·cend·ing

/əˈsendiNG/

To ascend is to rise, and the adjective ascending describes a rising or growing thing.

Skol Vikefans…!!! B) 

OK, but is it a coincidence that "ascend" is homonymous with "ass-end"? 

@"pattersaur" said: Seems insane to think but can yall imagine if we somehow beat the Bills? Start saving for the sup bowl fellas!