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Vote For Antoine Winfield Defensive P.O.W.

ecuflips — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:36:55 -0000

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Sunday's Probable Leading Reciever for the Vikings

ecuflips — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:46:35 -0000

Aundrae Allison.

I am really optimistic about this weekend's matchup and our upgrade in the passing game.

Allison was one of Frerotte's favorite targets in pre-season.

Allison to my knowledge, I haven't checked the official stats, but I've never seen him drop a pass, if he has it is rare, but he has always seems to convert for us on 3rd down when called upon.

Allison has already set records and made impressions in his only (slightly)consistent role as a kick returner. (And im sure given the opportunity and more plays at WR will also succeed)

With Rice out, Ken Lucas covering the poor route running Berrian, and Chris Gamble likely covering Bobby Wade, I think Allison has a matchup favoring him against Richard Marshall or whoever else they send to cover him.

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That's just my take on what we are looking at with Rice out. I think Allison is going to take full advantage of this opportunity. Don't get me wrong, I think Wade will fair alright, but its going to take something more convincing than these last two games for me to have faith in Berrian. Shiancoe still can't catch so I am not so sure he is going to produce more than perhaps 2 receptions.

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With that being said, time for the poll that everyone loves to take.

Poll

Who do you think will be the Vikings leading receiver this Sunday?

Bernard Berrian

19 votes

Bobby Wade

9 votes

Aundrae Allison

16 votes

Shiancoe

1 votes

Ken Lucas and/or Chris Gamble

6 votes

51 votes | Poll has closed

Top 7 Reasons for Losing the Game!

ecuflips — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:49:36 -0000

7. NO TOUCHDOWNS. Need I say more?

6. Shiancoe dropping the touchdown pass. Good attempt, but good attempts are not good enough. Put stick-em on your gloves or something.

5. Longwell missing his 6th field goal. Man was I surprised that he hit that first 50+ yard field goal. But not the least bit surprised about the 48 yarder. Longwell is a very good kicker...but not the most accurate from that deep. His leg was probably just tired from all the other field goals...but those points would have helped.

4. The Crowd. If you watched this game on television...and had the volume up...then you know what I'm talking about. The crowd was BOOING OUR OWN TEAM. And if you were watching..then you would have noticed that this was occuring WHILE WE HELD A 15-0 LEAD. The crowd went into the stadium just waiting for T-Jax to make a mistake. Our team needed all the support they could get facing a future hall of famer and a superbowl winner of 2 years ago.

3. Bernard Berrian! Did anyone else notice who our worst reciever out there was. I'll tell you who it wasn't. It wasn't Aundrae Allison or Bobby Wade...they stepped up and made plays. Sidney Rice hurt his knee. But Bernard Berrian...dropped pass, tripping on a deep route(or he got his heels clipped?), horribly ran routes or just that great of coverage. I'm not sure, but Berrian did not impress me at all.

2. Brad Childress or Darrell Bevell. I'm not sure who to blame this on. But as has previously been stated on this site...you can't run a prevent offense. The worst 4th quarter play calling I have ever seen in my life.

Before I get to my number one reason we lost the game let me let me give you my Vikings players of the game: the D-Line. Antoine Winfield, Adrian Peterson, and Ryan Longwell.

and now for my number one pick...drum roll please..........................................................

1. CEDRIC GRIFFIN. That's right. I said it. Not Tarvaris Jackson, he ended up doing a decent job and managed with what was given to him, he doesn't call his own plays. BUT CEDRIC GRIFFIN, I like him, I think he's a decent corner...but as Antoine Winfield said, and we all saw...we played man coverage (practically) all game. And who do you ask was manned up with Anthony Gonzalez EVERY PLAY. Cedric Griffin was given one job all game...cover Gonzalez...9 receptions and 137 yards later I thiink it is safe to say that SOME ONE DID NOT DO THEIR JOB.

And like all other fan posts...I think I have to add a poll to keep with tradition. So here it is.

Poll

What Was the Number 1 Reason we Lost the Game!

Cedric Griffin

9 votes

Brad Childress/Darrell Bevell

81 votes

Tarvaris Jackson

9 votes

Bernard Berrian

0 votes

99 votes | Poll has closed