SB Nation User Blog: yanksrule08

Williams's Are Gone

yanksrule08 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:14:18 -0000

blah.

Well we should still beat Detroit. Then we need to hope 1 win out of the last 3 games will be enough (Chicago and Green Bay must both lose at least 1 game).

I think we can still beat Arizona. Hightower has averaged 2.0 yards per carry in the last 4 games, which means 2 things: 1, their run offense sucks, and 2, they've had to heavily rely on their pass offense the last 4 games, with medoicre success (2-2, including close games against SF and Sea). So airing it out against The Vikings is not necessarily the perfect recipe.

To me, the most important thing about the suspensions is not the run defense, but can we still get pressure on the quarterback? Can Allen continue to create pressue while being double teamed? Can Robison and Edwards step up their play?

Looking Ahead...Potential Tiebreaks

yanksrule08 — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:21:46 -0000

When looking ahead to the tiebreakers that would be needed in the event of a tie atop the division with the Bears, I am pleased to report that the Vikings are in GREAT position. Let's take a look:

Firstly, the only thing I am going to assume is that the Vikings beat Detroit. If one can assume anything, it must be this.

Case: Minnesota wins 2 out of 3 from: (@Ari, Atl, NYG)

This leaves the Vikings at 10-6. Chicago would then need to go 4-0 (Jac, NO, GB, @Hou) in order to tie us atop the division. In this case, we would both be 4-2 in the division, so we would then move on to the next tiebreaker, record in common games (AFC South and NFC South). The Vikings are 4-3 with Atl remaining. The Bears would be 4-4. So if the Vikings beat Atlanta, they win the division. If they lose to Atlanta, we would move on to the next tiebreaker, which is Conference record. Minnesota would be 8-4, and Chicago would be 7-5.

Summary: If the Vikings win 2 of their last 3, Chicago would need to go 4-0 to tie. But Chicago would lose any potential tiebreaker.

Verdict: Vikings chance of winning division a 100% MORTAL LOCK.

Case: Vikings win 1 out of 3 from (@Ari, Atl, NYG). Vikings finish 9-7. If Chicago wins out (4-0 against Jac, NO, GB, @Hou), then they win the division. If Chicago wins 3 out of 4, then we would be tied at 9-7. If Chicago's loss is to GB, then we would win the divisional record tiebreaker. If Chicago's loss is to Jac, NO, or Hou, then we would proceed to a common games tiebreaker. Chicago would be 3-5 in common games. Vikings would be 4-3 + a W or L to Atlanta. So Vikings would win the division.

Summary: If the Vikings win 1 of their last 3, Chicago would need to win all 4 remaining games to win the division. If they go 3-1, the Vikings win all tie breakers.

Verdict: Vikings chances of winning division are extremely good.

Case: Vikings lose all 3 of their remaining games (@Ari, Atl, NYG). This leaves the Vikings at 8-8. If Chicago goes 4-0 or 3-1, they win the division. If they go 2-2, we would be tied at 8-8. If one of Chicago's losses is to GB, we win the divisional record tiebreaker. If Chicago beats GB, we win the common games tiebreaker.

Summary: If the Vikings win 0 of theur last 3, then Chicago would need to go 4-0 or 3-1 over their last 4 to win the division. If they go 2-2, the Vikings win all tiebreakers.

Verdict: Vikings chances of winning the division are alive and healthy, despite potentially gonig into the playoffs with a 3 game losing streak.

Summary of Summaries: In essence, the Vikings will win any tiebreaker againt Chicago, so you can assume that the Vikings have a 2 game lead in the division right now. If we beat Detroit, there are only 3 games remaining, and we'll have at at-worst lead of 2 games over the Bears. So the only way we lose the division is if we only win 1 of our remaining 3 games and Chicago wins all 4 remaining games (highly unlikely), or we lose all 3 remaining games and Chicago wins at least 3 of 4 of their remaining games (certainly possible, certainly not probable).

So there you go. Talk of needing to win 2 of 3 out of @Ari, Atl, NYG is now false. In fact, if we win 1 of these games, the only way we lose the division is if Chicago wins all 4 remaining games. In other words, we are looking good.

Chances of Vikings making the playoffs: 75%

Aaron Rodgers

yanksrule08 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:00:20 -0000

On Sportscenter's Sunday conversation, Rodgers says:

"It's very humbling to get a contract extension in the middle of the season."

.....umm.....does he know what humbling means? Not only is humbling used incorrectly, but the correct word would be the exact opposite of humbling.

Idiot.

Oh yeah and he looks like a sloth.

The end? Nope, need more words....the end? Not yet, hold on....the end.

Okay now, now is definitely the....the end.

Gus Is The Only QB In The League....

yanksrule08 — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:29:04 -0000

to start against the Lions this year and NOT record a career-high passer rating. The 6 (six!) other QB's that have faced the Lions have come away from the game with a new career-high rating.

It is significant to note that the other 6 QB's are all in either their first or 2nd year of starting, so they didn't have many game ratings to do better than.

While this is a sad piece of trivia for the Lions' defense, I can't help but feel this also reflects a little on the ineptitude of Childress' offense.

And while it can be said that Gus has started many a game, so for him to post a career-high would be much harder (especially because his career-high was a near-perfect 157.2 when he led our Vikings over the 49ers in 2003), it is worth noting that Gus' rating in the Detroit game was an 83.0, and all of the other QB's had at least a 110 (I think). And remember that all of these QBs are in their first or 2nd year of starting.