Vikings Big ? For Week 14

 

Will Jet be enough to fuel the Vikes and AstroDobbs back into the win column?  Or does the Viking's season crash and burn this week?

If the Vikes don't win this game I think the team's chances of making the playoffs fall to 25% or less. This may be the key game of the year.

What To Do? What To Do? (Vikes)

 After an unbelievable start, AstroDobbs crashed as his performance got shakier with each start.  There is only so much you can drink from a firehouse before you drown. What Josh Dobbs accomplished while drinking from the fire hose was amazing, but almost certainly wasn't sustainable. Thankfully, with the bye this week, the Vikings Coaching Staff and Management can take extra time to evaluate where things stand and come up with the best plan of action for how to attack the stretch run, with contingencies if things go awry. It is possible that all hope for the Vikes was lost when Kirk went down. Maybe Dobbs is the best option at quarterback, but maybe not. That is why Kwesi and KOC get paid big bucks. Their job is to work on the problem and find solutions. Bringing in Dobbs worked, but maybe a change or QB by committee is in order. Has that ever been tried? Why not dress three QBs and use them all according to their strengths. If it blows up, it blows up. What do they have to lose? Nothing! I didn't expect Dobb's to win a single game, but after the first one, I knew he gave us a chance. With the D playing as well as they are, this team has a chance in all of the remaining games. The Vikes just have to get a handle on those turnovers.

Historical Note: The team's defensive play really fell off coming down the stretch.

Good Play, Just Used At The Wrong Time

 During the first drive of the game in Denver, the Vikes had the ball 4th and 1 yard-to-go near midfield. We elected to go for it. The ball was snapped to our TE Hock who was under center. Hock then pitched it to QB Tark 2.0 who ran outside to get the ball the ball was stripped, and took a vicious hit that wasn't flagged, but got the player suspended after the league looked at it. 

I really liked the idea of Hock under center, we should try it in the future with both a "Brotherly Shove" and a pitch out to a WR or RB Chandler.

I didn't care when KOC chose to use it. I think he should have waited until we were on the goal line or in the second half.

Three Vikings turnovers resulted in the team losing the game. We almost recovered a fumble MN LB Pace Jr. forced, but he didn't gain control until he was out of bounds on Denver's final drive. The Vikings losing the game wasn't the end of the world. The Packers beat the Lions on Thanksgiving, which I thought was a possibility. If the Vikings get back to winning this Monday night then everything gets back to being right with the world again. If the Vikings get beat by Da Bears, it isn't panic button time yet because we have the bye week next, the Sea Chickens are in free fall with a brutal schedule ahead, and the Packers play the Chiefs when we are on the bye. I can't wait for the Monday Night tilt. I think the Bears will play well, but the Vikes are at home and the better team. If we get those turnovers under control or force some, we should win. Jet may or may not be back.

Tark 2.0 Is 2-0

 The first half was all Vikings. The second half was a mess offensively, but we held on.

Vikings 27, Dem Cheatin' Saints 19.