Putrid in prime time, bumbling Vikings fall to Giants, drop to 1-5

The Vikings were even worse than the Giants, who were awful but won their first game. Updated 7:10 AM

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NY Giants 23, Vikings 7

I can't put into words how terrible that game was, how bad it was to watch, and how embarrassed I am as a Vikings fan.

They have become a national joke, and the laughingstock of the NFL.

So here's what I thought going in to the game:Seriously, this was an embarrassment. Sell everything. Bill Musgrave called 53 pass plays with a quarterback that's been in Minnesota less than two weeks. With the best running back in football.

They scored zero offensive touchdowns against a defense that was worse than the Vikings were entering this game, giving up 35 points a game.

I've been to low points in my Vikings fandom, but this...this was different. The Vikings are a national embarrassment, a joke of a team, and no discernible plan to fix it moving forward. I mean, if Josh Freeman is the answer to fix this, it's going to be a hot mess for a long time.

What's that, give Freeman a chance? This coming from you Ponder haters that wanted to bench Ponder after every incomplete pass the last three years?

This season not only sucks, it;s now wrapped in a blanket full of irony.

Sorry kids. That's all I have. There is nothing...NOTHING...redeeming about this football team right now, from how the players execute, to how it's coached, or how it's run.

Maybe I'll come back in a day or two with a more complete SMR. But this is where we are, and we're not climbing out of this hole quickly. And I'm pissed. I'm pissed my father will die before the Vikings could give him one...just one...season of pure, unadulterated joy. I'm pissed that this franchise is going backwards, not forwards, and it feels like they're picking up speed on the way down, as opposed to putting on the brakes.

Sell everything, trade what they can, and blow the whole goddamn thing up (H/T Eric Thompson):

BobBrews wrote:mally,

That works unless the picks are hidden? Thanks for reminding me!!

The Packers were devastated by the early loss of Aaron Rodgers the leader of the team. With a replacement that has never played a down with the Packers we were skunked from the get go. The run game was OK but without the threat of a passing game they stacked the box and dared Seneca to throw the ball. The packers ran for 199 yards 150 by Lacy alone. Wallace threw for 114 yards and Aaron for 27 for a total of 141. We wait on Aaron’s fate!

Adman1966 wrote:My sneaking up on the outside almost worked, along with my scattergun approach to predicting answers!