The supposedly poised Vikings got all twitchy. Which they didn’t do on either side of the line of scrimmage.Ī lot of hard-earned credibility was lost Sunday. It’s beating our man in front of us, which we didn’t do.
“Viking football is playing physical, which we did not do. “That’s just not Viking football,” guard Brandon Fusco said. And it remains just as clear that they are helpless to do so. No matter what happens the rest of the season, it remains clear that the Vikings still will have to get past the Packers on the way to anything important. The “new” Vikings? The “crumbling” Packers? Not until the Vikings quit clutching their petticoats at the mere sight of those Green Bay helmets. The Vikings lowered their horns in deference to the alpha males of the NFC North. What happened after that? Don’t be silly. There are people today whose eyeballs are throbbing.
And walking toward TCF Bank Stadium we could observe a gaudy mix of green, yellow and purple all simmering in a toxic 80-proof broth. There was a steady, guttural rumble in the air. Minneapolis - The parking ramps filled up early.
