Week 17: VIKINGS (7-8) vs Packers (7-8)

[swede700]

Game 16

vs

When:  8:20 PM EST, December 31st

Where: US Bank Stadium (Minneapolis, MN)

TV/Radio: NBC (TV), KFAN 100.3 (Radio);

Announcers: Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (TV); Paul Allen, Pete Bercich, Ben Leber (Radio)

Coverage Map: National

Notable Injuries:

Vikings - Questionable: None, Doubtful: None, Out: None

Packers - Questionable: None, Doubtful: None, Out: None

Please keep all discussion about the game here.      

[vikingsrule]

Just want to win to keep Green Bay out. Dont think LA and Seattle will be caught so probably a meaningless game for both teams at the end of the day. Probably a toss up for the last spot.

Edited December 26, 2023 by vikingsrule

[swede700]

 

[SemperFeist]

They honestly should. He can’t be worse. 

[swede700]

3 minutes ago, SemperFeist said:

They honestly should. He can’t be worse. 

Always could be worse.  He could be Spergon Wynn/Josh Freeman reincarnate. 

[SemperFeist]

Just now, swede700 said:

Always could be worse.  He could be Spergon Wynn/Josh Freeman reincarnate. 

We’ve already seen that against Las Vegas and Chicago. 

[swede700]

2 minutes ago, SemperFeist said:

We’ve already seen that against Las Vegas and Chicago. 

I'll give you the Vegas game, but Chicago, as ugly a game as it was, was also a lot of bad bounces.  I certainly wouldn't have any issues with starting Hall, but I'd still rather see Mullens than Dobbs.  At least Mullens has the ability to move the ball down field...just don't ask him to throw any passes longer than 15 yds because then it starts to wobble.  

[vikesfan89]

If they do anything the rest of the year,  just beat the Packers 

[vikesfan89]

3 minutes ago, swede700 said:

I'll give you the Vegas game, but Chicago, as ugly a game as it was, was also a lot of bad bounces.  I certainly wouldn't have any issues with starting Hall, but I'd still rather see Mullens than Dobbs.  At least Mullens has the ability to move the ball down field...just don't ask him to throw any passes longer than 15 yds because then it starts to wobble.  

Weren't all or most of Jeffersons passes 20+ yards down the field?

[swede700]

4 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said:

Weren't all or most of Jeffersons passes 20+ yards down the field?

And a lot, if not all, of them wobbled and were late. 

[SteelKing728]

3 hours ago, vikesfan89 said:

If they do anything the rest of the year,  just beat the Packers 

This. If we do that, the NFL will have had yet another late season game of two teams that won't make the playoffs lol

[SteelKing728]

Bryce Young carved the Packers up on post routes all day yesterday.

Unfortunately, our QBs currently can't make that throw consistently, even against an awful defense.

Still, I think fate has it that we win. It would mean the Packers play the Jets next season...(unless they screw it up and finish last in their division lol)

[Captain Relax]

3 hours ago, swede700 said:

I'll give you the Vegas game, but Chicago, as ugly a game as it was, was also a lot of bad bounces.  I certainly wouldn't have any issues with starting Hall, but I'd still rather see Mullens than Dobbs.  At least Mullens has the ability to move the ball down field...just don't ask him to throw any passes longer than 15 yds because then it starts to wobble.  

Between Mullens and Dobbs is that Dobbs can extend plays when protection breaks down.  Mullens has a better arm, but lacks discipline and leaves something to be desired when making decisions in clutch situations. He cannot extend plays.  He runs like he pants have dropped around his knees.  So, for me, it's 6 of one, half dozen of the other. Neither are giving the team enough production to win.  Might as well see Hall.

[Captain Relax]

3 hours ago, vikesfan89 said:

If they do anything the rest of the year,  just beat the Packers 

Yeah...this is probably our "Super Bowl" this year.

[swede700]

15 minutes ago, Captain Relax said:

Between Mullens and Dobbs is that Dobbs can extend plays when protection breaks down.  Mullens has a better arm, but lacks discipline and leaves something to be desired when making decisions in clutch situations. He cannot extend plays.  He runs like he pants have dropped around his knees.  So, for me, it's 6 of one, half dozen of the other. Neither are giving the team enough production to win.  Might as well see Hall.

Extending the play doesn't mean much if you can't throw the ball at all without it sailing...even on 5-yd passes.  I was never impressed with Dobbs at all...I was always cautious even when he was having success.  Mullens is no winner either, but if I have to make a choice, I'm taking Mullens 9 times out of 10.  Dobbs' mobility doesn't serve a purpose if he can't throw.  Then he's just a mobile Christian Ponder (or a weaker-armed Tarvaris).  I definitely put both Mullens and Dobbs in the category of a Tarvaris and Ponder...guys who are clearly backups and never should ever be starting QBs. 

Edited December 26, 2023 by swede700