Daily Norseman
Where is the fire for this Minnesota Vikings team? Where is the passion? Why don’t the players seem to be as pissed off as the rest of us? I have to admit, to people, in everyday conversation, that the Vikings suck this season. There isn’t a viable argument I can make to the contrary. I hate that. I absolutely hate it. To make matters worse, the zipper broke on my winter coat, and my only presentable alternative is a vintage leather Vikings jacket that my old lady got me for Christmas last year:
Now, as you can clearly see, it is a sweet jacket, and it has held up to the bitter cold, but it feels so much better wearing it when my favorite football team can win a game every once in a while.
We haven’t seen this team win since they upset the Lions, OVER A MONTH AGO. Our offense can’t buy a touchdown, and there isn’t a quarterback on the roster who can consistently complete passes to their wide receivers. They can’t hit the broad side of a barn, and IF they managed to even do that, the ball would somehow deflect off the barn and into the waiting arms of a Seattle Seahawks’ defender.
The only positive takeaway I gathered from watching the Vikings get SHUT OUT last week was the fact that I was on vacation in the great American Southwest, visiting my in-laws. Instead of being greeted after the loss by the bitter cold of the upper Midwest, I had the opportunity to soothe my anguish in the Arizona sun. On the field, though, the only positive takeaway that is sticking with me is the hope that Dallas Turner might actually be a legitimate first-round talent. Outside of a few bright spots on defense, including Turner’s potential breakout game, last Sunday was one of the most disgusting losses I have witnessed in my 25-plus years as a Vikings fan.
You know what I haven’t seen happen in a long time in a Minnesota Vikings game? A fight. I’m talking about an on-field brawl where helmets come off, and players manifest their frustrations into a physical altercation. I mean, hell, even the one-win Tennessee Titans are showing more fight than this year’s Minnesota Vikings squad. Why is that? What is missing from this team? Where is this squad’s nastiness?
I understand this is a frustrating season for the players, but instead of channeling that aggression and using it to battle against opposing teams, the frustration is manifesting in the form of pouting and talking about dumbing down the offense during press conferences (looking at you, Aaron Jones). The cracks are starting to show, and today’s game against the Commanders is one that the Vikings have to have. If this team, particularly the offense, doesn’t show the desire and ability to compete, Kevin O’Connell will officially be on the...
