the official **** the vikings thread

[Thom Yorke]

Sparky buddy, you still around? I would never jinx the Vikes, but this team is ****ing awesome to watch. Could not be happier to be a fan right now.

Originally Posted by Maajo

It's crazy how much this team has changed in just 2 and a half years. Our entire offensive line is flipped aside from I think Berger of all people. Kalil, Fusco, Sullivan and Loadholt were all considered viable, but we dumped all of them over the last two offseasons and honestly for so much improvent. Remmers and Reiff were excellent pickups, drafting Elflein and moving Berger out to guard again has worked well, and Sirles has been great. Lol @ TJ Clemmings. I think we were all hoping that he would be the next Loadholt.

I totally forgot about Blanton - he was good for Zimmer's first season, but mostly as a tackler although he wasn't as hard hitting as Sendejo, I'm glad we made the right decision on that. Also, Diggs was the one who I was most curious about - everyone said he was an absolute steal and I think picked him in the 5th round of something crazy like that. After seeing him play three seasons, and especially after last night, it's pretty obvious that they were right.

Yeah, it's pretty crazy. I still feel like the O-line is the one average part of this team (waaaaaaaay improved from previous years and it's serviceable for sure, but we still have problems against good pass rushing teams; Eagles will be exhibit A for that). They've still drafted unbelievably well though, just bringing in enough key free agents to put the team over the top (Linval Joseph for example was a critical signing).

I mean, I feel like Zimmer is obviously the main catalyst in all of this, his coaching can't be overstated. He's obviously established a culture that was sorely lacking with this team, and his contributions on D speaks for itself.

I also see some debate about what the Vikings should do at QB and cannot believe it TBH. I am completely on board with Keenum as the QB going forward. The best part of his game is that he isn't your typical game-managing back-up. He isn't afraid at all to throw intermediate or deep to Diggs or Thielen, and is more often than not successful. I did like Bradford's game in the time we saw him, but he can't be trusted. I was never fully on board the Teddy-train (all he really did was be a game manager), and he can't be trusted either. Keenum should be the obvious guy to bring back regardless of what happens this weekend and/or beyond.