tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268346.post1756320110673243567..comments2023-10-30T09:37:03.456-05:00Comments on Vikes Geek: What I Like About Youvikes geekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06530336385552424416noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268346.post-80896458229188494362010-12-07T10:03:28.724-06:002010-12-07T10:03:28.724-06:00MN,
Agreed, for the most part. What is pathetic ...MN,<br /><br />Agreed, for the most part. What is pathetic about the stadium issue has been the Vikings' amateurish approach to the deal. There is an equilibrium point at which a new stadium makes financial sense for both the relevant municipality and the team/NFL. The Vikings are still stuck in the mode of attempting to convince people that they owe the team something. They do not. If the Vikings want a new stadium they can build their own (with generous financial assistance from the NFL, of course) or work with the relevant municipality. The latter, the Vikings are merely feigning interest in doing right now. <br /><br />The stadium deal is eminently workable and plausible, but the Vikings are not doing their part. If they want to know what "their part" is, they are free to contact me. This is a deal that should already be in place, but for the Vikings' greed and transparent obfuscation of material facts.<br /><br />VGvikes geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530336385552424416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268346.post-88618563565157521022010-12-07T09:57:01.703-06:002010-12-07T09:57:01.703-06:00Cabrito,
In the NFL, the future is always the pre...Cabrito,<br /><br />In the NFL, the future is always the present. There are always ways to correct problems, particularly if one is willing to spend to address the problem(s). The Vikings have enough young talent and potentially returning veterans that they can be very good next year...if they identify a quarterback. The problem for Minnesota is that if they start over next year, they would be giving up on the two best years of Adrian Peterson's career. The Vikings simply need to figure out how to fill their current holes. With a stadium in the balance, that almost certainly is the route that the Vikings will go. <br /><br />VGvikes geekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530336385552424416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268346.post-36275735408845272182010-12-06T03:19:06.769-06:002010-12-06T03:19:06.769-06:00Well the 2-0 now. It looks like if they had a dece...Well the 2-0 now. It looks like if they had a decent QB instead of Tarvaris Jackson they would have beaten the bills about as much as they should. They still beat there pretty badly though which is good.<br /><br />So far it seems like he knows how to leverage Viking strengths somewhat.<br /><br />I hope though, that this is not reflect in stadium issues. A dedicated football stadium that is played in for what, 10-12 games a year at most? That's a colossal waste and I have yet to see a single study that indicates that stadiums generate enough economic development to justify anything beyond the barest public funding. <br /><br />It's not just because I'm a Twins fan, I don't think the Twins stadium should have been built in the way it was built either.MNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02649831883849533189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8268346.post-65120204657108136632010-12-02T14:04:26.512-06:002010-12-02T14:04:26.512-06:00Good to hear from you again, VG.
Like all Vikings...Good to hear from you again, VG.<br /><br />Like all Vikings fans, I too was pretty happy to see Frazier post a win on his very first try. Frankly, however, I'm of two minds about the direction our new coach should take for the rest of the season. I realize he wants to win as many games as possible, and Favre gives him the best chance to do that. Still, isn't it possible we might win some games with TJ at quarterback? Perhaps we should be looking to the future. There's an outside chance that Jackson has learned something under Favre's tutelage, and Frazier really should give him a chance to show his stuff in order to know what to do about pursuing another QB for next season (if there is one). I'd also like to see Joe Webb get into a game before the season ends. Maybe he could play one half of one of the last two games. Also, to tell you the truth, I was kind of glad to see AP forced to sit out of much of the Washington game. It gave us a chance to finally see what Gerhart could do, and I think we were all pretty impressed.<br /><br />My point is that we should be looking to the future, but that doesn't mean we have to give up the hope of winning games. Maybe we can give some of the guys on the bench a chance to show what they can do, without surrendering the rest of the season. Your opinion?Cabritohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413035026045238243noreply@blogger.com