There are fans to feel sorry for however the game plays out. I'd rather feel sorry for Vikings fans than Saints fans today. :D

"MassPackersFan" wrote:

How about going for the back of his knees on the play where he had to be helped to the sideline afterwards?

How about Darren Sharper launching himself at his neck?

Sorry, I don't buy it. I don't give a shit what the Joe Bucks and the Troy Aikmans of the world say. It looked like the Saint strategy on defense went well beyond "hit him hard and hit him often." Well beyond "take his head out of the game." It looked to me like it was "take him out of the game."

And I don't give a rat's ass whether the hits were legal or not. My standard for play isn't what's legal. Alex Gibb's offensive blocking system is legal, and it's immoral as hell, based in techniques that are so dangerous you can't practice them.

A cheap shot isn't cheap because it's against the rules. A cheap shot is cheap because it's not justified by the morality of the contest.

What the Saints did wasn't hard football. It was bush league. It's in the same realm as Buddy Ryan "bounties" and Forrest Gregg "hit list" territory. As Warren Sapp's hit on Chad Clifton.

Yes, I wanted the Vikings to lose. Yes,I want Favre to retire and just go away. In my opinion, the only thing worse than the Vikings winning a Superbowl is the Cowboys losing a Superbowl. Yes, I'm glad the Vikings aren't in the Super Bowl.

But in my opinion the Saints defense played like a bunch of thugs. And if they were executing Gregg Williams' and Sean Payton's game plan, then they're thugs, too.

"Wade" wrote:

I'll be honest. I'm very surprised at the empathy I've seen here. But, if it were the Packers.. I would most certainly NOT be empathetic. Maybe it's because the 'torment' Viking fans have gone through, and how I've seen the Packers win one in my lifetime. I'm not sure.

I appreciate it, I guess.

I guess I'm more pissed off that I still have yet to see a Viking Super Bowl win. More than anything I want to be with my uncle and dad and see the Vikes win a SB. I want to see those 'happy' tears from those two. They lived the Vikings from day one. It was real purple blood. Now, my dad has been very indifferent on a few occasions, and my uncle is sooo hardened, he hates anyone in purple (well, until kickoff, then he lets his emotions go a bit). It's sad to see how some people put up defense mechanisms.

Also, to you guys that hate the 'classless', 'rude', 'obnoxious', etc Viking fans.. Hating on you guys is pretty much all we have. Especially when the Vikings sweep the Packers. It's our 'Super Bowl'. You better effing believe we aren't going to let you forget about those loses.

What I find funny is the Packer fans on Facebook ripping on Viking fans, calling them the adjectives I mentioned above, and what not.. Obnoxious?! Dude.. you're the one lighting up Facebook with comments that most definitely shine an unflattering light upon your character.

"Formo" wrote: