WARNING: We are are WAY too overconfident about the Vikings demise.
Someone can jump on me about being a Favre lover or whatever but I do not understand why people think the Vikings are not going to score a ton.
At the end of the day, they still have Adrian F'n Peterson. You can make fun of his fumbles or whatever, at the end of the day, he's still one of the top THREE b's in the whole league. Plus you combine that with one of the top 5-7 QB's in the league, you have a pretty potent offense.
What is the difference between the beginning of last season and this season? Did everyone expect Sidney Rice to blow up like that? No, so what makes you think this year someone like Harvin or Berrian or Shanicoe or Camarillo or whatever might not do the same.
As much as everyone hates Favre, he makes receivers play well (e.g., Rice and Shanicoe last year). Irregardless of Favre, they have AP! He's hard to stop if he's on.
They won the division two years ago with basically no WRs and no QB!
Quick, someone go nuts because I see the division objectively!
"RedSoxExcel" wrote:
You're possibly being overly-objective - to the point that you're being subjective.
AP is a special talent, but the Packers have kept him in check for the past couple seasons, and he's not the guy that made the difference in those two games last season. That was Favre, and there's no doubt he's hobbled for the moment with that ankle - combined with the very real issues along their o-line, that makes a huge difference. As for Rice, he wasn't just some scrub that Favre magically transformed into a good receiver - he's a good WR, and represents a pair of cleats that Walker's just not going to fill.
Meanwhile, the two biggest concerns (and likely culprits) in the two losses last year to the Vikes, o-line and secondary, are better at this point. Are they appreciably better? No way to tell until things start to count, but they certainly ought to be.
No question about it: They won both contests last year, and the Packers can't claim to be better until they prove it on the field. If you want to be the best you have to beat the best. In my book, there's no reason to believe strongly in either direction - both teams have strengths and weaknesses, and until they line up and butt heads I don't think you can really say who's best.