Viking- Packer game thread

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I wish more of you were like real Packer fans, because at least they are understanding of the game and whats happening and true to their team, unlike the rest of you.

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I wish more of the Viking players was respectable like Green Bay players.

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They’ve had more than their share of embarrassing player issues too, but you never saw or heard any of their fans call the entire organization guilty with one broad swipe of the paint brush, especially before the full, factual story was made public. No, they supported their team and cheered for the rest of them to fight through those times and succeed.

You won’t see that out of most of the people here that like to call themselves Vikings Fans. No, they like to whine and cry about everything. This Viking franchise is one of the most storied franchises in the league, but when they do have a rough season like this year, they want to make all their support conditional. “I’ll support this team when they do this, or fire so and so, or they show me this, or…. “. It is totally sickening. All I see and hear is sarcasim, and cynisism.

The worst part is that some people want to justify it from some moralistic point of veiw. When you disect the Vikings franchise as many people have been doing the last couple weeks, you are disecting a microcosom of this society. I could pass the same moralistic judgments on the moral fiber of any community just by looking at their local highschool and seeing how many of the kids are pregnant, and or have already had kids. Then I could go on the internet and scream its all the fault of the parents in that community for not raising their children right and failing to instill moral character in them! Dam them all to he!! for doing this to my community. PLEASEEEEEE! And actually, those Viking players that….MAYBE…have done something wrong, are adults and are allowed to make those judgements for themselves, unlike the kids in my hypothisis.

In the end, those who are found to have done something wrong will pay the consequences, whatever they may be. Till then, the team deserves everyones support, because their lives have been pure he!! for the last 2 weeks and for all but a couple of them, it just is not justified.

I have to agree with Lenny and Jack. It is pretty hard to accuse all the players, and the organization of being amoral or evil. The players that have committed a “bad” will pay for it in the end. I think the new ownership will make a big difference in the people he employs. As far as the play on the field, well, I think they have pretty much stunk up the place this year. The game today showed a little more of what they “should” be able to do. The rest of the season will play out and setup what happens next year. I was really upset about the off the field antics at first and was PO’ed at the organization, but as cooling of my head took place, I had to turn my contempt to those that committed the acts, and return to being a fan. As Jack has stated, being a fan isn’t about jumping on and off the band wagon. I have been a fan since the beginning, and I will continue to be. Good job today Vikes

People can be fans for many different reasons. People can also choose to not be fans for many reasons including a team that doesn’t meet their minimal expectations – morally or otherwise.

I am hesitantly a fan, only because it is the Minnesota team. I cannot think of other reasons to be a fan though and that is pretty sad.

Few bad apples spoil it for them all… the team as a whole should take charge (moral issues, at least some public outrage) and have not.

http://www.startribune.com/stories/503/5684457.html

Its going to be status quo for some time…

I cant and wont be a fan to a team who puts up with some of its players having boat sex within eye shot of peoples homes…

Simple…

Sports schmortz! A lot of people have their priorities wacked. I refuse to get my undies in a bundle over what any professional sports franchise does. I was a big vikes fan years ago. And I loved the NBA, baseball, etc. Now I don’t care. I like amateur sports. I like pick-up games. Professional sports could go away tomorrow and I’d say good-riddance. The passion that people put into WATCHING other people play a game…… Life is short and the weather has been great!

dd

walleye_gfa,

Sid Hartman is not a reporter, he is just a columnist, who is free to write his opinions. He is no more in the know about this than you or I. Just because he writes it does not make it the truth, or fact.

Also, all the players have been told by the police not to talk about this issue in public until the investigation is complete.

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Sports schmortz! A lot of people have their priorities wacked. I refuse to get my undies in a bundle over what any professional sports franchise does. I was a big vikes fan years ago. And I loved the NBA, baseball, etc. Now I don’t care. I like amateur sports. I like pick-up games. Professional sports could go away tomorrow and I’d say good-riddance. The passion that people put into WATCHING other people play a game…… Life is short and the weather has been great!

dd

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Ditto! Been too busy fishing to type that up too – LOL!

-J.

Whatever man, they were on public water in view of families with hookers flown in from Atlanta… I hope they do get some solid leadership and stop acting like children with a million dollars… I wouldnt mind seeing a decent team, but it looks like its pretty far off…

I do hope that they pull thier act together both on and OFF the field…

Also, my post above was not to state it was “news”, but does seem to support that Tice isnt going anywhere… he seems to lack the leadership required to take a pro team to the championship…

you should all just become bear fans and be done with it

Aside from the boat incident, my thoughts keep going back to the fact that Mike Tice was scalping tickets. If this is leadership, maybe the players are just following the examples he sets.

All I know is I enjoyed yesterday’s 2nd half IMMENSELY!!!!!!

56 yarder!

SKOL VIKINGS!!!

While I am a sports fan, all sports in Minnesota for that matter, I refuse to support any of the pro teams. I quit going to the games of any professional sports in the eighties. Prices are out of control and when I can flip on the tube to one of 10 different channels and watch sports for free.
I’d go to the local park and watch the kids before spending money on professional sports!!!
I’d even watch golf?

Call me cheap if you want, but i’m still and always will be a sports fan!

I think my favorite play was watching Edinger get mowed down on the kickoff return that go fumbled and picked up by the up man. I’ll give him credit for taking on a guy 4 times his size!! Just what this team needs, some heart!!!

Vikings WHO?????

I was out pre-fishing walleyes, getting warmed up for Jack’s guide trip to the pond next summer!!!!!!

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Vikings WHO?????

I was out pre-fishing walleyes, getting warmed up for Jack’s guide trip to the pond next summer!!!!!!

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The jury is still a long way from coming in on that my friend. It might end up being a mixed bag weekend for us. One day in my boat, and one day in yours.

BTW, if you aren’t fishing bobbers, you aren’t practicing to be in my boat.

After going to that game on Sunday and watching the fickle fans prior to the game and then the Superbowl bound fans after the game.???? Amazing what a few beers and a 56 yard field goal can do to fans that were booing and heckeling their team only 3 hours earlier.

Its really not fair to lump all the fans together like that and say they are fickle because a few were booing. FYI those might have been Packer fans booing the Vikings, there was something like 30% Packer fans there.

I think the Vikes offered to invite the Pack to their next “Love Boat” party if they would call off the dogs in the second half. What else would explain it?