Vikes Season......

[FISHINGURU]

Here we are at the Bye already!

What's everyone's thoughts on the season so far and the direction of the team?

[Scott K]

About as I suspected. About .500, with a lot of mistakes on the field from a young group. Although I had expected much better play from Patterson, and Peterson to perform better then he has the first half of the season. I think we will end the season with an 8-8 record.

[YiGGiN4SLoBS]

Absolutely love the defense under Mike Zimmer. I think we finally have a coach that we can get behind for a long time here in MN.

The offensive line has been the biggest disappointment of all. Vikes may need 2 or 3 new o-lineman going into next year. I know the T's are locked up but new guards at the least.

[LMITOUT]

Here we are at the Bye already!

Time to watch the police blotter!

[dfv87]

Considering we lost Peterson, Rudolph, Cassel and Greenway for parts or most of the 1st half, I am OK with our team so far. I like that Zimmer does not lay off the QB and is pushing the DL and LBs to pressure the QB. NOthing more frustrating than the past few years of getting picked apart by QBs with 6-7 seconds to throw the ball. I like our youth movement and the draft for this season looks pretty good right now... hope they keep getting better (not sure how much better Barr can get as he is a monster already!)

Barr to me is the story of the year so far, I admit I was against taking an "athlete" that just moved to a new position with the #9 pick but he is a freak athlete and is a smarter player than most rookies we take.

[JP Z]

Our OL is a mess, Kalil needs to go........or relearn the position.

[amateurfishing]

Im all for dumping all or part of o-line, seems to me on any given sunday someone has "mckinnie syndrom". Last week Kerrigan flat out crushed Loadholt the entire game.

Draft wise all I see is o line & linebackers with some better depth at safety and wr.

[FISHINGURU]

I like Zim, he has good character, seems like most of the guys are buying into the program. We have some good young players on both sides of the ball, the past few drafts have been pretty solid so far.

The D should only get better the more they learn and play in the system, can't wait for Zim and Spielman to get a few more new guys in here and weed out some more of the older slow guys with new talent.

The offense is the biggest work in progress, rookie QB, rookie RB, 2nd yr Wr Patterson, overpaid Jennings, bad o-line play, injured Rudolph, no AP.

10 yrs later we still need a real legit #1 WR, haven't had one since Moss. Patterson should still develop nicely but I don't see him as that big tall WR that can go up and rip the ball down in double coverage.

O-line needs a long overdue overhaul, not sure if they can come around yet or not, up until this season they were only asked to run block right or left.