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(Sportige)   It's hard to believe that some head coach was ever going to let Josh Freeman throw the ball 53 times in one game with someone named Adrian Peterson in the backfield, but apparently such a person exists   ( sportige.com) divider line
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Lost Thought 00
2013-10-22 10:44:32 AM  
53 times when he hasn't even had a chance to learn the names of the receivers yet.
 
upndn
2013-10-22 10:44:50 AM  
Yucky game played with yucky players, except Allen's sack of Eli was quite impressive.
 
Random Anonymous Blackmail
2013-10-22 10:47:40 AM  
Because the O-line is not skilled enough to block against most High School teams.
 
Nadie_AZ [TotalFark]
2013-10-22 10:49:48 AM  
Steve Young trashed the coaching decisions by the Vikings. I couldn't argue.

And I don't care if Rick Reilly was right, I wanted Ray Lewis to pile drive him into the turf. Hard.
 
chevydeuce
2013-10-22 10:51:36 AM  
Christ, that was a horrible game....just beyond boring, with two shiatty teams competing to see who could suck just a little less.

Had to laugh when I saw the bar at our local bowling alley, which has a big to-do for every MNF game, with food and prizes and all that.  They usually get a fair sized crowd, but I peeked in last night just before halftime and there was not a single person in the place except the bartender...kinda tells you what people thought of this game.
 
Arkanaut
2013-10-22 10:52:42 AM  
Peterson couldn't really get it going last night either.  It was hard to watch.
 
hobnail [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2013-10-22 11:00:05 AM  
Yeah, Peterson was a non-factor in that game as soon as it became clear that the Vikings had absolutely no passing attack (which was pretty much immediately).  They could have handed off to him all night and the end result would have been practically identical.

If Freeman could have completed even a couple semi-deep balls it would have changed their running game completely.
 
stir22 [TotalFark]
2013-10-22 11:00:53 AM  
that game was just...so hard to watch.
 
Sapper_Topo
2013-10-22 11:01:50 AM  
as a Vikes fan I would just like to say the following. Ahem. Josh Freeman is going to work out but not after 2 weeks with the team. What is really at work here is the complete and total failure of the coaching staff. Musgrave needs to be fired NOW! Frazier I believe is a good coach but he is loyal to his coordinators to a fault. Singletary has the defensive schemes of a parks and rec league or Pop Warner coach. The only positive thing right now is special teams, and with Blair Walsh injured even that is getting to be a let down. Freeman is not to blame here. I actually think I will like him at QB. At least he can throw beyond 10 yards. Now get AP and Patterson the DAMN BALL!
 
deanis
2013-10-22 11:02:07 AM  
I thought it was awesome hearing Tirico and Gruden bash these two teams. Bad teams are bad.
 
HotWingConspiracy
2013-10-22 11:03:12 AM  
I thought Freeman did a good job considering the circumstances.
 
fickenchucker
2013-10-22 11:05:37 AM  
The highlight of today is the faint din of weeping wafting over the border.  If it's perceptible here in Milwaukee, I can only imagine the racket out by Chippewa Falls.

/Proven fact--Minnesota sucks.
//Just the sports teams--the state is OK.
 
hobnail [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2013-10-22 11:06:04 AM  
And gawd, what an ugly game.  Even John Gruden couldn't find anything nice to say about anyone by about half way through the third quarter.

Although Mrs. Hobnail and I decided that Coughlin face is superior to Manning face for entertainment value.
 
Devo
2013-10-22 11:07:43 AM  
Both teams are bad, so vote NASCAR.
 
Rwa2play [TotalFark]
2013-10-22 11:07:46 AM  

upndn: Yucky game played with yucky players, except Allen's sack of Eli was quite impressive.


Heh, reminds me of MBooda's comment in last year's Steelers/Broncos thread.
 
INeedAName
2013-10-22 11:08:05 AM  

HotWingConspiracy: I thought Freeman did a good job considering the circumstances.


Seriously. The guy hasn't been around long enough to where the bathrooms are, let alone what routes people are running.
 
Tooterfish
2013-10-22 11:10:54 AM  
It was pretty hilarious to watch, so there's that
 
jayhawk88 [TotalFark]
2013-10-22 11:12:09 AM  
I didn't watch this snorefest, but AP did have 13 carries last night, it's not like he was completely ignored. If the Giants were playing all 11 guys within 15 yards of the ball and daring Josh Freeman to beat them, another 10-15 AP carries for 17-30 additional yards probably wasn't going to be a game changer.
 
Rwa2play [TotalFark]
2013-10-22 11:17:42 AM  

jayhawk88: I didn't watch this snorefest, but AP did have 13 carries last night, it's not like he was completely ignored. If the Giants were playing all 11 guys within 15 yards of the ball and daring Josh Freeman to beat them, another 10-15 AP carries for 17-30 additional yards probably wasn't going to be a game changer.


This; the Giants made a statement:  We want Josh Freeman to beat us.  They called it right and won.
 
bertor_vidas
2013-10-22 11:17:46 AM  

Sapper_Topo: as a Vikes fan I would just like to say the following. Ahem. Josh Freeman is going to work out but not after 2 weeks with the team. What is really at work here is the complete and total failure of the coaching staff. Musgrave needs to be fired NOW! Frazier I believe is a good coach but he is loyal to his coordinators to a fault. Singletary has the defensive schemes of a parks and rec league or Pop Warner coach. The only positive thing right now is special teams, and with Blair Walsh injured even that is getting to be a let down. Freeman is not to blame here. I actually think I will like him at QB. At least he can throw beyond 10 yards. Now get AP and Patterson the DAMN BALL!


I didn't realize that Vikings fans liked CP so much. I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that, but Chris Hansen might want you to take a seat over there...

/Tennessee grad
//Patterson was one of the few bright spots last season
///Hope he pans out for you
 
wiseolddude
2013-10-22 11:20:58 AM  
I watched the whole game. I am sure there were worse games than that one, but that is the worst one I have ever seen. The players should be embarrassed.
 
Jim from Saint Paul
2013-10-22 11:24:37 AM  
That game was like watching the people who did Transmorphers redo "They Live" and just renam it "Cripple Fight".
 
Sapper_Topo
2013-10-22 11:25:21 AM  

bertor_vidas: Sapper_Topo: as a Vikes fan I would just like to say the following. Ahem. Josh Freeman is going to work out but not after 2 weeks with the team. What is really at work here is the complete and total failure of the coaching staff. Musgrave needs to be fired NOW! Frazier I believe is a good coach but he is loyal to his coordinators to a fault. Singletary has the defensive schemes of a parks and rec league or Pop Warner coach. The only positive thing right now is special teams, and with Blair Walsh injured even that is getting to be a let down. Freeman is not to blame here. I actually think I will like him at QB. At least he can throw beyond 10 yards. Now get AP and Patterson the DAMN BALL!

I didn't realize that Vikings fans liked CP so much. I mean, not that there's anything wrong with that, but Chris Hansen might want you to take a seat over there...

/Tennessee grad
//Patterson was one of the few bright spots last season
///Hope he pans out for you


I cant speak for Vikings fans only myself but what I see from CP is ability and speed. But for whatever reason the coaches try to force the ball down Simpson and Jennings throats. CP burns it up as soon as he gets the ball hes got potential that goes way beyond our veteran WR stable> I mean if were going to have a losing season make this guy a franchise receiver and not just another slot jockey.
 
xaks [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2013-10-22 11:26:27 AM  
That wasn't the *worst* Monday night game ever, but its top 10 and maybe top 5 material.

Freeman hasn't been there long enough to try 50+ passes. And even AP can't run well against 9 in the box on every farking play.

To quote one of the Harbaughs: That was just poor.

Frasier and Musgrave need to go, and clean out that front office. What you have now is a train wreck of embarrasing proportion.
 
Jim from Saint Paul
2013-10-22 11:32:50 AM  
Highlights from the Fark Thread:


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bionicjoe: Olympic Trolling Judge: Does Freeman have a depth perception problem or something?

QB coach & lead trainer in MN

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Oh and Mike Tirico.... MIKE FRICKIN TIRICO called this a BAD football game a few minutes into the 3rd.
 
Jim from Saint Paul
2013-10-22 11:34:59 AM  
DO NOT FIRE FRAZIER.

KEEP EVERY SINGLE PLAYER FROM LAST NIGHT.

TREAD WATER FOR BRIDGEWATER.
 
Jim from Saint Paul
2013-10-22 11:37:59 AM  
TAKE THE SCAR FOR CARR.
 
czetie
2013-10-22 11:38:20 AM  

Jim from Saint Paul: Oh and Mike Tirico.... MIKE FRICKIN TIRICO called this a BAD football game a few minutes into the 3rd.


Wow, it must have gotten truly awful. I just made a comment over in the other thread that ESPN never, ever admits that they got stuck serving up a shiat sandwich, but I didn't watch any of the second half.
 
DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke
2013-10-22 11:43:29 AM  

wiseolddude: I watched the whole game. I am sure there were worse games than that one, but that is the worst one I have ever seen. The players should be embarrassed.


Side note: Watching them on the field together, it made me wonder whether Carolina should be the ranked as high as they are.  The Panthers have wins against these two crippled mutts and the awful Rams.  They should beat TB on Thursday, but 1-8 for the rest of the season may be a realistic projection.
 
bertor_vidas
2013-10-22 11:46:40 AM  

Sapper_Topo: I cant speak for Vikings fans only myself but what I see from CP is ability and speed. But for whatever reason the coaches try to force the ball down Simpson and Jennings throats. CP burns it up as soon as he gets the ball hes got potential that goes way beyond our veteran WR stable> I mean if were going to have a losing season make this guy a franchise receiver and not just another slot jockey.


I had some friends who worked with the team (Vols). Their description was, "He's dumb as shiat, doesn't know the playbook, doesn't run good routes but he's too talented to ignore." I can't really vouch for their description as I never met the guy, but if that's true it might explain in part why he's not getting looks. He's probably down there as option 3 or 4 because they don't trust him to be where he's supposed to be, especially on timing routes.
 
varmitydog
2013-10-22 11:47:36 AM  
One of the announcers stated late in the game that it seemed like a preseason game, which was spot on.
At halftime I was convinced that Hakeem Nicks was openly attempting to throw the game.
The most important question of the night about the game would be: Is Peyton Hillis worth picking up as a running back in fake football?
 
lordjupiter
2013-10-22 11:50:32 AM  
As far as MNF stinkers go, this may even be worse than Titans/Jaguars in 2010.
 
DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke
2013-10-22 11:52:19 AM  

varmitydog: The most important question of the night about the game would be: Is Peyton Hillis worth picking up as a running back in fake football?


Broncos: No
Browns: No
Chiefs: No
Bucs: No
Gints: ehh...we gotta a lotta injuries...
 
hobnail [TotalFark] [BareFark]
2013-10-22 11:54:13 AM  
 
ShadowKamui
2013-10-22 11:55:51 AM  

varmitydog: One of the announcers stated late in the game that it seemed like a preseason game, which was spot on.
At halftime I was convinced that Hakeem Nicks was openly attempting to throw the game.
The most important question of the night about the game would be: Is Peyton Hillis worth picking up as a running back in fake football?


Depends on Jacobs hamstring
 
INeedAName
2013-10-22 11:57:24 AM  

varmitydog: One of the announcers stated late in the game that it seemed like a preseason game, which was spot on.
At halftime I was convinced that Hakeem Nicks was openly attempting to throw the game.
The most important question of the night about the game would be: Is Peyton Hillis worth picking up as a running back in fake football?


Jacobs may be back next week, so it would be unlikely he sees too many touches in the near future.
 
karmaceutical
2013-10-22 11:57:44 AM  
I had wondered where Peyton Hillis went.  He seemed to be on a Kenny Powers career trajectory, just in the NFL.

Also, does Freeman not know how to run an option or a bootleg or something?  He is decently athletic enough to do something with his feet to get a little more space from the defense.

Also also, every NYG receiver needs to be shiatcanned... that performance was just awful.
 
Jim from Saint Paul
2013-10-22 11:59:20 AM  
Let's see:

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Tajh Boyd, Clemson
Zach Mettenberger, LSU
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Derek Carr, Fresno State
Brett Hundley, UCLA

SWALLOW THE WATER FOR BRIDGEWATER.
TAKE THE SCAR FOR CARR.
FILLER FOR MILLER.
AVOID FOR BOYD.

Help me here people.
 
mikaloyd
2013-10-22 12:00:28 PM  
This was the kind of football game where football fans nationwide would have cheered midway through the 3rd quarter if Heidi's opening credits had started rolling
 
Super Chronic [TotalFark]
2013-10-22 12:01:46 PM  

Jim from Saint Paul: Let's see:

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Tajh Boyd, Clemson
Zach Mettenberger, LSU
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Derek Carr, Fresno State
Brett Hundley, UCLA

SWALLOW THE WATER FOR BRIDGEWATER.
TAKE THE SCAR FOR CARR.
FILLER FOR MILLER.
AVOID FOR BOYD.

Help me here people.


Go to hell for Manziel?
Suck some scrota for Mariota?
 
INeedAName
2013-10-22 12:03:13 PM  

Jim from Saint Paul: Let's see:

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Tajh Boyd, Clemson
Zach Mettenberger, LSU
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Derek Carr, Fresno State
Brett Hundley, UCLA

SWALLOW THE WATER FOR BRIDGEWATER.
TAKE THE SCAR FOR CARR.
FILLER FOR MILLER.
AVOID FOR BOYD.

Help me here people.


Stop carin' for McCarron
Don't hurry, for Murray
 
DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke
2013-10-22 12:09:19 PM  

INeedAName: Jim from Saint Paul: Let's see:

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Tajh Boyd, Clemson
Zach Mettenberger, LSU
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Derek Carr, Fresno State
Brett Hundley, UCLA

SWALLOW THE WATER FOR BRIDGEWATER.
TAKE THE SCAR FOR CARR.
FILLER FOR MILLER.
AVOID FOR BOYD.

Help me here people.

Stop carin' for McCarron
Don't hurry, for Murray


Meh...for Mettenberger
 
mikaloyd
2013-10-22 12:09:30 PM  
Freemans passes are so far above his receivers that during future outdoor Vikings games all fragile items near the international space station will be stowed
 
Rwa2play [TotalFark]
2013-10-22 12:09:45 PM  

Jim from Saint Paul: Help me here people.


I'd be VERY happy with Kouandjo from Alabama, thank you very much.
 
IlGreven
2013-10-22 12:23:03 PM  
Adrian Peterson was getting worse yardage than Trent Richardson last night.  Yes, they were stacking the box against him, but every team does that, and Peterson's usually able to get 4 YPC on them.
 
Representative of the unwashed masses
2013-10-22 12:24:46 PM  
May I make my application for the HC of Minnesota job.

every play, 2 tight ends, fullback, hand off to AP.

Superbowl is assured.
 
IlGreven
2013-10-22 12:24:51 PM  

Jim from Saint Paul: Highlights from the Fark Thread:
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[img.fark.net image 512x340]

bionicjoe: Olympic Trolling Judge: Does Freeman have a depth perception problem or something?

QB coach & lead trainer in MN

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[img.fark.net image 625x468]

Oh and Mike Tirico.... MIKE FRICKIN TIRICO called this a BAD football game a few minutes into the 3rd.


I'd like to see one with Weeden's flipperception with "Still better than Josh Freeman" on it...

/And hell, make one with Buttfumble on it, while you're at it...
 
natural316
2013-10-22 12:34:07 PM  

DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke: INeedAName: Jim from Saint Paul: Let's see:

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Tajh Boyd, Clemson
Zach Mettenberger, LSU
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Derek Carr, Fresno State
Brett Hundley, UCLA

SWALLOW THE WATER FOR BRIDGEWATER.
TAKE THE SCAR FOR CARR.
FILLER FOR MILLER.
AVOID FOR BOYD.

Help me here people.

Stop carin' for McCarron
Don't hurry, for Murray

Meh...for Mettenberger


Slip out the back Jack
Make a new plan Stan
Don't need to be coy Roy
 
This Looks Fun
2013-10-22 12:36:42 PM  

DirtyDeadGhostofEbenezerCooke: INeedAName: Jim from Saint Paul: Let's see:

Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville
Aaron Murray, Georgia
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
AJ McCarron, Alabama
Tajh Boyd, Clemson
Zach Mettenberger, LSU
Braxton Miller, Ohio State
Marcus Mariota, Oregon
Derek Carr, Fresno State
Brett Hundley, UCLA

SWALLOW THE WATER FOR BRIDGEWATER.
TAKE THE SCAR FOR CARR.
FILLER FOR MILLER.
AVOID FOR BOYD.

Help me here people.

Stop carin' for McCarron
Don't hurry, for Murray

Meh...for Mettenberger


"Lose on purpose for high draft picks"

Right?
 
JolobinSmokin
2013-10-22 12:38:37 PM  
Josh Heupel?
 
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