tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388402268988489128.post9124791987420303061..comments2023-10-30T05:59:56.582-04:00Comments on The Steelers n'at: 2011 Season Preview: Minnesota VikingsThe Steelers n'at Staffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13702402270448818375noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388402268988489128.post-35419150694634305432011-08-24T14:46:08.196-04:002011-08-24T14:46:08.196-04:00As an AFC team fan, it is understandable how you c...As an AFC team fan, it is understandable how you could miss out on the most significant change in the Vikings from last year to this year -- coaching. Childress was a COMPLETE idiot who tried to force square pegs into round holes. I predicted the sideline blowouts with Farve the day they signed him -- Farve would audible out of a draw to the fullback on 3rd and 7 and Childress would try to pull him. Exactly what happened! I think Leslie Fraser will prove to be much like Tomlin -- a highly competent coach who understands the game and fits the system to the talent on hand, rather than the other way around. Fraser led the Vikings to a 3-3 finish in a year where the team had absolutely nothing to play for. I think he is going to surprise some people by putting together a cohesive and competent team.<br /><br />McNabb could do well here. He is FAR more mobile than Farve -- which should help lessen the beatings he needs to take. Although the WR corp is iffy, the Vikings have some really good playmakers in their RB and TE positions who should give McNabb adequate options. <br /><br />Each year the NFL has a surprise team that gets ignored in all the pre-season hype, but ends up in the playoffs. It's not a long shot that this year it will be the Vikings. They have a lot of All-Pro talent, a stable (boring by comparison?!) lockerroom, and perhaps a bit of a chip on their shoulder after last years debacle. Don't be surprised if they make the playoffs at about 10-6.Pastor Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02773199279887888053noreply@blogger.com