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The over/under for Vikings wins is 8. The Vikings are 45-1 to win the Super Bowl and 18-1 to win the NFC.
I would keep your money in your pocket. I project the Vikings to be a 8 win team, so one bounce could put you over or under….why take the risk?
Finally the Vikings ridded themselves of a major headache. The Vikings are trying to re-build their image after the LOVE BOAT incident and don’t need any players like Robinson around. This might be the end of Robinson’s once thought to be great career as a wide receiver in the NFL.
A sad story.
Safety Dwight Smith was arrested early Saturday morning on charges of indecent conduct with a 24-year old woman in a stairwell near a dowtown night club. Coach Brad Childress was really upset and would have punished Smith harshly, but the players union has Smith’s back. On the bright side, at least Smith was messing around with a woman……unlike former Steelers QB Kordell Stewart…..LOL!
The Vikings won this game with a smothering defense, plus three huge plays. The first of the huge plays was when Fred Smoot intercepted a pass in the 2nd quarter and returned it 70 yards for a touchdown. The second huge play was when rookie QB Tavaris Jackson hit undrafted rookie Jason Carter with a 77 yard TD pass. The final huge play was when undrafted rookie offensive tackle Donald Penn returned a fumble 29 yards for a TD.
Brad Johnson has his usual steady game. He completed 9 of 15 passes for 90 yards. Tavaris Jackson completed 2 of 4 passes for 80 yards and a TD. Mike McMahon completed 2 of 5 passes for 36 yards.
Chester Taylor got some work in carrying the ball 10 times for 27 yards.
Undrafted WR Jason Carter could be making a late run for a roster spot as he caught 2 passes for 107 yards and a TD.
The Vikings defense was solid against the Ravens. The Ravens had 85 yards rushing but only averaged 3.4 yards per carry. The Vikings allowed the Ravens to complete 68.4% of their passes but held them to 196 net yards passing. Most of the Ravens passes were of the dink&dunk variety.
This will be an interesting decision facing the Vikings. When the Vikings signed McMahon they intended him to be the #2 QB for them. McMahon has been so bad in the pre-season that the Vikings might decide that they are a better team without him around. McMahon has only completed 2 of 11 passes (18.2%) in the pre-season for 51 yards and a pick-off. McMahon has an unbelievable QB rating of 8.5.
Tavaris Jackson has exceeded all expectations so far in the pre-season, but would the Vikings be confident going into a season with a raw rookie as their #2 QB? I think their answer would probably be yes, because of how bad McMahon has looked. Jackson has completed 16 of 24 passes (66.7%) for 140 yards and a TD, for a QB rating of 95.8. Jackson also is a good runner as he has scrambled 3 times for 36 yards. Jackson has alot to learn yet, like how to slide. Jackson took a big hit in the Raider game and had to leave for awhile.
