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| Adrian Peterson, during what were happier times for all of us. New Year's 2012. |
It seems like every time a Minnesota
team has gotten a little momentum going in the early season the past few years,
a litany of articles spreading positive vibes and dissecting why THIS YEAR'S
DIFFERENT! rain down on us from the local and, occasionally, national media.
Like this article about last year's Wild written just before their slight
post-December downturn. Or this little nugget about the Timberwolves from the
Sporting News written last February 28th. Ten days later, Ricky Rubio had one
functional ACL. Not to mention this jerk proclaiming the Gophers were back not
eight days ago. So I'm going to try something here: A modified approach to a
modicum of success.
Stagnant offense, porous defense, sieve-like special teams. For
the third consecutive season, the Vikings are disappointing fans throughout the
state. After posting nine wins combined in their last two seasons, the Purple
Ones have won just three of their first four games in 2012. The failures of the
front office and coaching staff have been on full display every week so far,
and I intend to point out these numerous misgivings in order to do my small
part to get this bunch of losers swept out of here so we can finally field a
winning team by the time the Zygi Dome opens around 2016.
