Hope the end of your work week is going well
Kirk Cousins Jersey , I’m in the middle of a four day stretch so words and links will be limited for the next couple of days. In the meantime, while
we’re waiting for the next Vikings game to start we’ll continue with our Open
Thread full of beer and rib recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and
smoker recipes. Have another cup of coffee and drop by for some fan wisdom and
snark. With that, let’s do this.Around the DN since our last thread:Chris and
Eric have a spot where you can keep up with all Vikings - Jets news.Adam Thielen
doesn’t worry about his stats, he wants to win per Skelly10.Chris has your
Thursday Vikings injury report, significantly Danielle Hunter and Dalvin Cook
sat practice out.Your weekly FanPulse survey with increasing confidence among
NFC North fans from Chris.What is the fantasy value of the Vikings backfield
from mzahorskyh105.It better be good, I’m starting Murray this weekend.Ted
ponders whether this Sunday’s game is ‘do or die’ for the Vikings?Eric’s weekly
game preview article, this week: Vikings at Jets: New York! New York?While
you’re there check out the GPOTW!From the Ringer, The Eight Best Players of the
2018 NFL Season So Far.Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com On this
week’s ‘Winning Formula’ segment, the crew are joined by diehard Vikings fan and
comedian Cy Amundson, who also hosts “SportsCenter on Snapchat” for ESPN, to
discuss if Danielle Hunter is undervalued by fans and those who follow the team,
what offensive contributor has been undervalued so far.Notebook: Vikings do best
to prep for ‘unpredictable’ aspects of rookie Sam Darnold.Presser Points:
DeFillippo on Murray, Edwards on Darnold, Priefer on Jets special teams.Expert
Picks: Vikings look to make it 3 in a row in New York.Couple of “experts” need
to re-look their pick.Courtney Cronin at the espn NFC North blog writesBetter
together: Cousins
Authentic Mike Hughes Jersey , Thielen emerge as NFL’s top QB-WR duo.League news: Last night the Broncos beat down the Cardinals by a score of 45-10.We come
to today’s media selection:Pink Floyd - Welcome to the MachineAgain, we all know
the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No
feeding of the trolls-This isn’t a male version of The View, so leave the gender
hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags,
if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use
spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with
their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go
away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm. We’ve got our
results from this week’s FanPulse polls from all of the NFC North sites along
the SB Nation network, and not surprisingly fans are either more or less
confident in their teams entering Week 7 action based on how they did in Week
6.As far as the Minnesota Vikings are concerned, their 27-17 victory over the
Arizona Cardinals was enough for a slight lift in fans’ spirits, as we now have
a full three-quarters of Vikings fans expressing confidence in the direction of
the team. Yes, they’re now up to 75% in the confidence ratings, good for second
in the NFC North in that category this week.Looking at what fans of the Vikings
and their opponents this week, the New York Jets, think of this week’s
contest
Youth Anthony Barr Jersey , it appears that both sides are expecting a Minnesota victory. Vikings fans are, on average, looking at an eight-point win
over the Jets, while Jets’ fans predictions average out to a 2-point Minnesota
win.That was only the second-biggest rise in confidence this week, however. The
biggest rise comes from a team that didn’t actually play in Week 6. The Detroit
Lions, coming off of their bye, saw the level of confidence in their team go
from 52% to 58% this week.That 58% is not the lowest level of confidence in the
NFC North, however. No, that distinction goes to the Green Bay Packers. In spite
of. . .or, perhaps, because of. . .their last-minute victory over the San
Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, only 34% of Green Bay fans are
confident in the direction of their team this week.The only NFC North team that
saw a drop in confidence this week was the only team that lost. With their
overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins, the Chicago Bears saw confidence in their
team drop from a season-high of 96% down to 85%.It doesn’t figure to get any
easier for the Bears this coming Sunday. . .they get the distinction of facing
the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon.That’s a look at some of this
week’s FanPulse results from around the NFC North. We did have a team-specific
question for this week, and we’re waiting for the graphic for that one to be
finalized before we put it out there. We’ll have some more on those results
tomorrow.
