Well, that sucked. I
don’t really have many words for it; the NFC championship game was over from
the moment Case Keenum threw that pick-six. And
now the Eagles are playing in what could have been “our” Super Bowl. We never really had a chance.
(Okay, maybe that’s a little over-dramatic, but I tried
writing this post immediately after the game ended and it was an emotional
diatribe about how the Vikings are always a bridesmaid but never a bride and
were never going to even make it to the Super Bowl until I was dead and
gone. Writing all of it out was
cathartic, but I chose not to save it.)
It’s just as well the Vikings fell short of “bringing it
home.” No one had ever done it, and now
the team no longer has to worry about being the first. Let that duty fall to…oh man…the 28-3
catastrophe themselves, the Atlanta Falcons.
With our luck, that will wind up happening. It would, however, be sweet, sweet revenge to
win the Super Bowl there on what would be the 20th anniversary of a
certain sordid event in Vikings history.
I, personally, am ready for the big game, but I can’t help
feeling like this would all be 100 times more exciting if the Vikings had made
it. Then again, I’m enjoying the
relaxing feeling of knowing there’s no chance for the Vikes to go 0-5 in the
Super Bowl all-time by losing to Tom Brady.
Better to lose in the NFC Title Game than to think you’re all that, only
to fall hard.
The next task for the Vikings will be choosing a starter;
which feels like the opening moments of any Pokemon game. Will they choose Bradford, Bridgewater, or
Keenum? Or, will they keep one of them
for depth purposes and go out and catch a wild Kirk Cousins? From the sounds of it, he’ll give us a chance
if he feels the offer is right. He
obviously feels the situation is right.
Personally, I feel like he has huge potential to thrive in an offense
with a healthy Dalvin Cook and plenty of weapons plus a defense that will
hopefully return to form next year and get him back on the field shortly after
he leaves. That is, of course, if he
wants to come here.
None of this will come to a head until free agency, so that
will be the next time this blog gets updated.
Until then, Skol on.
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