Tuesday Evening QB - Week 15

After the Vikes lost their first game in seven weeks, Mike Tice illustrated what type of leader he is. The perpetrator of "Scalpgate", Tice criticized Minnesota season ticket holders for selling their stubs to Steeler fans:

"Maybe, in their defense, they sold the tickets when ... we were 2-5. Maybe they said, 'The heck with it, I'm not going to that.' Maybe that's the case. Or maybe Pittsburgh fans are just a little more diehard than our fans are."

Tice also complained about the lack of a crucial element of home field advantage: blatant abuse of Jumbotron(tm) replays on close calls:

"We don't get help at home on the video board at all. . . We've tried to make it so simple to give them instruction: 'Look, if you think it's going to help us, show it. If you think it's going to hurt us, don't show it.'"

Lombardi could not have said it better himself. Oh Mike, you are a classic.

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Mondy Evening QB - Week 14

Yet another cruise control victory over a lackluster team. Yes, the Vikes D managed six turnovers, but they were playing against a 7th round draft pick rookie. The real test comes next Sunday when they take on a playoff caliber team in the Steelers. But then again, the other NFC "contenders" didnt look impressive on Sunday either:

• Eli and the Giants needed OT to beat the Eagles, who were without T.O., McNabb, Westbrook, Frey, Henley AND Walsh.
• The Cowboys were one play away from losing to K.C. at home.
  
• Duh Bears were humbled by the aforementioned Steelers.
• Seattle didnt prove much by beating up the worst team in the NFC in their home stadium. The same 49er team they almost lost to a few weeks ago.
• The NFC South teams keep beating up on each other. So that's a tough read.

Here's the clutch kicker watch for Week 14:

• Tynes missed a mid-range FG that wouldve sent the KC-Cowboy game into OT.
• Kris Brown completely shanked a short FG that wouldve sent the Tennesee-Houston game into OT.
• Bironas from Houston hit a short FG that put Tennesee up by three with :15 left.
• Graham hit one the beat the Browns by three.
  
• Feely actually made a clutch FG to beat the Eagles in OT.
• Longwell hit one in OT to beat the Lions.

Edinger is still 3-3 when the game is on the line.

Tuesday Evening QB - Week 13

The real highlight of the game was seeing Ford Field security chase and assault a fan that was holding a "Fire Millen" sign. Nice to see the Lions fans are finally starting to realize the heart of the problem. Too bad it was after West Coast(tm) Matt was given a contract extension.

Over the past five years, the Millen regime has assembled a 20-56 record, the worst in the NFL. Worse than Arizona. Worse than Clevleand. Worse than the expansion team in Houston. In that period, Detroit has changed head coaches, playcallers, QB's, receivers, and other personnel multiple times. There have only been 2 constants. And sorry West Coast(tm) Matt, but you cannot blame this on Jason Hanson.

In comparison, the five years prior to Millen taking over saw the Lions accumulate a 36-44 record with 2 playoff appearances. Nothing exciting, but at least it was respectable. The main criticism of those teams was that they'd always lose in the playoffs. Well, I guess West Coast(tm) Matt took care of that problem.

Of course, I forsaw this debacle early on. After the first game of the Millen era as a matter of fact: a 28-6 loss at Lambeau. The game result itself was predictable, but the aftermath was not. Although the enitire team struggled, Millen and his fellow West Coast(tm) Stooge Marty Moronwhig, put the loss on the incumbant QB, Charlie Batch. The argument was that poor Charlie couldnt grasp the intricacies of the West Coast(tm) Offense. They benched Charlie after ONE GAME, and replaced him with noted West Coast(tm) Expert Ty Detmer. Whereas Batch's start was in arguably the toughest venue for a visitor to play, Ty was set up to take his first starts against the hapless Cowboys and pitiful Browns.

Well, then 9-11 hit. The Cowboy game was moved to the end of the season. So West Coast(tm) Expert Ty Detmer's first start was in Cleveland. The good news for the Lions was that it was a modern-day NFL record setting performance. But it wasnt the type of record to be proud of. Ty threw seven interceptions in the 24-14 loss. SEVEN INT's against a team that had been 3-13 the previous season.

Needless to say, these two games set the tone for the rest of the season, as well as West Coast(tm) Matt's tenure.

Batch may have been the first patsy, but he wasnt the last. The next one was Moronwhig. Harrington's been the scapegoat the past couple years. Now Mariucci has taken the fall. And with all this, West Coast(tm) Matt gets a contract extension for doing the following:

• vastly overpaying for mediocre FA receivers Bill Schroeder and Az Hakim.
• drafting a QB early in the first round without providing a veteran QB to mentor him.
• drafting underacheiving WR's in the early first round for three straight years
• calling Johnny Morton a "faggot"

Well, I guess it's not so bad. After all, I am a Vikings fan.

Speaking of which, now that a lot of people are jumping on the Viking bandwagon, there's one thing that everyone should keep in mind:


The Vikings are 6-0 vs teams with losing records, but only 1-5 vs teams with winning records.

So let's just keep it real, people.

SCUMBAG