Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Vikings 2013: Any Questions?

Is Christian Ponder going to be the next great Minnesota Vikings quarterback?  Or is he just another quarterback?

Will the offensive line be better suited to keep Ponder (or any other QB) from getting pounded?

Can Adrian Peterson top the season he had last year?  Can he stay healthy while doing it?

Will the Vikings be better off without Percy Harvin or Chris Kluwe?

Is this really the final year of the Metrodome, aka Mall of America Field?  Or will belated "due diligence" on the part of the state of Minnesota help sink owner Zygi Wilf's finances?

How will the Vikings finish this season?  How about 6-10 and out of the playoffs, no matter how far Peterson takes them?

Now that the NFL has settled for $765 million with former players who took too many hits to the head and suffered the consequences, does this mean that the concussion issue has been swept under the helmet?  What will the future of the sport be like if more parents refuse to let their kids play?

Can the "Bill Belichick Way" really help the New England Patriots focus on football after Aaron Hernandez was charged with first-degree murder?

Does anyone still care about Tim Tebow?  Besides ESPN, that is?

Is it too soon for Robert Griffin III to start at quarterback for Washington on opening day following a debilitating injury?

Will the Baltimore Ravens, the defending Super Bowl champions, become a footnote to history after Ray Lewis' retirement?

When is Johnny Manziel turning pro, if he hasn't already?

Why do we still bother with kickoff returns when (A) most balls sail past the end zone, and (B) the player who receives the ball in the end zone is "strongly urged" by his teammate to take a knee?

Does anyone put much stock in the Old Farmer's Almanac prediction of a snowy Super Bowl next February at the Meadowlands?  Does anyone put much stock in the Old Farmer's Almanac, period?

Enough questions.  Here's our projected division winners.

NFC North:  Green Bay Packers
NFC South:  New Orleans Saints
NFC East:  New York Giants
NFC West:  San Francisco 49ers
NFC Wild Card:  Seattle Seahawks and Atlanta Falcons

AFC North:  Pittsburgh Steelers
AFC South:  Houston Texans
AFC East:  New England Patriots
AFC West:  Denver Broncos
AFC Wild Card:  Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts

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