The way to early 2016 win total thread.

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How many wins?

Poll ended at Thu May 12, 2016 4:13 pm

12+
5
16%
10-11
14
44%
8-9
9
28%
6-7
2
6%
4-5
2
6%
 
Total votes: 32

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The way to early 2016 win total thread.

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So, it's way to early, but, since it's off season and there is nothing better to do....................

The players on the 53 should be coming from the ones signed so far. So we have some idea of the talent level and we know our opponents and the home/away games.

How many wins do you think the Vikings get this year?

Sorry, not going lower than 4.


Voting is open to change.
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I did a prediction thread right after the schedule was announced. I still see the team going 13-3. I'll have to readjust my prediction after camp and the preseason. But right now I can't find 4 losses.
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10-11, im thinking 10.
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Top would be 12 wins

I would guess 11 barring injury or disaster.
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I'm thinking 11 wins.....if luck goes our way all season (never happens) I could see us with 12-13
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Somewhere between 8 and 14 depending on how things go.

I voted 10-11
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I picked 12 but it could be between 9 and 13 wins honestly...

this year will be determined by our offense improvement, especially OL
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jackal wrote:
this year will be determined by our offense improvement, especially OL
I agree Jackal. Sparano could be this teams MVP if things go well up front on offense. Its really going to be the key unit if this team is going to take the next step.
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I voted 8-9 and not trending upwards. Now that there is more book out on Teddy and the offense the wins are not going to come easy having to maybe rely on more offensive output in the passing game. AP will still get a big chunk and depending on how Tread is going to mesh with TB is going to be key if we're a real contender for a deeper playoff run.
It's hard not to vote higher because of the defense though. They're going to be kick donkey. :slice:
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I picked 10-11 but I'm expecting 12+.

If the Vikings OL can perform above average, this team will be hard to beat.
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Another media outlet writes the Vikings off. :whistle:

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2016/5/13/ ... s-for-2016
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halfgiz wrote:Another media outlet writes the Vikings off. :whistle:

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2016/5/13/ ... s-for-2016
My thoughts were initially the same as the article writer - that the Vikes have a better roster and an easier schedule than last year. But look again at the other teams. Carolina at 10.5 wins, along with four other teams. I can't say why the Panthers will be more than four wins worse.

The Vikings were actually rated as the sixth best team in the league. They were just being conservative with the win totals, as records will tend to regress towards .500 for most teams.

Or to look at it another way, if I told you we were going to win one fewer game than the Patriots and Panthers this season, you'd probably take that.
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they barely improved one position on the line, picked up a greasy hands receiver in the draft. Refuse to let the worst punter/holder Jeff Locke go, so field goals will again be a huge issue. The defense still has holes, at mlb and one extra corner wouldn't have hurt, not holding my breath waiting to see if any mid to late rounders are diamonds in the rough.

I like the 8-8 predictions, offense will regress, defense will remain stagnant. Last year mostly favored defense, one minor rule tweak and the above average offenses will be putting up 40 points again.
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joe h wrote:they barely improved one position on the line, picked up a greasy hands receiver in the draft. Refuse to let the worst punter/holder Jeff Locke go, so field goals will again be a huge issue. The defense still has holes, at mlb and one extra corner wouldn't have hurt, not holding my breath waiting to see if any mid to late rounders are diamonds in the rough.

I like the 8-8 predictions, offense will regress, defense will remain stagnant. Last year mostly favored defense, one minor rule tweak and the above average offenses will be putting up 40 points again.
A huge factor for me is that the schedule (on paper, admittedly) looks way easier this year. Comparison:
Same eight games against the division, and the Giants and Cards.
Other eight games (record outside their division in parentheses, so weak divisions pay a price and strong ones look even better) in order of difficulty:
Last year This year By record
Broncos (8-2) Carolina (10-0) Harder
Falcons (7-3) Redskins (5-5) Easier
Seattle (7-3) Eagles (4-6) Easier
Chiefs (6-4) Texans (4-6) Easier
Raiders (4-6) Colts (4-6) Same
49ers (4-6) Jags (3-7) Easier
Chargers (4-6) Titans (2-8) Easier
Rams (3-7) Cowboys (1-9) Easier

But for me, I'd go with a few games that look pretty even across the years.
Broncos=Panthers
Falcons=Redskins
49ers=Eagles
Raiders=Colts
Chargers=Texans
Rams>=Titans (they're a little better to me)
Chiefs>=Cowboys (they're a little better unless all the Cowboy hype is true)
Seattle>>>Jags

So for me, do what we did last year and beat the Lions twice without Calvin Johnson, beat the Bears twice, and split with the Packers. Maybe we drop the game in Chicago. But we don't lay a turd against the Eagles like we did against SF. We beat the teams that we are better than (Redskins, Colts, Texans, Titans), somehow upset the mighty Cowboys (!), and kill the Jags like we should. Then we drop the Panthers and Cardinals games (which we probably do, but that Cards game was tight), and we end up back at 11 wins. I predicted 10, because classic Vikings teams drop at least one game they should win. But I can't get to eight without massive injuries. But if the massive injuries go to the Panthers and the Cards, we could be talking first round bye (even at 11 wins, like in Daunte's first playoff year and the donut game which I don't remember anything at all about).
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Posted the same poll at a Packer forum, for the Packers, and the interesting thing is that 75% of them pick the Packers to go 12+
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