Vikings

I'm excited that the Vikings are getting so much good press by the national sports media. In the last couple of days, I've even heard Teddy Bridgewater compared to a young Joe Montana!

It's nice. It's fun, but let's get real for a second here. The Vikings have to play against Green Bay TWICE in the last seven games. They also have games with the Falcons, Seahawks, Cardinals, and Giants. Even the Bears are looking better lately. That is one tough schedule. Before the season began that looked like a potential 0-7 or 1-6 gauntlet, a real season killer.

My opinion hasn't changed. I don't see the Vikings winning most of those remaining seven. I don't care if they have a good defense, Adrian Peterson, and a young Joe Montana, that kind of schedule could end the Vikings season early.

7-2 is great, but by the time it's all over, 8-8 is still a realistic number. The game with Green Bay this weekend should tell us a lot more.

Until then, I'm cautiously optimistic about a possible play-off spot while preparing for the national media's disappointment when talking about Minnesota's utter collapse two months from now. It won't be a collapse. It's just that there are several good teams in this league, and over the next seven weeks we have to play many of them.

When it comes to Minnesota sports, you learn not to take anything for granted.  That's where disappointment  and frustration come from.