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Originally Posted by LavaRnChad
It's hard to believe how the Vikings, Cowboys, and Chargers all fell on their face this year. I think it's more of a disappointment for the Vikes than Dallas because they are a better team than the Cowboys and they went further. Yeah, I think this is far worse for the Vikes SB dreams than the other two.
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There were a lot of expectations of the Vikings, but I think last year everything had to be almost perfect for them to make the run they made. Their offensive line kept Favre upright and Sidney Rice developed into a lethal weapon. This year you had Favre-drama (again) at the beginning of the season, injuries to Rice, and Childress developing into an a-hole of a coach.
I think in the case of the Chargers, a combination of injuries and AJ Smith making sure he won his pissing match with Vincent Jackson, led to their bad season. Ryan Matthews is talented but can't stay on the field, the Chargers wideouts have been decimated by injury, and now Gates may be gone for several weeks. Also, no one anticipated that Kansas City and Oakland would actually play decent this year.
I just don't see these two teams comparing to the Cowboys. I feel that they had no excuse other than giving up on their coach. I guess you could've seen it coming, since Wade Phillips doesn't necessarily look like an authoritative figure. But still, I don't think there's an excuse or good reason for their crappy season. Oh well.