--- In novavikes@yahoogroups.com, "Al" <albuddah@...> wrote:
>
> Well this group leans on the quiet side when it comes to posting
or
> responding to messages. We usually let our voices be heard at
> gametime. If you would like to post messages, I wholeheartedly
> encourage the banter here. All the newbies to the group I welcome
> thee to the NOVAVIKES and hope you come on down to Stars & Stripes
> Restaurant for each game the Vikings play. We have raffles, sing
on
> each and every TD(song is listed in the files section) and purple
is
> mandatory. We will announce tailgate information in the near
future
> for the Skins game for those coming to the Vikings Opening Monday
> Night game at 7pm.
>
> Now the question is what is the most important part of training
> camp? When you restructure your entire coaching staff, the most
> important thing is how the players respond to the new coaches.
Yes
> we need the Olde Tymer to dig deep to give us a chance to
compete.
> Yes we need the defense to step up with the new Tampa-2 Defense.
> Yes, we need the new West Coast offense to be run efficiently.
There
> is a lot we need to get accomplished here folks. It is all new to
> most of these guys, and the coaches are all in new positions too.
We
> by all means shouldn't expect too much, but as fans we usually
have
> high expectations. I think we can compete with the schedule we
have,
> but the beginning will be rough and we could start off 0-4.
>
> We have a "weak" division and if things go as they did last year
it
> might go the same way to the Bears. I believe defenses are made
to
> be broken and the way the Bears finished the season, I believe the
> Bears will be going backwards this year. The Packers have to be
> better because of all the injuries last year, but they really are
as
> good as Brett Farve. Detroit will always be Detroit, enuff said.
>
> Training camp is a learning step, as is the preseason games, but
> until they play on September 11 against the Skins, we won't know
how
> well all the puzzle pieces fit into this new jigsaw.
>

Al, the most important thing about the preseason is that nobody
get's hurt. Preseason don't mean jack. Denny used to try and win
them all and the result?