W/L prediction thread

[SeaofGreen]

This fascinates me. Every single egg in one basket. Not a proven QB on the team. Howell may have some upside.

My Viking fan buddy is less than hopeful - but then all Vike fans are broken and have been forced to accept that misery is their fate.

I keep forgetting Howell is there. IMO the limited snaps Sam had here were much worse than Darnolds bad games. Howell played the hawks tough while with Washington but I don't think he'd of beat last year's defense let alone the improved defense I expect MM to put out this year

 

[glenwo2]

I agree. I wouldn't be surprised at all with a win but Im a homer and I see a potential win in every game. They had a better season than us last year but now we have their QB. How much will their familiarity with Darnolds strengths and weaknesses benefit their game plan? Will the emotion of a "revenge game" help or hinder Darnold?

I think that while familiarity with Darnold (especially with Brian Flores defense going after him) could benefit them, the same can be said about Darnold having worked against that same Flores D during Training Camp and practices all season long.

I don't think anything the Vikings do defensively will catch Sam off-guard here.