Thank You, Kevin Seifert

In the previous post, there are a few points where I explain how I can't explain what is quite wrong with this year's team. They seem like they should perform better than their record indicates. Kevin Seifert is the NFC North writer for ESPN's NFL Nation Blog, and really hit the nail on the head about this year's team, IMO.

I’ve seen some bad Vikings teams over the years. Their teams in 2001, 2002 and 2006 were especially inept. The 2011 team doesn’t feel like an undermanned or incompetent team. And yet they’re one of four teams in Vikings history to start 0-4. If they don’t beat the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, the Vikings will be 0-5 for the first time since 1962.

So obviously, 0-5 is an unfamiliar territory for this team. It's comforting knowing the odds are against us dropping another one next Sunday, but at the same time, the odds have been against the Vikings dropping their first three games in the manner that they did.