Minnesota Vikings Thinking Super Bowl In 2010

Unless you live under a rock, or you have no way to receive updates on the world of sports, you most likely know that Brett Favre is now a member of the Minnesota Vikings.

This move has received some negative and positive from the "so called" experts on ESPN. Truth be told, I can't seem to stay on ESPN anymore because of how biased they are towards east-coast teams. Ever notice how it's basically the Yankees, Giants, and Knicks?

I could care less what people think about the Vikings bringing in Favre. Minnesota's quarterback situation before they brought in the future hall-of-famer was shaky and brought upon a lot of questions.

How is it an even argument of whether or not Minnesota should have made the move? To me, this is ridiculous. This is a match made in heaven. Could the timing be any more perfect?

Minnesota has arguably the best team they have had since 2000 where they went to the NFC championship only to lose by the score of 41-0 to the New York Giants.

The Vikings have impressive amounts of talent on both sides of the ball. Their offense has a leader in Brett Favre at the helm, Adrian Peterson to carry the ball, and three studs in Bernard Berrian, Percy Harvin, and Visanthe Shiancoe to receive Favre's bullet-like throws.

Where do I start on defense? Minnesota has had the best run defense for the last three years. This is no easy feat to accomplish. The Vikings consistenly put out a great front seven. This year's front seven will be led by pro-bowlers Jared Allen, and Pat and Kevin Williams.

The Vikings weakness is their secondary that seems to give up at least two or three big pass plays every game. Expect for this problem to be fixed in 2009. Minnesota has two young studs in Madieu Williams and Tyrell Johnson at safety. They also have emerging star, Cedric Griffin and whily veteran, Antoine Winfield to start at cornerback.

Like I said, Minnesota has a lot of talent on both offense and defense. This team has plenty of skill to get them to the Super Bowl in 2010. There have been worse teams that have made it to the Super Bowl. For example, last year's NFC champions, the Arizona Cardinals.

Minnesota, in my opinion, are one of the top three teams in the NFC today, maybe even the top two. New York and Philadelphia seem like the only teams that could give the Vikings a true run for their money next season.

The Eagles signed Michael Vick and he should bring a lot of success to their style of football. Am I the only one who thinks the Vikings mainly signed Favre to match the Eagles signing of Vick?

I will not go out on a limb by saying that the Vikings will make it to the Super Bowl, but it seems as though this is their year to do so. Minnesota is due for a deep run in the playoffs.

Brett Favre, during his press conference said that his daughter wants him to return for one more chance at a Super Bowl ring. It seems like this is a scene from a movie where the old-timer comes back to a contender and brings them the trophy they have been wishing for for years.

Brad Childress has been reported as running the wildcat during practice for weeks now. Teams like the Miami Dolphins of last year have had success running this unique style of play. Percy Harvin could take his game to a whole other level with the wildcat formation.

The Vikings are a tough team to read. Some games they lose to opponents they should beat, and other times they defeat teams that nobody thinks they have the slighest chance against.

2009-2010 schedule:

Week one: Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns, Result: Vikings (win)
Week two: Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions, Result: Vikings (win)
Week three: San Francisco 49'ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (win)
Week four: Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (win)
Week five: Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, Result: Vikings (win)
Week six: Baltimore Ravens vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (win)
Week seven: Minnesota Vikings vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Result: Vikings (lose)
Week eight: Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers, Result: Vikings (lose)
Week nine: BYE WEEK
Week 10: Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (win)
Week 11: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (win)
Week 12: Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (win)
Week 13: Minnesota Vikings vs. Arizona Cardinals, Result: Vikings (lose)
Week 14: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (Win)
Week 15: Minnesota Vikings vs. Carolina Panthers, Result: Vikings (Win)
Week 16: Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, Result: Vikings (Lose)
Week 17: New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings, Result: Vikings (Win)

If the season happens to go down like this, the Vikings would wind up with a very impressive record of 12-4. This would get them a bye week in the first round of the playoffs in all likely-hood.

I am confident that the Vikings are in for a big year in 2009. With the team they have there is no telling what kind of things they can do.

Let's just hope that whatever they do it involves a Lombardi trophy.