2007 Minnesota Vikings NFL Predictions & Picks
Expectations are low with our 2007 Vikings predictions as Brad Childress enters his second-year as head coach. Last year the team was coming off a 9-7 season and Childress was supposed to be coming in to take the team to the next level. However, things got worse as the season progressed as the team lost 8 of their last 10 games to finish 6-10. The offense looked terrible, and the fans are now grumbling after just one season it’s time for Childress to go.
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At quarterback we look at this team and just shake our head. Tavaris Jackson just doesn’t appear to us as a guy who can get the job done on a playoff caliber team. He has a great arm but is very inconsistent. Backups Brooks Bollinger and Drew Henson don’t really provide a great safety net if Jackson doesn’t work out. At running back the team already had Chester Taylor and his 1,216 rushing yards from a year ago, but went out and added Adrian Peterson to the mix with the seventh pick, passing on Brady Quinn. Jackson’s development can’t be helped a lot by the pass catchers. The team signed Bobby Wade from the Titans who is coming off a 33 reception year. Troy Williamson has been disappointing as the seventh pick in the 2005 draft. The team went out and drafted several receivers, including Sidney Rice out of South Carolina.
The defensive line is a strength, at least in the middle where they have Kevin Williams and Pat Williams. Both are Pro Bowlers and big reasons why the Vikings finished first in the league in run defense. The ends need to step up and be able to get some pressure on the opposing pass throwers or else Minnesota will once again rank near the bottom of the league in pass defense. At linebacker there is some change with Chad Greenway coming off a serious knee injury last year and EJ Henderson making the move back to middle linebacker. Ben Leber is the best of the group. The secondary should be talented, but aging with Antoine Winfield and Cedric Griffin at corner, and a bunch of capable safeties, including Dwight Smith and Darren Sharper.
This team isn’t going to be a bunch of world beaters this season. Childress was less than impressive in his first year as head coach and the offense could be dreadful. Normally teams that can run the pall and stop the run are contenders late in the year, but when you can’t pass at all nor stop a team from passing you can’t expect much. We would go with the UNDER 6.5 wins at a nice dog value and give Minnesota no chance of making the playoffs.
Odds on Season Win Totals:
Sportsbook: o6.5(
-150) u6.5(
+120)
Odds to Win the NFC North:
Bookmaker:
+990
Sportsbook:
+600
BetUS:
+500
Odds to Win the NFC:
Bookmaker:
+3500
Sportsbook:
+2000
BetUS:
+3500
Odds to Win the Super Bowl:
Bookmaker:
+9000
Sportsbook:
+5000
BetUS:
+8000
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