Call to Arms! Minnesota Vikings under new Management!

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Introduction

I will say right off that bat, that this is sort of a WIP for the settings and such; this also happens to be my first NFL dynasty and my 2nd dynasty overall. You will see what I mean, with the settings thing, when I release the first game results against the Chargers. As the first season goes along I will be tweaking settings to make for a realistic franchise. So don't complain if some stats seem unrealistic. Just know that I am working constantly at getting the settings good for Season 2. My goal for season 2 is to have fully realistic stats all around.
I am running this franchise under 32 team roster control. This make it easy for me to improve the other teams to make sure every game is competitive. I will make realistic trades when I see that two teams have needs that the other team can fill, and make that trade realistically. Another thing is that I have the edit player feature turned out allowing me to make realistic edits to players on a bi-weekly basis(every other week I will be sure to make sure the top players can boosts and reductions based on their play in the previous weeks) so that teams get advantages if their starters are playing to their potential.
For the sole fact that I have never owned NCAA 12, I cannot use the real draft classes. Therefore I am using original/fake draft classes that Madden has built into the game. Sad I know that after 20 years of the franchise (if I get that far) we won't know a single name, but hey... it is still fun anyway.
I chose the Vikings for this franchise because I didn't want to have to go through the pains of rebuilding a completely terrible team. The Vikings, while still considered sub-par in this years Madden game, have a very solid running back core and a great defense. I'm hoping by the 2nd season when I have all my settings refined and finalized, I will be able to have a solid team to build up to a constant contender.
Okay, enough of the Out-Of-Character blabbing. While this 1st season is meant to be a kind of unrealistic season, I am still going to play the character.

The Story
"The billionaire sports entertainment tycoon Vincent McMahon buys the Minnesota Vikings; Vikings to stay in Minnesota!" Rolls across the television screen during a PTI: Pardon The Interruption episode. Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser discuss this event. "This is a very interesting event I must say. I understand that Vince McMahon is a great business man, but after what happened to the XFL... I wouldn't be happy if I was a Vikings fan or player right now." Tony says as he rubs his head. Wilbon responds quickly, "He turned a semi-successful 'Sports entertainment' company into a multibillion dollar company, he is a GREAT businessman. Not to mention this isn't the same as the XFL. He can't go throwing in all these gimmicky rules like what he did with the XFL. That is what killed it. The gimmicks and the stupid setup. Plus it isn't like he is controller an entire league anymore. This is one team that he has to focus on now. He doesn't need to worry about all the business for 8 or 9 teams. Just one. I think he will handle it perfectly and I think that the Vikings team, fans, and players will benefit greatly." The television suddenly goes dark as the sound of a remote's button click is heard. The camera pans backwards and sees Vince McMahon sitting a lounger chair with a bottle of wine in an ice bucket on a stand table next to his chair. A cell-phone ring sounds throughout the room and he pulls out his phone and answers it. "Yeah?" Vince says in a cockish voice. "Why yes, I would definitely be willing to fly out to ESPN's headquarters for an interview." He says again, as a smile grows across his face. "Alright, I'll be go there right after the game against San Diego on Sunday..... Alright... yeah... bye." Vince slides the phone down and off. He puts it in his pocket and takes a sip from his wine glass. The camera fades to darkness.
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MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2011 Schedule

Minnesota Vikings 2011 Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 11	at San Diego Chargers	24-21 (W)
Sep 18	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sep 25	vs Detroit Lions
Oct 2	at Kansas City Chiefs
Oct 9	vs Arizona Cardinals
Oct 16	at Chicago Bears
Oct 23	vs Green Bay Packers
Oct 30	at Carolina Panthers
Nov 7	vs BYE WEEK
Nov 14	at Green Bay Packers
Nov 20	vs Oakland Raiders
Nov 27	at Atlanta Falcons
Dec 4	vs Denver Broncos
Dec 11	at Detroit Lions
Dec 18	vs New Orleans Saints
Dec 24	at Washington Redskins
Jan 1	vs Chicago Bears

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MINNESOTA VIKINGS 2011 Depth Chart

Minnesota Vikings Depth Chart - 2011
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	P. Harvin	B. Berrian	G. Camarillo
TE	V. Shiancoe	K. Rudolph
LT	C. Johnson	S. Kooistra
LG	S. Hutchinson	A. Herrera
C	J. Sullivan	J. Berger
RG	C. Degeare	A. Herrera
RT	P. Loadholt	A. Herrera
WR	M. Jenkins	D. Aromashodu
QB	D. McNabb	C. Ponder	J. Webb
FB	R. D'Imperio
HB	A. Peterson	T. Gerhart	L. Booker
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	B. Robinson	E. Griffen
LDT	K. Williams	C. Ballard
RDT	R. Ayodele	L. Guion
RDE	J. Allen	E. Griffen
WLB	E. Henderson	E. Griffen
MLB	E.J. Henderson	J. Brinkley	X. Adibi
SLB	C. Greenway	E. Griffen	K. Onatolu
CB	A. Winfield	A. Allen
SS	J. Sanford	T. Johnson	A. Allen
FS	H. Abdullah	T. Johnson	A. Allen
CB	C. Griffin	C. Cook
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	R. Longwell
P	C. Kluwe
PR	P. Harvin
KR	P. Harvin
LS	S. Hutchinson

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MINNESOTA VIKINGS WEEK 1 Matchup Preview

Matchup Preview | September 11, 2011
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Minnesota Vikings (0-0, 0-0 Away)		San Diego Chargers (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Game Notes The first game of the season for both of these teams. Both teams are looking for a fresh start to this new season. San Diego has high hopes on getting deep into the playoffs this year. This is the kind of game that can prove their dominance if they can beat the Favre-less Vikings. The Vikings with new starter Donavon McNabb and All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson look to shoosh the haters and start this season out with a win against a quality opponent.

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MINNESOTA VIKINGS @ SAN DIEGO CHARGERS

Adrian Peterson, Vikings Defense makes up for offensive mistakes to get win over Chargers.

A game where the score definitely doesn't tell the whole story. The game wasn't as close as the score tells. Despite throwing 3 interceptions, including two on back-to-back drives and one pick-six, McNabb and the Vikings offense was able to get down the field consistently enough to get the win. With a few short minutes left on the clock, Ryan Longwell kicks a field goal to push the Vikings ahead by 3. The Vikings defense is able to hold off Phillip Rivers and forces him to have one of his worst games in his career only throwing for 70 total passing yards.

Minnesota Vikings at San Diego Chargers
Sep 11, 2011	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Minnesota Vikings (0-0)	7	7	10	0	24
San Diego Chargers (0-0)	0	21	0	0	21

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	SDG
Total Offense	419	94
Rushing Yards	171	40
Passing Yards	248	54
First Downs	21	3
Punt Return Yards	19	0
Kick Return Yards	48	76
Total Yards	486	170
Turnovers	4 (-3)	1 (+3)
3rd Down Converstion	10-13 (76%)	2-10 (20%)
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/1	0/0
Penalties	2-15	0-0
Posession Time	25:17	14:19

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Rivers 8/15 70 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Tolbert 15 40 2.6 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD V. Jackson 2 9 4.5 0 A. Gates 2 32 16.0 0 M. Floyd 2 7 3.5 0 M. Tolbert 1 12 12 0 R. McMichael 1 10 10.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK L. Vasquez 0 1 M. McNeill 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Phillips 9 0 0 0 T. Spikes 9 0 0 0 E. Weddle 8 0 1 0 S. Gregory 7 0 0 0 M. Gilchrist 5 0 1 1 Q. Jammer 4 0 0 0 D. Stuckey 4 0 1 0 A. Garay 4 (FF) 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG M. Scifres 0/2 3/3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 M. Scifres 5 212 42.4 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Todman 2 39 19.5 0 P. Crayton 2 37 18.5 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD n/a 0 0 0 0

Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT D. McNabb 21-33 265 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Peterson 22 104 4.7 1 T. Gerhart 10 56 5.6 1 D. McNabb 3 11 3.6 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD V. Shiancoe 6 77 12.8 0 M. Jenkins 4 34 8.5 0 G. Camarillo 3 27 9.0 0 P. Harvin 2 24 12.0 1 R. D'Imperio 2 23 11.5 0 B. Berrian 2 35 17.5 0 D. Aromashodu 1 15 15.0 0 A. Peterson 1 30 30.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD J. Allen 5 0.0 0 0 A. Winfield 5 0.0 0 0 J. Sandford 4 0.0 0 0 B. Robison 3 0.0 0 0 E. Henderson 3 0.0 1 0 K. Williams 3 1.0 0 0 R Ayodele 2 0.0 0 0 E. Henderson 2 0.0 0 0 E. Griffen 2 0.0 0 0 C. Greenway 2 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG R. Longwell 1/2 3/3 6 37 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 C. Kluwe 1 43 43 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Booker 2 48 24.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Booker 5 19 3.8 0

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NFL.com Post-Week 1


*John Harbaugh, not Jim. XD


WEEK 1 SCOREBOARD

WEEK 1 Scoreboard
Thursday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Saints at Packers 19-16	A. Rodgers 264 yds	R. Grant 41 yds	G. Jennings 74 yds
Sunday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Steelers at Ravens 23-7	B. Roethlisberger 237 yds	R. Rice 79 yds	H. Ward 136 yds
Bengals at Browns 0-7	C. McCoy 242 yds	P. Hillis 67 yds	J. Cribbs 63 yds
Colts at Texans 14-13	C. Painter 181 yds	J. Addai 81 yds	A. Johnson 83 yds
Titans at Jaguars 25-24	M. Hasselbeck 310 yds	C. Johnson 77 yds	K. Britt 119 yds
Falcons at Bears 27-31	J. Cutler 274 yds	M. Forte 83 yds	R. Williams 121 yds
Bills at Chiefs 13-10	R. Fitzpatrick 167 yds	T. Jones 116 yds	S. Johnson 93 yds
Eagles at Rams 31-27	M. Vick 200 yds	S. Jackson 57 yds	D. Jackson 76 yds
Lions at Buccaneers 23-20	J. Freeman 274 yds	J. Best 99 yds	M. Williams 108 yds
Seahawks at 49ers 20-17	T. Jackson 272 yds	F. Gore 66 yds	B. Edwards 114 yds
Giants at Redskins 14-20	E. Manning 195 yds	A. Bradshaw 92 yds	S. Moss 77 yds
Vikings at Chargers 24-21	D. McNabb 265 yds	A. Peterson 104 yds	V. Shiancoe 77 yds
Panthers at Cardinals 17-24	K. Kolb 302 yds	C. Newton 49 yds	L. Fitzgerald 140 yds
Cowboys at Jets 16-49	M. Sanchez 321 yds	F. Jones 31 yds	M. Austin 103 yds
Patriots at Dolphins 20-23	C. Henne 437 yds	D. Woodhead 49 yds	B. Marshall 138 yds
Monday's Games	Hi Passing	Hi Rushing	Hi Receiving
Raiders at Broncos 24-10	J. Campbell 283 yds	D. McFadden 59 yds	B. Lloyd 97 yds

Matchup Preview *|* September 18, 2011
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1, 0-0 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (1-0, 0-0 Home)
Game Notes Adrian Peterson and the Vikes look to continue their success by winning this 2nd game of the season. Buccaneers looking for first win of the season. Vikes defense wants to dominate Blount and Freeman.

[Weezer21]

I like how you've set this up and your layout is very cool.

Will be interesting to see how you manage the Vikes, good luck. Following

[belucheez]

Thank you very much. I think I've found my good settings and way before I thought I was going to. I'll have this Vince thing up sometime soon though. Thanks for following.