The Rise Of The Purple People Eaters: A Minnesota Vikings Franchise

[Kyle K.]

INTRODUCTION

Welcome all, this is going to be a NFL dynasty I will be running along side my RTG NCAA player. This virtual NFL will have changes from the real world NFL of course to put a spin on it and make it my own as much as I can, though nothing big will be happening to the teams it will mostly at the start be front office changes and the likes. I will be of course based off the title be using the Minnesota Vikings, the team closest to where I live, and a team that I enjoy watching. Sadly though since the days of Randy Moss the team has been stuck in neutral and sometimes have even put themselves into reverse. In my franchise I hope to end that and build a winner, which will be centered around All Day Adrian Peterson. Outside of him I have a lot of tough choices I am going to have to make for my team. Ponder is a good prospect but may never get past being just a good prospect and will be something I have to contend with for years to come. Alas without further ramblings I will start this franchise going and hope everyone will enjoy the NFL side of football!

FRANCHISE RULES
A QUICK LIST OF RULES AND SETTINGS USED IN THIS FRANCHISE

GAME: MADDEN 13
SYSTEM: XBOX 360
DIFFICULTY: All-Madden
ROSTER: Most Recent EA Update
SLIDERS: MarketingWiz's All Madden Sliders
QUARTER LENGTH: 15 Minutes
ACCELERATED CLOCK: 15 Seconds
PREEXISTING INJURIES: Off

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
A QUICK TOOL TO LOCATE THE MOST UP TO DATE POST IN THIS FRANCHISE

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YEARLY RECAPS
A LOOK BACK AT RESULTS FROM PAST SEASONS

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AWARDS & PRO BOWLERS
A LIST OF ALL MINNESOTA AWARD WINNERS AND PRO BOWL PLAYERS

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DRAFT RECAPS
ALL MINNESOTA DRAFT CLASSES RECAPPED

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RIVALRY RESULTS
A COLLECTION OF ALL RIVALRY GAMES PLAYED IN THIS DYNASTY


MINNESOTA VS GREEN BAY
GREEN BAY CURRENTLY LEADS RIVALRY 54-48-1
MINNESOTA 1-0 IN PLAYOFFS


MINNESOTA VS CHICAGO
MINNESOTA CURRENTLY LEADS RIVALRY 53-48-2
CHICAGO 1-0 IN PLAYOFFS


MINNESOTA VS DETROIT
MINNESOTA CURRENTLY LEADS RIVALRY 68-33-2
NO PLAYOFF MATCHUP

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RETIREMENTS
A LOOK AT ALL MAJOR RETIREMENTS FROM THE NFL

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RING OF HONOR
THE GREATEST PLAYERS IN THIS FRANCHISE WILL FIND THEMSELVES PLACED HERE

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TWIN CITY SHAKEUP
SPIELMAN AND FRAZIER SWEPT OUT OF TOWN

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (AP) - It had seemed throughout much of the offseason that both Leslie Frazier and Rick Spielman would be spared their jobs despite since Frazier took over the teams head coaching vacancy the record for the Vikings was a measly 6-16. Spielman was a bit more of a shocker as he was just named the General Manager of the team though under his watch the Vikings have not faired much better. News first broke of this early on Sunday evening as rumors were swirling about a coaching change, and it appears as though the General Manager was part of package if the coach was to come on board. The latest word we had received was that the coach in question was Kyle Kole would be taking control of the team. It is a name not familiar outside of the north west where Kole had managed to take the Washington Huskies from a average program into a National Championship contender. In 5 season in Washington, Kole managed to guide the Huskies to two straight championships, as well as 5 straight winning seasons of at least 9 wins. No easy feat in one of the toughest conferences in college, though his player development skills were a key reason he was as successful as he was and one of the contributing factors to him being considered for the Minnesota Vikings job.

Terms of a possible contract would seem to dictate that Kole will also be named the teams acting General Manager and will oversee both of the roles though he will be brining on board some of his old staff to help with scouting and coaching. The other key feature in the rumored contract is that its length is to be 5 years long, a rather long contract for a untested NFL coach, and General Manager, though it seems that Mr. Wilf has faith in the abilities Kyle can bring to the table for his football team. Some of the players seem to already be on board with the hire as Christian Ponder was singing the praises of what he saw Kyle Kole do in college.

"I got a chance to see him first hand in some games, and all I can tell the rest of my teammates is that we are in a really good position right now. He was one of the smartest coaches I had played against and truly seemed to have his players support 110% while he was there. I cannot wait to get him into the building so we can start game planing and figuring some of this stuff out on offense. With his help I don't think we will be down and out for to long, he will be the key factor in us turning this around and making something special here." - Christian Ponder, Quarterback

If it is true and Kyle Kole does come to the Vikings, which seems all but certain as more information flows in, and with the firing of the two people that stood in his way of achieving that goal. Fans will take some getting used to Kole as he will tell people exactly how it is and very rarely will sugar coat anything he says. If a player is performing bad they will know about it, inside or outside of the locker room. Its a brash attitude that has ultimately won over many of his former players that though they don't like being called out in public knew that it was his way of lighting a fire under them and he still had faith in them. Kole will not be coming to a team with a completely empty cupboard of players as he will have some building blocks in the way of Ponder (though his job may be in jeopardy), Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin and Jared Allen on defense. Its not a lot to work with but if anyone can make it work the Vikings will have to hope that it is Kyle Kole.

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VIKINGS LIMP OUT OF THE PRESEASON WITH A SINGLE WIN
1-3 VIKINGS SNEAK OUT WIN IN PRESEASON FINALE AGAINST HOUSTON

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (AP) - Kyle Kole stepped into a minefield it would seem when he took the Minnesota Vikings job, as it was a rough and tumble preseason where his team only managed to get 1 win and it was in the final game. Lets start with the bright spots, the first and brightest being the running game, Peterson and Gerhart both looked very good in the preseason, combined averaging almost 5 yards per carry which moving forward will serve the Vikings very well. It will allow the offense to chew up huge chunks of the clock and keep the defense off the field. Second year players Christian Ponder and Kyle Rudolph both looked very good, Ponder with a spectacular 101.1 Quarterback Rating and Rudolph leading the team in receiving with 214 yards. Defensively the Vikings were able to create a good amount of turnovers which if it carries into the regular season should help the team greatly as long as they can continue to do what they did, though the pass rush certainly helped generate more then just a few of those turnovers for the Vikings, averaging 3 sacks a game.

Now, for the bad side of things, or areas for improvement if you would rather it be called that. The offensive line, and this is a general statement because on the field it was almost impossible to pick out anyone that stood out. No one had a good preseason and Vikings quarterbacks paid the price for it. 10 sacks were allowed, and that is just unacceptable especially by Kyle Kole who publicly called out his entire line telling them they all needed to play a "hell of a lot better". Joe Webb did not look like a serviceable backup to Ponder, he threw for a lot of yards, but he was also on the field a lot more, completing less then 50% of his passes and throwing only one more touchdown then he did interceptions. This could be something Kole looks to improve upon during the season just in case Christian happens to go down with some kind of injury. Outside of that the team looks strong, the defense needs to tighten up when the opposition gets inside the redzone and limit them to only field goals and not touchdowns like they were getting, but other than that things a starting to take shape for Kyle Kole and the Minnesota Vikings and with the regular season quickly approaching it won't take long to find out just how the Vikings will perform when the pressure is actually on.

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WEEK ONE PREVIEW

Matchup Preview | September 9, 2012
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Jacksonville Jaguars (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Minnesota Vikings (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Offensive Stats Comparison 0 Points Per Game 0 0 Total Offensive Yards 0 0 Passing Yards 0 0 Rushing Yards 0 0 Red Zone Percentage 0 Defensive Stats Comparison 0 Points Per Game 0 0 Total Yards Allowed 0 0 Passing Yards Allowed 0 0 Rushing Yards Allowed 0 0 Interceptions 0 Injury Report RG Uche Nwaneri - Partial PCL Tear 5 Weeks None Game Notes Its the Minnesota Vikings home opener and it will be a tough one to win for them even with the home field advantage. Christian Ponder will be leading the charge and after a rough rookie season will be looking to have a strong second year out of the gate, and he is surrounded by talent on the offensive side of the ball. Adrian Peterson will be his number one go to guy for most of the season, as they say feed Peterson the ball "All Day" long. Percy Harvin is going to be the number one target in the slot, with only Jerome Simpson really being the only outside receiver threat that is somewhat established. Jared Allen is going to be the focal point of the defense once again and it will be up to opposing offenses to stop him from getting to their quarterback. Chad Greenway has been another long time mainstay on defense and will have to once again lead the linebackers, making big plays both against the run and pass, not always an easy task for a linebacker. In the secondary Winfield is getting up in age with maybe at most a few years left in the tank, he is joined by rookie Harrison Smith who may be the leader in the secondary when Winfield retires. It will be a uphill battle for the defense but with a mix of youth and veteran leadership they will have the moments of brilliance and moments that make you as a fan just put your face in your palms and look away.

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WEEK ONE RESULTS

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JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (0-0)
VS
MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0)

SPUTTERING OFFENSE CLAWS OUT A WIN AGAINST JACKSONVILLE
PONDER THROWS FOR LESS THEN 150 YARDS AS MINNESOTA FINDS A WAY TO WIN AT HOME


TOP: PONDER CELEBRATES HIS TOUCHDOWN RUN BY SHOWING SOME LOVE TO THE FANS
BOTTOM LEFT: JOSH SCOBEE KICKED JACKSONVILLE INTO THE GAME KICKING 5 FIELD GOALS ON THE DAY
BOTTOM RIGHT: HENDERSON GETS ONE OF THE MORE UNLIKELY INTERCEPTIONS OF THE DAY OFF A TIPPED BALL

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (AP) - When you make a head coaching debut, only two things really can happen, either you win or you lose. Today Kyle Kole was on the winning side of things as his Minnesota Vikings managed to pull off an ugly win to start the season 20-15 over a seemingly incapable Jacksonville squad. By no means were either offenses anything to cheer for, in fact you could make the argument that these teams collectively set offenses back 15 years by what was witnessed on the football field. The sluggish game got underway with Jacksonville managing to drive down the field after a stalled out Minnesota drive, only to have their own drive stall just outside of the redzone. Scobee thankfully came to their rescue and managed to kick a 36 yard field goal to put the Jaguars up 3-0 early on in the game, he would tack on a second field goal later in the first quarter to extend the lead to 6 points and give the Jaguars some momentum heading into the second quarter.

Finally after almost 20 minutes the Vikings were able to get a drive together and march down field with the help of Kyle Rudolph and Adrian Peterson. On a first and goal from the 4 yard line Christian Ponder took it upon himself to run in for the games first touchdown and give the Vikings the slight 1 point lead, 7-6. It is hard to say if the defenses played just that good or that both offenses really just have no clue what they were doing, but one player certainly shined in his debut and that was Harrison Smith who absolutely looked like he belonged on the NFL field and made it known he was worth the draft pick. In the dying moments of the first half the Vikings were able to put together another good scoring drive with Christian Ponder leading the charge down the field to find Kyle Rudolph on a nice quick touchdown pass, extending the Vikings lead to 8, 14-6. As it would seem almost more then enough to cap the game at that point the way both offenses were playing.

"We need to come out with a much better effort from here on in. What we showed in not only the first half of the game but the second half of the game is unacceptable, and we know he have to produce. We cannot rely on the defense nearly as much as we did this game, the only good thing is we did not turn the ball over and give Jacksonville a short field to work with in the game. For us to win some of the bigger games coming up, especially the ones in our division we will need to come out swinging and really trying to make a quick impact on games and score touchdowns quick." - Kyle Kole, Head Coach

When push came to shove the offenses of both teams fell back into a slumber after halftime, seemingly after having to much to eat as both of them came out sluggish and looked bad. A Henderson interception off a tipped ball and multiple deflections gave Minnesota great field position right at the start of the game but they were not able to move the ball at all and had to settle for a Blair Walsh field goal try that he would hit. Josh Scobee would add his 3rd field goal later in the quarter to but the lead back down to 8 points, 17-9 in a game that had fans leaning back and just asking why. Minnesota to their credit though got the fans behind them a lot on defense with huge plays, and a combined 6 sacks, 3 of which were by Robison who had a breakout game.

As you guessed it the fourth quarter was much the same once again with neither team really doing much of anything to separate one from the other. Minnesota was able to tack on an early field foal to make it 20-9, but that was then followed by two straight Scobee field goals to bring the Jaguars within a touchdown of taking the lead 20-15. It came down to one final drive that would define the game either on defense or offense. Jacksonville had started to get into a grove on the offensive side of the ball after the two minute warning and moved the ball down the field effectively getting inside the Minnesota 30 with about 30 seconds to spare, a Robison sack took another 10 seconds off the clock and on the final play of the game on 4th and 10, Robison once again came out and put Henne on the ground to end the game and seal the win for the Vikings, a home opening, coaching debut 20-15 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

"Its just one of those things, when it came to having to make big plays I was able to do it. I am sure if it wasn't me then someone else on the defense would of done it, the guys you should be talking to are McKenzie and Smith, those two guys were on the ball all game long and made huge plays for us all over the field. Smith that kid is going to be a bright spot for years to come here in Minnesota he played like a 10 year vet out there and really showed us that he can play. Its one win but it feels good to get it out of the way early this year, hopefully more are to come but we know that we need to play better to win games especially in the NFC North." - Brian Robison, Defensive End

Jacksonville Jaguars at Minnesota Vikings
Sep 9, 2012 1 2 3 4 F JAC (0-1) 6 0 3 6 15 MIN (1-0) 0 14 3 3 20 Top Performers PASS: (MIN) Christian Ponder - 20-28, 133 Yds, 1 TD RUSH: (JAC) Maurice Jones-Drew - 22 Car, 123 Yds, 5.5 AVG REC: (MIN) Kyle Rudolph - 8 Rec, 66 Yds, 1 TD	Team Stats Comparison JAC MIN First Downs 18 14 3rd Down Efficiency 30% 35% 4th Down Efficiency 0% -- Total Yards 419 369 Passing Yards 141 128 Rushing Yards 153 121 Penalties-Penalty Yards 3-20 3-28 Turnovers 1 (-1) 0 (+1) Time of Possession 33:53 26:07
Scoring Summary FIRST QUARTER SCORING JAC MIN 7:15 (JAC) J. Scobee, 36 Yd FG 3 0 2:20 (JAC) J. Scobee, 49 Yd FG 6 0 SECOND QUARTER SCORING JAC MIN 11:25 (MIN) C. Ponder, 4 Yd run (B. Walsh kick) 6 7 0:26 (MIN) K. Rudolph 9 Yd pass from C. Ponder (B. Walsh kick) 6 14 THIRD QUARTER SCORING JAC MIN 12:58 (MIN) B. Walsh, 34 Yd FG 6 17 3:48 (JAC) J. Scobee, 43 Yd FG 9 17 FOURTH QUARTER SCORING JAC MIN 13:17 (MIN) B. Walsh, 37 Yd FG 9 20 10:25 (JAC) J. Scobee, 46 Yd FG 12 20 4:24 (JAC) J. Scobee, 50 Yd FG 15 20
Jacksonville Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Henne 19/31 196 0 1 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD M. Jones-Drew 22 123 5.5 0 R. Jennings 8 30 3.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Shorts III 5 67 13.4 0 M. Jones-Drew 5 27 5.4 0 L. Robinson 3 25 8.3 0 J. Blackmon 2 27 13.5 0 G. Jones 2 16 8.0 0 J. Shipley 1 16 16.0 0 R. Jennings 1 18 18.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK G. Jones 0 1 M. Colombo 0 2 E. Monroe 0 1 G. Whimper 0 1 J. Spitz 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD C. Session 9 1 0 0 P. Posluszny 9 0 0 0 D. Lowery 7 0 0 0 R. Mathis 6 0 0 0 T. Knighton 5 1 0 0 A. Kampman 4 0 0 0 D. Smith 4 0 0 0 D. Cox 3 0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG J. Scobee 5/5 0/0 15 50 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 B. Maynard 4 171 42.7 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD L. Robinson 1 25 25.0 0 J. Shipley 3 62 20.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Shipley 5 38 7.6 0 Minnesota Vikings PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Ponder 20/28 133 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD A. Peterson 27 108 4.0 0 J. Felton 3 6 2.0 0 C. Ponder 3 7 2.3 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD K. Rudolph 8 66 8.2 1 A. Peterson 7 16 2.2 0 J. Wright 2 28 14.0 0 D. Aromashodu 2 14 7.0 0 J. Simpson 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK P. Loadholt 1 0 G. Schwartz 1 0 J. Felton 1 0 J. Sullivan 1 0 C. Johnson 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD T. McKenzie 14 1 0 0 H. Smith 11 0 0 0 C. Cook 6 0 0 0 C. Greenway 4 0 0 0 E. Henderson 4 1 1 0 B. Robison 4 3 0 0 A. Cole 3 0 0 0 J. Allen 3 0 0 0 M. Mitchell 2 1 0 0 K. Williams 2 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LG B. Walsh 2/2 2/2 8 38 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG -20 C. Kluwe 7 317 45.2 2 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD M. Sherels 1 25 25.0 0 P. Harvin 3 65 21.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD P. Harvin 2 21 10.5 0 M. Sherels 1 9 9.0 0

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AROUND THE NFL
WEEK ONE

CHICAGO GETS STUNNED BY THE HAPLESS COLTS AT HOME
VICK BALLARD GOES OFF AND SHOWS THE AGE OF THE CHICAGO DEFENSE

Indianapolis Colts at Chicago Bears
Sep 9, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Indianapolis Colts (1-0)	9	14	3	10	36
Chicago Bears (0-1)	3	7	14	8	32

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	CHI
Total Offense	391	445
Rushing Yards	192	70
Passing Yards	199	375
First Downs	14	10
Punt Return Yards	23	4
Kick Return Yards	106	54
Total Yards	520	503
Turnovers	1 (0)	1 (0)
3rd Down Converstion	45%	17%
4th Down Conversion	100%	--
2-Point Conversion	--	100%
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-3	0-1
Penalties	5-65	6-59
Posession Time	32:08	27:52

WEEK ONE STANDINGS

NFL Standings - Updated: Sep 11, 2012
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
New York Giants	1	0	0	48	34
Philadelphia Eagles	1	0	0	22	14
Washington Redskins	0	1	0	21	35
Dallas Cowboys	0	1	0	34	48
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Minnesota Vikings	1	0	0	20	15
Chicago Bears	0	1	0	32	36
Green Bay Packers	0	1	0	32	37
Detroit Lions	0	1	0	27	37
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1	0	0	34	18
Atlanta Falcons	1	0	0	20	17
New Orleans Saints	1	0	0	35	21
Carolina Panthers	0	1	0	18	34
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Francisco 49ers	1	0	0	37	32
St. Louis Rams	1	0	0	37	27
Seattle Seahawks	1	0	0	36	28
Arizona Cardinals	0	1	0	28	36
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	1	0	0	21	13
New England Patriots	1	0	0	29	22
Buffalo Bills	1	0	0	38	31
New York Jets	0	1	0	31	38
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Baltimore Ravens	1	0	0	48	20
Pittsburgh Steelers	0	1	0	29	40
Cincinnati Bengals	0	1	0	20	48
Cleveland Browns	0	1	0	14	22
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Indianapolis Colts	1	0	0	36	32
Jacksonville Jaguars	0	1	0	15	20
Tennessee Titans	0	1	0	22	29
Houston Texans	0	1	0	13	21
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
San Diego Chargers	1	0	0	31	6
Denver Broncos	1	0	0	40	29
Kansas City Chiefs	0	1	0	17	20
Oakland Raiders	0	1	0	6	31

WEEK ONE INJURY REPORT

Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
RE	Elvis Dumervil - Denver Broncos	Dislocated Ankle - 4 Weeks
LT	Joe Thomas - Cleveland Browns	Fractured Knee Cap - Season Ending
LE	Calais Campbell - Arizona Cardinals	Broken Thumb - 4 Weeks
LOLB	Robert Mathis - Indianapolis Colts	Ruptured Disk - 2 Weeks
DT	Jay Ratliff - Dallas Cowboys	Upper Arm Fracture - 4 Weeks
HB	LeSean McCoy - Philadelphia Eagles	Dislocated Elbow - 4 Weeks
RE	John Abraham - Atlanta Falcons	Dislocated Elbow - 2 Weeks
LT	D'Brickashaw Ferguson - New York Jets	Broken Ribs - 2 Weeks
LE	J.J. Watt - Houston Texans	Dislocated Elbow - 4 Weeks
DT	Ndamukong Suh - Detroit Lions	Shoulder Tear - 2 Weeks

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This is off to a fantastic start. I'm keeping my eyes on this.

[Kyle K.]

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This is off to a fantastic start. I'm keeping my eyes on this.

Thank you for checking in, I have a lot more updates I need to post so hopefully you continue to follow along!