But I was watching Jim Rome is Burning yesterday. And Jim Rome was not burning because he had the day off and was replaced by the douchebag Jason Smith. He is a total dork. Anyway, he said this about the Vikings:
Sorry Vikings fans but your team is already in HUGE trouble. Nine wins are their ceiling now and the playoffs are out of the question. Vincent Jackson or no Vincent Jackson.
This was reminiscent of Michael Smith (no relation?) making his prediction that a 1-3 start (without Ben Roethlisberger) would kill the Steelers season. (With the Steelers at 2-0 w/o Big Ben, I guess we'll never know if he'd have been correct).
I am the resident Furriners stat geek. So I'm sure there are relevant statistics on what percentage of teams that start 0-2 make the playoffs. I do not know what it is. I am confident it is a very high number. But I am also very confident that it's not 0%. Or, as Mike Wilbon would exclaim "ZERO PERCENT!!!!"... does he still do that? I stopped watching because Kornheiser is annoying.
Anyway, I am not counting out the Vikings. As of today, I'm giving them a 63% chance of making the playoffs.
Did I mention I HATE Brett Favre?
The question becomes how many wins gets you in from the NFC. After looking at the schedule I think 11 wins is the absolute tops assuming they gain some form of their play from last year. The Saints loss I understand but the Miami loss was bad for them though they really dominated the play. Their only saving grace is that the NFC doesn't look very strong this year and I still see them as a strong wildcard candidate. I say 64% playoff chance.
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