the truth of it all;3232610 said:
i really hope brooking and the leaders are keeping these guys grounded mentally and humble. Sensabaughs idiotic comments earlier in the week really worried me but i guess someone jumped his you know what havent heard any of that talk since.
...well Sensabaugh's comment was actually a rebuttle aimed at Favre's statement that he forsees another pre-game press conference next week and he'd be shocked if it did'nt happen...Sensabaugh related that he could give one but he might be on the losing end...nothing wrong with that...all this bulletin board hoorah won't mean dip at noon tomorrow...as Sensabaugh is one of the quieter guys i take this as more a sign of confidence than bravado...the media has been trying to drum up some dialogue all week and apart from the Williams comment about guaranteeing a win and Allen's "we kick butt" there's has'nt been much to mull over...
...i do think that the Vikings organization as a whole is under a tremendous amount of pressure in this game...everything they've done since the offseason was aimed at this moment...Childress and Favre in particular or on the clock to prove that their "arrangement" will translate into a championship...the Cowboys, by comparison can swing for the fence because they've thrown off the demons of december and january...they don't have the burden of expectations dogging them...of course they feel like they can advance but it won't be a failed season if they don't...it's all "lagniappe" from here on out...playing confident and carefree, they could surprise themselves and end up in a Superbowl...a loss won't diminish what they accomplished this season...
a home loss by the Vikings would be absolutely devastating...
...that said, i do think that a few players will reach the crossroads with this team if they lose because weaknesses will need to be addressed in the offseason if the team is to advance to a title game, because next years expectations will be at least that, followed by an eventual Superbowl under Phillips if Jones decides to extend him [which i think could happen if Dallas advances to the title game next week].