Mike Florio is Bored with the 2024 Minnesota Vikings

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This season has gone exceedingly well for the Minnesota Vikings, having already surpassed preseason projections, and looking to pick up their ninth win of the season Sunday in week 12 against the Chicago Bears. That doesn’t mean everyone believes in them, though.

Mike Florio, the creator and voice of ProFootballTalk.com, may be a prominent national media figure, but he’s a lifelong Minnesota Vikings fan, at heart, and routinely appears on KFAN, to talk with Paul Allen, radio voice of the Vikings. Yeah, no wonder why he is how he is, right?

Minnesota Vikings can’t convince Mike Florio they are good

Given the years of heartbreak his fandom has caused, Florio isn’t sold on the 2024 Minnesota Vikings. Not only is he not sold on this year’s squad… but he is bored and annoyed with his favorite NFL football team. He wants them to be more like the Detroit Lions.

“The past two games, the past three games have been so fricken boring. There’s no excitement in watching the Vikings play. There’s something missing. I think it’s because they’re playing teams that they should be kicking the sh-t out of and they’re not. It makes me wonder what happens when they come up against a really good team.

I mean, look at the Jaguars. 12-7. Then they go to Detroit and it was the worst attack by a Lion since Montecore. 52-6. Worst loss in franchise history for the Jaguars. Biggest win in franchise history for the Lions. They don’t screw around. I feel like the Vikings can’t deliver the knockout blow. It’s just hang on, and hang on, and hang on. It’s just not fun to watch games like that where there’s never that uprising. It’s just like, there’s a lead, can they hold it?”

Mike Florio on Minnesota’s recent performance (KFAN)

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There are plenty of times where Florio’s opinions can be dismissed as overblown, but is he wrong, here? This isn’t like when he was calling for Minnesota to trade Sam Darnold for Matthew Stafford. This time, he is kind of right. The Vikings have played two bottom-feeders in recent weeks, and they largely failed to put them away.

When Minnesota goes to Chicago this weekend, they have another chance to make a statement. This Bears team isn’t good, and even in making coaching changes, Caleb Williams still has yet to prove anything. The offensive line gives up sacks in bunches, and Brian Flores should put him on his back often. Ultimately though, Florio doesn’t see that happening either.

“This feels like a Chicago win. They’re better than 4-6, and the Vikings don’t deserve to be 9-2. The Bears’ offense has improved, and Sam Darnold can be counted on to make a mistake or two.”

Mike Florio picking Chicago to win 24-21 (Pro Football Talk)

There’s always something to happen at Soldier Field. The playing surface is a mess and the Vikings have struggled to complete season sweeps. They did win on the road last season. In fact, they’ve won four-straight in the Windy City. This is the end of a three-game road stretch. Next week, the Minnesota Vikings return home to play another surprise team this season, the Arizona Cardinals.

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