The Vikings won a game. So now what? They did so with a home crowd behind them against a middling Arizona team.
The coaching staff put the ball in Adrian Peterson's hands a lot more consistently. He rushed the ball 29 times for 122 yards and three touchdowns, including 16 carries in the second half. Defensively, the line pressured Kevin Kolb all afternoon.
Donovan McNabb still cannot make the clutch throws, let alone the straightforward ones.
His vision is worse than Stevie Wonder's. Unlike fans, it's surprising play-maker Percy Harvin isn't more visibly frustrated. A couple times Sunday Harvin found himself wide-open on pass-plays for would-be touchdowns, yet McNabb never looked his way.
Further, the Vikings' most explosive all-purpose threat barely gets on the field.
Who cares that his abilities don't "truly' fit into the West Coast offense. Harvin MUST receive more touches if this team wants to retain full support from a disgruntled fan base.
McNabb isn't the answer at quarterback long-term. The jury is still out on whether he can be short-term.
Frazier is friendly and well-liked -- a good friend; not the hard-nosed, tough love personality you'd expect from a successful coach.
So the coach and quarterback each have a win under his belt. Dramatic improvements are still required of both before fans should fully back either.
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