[minnesota vikings news]

FARGO, N.D. -- Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brooks Bollinger is quick to dismiss the notion that the team's lack of imagination on offense was a key ingredient in last year's dismal 6-10 season.

"After a while, people start dreaming things up about why we're not winning," said Bollinger, a former Grand Forks Central High School and University of Wisconsin standout who was in Fargo on Monday to participate in the Roger Maris Celebrity Benefit Golf Tournament. "If it works, it's imaginative. It's a matter of execution."

ESPN - Vikings quarterback says it's all in the execution - NFL

[Bette]

Not only did they fail in execution, but they were pretty darn unimaginative in my book

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

Not only did they fail in execution, but they were pretty darn unimaginative in my book

Yep, the old double whammy. Now, which is more important to improve on heading in 2007? I'd vote execution.

[Bette]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yep, the old double whammy. Now, which is more important to improve on heading in 2007? I'd vote execution.

Probably execution. Doesnt make any difference how creative it is if they cant carry it out.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Bette

Probably execution. Doesnt make any difference how creative it is if they cant carry it out.

Yep. Think about how successful Lombardi's power sweep was. Defenses knew it was coming and still couldn't stop it because they ran it so doggone well. Yeah, different era, I know. In some ways, the 80's Counter Trey of Joe Gibbs and the Redskins worked much the same way. You know what's coming, but you still ain't gonna stop it. I love it when a team can impose that kind of dominance on a defense and effectively crush their will.