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This is going to be a Minnesota Vikings winning a Superbowl Timeline. In this specific piece of alternate history, the curse will be lifted.
Uh, okay. I suppose it's about 1998, then? Or else Tarkenton, the Purple People Eaters, and Bud Frank finally win one?
No.
I see. Then it has to be 2009, the title gives it away.
Closer, but no.
Okay, now you're getting really obscure. Do you honestly expect me to believe the Minnesota Vikings could win a Superbowl with Adrian Peterson at the start or end of his career? Is this a 2008 "Favre comes early" TL, or is it him sticking around and everything falling into place under in Zimmer in 2015 or 2016?
It's neither.
Okay, you've got me stumped. What year do the Vikings win it?
2012.
...
And this will not be a long reaching TL. The 2012 Minnesota Vikings will start the year exactly as they did in OTL.
You mean with some other guy drafted instead of Christian Ponder, right?
No, he is there. And Joe Webb is going to start games. And Leslie Frazier is going to be their superbowl winning head coach.
You sure you've thought this out?
Yes. And I'm not even going to change the regular season much.
I've given up at this point. Up is down.
Our PoD will be in week 2 of the NFL season, but its effects will be small.
The sky is yellow.
Only 3 regular season results will be changed.
The Pope is a confirmed heretic.
Of course, this time AD will break the single season rushing record.
It's not like this is the 80s, it's 2012. These are modern NFL passing offenses. A running back simply can't keep up.
And coming off a torn ACL, he will still be the NFL MVP.
Look, there's a little bit of talent on that defense between Allen, Greenway, Robison and Winfield. Just bring in a FA or two and then maybe...
Maybe the Vikings won't be the best team in the league. Maybe they won't even be top ten.
Of course, even a better defense requires halfway competent coaching. You have to avoid Frazier at the very least
But in football, that doesn't always matter. Some times you don't need to be the best... sometimes one man can stand up to conventional wisdom and logic and force it to move all the way.
This is the Minnesota Vikings' 2012 season. This is.... All Day.