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Why is this basketball game so late? I guess I’ll find out the score tomorrow morning.
This is controversial for a Monday….
but…
Pretzel sticks are bullshit
Hard or soft?
Hard.
Any kind of soft pretzel is fine
Yeah. I love a soft pretzel with cheese.
Hard pretzels are like eating rocks.
not when you dip them into peanut butter
Peanut butter is for dogs and kids and since I am neither I will pass on that garbage.
wait. you are saying you don’t like peanut butter?!?!
Since I am not 6, that is correct.
Peanut butter is fantastic.
Try it on a hamburger sometime.
i have had it on a burger, i have enjoyed it.
If your burger is bad enough that you are willing to put peanut butter on it, you need some different beef.
I like putting hamburgers on my hamburgers and pig. Pig is good on everything.
speaking of pig, culvers (on of my favorite fast food places) are now using thick cut bacon at all of their restaurants, replacing the super thin greasy gross bacon they used before, and my bacon double cheesburger on saturday, was MUCH better with their new bacon
There was a local joint down the road here that had a burger topped with pulled pork and a mustard sauce.
Had a peanut butter burger as well.
My favorite was the Barnyard. Burger topped with bacon, smoked ham, fried egg and covered in sausage gravy with two waffles as the bun.
Place was a pandemic casualty thanks to an overreaching health department.
It also was a contributing factor in me weighing damn near 450 lbs 3 years ago. I’d eat there twice a week.
But I do miss that burger.
This is my favorite. Good thing this is a Wyoming/ND restaurant or I’d get much wider.
Not even sure how you eat that.
Love peanut butter but don’t know about peanut butter on a hamburger.
But I’ll bet that Barnyard burger was sensational. Man, it’s got everything. Throw in some fried onion rings and you’re ready to go.
The Barnyard Burger sounds fantastic.
It was amazing. My mouth watered when I typed that.
My dinner tonight of jasmine rice, salmon and peas will simply not compare.
Try it on a pepperoni pizza instead of pizza sauce
My wife makes a chorizo meatball for an appetizer.
She uses the pretzel sticks as toothpicks to serve them.
Otherwise they’re trash and a waste of time*
*they do come in handy when building ginger bread houses with my niece.
What do guys in Philly dip thier pretzels in?
Girls from Jersey lol
Ha!
Depends what you dip them with in
Your Kirk Stan Downvotes mean nothing! I’ve seen what you up vote! ♥♥♥
How do you downvote? That aside, a lot of red flags show up about the time you do. Just a coincidence I guess.
Falcons fans don’t like Vikings fans I guess.
I live in that part of the country – pretty close anyway – and have never met a Falcon fan. Even in DC didn’t know any.
You have them that far North?
A few. One of best friends and a groomsman at my wedding is a huge Falcons fan. Hopped on the Vick bandwagon and never left.
given the proximity of Atlanta, surprising none around. No Vikings either, but they’re a long ways away.
I’m middle of the country though. Not near as far north or west as Bow.
We don’t have any teams close so there are all kinds here.
I’d guess a fair amount of Seachicken fans….
but that makes sense.
In Nebraska it’s tons of Chiefs and Broncos fans.
A decent FTP following.
Quite a few Vikes fans down here – the further north you get (Norfolk/O’Neill) the more purple you’ll see in yards and on vehicles.
Probably more Donkey fans than any other, but not by much. Lots of Chickens and Vikings. My coworkers for example consist of Chickens, couple Donkeys, Jets, Cowboys, 6 or 7 Vikings, Packers, Patriots and probably a couple other I don’t know.
Makes me happy the Viking fandom reaches that far.
It is, lotta people dont like the ugly truth when it hits them in the face. Im just the messenger of said truth. Anywhoser.
OK… I’m betting Tiger makes the cut this weekend…
I’ll take bet – double or nothing from my previous loss.
You’re on Big Man.
Nope. He’s done
Call me crazy, but I got a good feeling about this.
Reports are he already has a lower back problem.
Wouldn’t shock me if he doesn’t finish round 1
Yes, he has a lot of issues. But he once won a U.S. Open with a broken leg. I still think he will get it around, and make the cut.
Kinda pathetic just making the cut is an accomplishment for woods
Kind of miraculous too…
Yeah I agree kinda both considering what he was compared to physically what he is now
Whoa there, didn’t realize this was the Falcons forum. Must have clicked the wrong link.
Well, they do have the greatest, most underrated QB of all time now so we’re just wallowing in jealousy since the Vikings have no hope of ever being relevant without such a game changer.
i was wondering when you would show up. i forgot you were traveling for a better look at the eclipse
He was just looking to use the pending rapture as an excuse for a hook up.
I dont think id want to breed with any woman that dumb to think the apocalypse was upon us.
Have a few more drinks then.
Yeah, thats not how that works for me lol
yeah guys remember, kfey is a catcher, not a pitcher!
But what if it would have been the apocalypse?
Then 72 virgins in the after life for me? Can I still buy into that program?
Would be better here if you were there. 😉
I dont think so, I come here to talk about the MN Vikings, not Falcons players.
oh kfey you are setting a very high standard for yourself…
don’t let people who LOVE petty things, like me, see you say things like that.
NCAA Championship game at 9:30pm.
I won’t even make it 9pm.
😜
We mustn’t dwell, no not today, we can’t. Not on Rex Manning Day.
I would be willing to dwell on that video if that pansy would get out of the way.
Fucking great movie….
The world didn’t end and I was bracing for it.
Were the media and the scientists wrong again?
Was there a vaccine for the eclipse? Maybe enough people took it to, you know, keep everybody safe?
Probably.
I must have ignored that advice. Again.
Confirmed, Dejean is and elite athlete and has no reason to switch to safety other than he is white
https://x.com/HoggNFL/status/1777381948991713684
Can he play QB or Guard?
doubtful
He can play S and CB and PR.
Kollmann in the video below) says he would make an excellent slot corner and a very good DB at all other locations.
Lots of position flexibility for Coach Flores.
We need a QB and a Guard…
And a NT and a OC and a 3rd WR and a DB and a stud LB and depth every where else.
Well that’s probably not gonna happen. If I were the Wilfs I would tell Kwesi to trade all the picks for future picks and sell the team.
Well, since they got rid of Kirko, that’s the only fact based and logical thing to do.
To think the Vikings could draft a QB that is good enough to win a SB is just a false narrative driven by faulty logic.
I think almost any QB could be good enough to win a SB if the team around them is good enough.
I figure that is where we fail.
Correct. Drafting QBs is faulty.
No QB should ever be drafted.
You still need a QB.
The better the QB the better your chances.
But average QBs have won on good teams.
False. No QB is actually good and only the team around them matters.
Must be a day of sarcasm. So much for moving on and getting over it. Oh, I forgot, that is only a one way street.
Trolls are seldom logical.
And perhaps have a generous dose of hypocracy.
Skoltroll is pretty logical
So you’re sayin there’s a chance…
Priorities.
I think QB, OC, NT, DB (CB & S), OG, LB. Given the depth in the draft at those positions.
Edge, WR, Misc other Off positions can be picked up later in the draft. Small school, high RAS, projects.
Just IMHO of course.
I think Powell is a good 3rd WR.
And Hockenson is no slouch.
Agreed. Hopefully he can be healthy and not have as many drops this year. But 3rd WR I think is very low on the needs/priority list.
I have been looking at fast WR late in the draft like Flournoy, SW Missouri St 4.44 40. Or Gould, Oregon St, 4.39.
Someone who can take the top off the defense and give JJ and JA more room to operate.
Hock is essentially wr2, Powell is decent WR4 and a good punt returner
For all you folks clamoring for McCarthy:
For a piece published on Monday, former NFL quarterback and current ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky named new Atlanta Falcons signal-caller Kirk Cousins as his main “prospect-to-pro comp” regarding J.J. McCarthy of the Michigan Wolverines.
In that case I hope they don’t draft him.
Laughing
But unlike Cousins, JJ has won a championship.
OK, I’m back on board.
Well, so did Tim Tebow, Matt Mauck. Matt Leinart, Matt Flynn, Chris Leak, Greg McElroy, and Vince Young… winning a National Championship means zero to the NFL.
JJ has won three championships.
2 in high school and one in College.
Has he ever had a 4th and 8 play at the end of a game?
Better yet, has he ever had a game against an inferior opponent come down to a 4th and 8?
Yes, he too was on the Vikings when they played the Giants… lolwut?
Or a superior opponent on 4th and 18?
Yeah, there was about 10 other bigger reasons they lost that game, and I think 9 of them were Donatello’s shit defense.
It’s Dan Orlosky.
https://www.facebook.com/fanduel/videos/dan-orlovsky-runs-out-of-the-end-zone/637262011111054/
I would too if Jared Allen was running at me.
Business decision. Can’t fault Orlovsky for trying to escape, any way possible.
That means you will defend McCarthy at all costs right?
I just counter faulty logic and false narratives, regardless DE.
Exactly – that’s all I’ve ever seen you do, but yet you catch relentless flak for it.
At least he is not being told to leave today for posting contrary opinions as he recently was.
Thanks JR. I’m not easily swayed by folks with ill manners though.
No thanks necessary. This is an open exchange of ideas. That should not have happened.
Agreed.
But that was by an admin so that makes it ok.
Thanks. Just try to keep it real. That’s all.
I’m more excited, if he has to be a bust, that if that time arises, that everyone will be saying they didn’t want him and/or they won’t be willing to admit that KC was better.
I don’t think much of Orlavsky, but as far as throwing he may be right on arm talent, JJ threw 61 mph at the combine, I think Kirk was like 60. Mobility is a bit different, JJ tested elite in agility drills like 3 cone and has reportedly ran a sub 40 before, though he didn’t run at the combine. Kirk isn’t a statue when it comes to mobility but he’s not athletic like that. They are similar size, between 6’2 and 6’3 and 214 and 218 lbs. Also both came out of Michigan schools. There are definitely similarities.
Here’s a little trivia fact for you Ben. In the history of the NFL, only two QB’s who won a National Title in college, have won a Super Bowl.
Joe Namath, and Joe Montana.
That is odd, especially back then when the game was much more run based.
Joe Theismann lost two championship games to Texas before winning SB with skins.
Carson Wentz won a National Title and has a SB ring.
Did he play in a SB?
Slight technicality I guess. Having a Super Bowl ring, is the same as starting a Super Bowl.
Was he even in uniform?
No, but it doesn’t matter when you’re being contrarian.
Of QBs in the NFL right now, I could see Joe Burrow doing it if he can actually stay healthy, he’s beaten KC in the playoffs before
Agree… Burrow could be the first Heisman Winner, National Champion, and Super Bowl winner.
Yeah, the team around him is good enough to compete for SBs, provided he can stay healthy.
was talking to a couple of Cincy fans at the Palmer few weeks back and his health is an issue with them. And, since he is getting paid big and now Chase, can they hold it together.
Cap hit this year is very manageable, only a couple mil higher than Kirks is for the Vikings this season, it jumps after this season and may be an issue. They’ll keep chase, probably lose Higgins
He wasn’t a starter, but Tom Brady was on the Michigan team that split a championship with Nebraska in 1997.
Yeah, but only two QB’s started, and won, National Championships and Super Bowls.
My my my ….. you have opened the door and just asking for the boys to rise up.
Tell you what – words cheap, lets watch some film.
Go back. to 2012 Cousins rookie season – sitting on the bench behind RGlll.
Near end of season RGlll goes down 4th quarter against would be SB champs Ravens and Cousins goes in 4th QTR and overtime – game recap film available on internet.
Next week Cousins starts and plays entire game against Browns (must win to make playoffs). Again, game available on film to watch.
If JJ can play this well as a rookie, he’ll be just fine.
This is true. In Cousins first start in the NFL he completed over 70% of his passes for 329 yards, and 2 TD’s with a 104.4 passer rating. Running an offense custom built for RGIII.
And if folks actually watch the film, they will see a lot of QB movement and mobility – even a two point score on a rpo.
The eclipse has started.
See you all in heaven in about an hour or so.
Not me thank goodness!
i’m going to have a draft viewing party at my house with a few friends…
somehow, someway, the vikings will trade both 1st round picks, and not draft in the 1st now….i can feel it
They will trade up using both 1sts this year. Miss getting their selection in on time, and the team that picks after them will get the QB the Vikings wanted. Because, Vikings.
They would never miss their turn to pick, ever.
Or pick Rattler, who they could have gotten in the 3rd.
I remember a couple years ago on the old DN Rob hosted a DN remote viewing party, that was kinda cool
Murphy and Turner set to visit the Vikings.
More smoke and mirrors, or in case the QB thing doesn’t work I suppose.
Doing due diligence getting ready for any possible scenario?
Likely.
One may be on the board around pic 23
One usually is in my mocks.
Slick Rick thinks JJ will cost us #11, #23, 2025s #1 plus extra draft capital.
Questions become is he that much better than Nix or Penix at #23.
JJ at #11 is still the dream.
https://thevikingage.com/posts/rick-spielman-evidence-why-minnesota-vikings-fired-him?
That is insane, there is no way it will cost that or that any team will get that
I hope it is not possible.
I can stomach #11 and #23 if that is what KOC and KAM says we have to do.
I think adding in 2025s picks is going too far.
#23 and and a 2025 pick? Maybe.
Hope KAM can swing a decent deal if a deal has to be swung.
I think I’d be happy with 11, next years 1 and more, but I’d rather it not be 23 and rather midround pick or some sort of swap
I agree, I was thinking 11th and next years first, and possibly a mid rounder. Keep 23 and get a d-lineman.
This is the guy who reached for Ponder and loved 7th rounders.
after 2015 Rick had mostly meh or bad overall drafts
Even 15 was a bunch of luck. Hunter and Kendricks could just as easily been busts.
Yeah, if you take out all of AP’s long runs, he sucked. This is terrible logic. You have to admit at least Rick hit on a couple players, though he generally was bad.
I’m saying he was lucky to hit on them, in the slots where they were picked.
If those 3 were not elite at there positions would you consider Rick to be a great drafting GM?
If Brady didn’t win so many SBs would you consider him a great QB?
His wins were probably just luck. Other than that, he was just average. 😉
You can’t blame him for all his bad picks and then credit his good ones to just luck. Take it as a whole – he had some good picks but overall was bad.
I am saying that his 2015 draft was an outlier and he did get lucky that those picks turned out to be great to elite.
I will give him credit for Harrison Smith, Justin Jefferson, Brian Oneil, Rhodes and AP.
Diggs Kendricks and Hunter were great picks.
They were, but based on where they were picked, they could have easily been busts.
🎶 It’s just another Mjolnir Monday…..
Got really freaking high Sunday…..
Hope to find my keys one day….
If the Vikings trade JJ…..
We’d still have JA….
For Arizona’s 4th and a 1st next year, what would you say….?
Would you let the Griddy walk away….?
I’d make that deal any day…..
JJ doesn’t want our money anyway….
So let’s do the deal and draft McCarthy…. 🎶
She started out top right, now she’s bottom right.
Are we in imminent danger where we all die?
What do the media headline writers know that we peasants don’t know?
What do I need to do to BRACE for this event?
America braces for rare solar eclipse as moon blacks out sun across swath of US
Is today the reason that all the rich people have been building bunkers?
If I were a rich person and built a bunker….
I’d name it Archie
The randomness of getting logged out on this site is fascinating.
One of the many crosses we have to bear as Vikings fans.
Yes, agreed
PA is usually fairly plugged in at draft time…
https://x.com/VikingsDaily/status/1777349056483983407
I’m sure it’s not about the money, but the structure that gives him the most money.
It’s not about the money, but what the money represents.
To be fair to JJ, at least he openly admitted it was all about the money.
Yeah, and I’m fine with that. At least he’s honest.
Yep. And he deserves a big contract.
How big is another question though.
Got to show the respect.
Could see it happening.
He let Cousins and Hunter go, and Kendrick. Thielen and Cook.
The Bookkeeper at work.
Wouldn’t like it but I would understand it.
I would be fine with it, a $40 mil WR on a rebuilding team is probably not the best use of resources and if you can get a haul of picks, like AZs two firsts, I think you’d do it. I’d prefer they work something out that is more reasonable and allows for more flexibility though.
i think jumping to #4 to get the 4th QB is gonna suck.
Rather have Nix and save the extra picks.
if we are trading JJ, would you still rather have Nix?
No, Nix isn’t the best fit for KOC’s offense and he’s not that good.
Brent Kollmann, whom I trust way more than you or me, discusses QBs and the Vikings in the first round first thing in this video.
IDK who that is, but I do know there’s a reason they call him Bubble Screen Bo, here are the expected first round QB average depth of target:
Michael Penis Jr : 11.3
Maye: 11
Jayden Daniels: 10.5
JJ – 10.3
Caleb Williams: 9.2
Bo Nix: 6.9 and one of the lowest in the draft
Brent Kollmann is renown for his video breakdowns.
The scheme that Nix was in required those throws, that doesn’t mean those are the only ones he could throw.
Just like JJ wasn’t ask to do more at Mich does not mean that he ‘couldn’t’ do more.
that is why Kollmann said he had to look at so much tape on them.
Yeah, Nix sucked at Auburn in a different offense, system guy that wouldn’t fit what KOC does as well as the other guys.
That is the Narrative, you can find positive and negative reports on all six of them.
I guess we will see what KOC thinks.
Yet when Cousins went down, with several pocket guys available they went out and got Dobbs – not exactly a great match for our scheme.
KOC said he was looking for smart, experienced and athletic. Dodds was all of that.
But agreed, not a good fit.
Believe he has said recently – accurracy, fast decision making, physicality – and that to him means stand in there and be able to take a beating as you deliver the ball.
Now, yes.
When KC went down and they were looking for his replacement he stated those were the attributes that lead him to Dobbs.
What was odd to me about Dobbs was, KOC said they researched him and specifically targeted him to bring in. Then, he couldn’t actually run the offense; just run around. Based on that, one would have to wonder if the team can actually identify a good QB.
When KC went down they were scrambling. Especially since Mullins was hurt at the time as well.
Availability was a big part as well obviously.
Wasn’t much available and the trade deadline was looming. Flacco probably would have been a better option though.
Hard to think clearly when you are under pressure like that.
Maybe Flacco was too expensive at that point?
Flacco looked dead the last time he’d played with the Jets
Nix isn’t good and is almost as old as Harry.
Yup going to be 24.
We could only get 10-12 years out of him realistically, unless of course he was as good as KC then maybe more.
I don’t claim to know who is better than whom. I see options and pray that KOC/KAM finds the best one for us.
Nobody will ever be as good as KC. Most underrated QB of all time.
Figured that would get a response.
Point being KC will be 36 in Aug, so Nix being 24 doesn’t mean not worth the draft pick. Other factors might mean he is not worth it though.
Yeah, that was the big knock on Hooker last year too. I still think they should have drafted him last year. It wouldn’t mean they couldn’t draft one this year but they would have a lot more flexibility. I just don’t think Nix is going to be very good.
‘I just don’t think Nix is going to be very good.’
Everyone has a opinion.
Kolmann says he is as good as JJ and I respect Kolmanns opinion.
KOC’s opinion is the one that counts though.
Also – wasn’t his point, after a lot of film review, there really wasn’t much of a difference (JJ and Nix) and certainly not enough to give up draft picks.
Yes,
JJ for #11 and #23 and 2025s #1 is not a better deal than Nix for #23.
Especially as he sees them as ‘same tier’.
Has he ever been wrong?
I watched part of this.
To me, it’s all draft opinions.
I’m not sure anyone knows how players will turnout in the NFL.
‘Has he ever been wrong?’
Of course he has.
Is he informed/knowledgable/unbiased??
Yes/yes/probably.
Don’t know that they is a correlation there.
I was responding to Freezey and his comment about trading to the 4th pick for the #4 QB.
and i was saying the way to get to #4, by trading JJ, would not be what i want…
if we trade JJ we better have a choice in QB’s, not the LAST choice
Trade JJ to the Bears for #1?
if we trade JJ for the chance at the QBOTF, i would rather have the ability to pick what QB rather than get the #4
No!!
Then the Kumbaya Club will draft the CryBaby.
#2 is way enough.
Plus we don’t want JJ to go to a division rival.
I would love for the Bears to draft MHJ 1st overall, just to eff up all the draft experts.
I would be ok with that as it pushes the QBs down a bit.
As long as we don’t end up with the CryBaby.
I think it sort of depends… If we land the QBoF, and he’s on a rookie deal, then Paying JJ, crazy money for 4 years kind of balances that out right?
curious to see how much of this is PA “filling time” on his show vs any sort of “inside info”
i suppose there could be a scenario where the Vikings get an offer they can’t refuse. But i can’t see it coming from the Pats since they need WAYYYYYYYYYYY more than a WR
I wouldn’t imagine its just PA filling time, but you never know.
It’s a ridiculous statement because no player is ever totally off the trade block. For the right price, the Chiefs would trade Mahomes. That price might be stupid, but if somebody is willing to pay it, no player is sacred.
honestly i don’t know if the chiefs would trade mahomes for ANYTHING
Everybody has a price.
Not in Casablanca.
Agree, would seriously doubt it.
Everything’s for sale at the right price
Your soul?
No, I meant more like products, services, people
That I agree with. There is a long history of selling people and yes it is still happening today. And not just people from Africa.
Not sure. At least in. sports, there was a time when Joe DiMaggio and Ted Wiliams were not for sale under any circumstances (bit past history).
Yeah, I kinda meant more like players in a trade or something, but I guess yeah that happens too
I would never mess with you Ben.
I appreciate that
Maybe not filling time but just being wrong.
“The kick is up and….it’s GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….
oh wait,…it’s no good………”
i don’t think i trust KAM in a trade of JJ to get the absolute MOST one could get.
so at a Conference in Baltimore, just sat in on a conference all about how weather is racist and how great the Inflation Reduction Act is because it advances Biden’s green energy goals…I am among fools
Hopefully it is not catching, Masked up?
Went to a Teacher Convention with the The Teacher right after Trump won in ’16. The speeches about how terrible it was going to be for the next 4 years by the head of CTA and local Union Boss was headache inducing.
I just got up and walked out. Luckily the Convention was in LV so I just went to the Sports Book and hung out there.
Well, just learned last week that my allergies are the result of climate change.
Saw a headline yesterday ‘Will the Weather Effect the Eclipse’?
Ahhhh NO! It might be less visible/noticeable if there is a storm between you and it but it won’t effect the eclipse at all.
FEMA says you need to make sure to have an emergency plan and supplies ready for the eclipse.
Maybe they mixed it up with the Earthquake that hit NY/NJ last week.
Another think the woke think was caused by Global Warming.
The lack of snow and warmer weather this year has caused earlier seasonal allergies for me, though it happens like that every so many years.
False. It has never happened before and is caused by racism.
So are you!
of course i am, also homophobic
I’ve had allergies for years and NoVA was one of the worst places for them. But I had never before have a doctor tie allergies to climate change. Like you, generally some seasons are worse than others and it has been that way for a long time.
I’m about 80 miles from you right now….
Condolences to you both.
Baltimore seems to have pissed Jobu off recently.
what the fuck? No way are they actually saying the weather is racist, no fucking way. Also, go to Little Italy in Baltimore. Crazy good Italian food!
Yes, the weather and climate change are racist, as are bridges and underpasses and for you to deny that is racist of you, you crazy right winger.
Calling climate change racist is funny to me, though poor people are effected more by extreme temperatures as far as paying increased HVAC costs and so forth. Since poverty rates are proportionately higher for black hispanic people is that why they say it is racist?
Don’t forget Racist Roads.
And Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches.
But this has to be twisting it. They might say something like the poor are more effected by climate change that doesn’t mean they are saying it’s racist.
The poor are generally more effected by everything. More wealthy people using that fact as a power play is almost guaranteed.
Just to be clear, I’m not saying that they are saying it is racist, but I would not be surprised if they are using this fact toward their own advantage.
Right, that is what I think too. Of course, they are more affected by everything because they don’t have the means to push back against hardships.
Fuck that’s dumb. It comes down to definitions I guess. If your definition of something being inherently racist is that it affects people of race more then I guess it fits. It affects the poor, just reminds me of Ice T’s Body Count track No Lives Matter. Such a good song.
I read this as predominantly white nations are causing global warming. Meanwhile, predominantly black countries are suffering from global warming.
A couple of notes, not mentioned in the article: predominantly white (or non-black) countries are industrialized which yes, does cause emissions some believe are attributing to climate change. These countries also have infrastructure and amenities that help make warmer, drier climates more bearable.
Whereas, countries like Zambia, which the article mentions, is not industrialized and does not offer the infrastructure or amenities that industrialized countries do.
Therefore, climate change must be racist.
So is it not racist China produces the most greenhouse gases because they are not white people?
No, because they are not black.
Only white people can be racist dumdum.
It was mentioned yesterday that we didn’t have a definite #3 receiver on the team.
So I got to thinking about it and it would be nice to have a speed threat to take the top off of the Defense so that JJ and Addison can work the underneath.
I looked in the 7th round of my Mock and found a Small School Guy, Flournoy, SW Missouri St, 6-1, 202 lbs, 9.89 RAS that ran a 4.44 40 at the combine. Seems like a good use of our 230 or 232 pick.
Top WR 40 times at the Combine. https://www.nfl.com/combine/tracker/live-results/40-yard-dash/wr/all-colleges/
Well, he should know. He is the king of overpaying QB’s.
But from a draft perspective, he is a dork. Dude would trade back to acquire 7th rounders like a kid in a candy store.
I hope that they are not ‘all in’ on one guy and blinded to other possibilities.
That seems like a recipe for getting raked over the coals.
KAM doesn’t seem like he will be willing to overpay, at least not ridiculously, he wouldn’t do it with Kirk so I’d imagine he wouldn’t do it for an unproven rookie QB. I’m sure they have a favorite but if other teams are demanding outrageous packages he’ll likely pass.
Logic does not trump the PTDS of Viking fans.
I do hope you are correct though.
You would think, hope, or whatever, this would be KAM’s perspective. Question is probably favorite compared to next favorite versus what’s it going to cost – and then how much is the real gap between the two players.
You would think/hope/pray Cost/Worth analysis is 2nd nature to a Wall St Guy.
Seems to be his M.O.
But he is now on the clock for his GM career.
Same.
Hopefully he doesn’t get sucked in……
Looks like fun….Not!!
Not when drafting. He just sits and Ponders…
Sounds like it’s Blake Brandel.
I usually draft one from Boston Collage or St Dakota State in the 4th or 5th guy. High RAS with decent strength.
Don’t know that KAM is as interested in the Trenches as we are though.
He drafted one in round 2 and then signed Risner last season so he is willing to invest in the positions.
It seems like Risner had to do with Cleveland Drama.
He let Cleveland go for pennies and had Risner all ready to go.
Still waiting to hear what that was all about.
I’m thinking he’ll be in the mix, unless a rookie comes in and beats him out, its likely him. He and Quessenberry we’re both re-signed this offseason and both can play guard and tackle, seems they like Brandel at guard, they’ll definitely draft or sign some depth though.
Q seems to do well in spot relief.
Happy Eclipse Monday Morning.
I feel like this eclipse is going to end up way overhyped.
I have been in one before, “it got darker than it was’ was the most you could say about it.
It was similar to a large cloud passing in front of the sun. I get that the ‘total eclipse’ will be more profound.
Same, it was cool but I mean nothing crazy.
People taking days off from work/school to drive hours to see it is crazy to me.
One of my nephews is driving down to Missouri to see it. He’s staying in some po-dunk town and they have jacked their hotel rates up to $400 per night. Someone is trying to fleece the suckers.
WC Fields called it.
One born every minute.
Agreed!!
Unless I am the sucker of course.
It is waaaaayyyyyy overhyped.
An eclipse happens every couple of years.
It’s that most of the time it happens where there are no people around to overhype it.
the conspiracy theorist in me has so much to say about all this hype….
but i will just say, it will be hilarious of all the people traveling and so excited for this, have a cloudy day haha
Every day of my life is an eclipse as the darkness eats away more and more of the light…
Time to ‘self medicate’?
Yep!
Ahhh Comfort Food.
Too much lettuce
Vegetables are the food that my food eats.
Pigs are the true super food, they turn vegetables into bacon.
The Other White Meat and so Racist.
Dang fine eating though.
They are also to blame for global warming
Thought that was cows?
I guess we will have to kill all mammals on earth so that Global Warming won’t kill all mammals on earth.
Now you’re getting it.
I volunteer all of the Woke/Green/Liberals to go first.
Promise that the rest of us will follow right behind you. Promise.
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!
FTP Auto Rec.
I am going to eat so much pork today…
Is it some muslim/jewish holiday or something?
If so, more bacon and pork for us.
I just figured out it was a smoking day.
He was probably celebrating the eclipse.
Work is serving pork burgers today. Some appreciation thing.
Ok.
I just figured you were like me.
I like to just stoke the flame in the name of pissing people off sometimes.
You know what’s good? A hamburger with a sausage patty on top with bacon
I used to enjoy those company lunches, until I took food safety training. Now, I’m like nah, I’m good. I would prefer my food not served by guys who may or may not have washed their hands today.
I was here at 6:00 am, but that is too early for everyone else, other than Hun.
True, and I’m not much online during the work week these days, which sucks, but should get better in a few months.