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Wow, what a season opener! The Vikings got a huge road win yesterday as they trounced the New York Giants 28-6. The offense was efficient, balanced, and effective. They completed a 99-yard drive in the second half that really put the icing on the cake. Darnold was dialed in, and Aaron Jones was a beast. Both of these guys were solid additions.
The defense was equally lethal, if not better. Man, that was fun to watch. They harassed Daniel Jones all day and held him to under 200 passing yards with 0 TD and 2 INT, and the Giants only had 74 team rushing yards. The additions of Van Ginkel, Grenard, and Dallas Turner appear to have been wise investments.
It’s a win, so let’s enjoy it. 1-0 is much better than 0-1. I’m happy to see Darnold having success here, as I feel he’s been dealt a poor hand thus far through his career & want to see him do well. I’m stoked to think about the year Aaron Jones might have here if he stays healthy, and I’m extremely excited to see more of this Flores defense. SKOL!!!!!!!!!!
Vikings/NFL News and Headlines
See all yesterday’s highlights, player & coach interviews, and more at Vikings.com.
Game stats from yesterday’s Vikings-Giants matchup, courtesy of ESPN.
Sports Illustrated has an update on Jordan Addison’s injury. Oh man, this sounds like an injury that was re-aggravated. We may have to hash this out in the comments, you know how we are with re-aggravations and such.
KTSP has post-game locker room interviews.
Here are all the week 1 NFL scores and highlights, courtesy of ESPN.
Today’s Media Selection
Our post-win tradition, dating WAY back into our DN days. STRIKE UP THE BAND!!!!!
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Not sure if niners that good or Jets suck. Had to turn off.
The Douche sucking makes me happy.
Pretty sure Purdy will get a lot of different from Flores.
Different looks?
lol, yeah, looks. I’m looking forward to it. At Bank at least. SKOL!
49ers don’t seem to missing McCaffrey too much tonight.
Up 23-7 half way thru the 3rd.
That #24 is running all over the Jets. Yikes.
Mason?
109 yards so far with a TD.
Every time I look up, he’s ripping one off. I’m half asleep
Two doctors are chatting, a beautiful woman walks by.
Doc 1: Man, I’d sure like to screw her.
Doc 2: Out of what?
Just a joke, MT and rob. Just a joke. 🙂
Sounds more like a Lawyer joke to me.
That works too
Ohhhh.
This year Politicians might be the best option.
Every year
McCaffrey inactive tonight, saying he may be out against Purple too.
That’s huge, they’re a completely different team without him.
Dude is good, not wishing bad health just a Purple win.
Yup, agreed
49ers might not need him against NYJs.
Game will be closer probably not the 3.5 they were favored by.
Friday’s fest beers.
Both were good!
LOL….
CMC inactive tonight…..
Fantasy world losing its mind rn…
Ingram graded 9.6 in pass blocking, don’t think I’ve ever seen single digits before
😂, that’s horrid
Ingram sucks, cut him
That’s really really bad. I knew it was bad just by watching, the grades match the eye test.
Well, overall Bradbury is worse lol
Yet, Jones and Darnold still played well.
Mobility helps, as does the ability to pull the trigger before the pressure arrives.
RIP Darth Vader.
James Earl Jones passes at age 93.
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-earl-jones-dead-93
Nice run, hard to expect more.
Agreed.
Sad 🙁
Very sad. RIP.
I liked a lot of the things he was in. I have to say, his cameo episode in Big Bang Theory was funny.
Oh man, that stinks. He was on The Sandlot.
Field of Dreams too
’People will come Ray….’
RIP
I checked out the skoloholics pick’em standings next to my name it says “Rank 11/12”
Is that good?
was gonna brag with how good i was, but Brad’s little kid is 1 point behind me so i’m not gonna be too braggy yet
I will try to put out a weekly summary of the pick em league once the Monday night game is finished. It will also serve as a reminder for folks to get their picks in before the Thursday game.
i’m so annoyed about my cinci pick
Half of the people nationally are out of the yahoo survivor pool.
42% picked Cinnci….
You did a really good job.
You answered all the questions.
I’m in 8th, kiddo is in 4th. Humbling.
He’s 9.
He went 13-2, best record in week 1
JacksonVike is leading in points.
I suck
I’m last, so don’t take my suck trophy away.
Kiddo has 16 confidence points on the 9ers tonight, he may be close to the lead in points.
He picked Atlanta & Cincy, those are the 2 he got wrong. Cincy was his survivor pool pick, so he’s out (same with me, I picked Cincy).
420
Cheater.
I just wanted to make Mjolnir happy…
He cheats too. Not leaning on 420 any day.
Lol….. what?!?
Twas a joke, guessing if you want a little reefer you will do. I remember marijuana munchies too.
I figured it was joke – the ‘he cheats too’ part made me giggle. Hard to convey tone so I wasn’t perturbed or anything. All compounded by the fact that I am, currently, stoned…. 😎
419
418
LOL. I read in week one there were 69 guards in on at least one pass blocking snap. Guess who was the lowest rated?
INgram?
^^winner
Highlight reel for 67 is when he doesn’t step on qb’s plant foot.
I’m saying using the word winner to describe anything with Ingram is wrong lol
He did have to go against probably the best pound for pound DT in the league, ill cut him some slack. Some.
Think he’s been in every game since drafted, i would expect better by now. Just me.
Agreed. At what point do you consider KOC dumb for continuing to play him? Is everyone else we have really worse?
Wish they’d try, worst case toss him back in.
Doesn’t matter so much about last week. Let’s see how he matches up with he Niner DT’s.
Interior pressure is the most disruptive to a pass play. 56 and 67 not high on my list. Yes, niner game should say more.
Word out of pukeville is Love is out 4-6 weeks.
Luckily their next couple games are against bad teams (Colts, Titans), so they’ll probably win those anyway (especially with the normal NFL ref help they usually get). The next 4 after that will be harder.
Richardson has looked alright. Levis on the other hand…..woof.
Yeah, but I don’t think anyone is scared of Richardson too much. And I think I can name only a single person on their defense. Certainly not a foreboding game.
I am having a Monday.
Let’s get this B%tch to 420
mt….where are you staying in door county?
In his RV.
A VRBO in Ephraim.
Ephraim is our favorite city in DC to stay.
why are you driving an RV to stay in a house…….
Well, we have our little 20′ van conversion (class B RV). It has a queen bed, stove, microwave, toilet, refrigerator. The diesel chugs along, actually get pretty decent fuel economy of about 20 mpg on the highway. Now my wife can get up and stretch or lay on the bed while we drive, got a place to poop and pee without having to experience the rest stop plugged toilet nightmare, and she can make me a cup of coffee or some popcorn while we plod along. Gotta hit the road by 5 am to drop the dogs at doggie hotel in Bismarck by 10 am next door to God’s country time zone, so will probably pull into a RV park and take a tent site somewhere around Fergus or Alexandria on the way out, and push back to Bismarck on the return.
I actually enjoy traveling in it, it forces me to drive like a RV driver and just let the nuts pass me by.
can i buy that from you when you upgrade? that sounds perfect for my trips out to dawson county
Funny just this summer my wife was grumbling we should sell it because we don’t use it enough. Duh we’ve been getting everything spic and span around the compound post completion of the addition in May.
I find odd is people in minny that own pontoons. RV at least can use year round.
well you aren’t comparing apples to apples there, chef.
i would 100% own a pontoon over an RV any day.
I’d consider if lived on a lake, or shared one. They are great on a nice day with a canopy. How’s the Dock business? You give up on it?
Giants fans might be over-reacting to Dainel Jones. Just a little bit?
Thats brutal lol
LOL! 😆
I need a million!
I need a million!
You suck!
Why is his name on the jersey spelled ‘Joines’?
Am I missing a joke?
Its an AI generated image, thats why. And the joke is he is a terrorist to his team. Which is in NYC…..whoosh?
i read it subliminally and just joined ISIS
Should have been spelled ‘Joinus’ then.
Goodness
I thought it was a solid effort from the O-line…thems is good scores.
3 out of 5 ain’t bad.
Not exactly good either.
If I could do research…..
When was the last time we had a Vikings interior Olineman top 90 in PFF?
Novembuary 1978
That was some quick research JRo, very impressive especially since they didn’t have PFF grades in 1978…..
Good catch.
Haha yeah (clearly a fake date)
Ahhhh I thought we were talking about the O-line.
Not ‘an O-lineman’.
Is that Harrisons Smith’s grade or his age?
Yes.
He’s a nonagenarian.
Center and RG still shit.
But there is hope. Never had 3 of 5 play decent in recent memory.
Look at Brandel! Possibly one 2 spots to fix now!
Turnovers = bad?
I wonder if there’s any coach who doesn’t do significantly better when his team wins the turnover margin
Wins or Ties the turnover margin.
18-0 is noteworthy I believe.
Better versus perfect.
Let’s go with the plan to not turn the ball over…we will win the Superbowl for sure.
Darnold only had one turnover. No fumbles, that’s huge. The one turnover was a tipped pass, so while he maybe could’ve gotten rid of the ball sooner, still not as egregious, IMO.
He’s a rookie in his first start, but he might want to try a different shade of nail polish.
Vikings were all over this. Pace was coming untouched.
yeah i thought this as well, about pace, that even if the pass got completely, pace would have blown that guy up
A terrible play by QB – right in his line of sight.
One thing that I envy of those of you that live in the twin cities, your laissez-faire attitude in traffic. I’m going to be driving my RV on the way to Door County soon, and am all amped up for creating diamonds with my anal sphincter and feeling an aneurysm pop when I’m bracketed by semis in the center lane when my wife looks up from surfing FB and says I think you are supposed to be in the right lane, the exit is right there.
Fargo and even Billings are now uncomfortable for me in the RV. The twin cities is next level.
I don’t mind Billings, but going through Bozeman yesterday pulling a trailer was a nightmare.
Like in the city limits of Bozeman? That would suck.
Just the interstate. People changing lanes with no care in the world about the pickup and trailer next to them. Somebody from Big Timber was trying to get on at one point and never sped up. When the vehicle behind them (and in front of me) tried to slow down to let them in they just decided to stop halfway into the right lane of the interstate.
Oh no! That is the hardest part for me, I am used to driving defensively with a nice cushion around me, lots of potential outs if someone swerves into my lane. In the crush of twin cities traffic I am just one of 100 dominoes all lined up and completely boxed in.
Yep. I just stay in my lane, keep some distance and cruise. The others on the highway yesterday would not allow that. Multiple people tried to take my front bumper off while they changed lanes and then proceeded to slow down.
Another couple of weeks and the traffic will be back to normal.
stop by and say hi to me.
for real.
Gonna make some sloppy joe’s for him?
If I was planning on staying in the area I would get your address and stop by…but I am planning on slipping through between rush hours and continuing on my merry way.
If you need a battery, you know where to go.
He said he wants to get through between rush hours, not get in before morning rush hour and leave after morning rush hour the next day.
screw you
Hell Hath no furry like a freezeyface shunned….
you wish you could get rid of me
Not at all, your response was just uncharacteristic and indicative of a malevolent presence.
hurt my feelings
You would simply die in the east coast traffic.
We can both agree on that. I-4 between Orlando and Tampa is unpleasant enough in a rental car, with the RV I’d really be wound up. Then there is I-95 around DC, that was also pure joy.
Both places are hell with some of the worst drivers in the country.
Been there, done that. It sucks there.
Do you need someone to look after the shouse? I have some work to do on the Rivy. Haha
That would be nice!
Do you have a big fat Vikings sticker on the RV to piss off puker nation?
Good idea!
I hear your jive. I dislike city driving. It is a skill, and if one doesn’t regularly practice it, it is a bit crazy.
Believe it or not, I have also noticed height makes it worse in modern cars. It is like the way I have to position the seat puts the door posts in a place that really limit my side vision. Since I’m tall, if my wife puts down the windshield screen, that takes away like a third of my windshield view on that side.
I never had that issue with older cars.
I’ve gotten somewhat over it, though. I take the David Groggins approach and figure it all just makes me stronger. Then I cry a little bit…
I have a ’94 F350 that I use to plow and short hunting trips. I am always amazed, when I drive it again in fall, how well I can see. Its almost like I am on an ATV.
Yeah, I was in a 1987 Park Avenue awhile back, and I was like…
That’s deep…….
.50 caliber fully automatic weapons mounted on the front of the RV would be helpful.
Blake played really well
Against a DL that isn’t exactly bad.
Nice throw
Look at that pocket too…love to see it. Even though I thought we had one of the worst lines in the ENTIRE league according to some. Hmmm? Maybe theres another factor there that wasn’t helping out the O line that much.
Neuman!
That is hilarious. Very sad, but very true…
these things make my eyes roll….
IT WAS ONE WEEK
let’s see the end of the season numbers at the end of the season
We are going to win the super bowl
I don’t want to face Mahomes. We’ll be up by 9 in the 4th quarter and some monkey f’ing BS like this will happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGGao-AGwMI&ab_channel=NFL
Captain dumb*ss Munnerlyn.
I always knew Darnold was better than Mahomes he just didnt have a fair shake
Its science…..
I’m cheering for the 49ers tonight.
One, I bet that the NYJ would win under 9.5 games, but maybe more importantly, I detest the douche.
And we don’t need Niners coming in here with a big chip on their shoulders.
I remember when we beat them week 7 to drop them to 5-2 (two losses in a row), there was a little gnashing of teeth over on their site that they had been exposed, that’s it we’re not even gonna make the playoffs. They go on to push the SB to OT. Sigh. It would be nice to have the magic beans that the 9ers have.
“Magic Beans”. 2 great WR’s, best left tackle in football, best running back in football, great schemer and play caller, two of the best LB’s in football. and a premier edge rusher.
And as a team has an attitude they will just best the asses off whom ever they play.
Pure magic.
Heh heh. Yessir.
Fair point.
Win on Monday night.
Short week.
Assume the Vikings only beat the Giants.
“TRAP GAME!!!”
What is the move if Darnold plays lights out this year? I mean it would be a good problem to have but still a problem.
play him next year and let JJ season even more.
How much you want to pay him?
He is a FA after the season.
0 dollars unless he wants to stick around at backup money.
That’s the issue.
If he plays “lights out”, he will want $25 million per year plus.
Personally, I would be fine paying him 25 million if he has a great year this year.
Give JJ one more year to develop since he is going to miss all of this year, and you are getting (hopefully) good QB play.
It’s all about what he wants.
My guess is he would want more than one year at $25 million per. Not sure what the market will be for him.
But that’s a 2025 issue.
He’ll be looking for multiple years and at least 40 per.
No way he can command that. Unless, he truly plays like a number 3 draft pick, in which case we sgould take n otice.
Well, if he plays well enough that people think he should be kept around and JJ should ride the pine, then I’d say he played well enough for 40 per year, especially considering the price of the true starters now a days.
the question is really how good. If he is so good like 4200 yards and 32 Td’s – get to Championship game, then I’d give him 40 ( that’s cheap nowadays) and JJ can sit or I’d trade him.
Shoot yes!
Problem is if he balls out he won’t sign a 1 year deal. He’ll want big money and 3-4 years with lots of guaranteed money.
Correct.
Maybe Russell Wilson will be available.
or Deshawn Watson…
Saw a meme that only the Browns could have a situation where Mayfield is playing well and Watson now sucks haha.
LOL!
Have they not met the Vikings?
Rich Gannon, Brad Johnson….
Yeah that was my thinking too haha.
So if he plays lights out, how can you let him walk without a proven starter on the team.
Yup, and he would be right to go that route.
Then they will have to decide if JJ is the long term option or not.
If they still think JJ is the future then a sign and trade deal with Sam would be ideal. As long as they got at least a 3rd rounder that he’d be worth as a comp pick if he walked in FA.
Right, exactly this.
i don’t want to pay him anything.
i’ll let the vikings decide what to pay him though
Enjoy that comp pick you get when he signs a big deal somewhere and let the JJ era begin.
I get confused on the comp pick stuff. We would still get a comp pick for him?
As long as he leaves as a FA and signs somewhere else I believe we do.
And we don’t sign someone else comparable that evens it out.
Sign him to a 3 year $220 million dollar contract all guaranteed with NMC.
If you truly mean ” lights out ” you have to keep him around. A bird in the hand and the worst you have is JJ seasons another year.
Worst case is you give him a bunch of money, JJ doesn’t start getting experience and Darnold totally sucks and you even lose out on the comp pick while also taking a big cap hit. You drafted JJ for a reason. Stick with the plan.
Nah you try to push JJ to the practice squad while you go with Darnold and Mullens, Packers pick him up off waivers and he goes on to a HOF career with them. That way we get the best of both worlds, more exciting .500 seasons plus we get to see JJ beat our ass twice a year and hoisting the SB in green and gold.
Haha sounds about right.
Or JJ cold suck as a starter too. No guarantees. And I’m not giving Sam a fortune – reasonable amount. Always play the hot hand. And at this point, have some concern about durability. Lots of factors here.
^^^this is sad but true^^^
unfortunately the meniscus injury has dampened my already tepid enthusiasm
I’m a meniscus expert.
I kind of agree but “have to” is really a rough idea since he could want 30 million a year for 4 years to keep around.
Maybe – don’t know about the contract stuff. structure contract so can get out of it in a year or so. Let the GM boys figure it out.
I’m not surprised Darnold is doing well so far.
We saw Mullens and Dobbs were making plays since our WRs can get seperation.
KOC also seems to be a good QB coach. Its a great scenario for any QB to get dropped into, and Darnold is making the most of it so far.
Hopefully he can keep it going.
My best hope for the season was that Darnold would pull a Keenum, have a great year, and then move on because some team is willing to pony up the cash. Then we would move on to JJ.
Pay him 35 mil per year/two years or whatever they offered the ATL dork.
Trade him after 2025 when JJ has a better grasp of the offense, or keep them both.
I see I can buy Lucky Charm marshmallows by themselves. I am thinking about getting some and adding them to Frosted Cheerios. I have been giving this a lot of thought. It has taken up most of my morning.
Sweets are my great undoing. I have to avoid them – all of my technologists are young women bent on destroying my “avoid the sweets” willpower – “Missy’s birthday is tomorrow – there are scotcheroos/nanaimo bars/root beer floats/chocolate brownies/cupcakes in the office”. When I successfully resist that temptation, then they start bringing them in to my office. Lately primary care providers have been plying me with sweets as well, looking for favors.
My epitaph will say something about sweets. Actually it better not as I want to be cremated and scattered to the winds.
Maybe, deep down they are wrought with lust just looking at you, and figured if they fill you up with sweets you will become less appealing.
Haha yeah I might have thought that 30 years ago but I sense that a bald 55 year old guy isn’t the stuff dreams are made of.
With a big enough paycheck any man can be ‘the stuff dreams are made of’ to a lot of ladies, some even good looking.
The road to early retirement and financial well being is not paved with divorce. The real problem is my wife is a fantastic cook and baker so I get all I want from her, literally and figuratively.
2 out of 3 aint bad.
You got the order wrong.
#3 means you divide #1 by 2. Which means #2 doesn’t happen.
How about just collect unemployment and make a ton of babies with many different women?
“ghetto” MT Viking
‘The road to early retirement and financial well being’
For a lot of women it is finding a ‘well off’ man and getting your claws into him.
As an aside, there is a local blue hair club AKA The Attic AKA the volunteer cadre that every small hospital has. They recently hit the $5M mark in donations to the hospital and I was asked to be the keynote speaker at an appreciation dinner since radiology has benefited greatly from their donations. I dolled myself up with a suit and tie and splurged on a shower since I had been fencing all day. Stood up there for a few minutes and showered them with compliments. After my speech I sat down and must have had a dozen sweet older ladies come up to bestow me with their appreciation.
Sweets are nature’s Prozac. I tend to eat them when stressed.
That would be the same thing as Lucky Charms the cereal, since the non marshmallow bits are oat nuggets similar to Cheerios.
But if you like to experiment, have at it !!
I think it might be gourmet Lucky Charms because Frosted Cheerios are just a little bit better than the Lucky Charm non-marshmallows.
I have to say, I have not eaten cereal in awhile, and that malt at the state fair with Fruity Pebbles in it was really good.
Victory Monday!
🔨’s thoughts:
Great to hear the fight song early – hope it’s also often this year.
Schedule gets tougher – but so what? The Love injury gives an opportunity to capitalize. May not see him Week 4. Time to stack some wins.
SF is beatable. We did it last year. If Kirko can do it w/out Jets, Jets can do it w/out Kirko.
I think the Defense played with a chip yesterday – been hearing for over a year how DJones got paid because of 2 games against the Vikings in 2022 – Hitman, Metellus, Bynum, Phillips were on that squad and I think took it personally. It showed. I hope they play with an ‘F*** You’ mentality all year.
Nice to see an RB with good burst – AJ still has tread on the tires and gas in the tank – can’t wait until they start getting him the ball more in the passing game. Thought Chandler ran well too. Ham’s fumble was inexcusable.
Hitman’s 35th career pick. Keep stacking stats Harry.
Addison avoiding major injury is good – Addison being sidelined for a bit may turn out okay. We deep in the WR room. I think Nailor fills in nicely at WR2 and Trish Jackson can man the WR3 until Addison is healthy.
Johnny Mundt is less than impressive as a blocker.
Felt good to ruin NYG’s 100th year football party.
SKOL!
🔨🔨
Great post! SKOL!!
Thought Ham had that football wrapped up pretty good but the defenders helmet hit the ball and popped it out.
At least that is what I saw on the replay and I went from pissed to frustrated over it.
I thought the same thing, it looked like a perfectly placed hit. 9 out of 10 times the runner is going to cough that one up.
Agreed, sometimes you have to give the defender credit, it happens, they get paid a lot of money too.
Add to the fact they thought they were the Montreal Canadiens.
Very nice to send them packing…..
If Kirko can do it without Jets then Jets can do it without Kirko… Love it!
Big Stu this morning
he was SO fun to watch.
It is possible that I may believe that Jordan Addison avoided a serious injury to his ankle, but he may possibly need more tests, perhaps.
More tests – why not just say he’s getting an MRI?
Im bummed about that, high ankle things can linger all season and easily be reaggravated. Having him on the field with Jefferson and when Hock comes back would make this offense deadly.
They’ll do a tape job on him that will rival an Egyptian mummy.
And maybe give him those pain killers that they gave Rogers during that SNF game against the Bears where he was clearly on another planet.
I don’t deal with MRI’s much other than the spine. Roughly how sensitive and specific with the ankle?
So close to 100% sensitivity it would count as third base with Sally Rottencrotch. Specificity 70-95%.
Sounds like what a gouger would say
Right?
It’s happening…
https://news.yahoo.com/news/golden-eagle-attacks-toddler-3-120936635.html
Eagle hunting season soon.
Many years ago I was hunting birds with my vizsla Zeus. He was a phenomenal birder. We were on a new section of block management and it was hot and dry as a popcorn fart. I was about half a mile from a fence and water trough where I was going to stop and let him water up, could see something set on one of the t-posts. I assumed it was a coyote carcass as that is commonly what is done in these parts with those pests.
When we got closer I saw it was a golden eagle. It was so still I started thinking it was some kind of taxidermy mount set there to keep away vermin. Zeus who was sniffing away in the grass didn’t notice the eagle until he was all of ten yards away when he crossed downwind of it. For a split second, there was a stalemate where the eagle looked at the dog “I could kick your ass” followed by the dog growling “Take a shot big boy”. Eagle reluctantly flew away cuz I trumped all by saying “I will shoot, and stuff your carcass under a big rock.”
It was amazing how big that eagle looked compared to a grouse.
Rec for dialog with an eagle.
I’ve heard that a starving eagle can kill an animal several times its size in a crisis.
I have seen videos of them carrying off a small goat or similarly sized meals.
Wyoming will periodically be allowed to let falconers catch golden eagles because of predation on sheep. It only happens every few years and Wyoming is the only state the feds allow it in. There are only around 30 or so people in the country who are certified to own a golden or bald eagle I believe.
There are some fun videos on YouTube where eagles take down bigger animals.
I was reading some history stuff one time, and the pilgrims talked about “eagle” attacks killing children. There is some controversy on what they meant by “eagles” exactly, as they were not operating under current naming conventions.
Then there is Audobon’s Bird of Washington stuff. It’s all kind of interesting.
“eagles” “pterodactyls”
Cryptozoologists think the piasa birds were pterodactyls.
That is kind of a fun read, too.
There are some of them throwing goats off cliffs that are pretty impressive. There’s a couple of Mongolian guys using golden eagles to hunt wolves from horseback too that are pretty cool. Another cool raptor is a goshawk. They stick to the timber and have amazing reactions. I saw a video once where they stuck a camera on ones back that was fun to watch and there are other videos showing their reaction to getting through small places at full flight speed.
I have heard about the wolf-hunting thing. Must have come across that somewhere.
Hunting birds are spooky to me. I think it is because we had a rooster that terrorized me when I was a kid. If he ever saw me, he would charge me, and I’d flee. Something about those yellow lizard feet and beak coming at me…
I totally get that when SkolfromMT said those predatory birds can give a person a shivery.
Hawks often follow me when I’m digging ground in the fall and catch whatever mice or rabbits get scared up. Then they just stand on it and occasionally peck at it while it is struggling.
Hate watching that. Not a fun way to go, I reckon.
When I used to trap more frequently, had a bobcat set that a golden eagle got caught in (non target species catch is a sign of a poor set, mea culpa ) any how it had worked the trap free from the stake and was trying to fly with the trap on it’s middle toe. I ran it down and through my jacket over it, undid the trap. When I took the coat off its head the look of sheer hatred in those raptor eyes made a shiver go down my spine. It really gave me the willies. It flew off and appeared well.
*threw
I should have read the comments further… I just posted this story above.
I once went with my dad to check traps. He recreationally trapped during some winters when he wasn’t water fowl hunting. He once accidentally caught a golden eagle in a leg hold trap. It just barely had one of its talons. It was still very much alive and clearly very unhappy. My dad had to find a way to release it and was able to do so by throwing his coat over it, stepping gently in between its wings and releasing the leg hold. It was winter and you could see the steam coming out of the eagle’s mouth and he was giving my dad a death glare that clearly conveyed what it was the eagle thought of the whole ordeal. Anyway my dad was able to release it. And it flew away unharmed. The most impressive thing about it was the eagle had managed to fly a few dozen yards or so from where the trap was initially set. Certainly impressive birds.
My dad apparently beat me to the punch. Sorry to those who read the story twice.
LOL
A question for the knowledgeable. Came here last night reading late game thread and there was a post trashing Trump. Now it is gone – where did it go? How?
Posts can be deleted with the same button that allows you to edit them.
Bottom right of the post.
thanks. Why would someone leave something up for 12 or so hours and then delete it?
skolifer
8 September 2024 6:38 pm
Cousins sucks. He’s the Trump of NFL QBs.
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It’s still there if this is the post you were referring to.
No, later. About Trump being a ‘word salad’ type (don’t remember exact words)
Would have to ask them. Maybe they were drunk and sobered up and wanted it gone? Is it really that big of a deal to you?
Sometimes yes it is.
You need to learn to let internet comments go. Its a different type of human interaction. If you sit on them and dwell its going to start affecting you mentally and its not healthy.
^this^, I remember a saying when I was young, Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
Actually to me it’s more about accountability.
For example, if I were to say something disparaging about you, perhaps even hateful. People could read that and they may have negative thoughts about you. then I take it down – damage done and no proof I said anything at all. Doesn’t set well with me.
But, appreciate your concern for my health. Have a big birthday tomorrow and still doing well mentally and physically.
Happy early birthday
Thank you.
Even then, its an unnecessary burden and its something that comes with the territory and should be shed like water off the back. I get what you’re saying but, playing internet vigilante trying to serve comment justice, even on a small website like this is a losing battle. That poster is rarely here, and appeared not sober haha. Happy early Birthday!
Thanks you. At my age birthdays are sort of a big deal and yet in another not so much so.
i would say it’s a big deal to me, to know if someone who is NOT the owner of a post/message, is deleting comments. but thats why it would bother ME. the post/message itself would not bother me, if it was for or against trump
well i was referencing a mod deleting posts…
do they not have authority to delete any post?
ya dum dum
downvote for two dum dums
I agree. Is it censorship, or otherwise? That matters to me as well.
I deleted one post because I saw a comment directed toward another member, seemed like it could be taken personally so I just deleted it to avoid issues & err on the side of caution.
I been telling you for years babykeys it’s just the internet don’t get mad about it.
You are too young to know the few who broke so many at the DN because they couldn’t just let realize that lol
Im not mad about it, theres days where i get fired up, but, ill go to bed and its a new day new form, new posts. Im 31…I had been on the DN since 2014. I can recall some drama in my time
wow you were there earlier than I thought
Yes sir, stumbled upon the place in March of 2014 eagerly wanting to read news and updates on the Vikes draft process for a new QB that would eventually become Teddy.
Maybe it was deleted for the following reason…
denzel autorec
Or maybe poster said one of our daily regulars was an “idiot” in addition to political comment.
Comments were funny
https://twitter.com/zachlanebryan/status/1832962008599163015?t=C06g1Ya1HCA987dtXgLnSA&s=19
libs still running around – hoping to convince everyone that they should hate Trump because they want people to hate Trump even though everyone including those that hate Trump know that Trump would be a better option right now because we’ve already had Trump once and life was much better for 99% of Americans.
Literally the only reason to constantly say that they hate Trump anymore at this point – everyone who’s ever heard from them knows they hate him but they just need to go go go and hope people will be like “OOOHHH SO THAT”S WHAT YOU MEANT OK I AGREE THEN”
Can’t win ’em all if you don’t win the first one.
When is the last vike’s game that the win did not seem in doubt for the majority of the game?
Actually, that was the biggest margin of victory for KOC.
So it has been awhile.
Yes, even when we have a lead, it seems to inevitably crumble most times. This was something different and nice.
When you can run the ball, easier to sit on a lead.
Since 2019 against the Chargers. Vikings had gone the 6th longest in the league with out have a margin of victory by multiple scores in that time.
Man, 5 yrs or so, I guess I am not surprised, but that’s a lot of games.
Too many
The most recent time I can remember was 2022 opener against the Pack. At least I don’t remember being nervous during that game.
Draft for our FF league: I’m thinking maybe tomorrow evening. Thoughts?
Works for me as long as it’s not super late.
I’m old and go to bed by 9pm on most nights.
I can set the start time for 6 o’clock or something. It doesn’t require much effort, you can either be there to pick your own guys or the computer will pick the best available for you. I think.
If it can auto pick, you can add me to the list of players. Making the draft is my only issue.
Is there money involved, though? Or is it for fun?
Brad has posted before that it is just for bragging rights.
Will there be a punishment for the loser?
Holy shit thats hysterical. “Gay for a year” lmao
I think you have the current league set for autopick.
I trade to change it for me, but couldn’t. I could be incompetent on my first attempt though.
I’m ok with that, but I don’t want to have autopick select Jordan Love or TJ Hockensin before other players.
Will we have a rule that if an injured player gets selected they get first dibs on the waiver wire????
I am in. Are we just starting the season with week 2?
Yep
If the draft is tomorrow evening, I may be able to participate. It depends on my wife. I might have to take her to the airport. Won’t know more until tomorrow.
One method I’ve seen/done with relative success – in an effort to combat everyone’s schedule you do a longer draft time limit and if someone doesn’t draft within their very generous time they get best available. So say we need this done by Thursday – have the draft ending Wed evening and give each draft spot a few hours to make a pick. It’s boring, and you spend more time looking at notifications, but get’s the job done.
Open to thoughts.
Seeing Aaron Jones use pure determination to push himself past that first down was a thing of beauty.
that was a fun moment.
the initial stuff i was like ARE YOU KIDDING
then he worked his way for it and i was like, oh…that’s a breath of fresh air.
he had alot of pressure on him yesterday. He needed to make minnesota fans, HIS fans, and i think he did that
I was kind of happy with the Aaron Jones pick up. I always kind of liked him. Except for his hair.
ditto, but also packers so…
I’ve always liked and appreciated the way he runs. Was jealous at times, especially when we were trotting a not-so-good player like Mattison out there weekly.
somewhere is a lonesome white social justice warrior who has been triggered because racism
I think I got turned racist by everything becoming racist.
i think i hate more white people than any other ethnicity.
what does that make me?
Enlightened!
Or should I say…”enWHITENED!”
“on the right side of history”
apparently
He sure did.
been quite a few years since I’ve seen that!!!
I was happy they stuck with him at the goal line and got it in after last year.
Anyone else enjoying reading the Falcons site for the Kirko meltdowns?
I hopped on last night, grinning ear to ear. Think im going to swing back over
BTW, I suck at football gambling. At least this underdog fantasy crap.
I picked the winner correct in NFL games in 12 of 15 games, but went 0-4 in stupid Pick 3 things.
Pick and choose parlays are the only thing I play. I was a Daniel Jones fumble away from $400 and it almost happened so many times ha. Ill keep plugging away!
Hmmm. I need some lessons. I just did Pick 3s and could not get 3 correct. Maybe this will get more predictable as the season progresses.
You’re doing the Pick Ems on the bottom left on the home screen right? You can do more than 3, I believe its up to 8
Yes. That is what I am doing. I just suck at picking things like this. I do not care who scores, I want to bet the point spread. I guess I need a gambling site for that, or maybe a 12 step program.
Lol idk what state you are in but yeah you cant gamble on things like that on apps in ND (yet). Yeah I wouldnt use Underdog for anything other than that. I know Draft Kings has a sports book app.
Yep. I had an account with Draft Kings. No longer able to use that in MN.
Bovada sports or whatever it is called also used to work, and I would play poker, win some, then lose that on sports. rinse-repeat. MN shut them all down.
I think I will continue to donate at Underdog, and just not gamble anymore once I lose my deposit.
I can hit you up on the Discord and show you some of the picks I do or what I look for anyway? I by no means am an expert and iv never won a huge amount but I usually hit $200-$300 once a month-ish
That would be a big help. I am used to playing the line, and used to play a lot of 3-5 team parlays, but just on the team and point spread.
Sounds good, ill hit you up later. Yeah i look at it more from a fantasy perspective then Vegas lines perspective. You almost have to form your picks around a game script in your head, like how you think the game will play out based on players, match ups, injuries, field conditions, etc.
They are all claiming his “injury” is the problem.
I tried to offer up that some games he just completely sucks for no apparent reason.
Looking at some video replays in slow motion it does look like he his hesitant to plants his right foot where he tore his Achilles, but if that actually IS the case and he ISNT 100%, then why is he on the field? Atlanta was trying to cover their ass by not wanting to start the healthy rookie over their over paid injured 36 year old statue of a QB whose a statue under center even when healthy. Its all hilarious to me. And so glad its not our problem anymore.
Some poster is convinced it’s because of his injury.
Could be someone we all know.
If not, I will just let them think what they want and chuckle.
Oh yeah, they can think what they want. Its early but no way to twist it, the Falcons are a clown show and its fun to watch for all the wrong reasons.
Nobody could expect him to have played well since he’s in his 100th offensive system under the 150th coordinator of his career. Also, the defense shouldn’t have let the other team score any TDs…..
Seems to be the mentality with anything about him.
Not sure why. He can’t just suck because he sucks. Always has to be some reason out of his control.
You’re spot on. But at the same time there’s another group at the polar opposite extreme. Not sure why either.
He is very polarizing for some reason. It is humorous to an extent.
Doesn’t really make sense. He’s not elite but he’s not poor either.
Yeah, I think yesterday he just sucked. I mean, yes, new team, but he looked pretty bad.
Correct.
But when some say that, you get labeled a hater.
Good call. I will need to check that out today.
He doesn’t exist to me anymore, as he’s not a Viking
In fairness, he theoretically had 4th down to try again this time.
I went over and let them know this type of game happens to Kirk if you get pressure with the front 4.
We all have seen what happens to Kirk in a collapsed pocket.
I even shared the beaker reference.
I was not a dick about it. Just let them know it’s all a part of the Cousins experience.
He’ll ball out if you give him a clean pocket.
Collapse that pocket and he’ll panic.
Glad he’s someone else’s guy now.
That is pretty much it, but sometimes he will take shots and deliver dimes in those circumstances. Good Kirk/Bad Kirk situation. And in fairness, most QB’s are not good under constant pressure, especially some of the quick hits by TJ Watt yesterday.
But yeah, he looked rough yesterday.
Would say most all pocket QB’s including Brady/Manning have a big problem with pocket pressure right at them. Problem yesterday, Cousins was rusty, but Watt just owned the offensive tackle.
and he blew play up after another.
They also thought he was in pain because of his face with each throw was in a grimace.
I just told them to google “Kirk Cousins face when he throws”
Yeah, that’s just what he looks like. haha
When I say he looked rough, I mean “played poorly”, not looked unhealthy.
As soon as you play a solid defense that can pressure him, he folds like a shitty wet blanket.
Always has.
At least they play the Eagles next week who don’t have a great team and they are playing not only primetime, but Monday night, which we all know is when Kirk truly shines.
Very nice start to the season!
Didn’t expect much, but watching the Vikings beating the gnats like the proverbial red-headed step child was fun to watch. Team looked prepared and ready to play, hope they can keep this up for the rest of the season.
#nojinx
Next few games will be more difficult. Still great to get the win. I felt this game was a much needed win. Jones is awful, and the Vikings took advantage of it.
Yup. For once, the Vikings didn’t play down to the competition, beating them soundly instead. Was very refreshing to watch. Next few weeks could be very interesting if the Vikes can keep up the level of play they showed yesterday.
If my math is correct, the Vikings will likely play the Pukers without Love.
Yep. Scary with this team’s history, but should be Malik Willis.
So Willis is the next non-starter, young guy that will look HOF worthy in a couple weeks?
Probably.
Would be nice to get a W at lameblow. There should be enough film on whoever the FTP roll out as their QB at that point so we can adequately prepare for him. Please don’t make that guy look like a world beater, Vikings…
This week should be particularly interesting. The kryptonite for our type of defense is a power running game and the Niners do it just about as good as anybody. If we can match up to them, it will say a lot.
We did beat them last season, hope we can duplicate that W. McCaffrey will be a real test for our run defense.
Kirk played lights-out that game. Even the haters have to give him credit for that.
Addison sure made him look better, thats for sure.
Kirko played well, and the 49rs were missing two starters.
This weeks game could be rough. It will certainly be a bigger test than the Daniel Jones led Gnats.
As I recall we were playing without JJ as well. Niners without Williams and CMC had a sore shoulder. Believe their defense was in tact.
Does not support the narrative.
Indeed, Kirk played very well that day. Hope Sam can be equally effective on Sunday.
At least the early turnover by Ham didn’t infect the rest of the team.
After that sequence I was like “here we go again”, from there on out the offense looked competent and in sync. Defense also did their part and held them to 3 points.
Was nice to see that the offense didn’t panic after that … let’s call it “ineffective” first series.
Yeah, I was having flashbacks of last year when they fumbled away about 4 games at the beginning of the season.
Same old, I thought. Glad that the offense could overcome that bad start.
unsure if this was posted yesterday, but alas, i can’t not post it today…
He looked awful. The Bears defense is damned good though.
yep, once he gets things figured out (if he does), they will be really good
Who’s the babe with the ponytail? She single?
Bears with bad QB play and killer defense?
Yep, just like the Vikings IOL vs a good defense.
What brilliant move though to just go hurry up when Lawrence was out haha. Not let him on the field. And tbh the interior did better than I thought they would.
They were playing a trash team too, though, just like us.
Awesome win! That 99 yard drive was inspiring, when that punt happened I thought, cool, a couple runs, a check down pass and punt… COMING UP! lol My only thing to any nay sayers that are dismissive of the Vikings winning, maybe saying the Giants just aren’t good, it’s week one so blah blah blah… That’s fine have your opinion. But be just as dismissive to when they lose too. At least be consistent! If there are plethora of excuses why they won other than, they are capable of playing very well which also means there are a plethora of excuses to dismiss bad play.
I happened to be out on Friday and stopped in a store and saw this brew and thought of you. Brewery out of PA. I didn’t care for the first few sips. Tasted more like a Pilsner than a Lager.
But it was good.
Interesting. S0 was it malty as well as having that Pils spicy bitterness? Or just more on the lighter color and less roasted flavor side?
It was darker and a little bitter.My first thought after tasting it was Miller Lite.
I guess it grew on me after the first beer.
Yum
I was in the camp Sam was going to have a really good (CPOY, but DE told me he doesn’t qualify) year, and if we could run. the ball some and play defense, we can win a lot of games. Yesterday showed that and any win in the NFL is good.
Now, this week we face a “second” challenge. Passed the first, will see about second.
Thank goodness for a thumbs down, it’s been a while. I was gonna post how is it possible Trump keeps making it harder to vote for him with such turds running against him? The dude is so self absorbed and he keeps making it clearer and clearer he wants to win this time to be out for blood. That’s his number one priority in this election, to get revenge on those who turned on him last time. I know most of you won’t agree because Trump could be caught red handed murdering 100s of orphanages of babies and caught robbing thousands of homes of their guns with the intent to rid the country of guns, you’d still vote for him because he’s pro gun and anti-abortion (this is called hyperbole folks) (don’t be mad that I’m being condescending) (condescending means I’m talking down to you), but I don’t know what’s worse at this point. The big time phonies on the left who pretend to be good hearted, kind folks that are either too stupid to understand the ways in which they have negatively shit on people’s lives or just assume their constituents are too stupid to notice (it’s both) or the right with that commander in Cheeto that tweets very clearly his intentions with this election. He’s not even fronting that it’s about helping our country. He’s outright saying, his intentions is to win and get revenge.
Ahhhhhh, there we go, bring on the thumbs down.
What if we want him to get revenge?
Did I say there was an issue with wanting revenge or that having it your #1 policy for the country is revenge isn’t good. I am also sorry I started that post with being a smart ass and my real thoughts trickled in. So a fail on my part bigly.
Well I agree – whoever gave you a thumbs down is chickenshit. But your take on politics is to be polite just plain off.
I care not for politics.
It is football season.
Hey man, there was a football game yesterday.
Does not matter to the pushers of narratives.
Fair point, sorry.
Its okay, change is hard and is a process.
Going after your opponents through lawfare is on Trump or being done to Trump? Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.We must fight back, hard! This won’t happen as DC is full of really bad people, seems most repubs are closet dems and dems are mostly insane.
As dan bongino likes to say “repubs are not the solution to your problems but the dems are the causes of your problems.”
Trump isn’t perfect but I’ll take mean tweets and blustery talk anyday to people trying to taer down the country.
As you were.
What? Quit, this is such a one sided view it’s baffling people can be this delusional. I will say I about wanted to throw up listening to Walz say the republican party only cares about banning books in school about gay penguins and would rather kids get shot than have books about two male penguins. Yeah because the right is the side who wants to ban things and push ideologies through censorship huh? Well they do but clearly so do Dems. It’s just the usual situation, if it’s a core value of a Dem then it’s OK by Dems and not OK by Pubs and the vice-versa.
From unhinged rants like this, I think a thumbs-down is well deserved. There’s one from me for this comment. 🙂
THANK YOU! I was trying to be over the top unhinged. Sorry.
I hurt my back putting on my pants this morning.
I am never going behind a barn with a person again. Pretty sure they will just shoot me.
This guy needs some DDPY!
I was very pleased with how my back has been doing. I think all the time I spent on airplanes this week got to me. I was quite uncomfortable.
Coming back to Sioux Falls yesterday was nice, though. I was walking down the ramp to get on the plane, and an airline employee was coming the other way. She was about a five-foot black lady. She stops and cranes her neck to look up at my 6’7 face and asks, “Where you sitting?”
“I don’t know. Somewhere in the middle.”
“Come with me…”
She then rearranged things to put me in the exit aisle, so I had extra leg room. I could have divorced my wife and married that lady right there…
That’s the way it’s done! If you’re still in Sioux Falls my band opens for John 5 (current guitarist for Motley Cru, and long time guitarist for Rob Zombie) Thursday night.
That Motley Crue show at the state fair was damned good. And that guy can play. he had one segment/solo with nice callouts to Jimmy Hendrix, Van Halen, Prince, and a few others. It was impressive.
John 5 is an absolute fucking stud at guitar! Check out his solo stuff. Just incredible. I am not sure why the promoter has us opening… we are by far and a way heavier than the touring acts on the bill haha. Oh well.
HA!
No kidding?
I am only like 90 minutes from Sioux Falls, so maybe I can get there. That would be a fun show.
I really like John 5. I don’t think he is an elite composer because I find his solo work a bit…it’s like it is more a collection of kooky phrases and riffs than a song, but his showmanship and skills are elite and great fun to watch.
Yeah the show is at BIGS in Sioux Falls. I agree about his solo stuff. I respect the shit out of it but it’s not my thing either. It’s more of a bunch of guitar features. But the last time he played in Sioux Falls I heard he did a big medley of famous songs that was really cool. The sad part… you live closer to Sioux Falls than I do. I have to play and leave because I have work Friday morning. I will miss actually seeing John 5 lol.
I have watched some of his medleys on YouTube. I would love to see him live. I will see if I can make it.
Let me know dude! I’ll have a brew with ya! We open at like 7 or something like that. The touring act John has opening for him:
Yeah, if I’m there, I will make myself known to you. I will flash my chest!
Ha!
I was always pretty sure you’d be TAKEN behind the barn..
Sounds like a Harrison smith type issue
Happy the Vikes won but pissed at McVay. That game shouldn’t have gone into OT if he just took the points at 4th and 4 from the 23. Lions got lucky at home.
Pissed me off too.
Van Ginkel was the best player on the field yesterday. I was very excite when the Vikings signed him and cash man to the LB group, both played well yesterday. I will not be taking questions on this.
But why?
Agreed.
But not fully excited???
Kirko is a LB now???
I knew the defense would be improved the longer it’s under Flores, the additions and draft they had this season will pay dividends for years! As long as Flores stays….
We’ll see when they play a real team. I am hopeful, however.
The Giants D line is legit, (their secondary not so much) so id say our offense looked good, especially running the ball. Defensive success, yes, absolutely remains to be seen, they wont dominate like that every game, Daniel Jones will be an NCAA commentator in 12-24 months.
Yeah, I think we all knew/hoped Aaron Jones would be a good addition (miles better then Mattison), but we were hoping our line could gel a bit. And the defense was good (not Dumbatello’s defense from a couple years ago who made Daniel Jones look like Rodgers).
The only reason Jones was the starting QB we faced yesterday was because of Ed Donashells defense, I find that irony very humorous.
I agree. Vikings made Jones look like a real QB, and Kirko showed his true colors in that game.
Kirko still with the HoF agent though.
I expect a house cleaning in NY for the gnats.
Fair – tho I think it’s undeniable that the defense is miles better than previous handful of years – fast young LBs, savvy DBs, and athletic line. We’ll see
watching van ginkel and cashman yesterday made me REALLY miss troy dye……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
and Greg Beikert
Beikert looked like he was aging out of the league when he was a rookie. He was born looking like a 45-year-old dad. Pretty sure he also wore New Balance shoes and started mowing the lawn at three years old.
Good old, Beikert!
always rooted for him
He was an easy guy to pull for.
It seems like he had another old white guy LB come in as a band-aid at one point, but I can’t remember if that is true or I’m imagining it.
Seems like were were in flux at that position for awhile. I think then Leber came in and solidified it for a bit.
Although every time he made a tackle, he was so old looking, that I would be like “ooo boy hope he gets up OK from that”
Hear yee Hear yee – The Great One has been humbled.
Big Stu was staunchly on the side of NO SAM DARNOLD.
He’s made me eat my words thus far. SKOLBABAY
Hi losers.
I was absolutely surprised, as well.
We shall see how he responds to interior pressure vs the 49ers rush.
The Giants D line is legit, did they not get any interior pressure?
Didn’t get to watch the game since I am not willing to pay the NFL gouger money.
To my eye when Dexter Lawrence was in the offensive calls tended to be outside runs and quick reads. Guy is a beast of course. When he was subbed out the O line held up well. Having a running game helped with that.
He really was destroying Bradbury and Ingram.
Early on they were quite disruptive up the middle.
I had to listen to the Giants broadcast on the radio and one of the announcers made a comment early in the game that Lawrence was going to have at least 3 sacks on the day.
Norwegians 28
Canadiens 6
QotD:
Are we actually good or are the Giants that bad?
AotD:
I believe a little of both, but over the last few years we have come down to the wire against bad teams.
Little bit of both, the Vikings don’t suck as much as pundits say and the giants are just a terrible team. Week one is always weird too.
Both are true.
Vikings with a beautiful win. Plus, for the first time in the history of my people, I actually made it through the first week of Survival League.
Alas, some of our brethren were not so fortunate. The Bengals failed four players with a level of ineptitude worthy of scorn (I don’t actually know that for sure; I never watched the game, but for posting purposes, let’s go with it).
Freezeface has gone into that good night. Fair thee, well, mighty warrior.
Kirk is still good was also eliminated. I just Googled “Kirk Cousins” to see if such a name is true, and the first headline I saw was “Cousins disappointed with losing Falcons debut.” Nevertheless, the owner of the moniker is always good with us.
Little Skol was bigly let down the Bengals. May he use this disappointment to build big character and come back stronger than ever.
Finally, Trying to make it past week 1 was prophetic in their chosen name, as they did not make it past week one. They should feel no guilt, however. Once Burrows displayed his new hairdo, we all knew there would be problems there.
Fallen participants, we salute you!
I will probably be out after tonight, I took San Fran, forgetting the anointed one is coming back from his injury, and will be at home.
Yep, I saw you still have a pick for tonight’s game.
I think San Fran can win.
Rodgers did look a little more buff in pictures I saw of him, though. I personally am okay with Rodgers. He amuses me. Ever since I saw him drinking Purple Crush after he beat the Vikings one time, I suddenly “got” him.
Did I make it?
Yes, but by picking the Vikings, you lost a sure-thing pick for the future. Vikings are automatic to win every game going forward!
yeah I don’t see a loss the schedule after yesterday’s game
hey thanks Cinci! (i think i picked them)
Gotta love Victory Mondays!
SKOL!
FTP!
Winning isn’t everything. It’s the ONLY THING !