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No Vikings news really. 4 NFL teams are playing today, and the Vikings are not. They are watching the games on TV like most of us. I am rooting for both road teams for different reasons. I hate the Denver coach, but actually like the team. Rooting for NE. The poor folks from NE have been deprived of winning football for almost 5 years. And for the Seahawks/Rams, I picked the Rams at the start of the playoffs and still feel they have the most complete team. Still, Seattle has an amazing defense and running game, so even Sam might not screw this up.
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I’m reading that Trump reinstated Greg Bovino as U.S. Border Patrol Commander at Large, reversing an earlier removal. I don’t know who removed him in the first place, since it looks like neither Trump nor Sec Noem did that.
Heard Trump said in a recent interview he’s skipping the Super Bowl, citing disapproval of halftime headliner Bad Bunny and opening act Green Day.
The common sense President strikes again.
It’s sunny this morning here in Tampa, but cold. Currently 32 degrees. Had to turn the heat on in the house. Brrrrrrr.
If this is true… which no one knows… it would be gross incompetence.
Flores is gonna have his hands full…
Is it just me or has Skoloholics gone away?
It’s the offseason for us.
When I went to go in this morning, it would not pull up on my computer. It’s back now.
Ahhhh soooo…
Just made my second cup of coffee and an English muffin. Reading stuff on twitter, and seeing what you guys think. SKOL!
Flo’s guys in demand…
Replace him with the Hitman.
Easy-Peasy.
The last time the Dallas Cowboys made it to the NFC Conference Championship game was 1995. So… they have a lot more to cry about than we do.
They have won more SBs than we have, just saying.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day tomorrow. The deniers will be out in full force trying to convince us it never happened.
Been to Germany, seen the evidence, it was a sick time in World History.
There were probably worse times, Pol Pot anyone?, but it was pretty disgusting.
On April 4th, 1945 my father walked into Ohrdruf to liberate it. He was with the 89th Infantry Division. The camp was filled with corpses, and a few extremely emaciated survivors. He said the stench was so bad almost everyone puked their guts out. Said it was the single most terrible thing he’d ever experienced, and that included seeing good men die in battle.
With Shaduer Sanders in the pro bowl, and nobody wanting to coach the Browns, is Deion in the mix to be Cleveland’s next head coach??
Doubt it. Deion has ruffled more than a few NFL feathers in regards to his son. Some say his son dropped in the draft specifically in retaliation for his somewhat overbearing involvement in “who” his son would play for, and who he would not pre-draft.
I doubt it as well, given Deion has said he doesn’t want to coach in the NFL.
However, if Deion wants to coach his son, and if Cleveland wants a yearlong headlined and relevancy, I can see it happening.
If the NFL thinks that they can get more money for Prime to coach his son in Cleveland then they will make it happen.
Maybe they should get Al Sharpton to be the OC.
Jasmine Crockett would probably sell some tickets.
Yep.
And Cleveland is desperate for attention.
No Vikings are in the “pro bowl”
2014 and 1983 are the other years no Vikings got in.
Apparently we have no one that compares equitably to Shedeur Sanders.
Complete joke.
But if no other QBs from the AFC want to play, you get the leftovers.
Yeah… but I don’t know if any of them declined. Might have. Obviously several are injured like Mahomes, Bo Nix, Daniel Jones, Justin Fields, and I think Burrow.
Wasn’t he fourth string on the Browns?
How can shit like this happen?
Do they think the fans are idiots or fools.
I think it has become an utter joke. The game is flag football, there are now all these “skills” competitions, and it’s just a total farce now. May as well go all in on stupid, while they’re at it.
Never was a serious contest. They always played half speed so they wouldn’t get hurt, it used to be a free vacation to Hawaii with some pride on the line, but hasn’t even been that for years.
Remember when Sean Taylor (RIP) of the Redskins de-cleated the punter in 2006?
OL hasn’t been consistently good since Sparano.
i don’t want anyone involved in the trash heap that was the Oline this last year….
so please no
Same.
But honestly, KOC doesn’t know what the heck he’s doing, so it wouldn’t matter imo.
Just got back from some Mohs surgery on head so a little goofy.
Still, read something this afternoon I found interesting.
Of the NFL draft class of Sam Darnold, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, guess who got to the SB first.
And Baker Mayfield.
I’ve had Mohs several times.
Hopefully not too deep.
This is my fourth on my forehead.
My wife tells me women pay big bucks to have a smooth forehead like mine without wrinkles.
Last one was a three inch cut, this is just about an inch and a half, so not to bad (hope).
Thanks.
This just sounds creepy…
Cause Chevy didn’t make a 327 in ’55, the 327 didn’t come out till ’62. And it wasn’t offered in the Bel Air with a four-barrel carb till ’64. However, in 1964, the correct ignition timing would be four degrees before top-dead-center.
Well… um… she’s acceptable, Your Honor.
I bet you have used a timing light at some time too, Ben.
Love that movie
The Judge was terrific.
Herman Munster
It was a great idea, and well casted in my opinion. Marisa Tomei was awesome.
Well that was a lucid, well thought out comment, sustained.
Sadly, he was right…
Then there’s this…
DEI selection.
Something… certainly not merit…
The worst QB in the NFL is gonna be representing the AFC in the Pro Bowl. The NFL has completely obliterated any honor associated with being selected now. So sad.
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
The Pro Bowl was decent back in the day.
That has not been true for quite awhile. With ‘replacements’ it has even gotten worse.
S. Sanders seems more like a DEI pick.
This strikes me as odd. The Ravens hired Jesse Minter (former Chargers DC) as their head coach. Normally the head coach brings in his staff and gets right to work. Looks like the Ravens are going through their own hiring process for Minter’s staff though.
Looks like Mike McDaniel is moving on from his head coach pursuits this year.
They seem to be playing Musical Chairs?
Like always. “Hey, he didn’t work out for them, but he could be great for us!”. Most coaches in the NFL are retreads and continue to fail and be shuffled around. At least there have been a few young coaches getting their first HC jobs the last few years.
Why would anyone think “young” is a great qualifier to be a head coach in the NFL? Experience dealing with hundreds of varying football situations, handling the media, personnel issues, etc is important. Players have to look at their head coach and think “That’s the guy I trust to do a great job and lead the team. That guy knows what he’s doing.”
I’m not saying a young guy can’t do the job. I’m saying if he’s young he’s gonna make mistakes, because that’s what experience consists of. Making mistakes.
The Chargers were an underachieving organization for many years. They brought in Jim Harbaugh, and he got them into the playoffs with 11-6 records his first two years. To me, experience and knowledge count.
The Teacher would tell you that results does not mean a coach or teacher is doing a bad job.
She taught her students well, worked very hard at, it but they were not modified to do well on tests as there was nothing in it for them.
So she looked bad as a results.
Definitely a “you can lead a horse to water” situation. When one’s livelihood is on the line though, and one decides that applying themself is not all that important, then a coach is obligated to kick them to the curb. Thus enhancing his chance of being successful.
The teacher unfortunately, is not able to do that.
If a 1st round draft choice is used to getting by in collage on his athleticism but that doesn’t work in the pro’s and he docent have the drive/smarts to make it the coach can’t change him.
And no OL coach is going to get a 1st round draft ‘choice kicked to the curb’.
Laughing, how did we get from “young” has no business being a qualifier when hiring a new coach, to an OL coach can’t kick a first round draft pick to the curb?
Magic.
I don’t necessarily think “young” is better, but for goodness sake, the Raiders rolled with Pete Caroll, and dozens of other teams are hiring people who failed at their teams but they think they can magically be good for them.
KOC needs to do this. Hire a good OC and be a head coach.
Someone who can call plays that take advantage of our players strength and limits their weaknesses??
Is that even legal???
Lol. Doesn’t seem like it.
Yeah, but my take on KOC (just my opinion) is he is sort of egotistical, and thinks he’s the biggest brain in the room when it comes to offense. Wes Phillips is just along for the ride and there to do the tedious work associated with the position of OC.
Agreed
Bum’s grandson is oc in name only, I’ve been saying since The beginning of koc era he needs to find a legit OC and let him call plays
I’m with you on that.
I have been saying this since the 1st year. I always get the “Andy Reid calls the plays.”
I was pretty happy with the Seahawks win. I thought they would fall apart after Woolen’s brain fart, but they survived.
I personally am having a lot of fun with the Darnold journey. It shines a lot of light on the systemic Vikings issues.
And fan perspectives. Darnold had a lot of good play they completely discounted last year, over a few games. The narrative overwhelmed the reality that he had played very, very well for us. Also, KAM is really averse to spending big money on a QB. I can understand his logic and fiscal position on this, but so far his operational model is failing.
“adverse to spending big money on a QB.”
Sure makes sense, so let’s spend huge money on a WR with no one to throw the ball to him.
Logical – OK.
Certainly cannot disagree with that JR. People rave about great receivers, but they need a competent QB to achieve that greatness.
The whole context is needed here. He crapped the bed completely in the two biggest games of the year to end the year. The Vikings had very good QB play from Cousins, but we could never take the leap. Fans (and I assume the front office) wanted a guy who could not just play very well but bring the team to the next level.
Hindsight is 20/20. If fans and the front office knew Sam could do what he did in the playoffs this year, all Vikes fans would have been clamoring to sign him when the season ended and he would have been signed by the FO. At the time, it looked like the knock on him from his first seasons in the league was still a big issue.
Your perspective seems to take good QB play in the NFL for granted. That sort of weakens your position to me. No QB is perfect every time they take the field. Creating this perspective in your brain that playing poorly in any single outing as the foundation for your perspective on a player doesn’t work. Darnold is proving that to you right now. You insist because he had a few poor outings, he’s unworthy. Bullshit. A QB can either play at a high level in the NFL or they can’t, and pretending the majority of their play can be eradicated by a few games, or even a few plays is ridiculous. You watch a players performance over time and see if they mostly play poorly, or mostly play well. Individual performances should never outweigh the whole of the athletes play.
And you’re denying the importance of a QB being clutch in the playoffs. It’s why Brady, Mahomes, etc., dominated the AFC and will be legends. Clutch is important.
Exactly. Right now. Last year he didn’t. Hindsight is 20/20, as I said. And history is important. Last year he was not clutch when the Vikings needed it most, which was the knock on him before the Vikings.
At least that was the perception. My perception has changed and I believe KOC’s gameplans and play calling are the real issues and were the true issues last year in the playoffs.
But there’s a falacy here – you have to be good in the regular season to EVEN have a a chance to be clutch in the playoffs.
And giving up good for “hope” for the later is crappy planning.
Can’t be a fallacy when nothing like that was even stated.
He was very good in the regular season, better than anyone expected him to be when he signed with the Vikings.
But before this year he had shown he was the opposite of clutch when it mattered most.
That’s what I’m saying, and that’s what went into the decision not to sign him again.
But my point is if you are going to get ride of “good” you need to replace it with at minimum “good”.
We worry about clutch after we have good secured.
Correct. Vikes were inaccurate in their assessment they could get that out of JJM.
For years? He had a chance in the playoffs last year. That’s it. So let’s be completely honest here. He had a few games where he played poorly and you are saying he’s not clutch. So that’s what we call faulty logic. You took a minimal sample, and translated it into a full narrative that he’s not “clutch”.
Remember when Mahomes lost three of the starters on his O-line in the playoffs on the way to the Super Bowl against the Bucs? How “clutch” was he in THAT game? 9 points. The Bucs defense crushed him.
It takes great play from a lot of other guys, to make a QB clutch.
Jets fans made fun of him for a reason. Agreed you need a good team around you, but the Sammy D of last year’s playoffs looked a lot like what Jets fans hated about Sammy D. Panthers, too.
He was a rookie with the Jets on a very bad team though, wouldn’t you agree? Last year he didn’t play that well in a few games, regardless of how “big” they were. Sometimes it works out that way. He has shown the opposite this year. How many Super Bowls has Josh Allen been to? Or Lamar Jackson? Or Baker Mayfield? Or, or, or, or, or… Most QB’s never get there, even if they’re good QB’s.
My main take away from it all is that the Vikes had a QB capable of making it to (and quite possibly winning) the Super Bowl. That is a difficult puzzle piece to acquire, and Kwesi and KOC need to recognize such things, as they get paid for that. Fans are allowed to be wrong because we do it for free.
In the end, a boob in the hand is better than two in a bra…
Agreed, and they did offer him a contract, just not the one he wanted. I was a little upset at the announcer who claimed the Vikes “got rid of him” like he was cut or something.
But they have to support the narrative, one that even some people here have embraced.
He paid big for a QB for multiple years and that was a failure as well. One year with the QB on a rookie contract with injuries does not make it a failure.
I actually feel McCarthy going over .500 in the games he played bodes well for the future.
McCarthy was ranked 45th in the league in completion percentage, (57.2%) and also ranked 45th in passer rating. He threw 11 TD’s against 12 interceptions. He had a few decent games. I don’t feel very confident in his ability to be a really great NFL QB though.
Did he progress as the year went on?
Not really… he threw bad balls in every single game, and I mean bad…
He had three games where he was pretty good out of the 9 he played in. In his second to last game, he dipped badly, with a 58 passer rating. His average passer rating across his nine games was 72.6. That is terrible. So as I said, he’s not good at all right now, and everyone is hoping he suddenly becomes good. I am not confident he can.
You sound like the Jets fans about Sammy D when he was starting…….
I do not care about the Seahawks or moleface, I want to see, if the pats win, does Vrabel chop his dick off as he has said before he would do if he coached his team to a SB win
That is an important question that demands an answer.
He was labeled a bust.
Let go multiple times.
Everyone gave up on him.
But look who is in the Super Bowl now.
Congrats, Drew Lock
Oh Yeah, well ‘I wave my private parts at your aunties’.
Monty Python Auto Rec.
Time for the really important topic.
How do you all think Kirk Cousins did yesterday?
Just another talking head.
I know the thread says Sunday but I think it is Monday. Pretty sure it is not Tuesday but I could be wrong. It has happened once or twice before.
Kirko did much better than he would ever do if he were playing in the conference championship game.
Obviously…
Rec for the only correct answer.
I don’t watch pre-game shows, half-time analysis, or post-game shows. Never saw Cousins yesterday. Most of what the on-air talent provides is scripted, rehearsed, and filtered. Doubt Cousins did more than recite the standard adages we have heard for decades. Neither QB was impressive yesterday in the AFC Championship, so he probably didn’t have much to comment on.
I missed it. I fell asleep during the first half and then woke up to a snowstorm on my tv.
So no matter what happens at the Super Bowl, I won both the survival league AND the pick ’em league?!
I tip my hat to you, good job
You cannot multiply wealth, by dividing it… the truth.
so i have never thought keeping sam darnold would have gotten us to the super bowl this year….BUT….
what i think i’m bothered by the most is that whoever decided to ride with mcfragile and not sign sam darnold to a 3 year 100mill contract (CHEAP in comparison to MOST qb’s out there) should be fired. Whether its KOC, KAM, the Wilfs or someone.
But SOMEONE made the mistake of thinking Darnold was going to be too expensive and not the guy.
VERY vikings-esque
(also this isn’t me saying mcfragile won’t be good or can’t be good, but would it have been SO BAD to let him develop another year or two???)
I’ve said this a couple times. KAM is of the mindset that spending big on a QB, at the expense of the rest of the team assets, is the wrong plan. I agree that it’s a bit of a conundrum. The cap makes it hard to pay a top shelf QB what the market bears, and also pay a lot of supporting cast players too.
Well I’m “one” who thinks if we had kept Sam we would have at least been playing in the Championship game yesterday.
See the Rams and Seahawks pay their QB’s, get good QB play, and STILL manage to put good teams around them.
KAM just needs to figure a way to do both.
well it’s obvious both those GM’s are better and smarter than KAM…
when you draft well, you can afford to pay a QB.
Instead, we have a bloated high costing roster and we are so far from a super bowl it’s not funny.
For sure. We pay a WR 40 million without a QB to get him the ball. The Rams take a 5th round WR (Puka) and then pay a QB to get him the ball.
But we had this exact scenario last year, and Sam saw Ghosts and completely collapsed. Money has nothing to do with it.
Sam SUCKED when it mattered last year.
If he were still here, he would have been killed behind the shit O line we have.
The Defense did very well this season. Offense and special teams both had issues. I am not sure how many seasons it will take with Kwesi drafting to get a viable team. Maybe 30 years?
I think the whole narrative that he sucked when it mattered most is overblown Surly. He had a few bad outings, so you label him as some sort of choker. Obviously that is faulty logic though. He showed up strong in “the biggest game of his life”. Now what do the naysayers have? Just drumming up bits and pieces of his past play, to defend their failed assessment of him.
When you discount all of Darnold’s good play, and focus on a few bad plays or games to define him, this is what you get.
Last year was Darnold’s first playing as a starter on a quality team. He’s still in his twenties with room to grow. He sure seems to be getting better.
He always had arm talent. The problem was between his ears when he came out. He was overwhelmed like most rookies, with the complexity of the NFL passing game and NFL defenses. Like most rookies he turned to making plays with his legs. That never lasts though, and eventually if you can’t execute an offense, your athleticism doesn’t matter. He learned and developed over the years, and he’s finally rounding into shape now. I’m happy for him. He’s had a long tough road to get to where he is today.
Last year is past. Watching yesterday, he was under a lot more pressure than Stafford and he threw 350 and 3TD’s.
And, he’s going to the SB.
Many are saying we should have kept Darnold and the Vikings would be in a Super Bowl today.
Darnold played his two worst games of the entire year last year when it mattered most. He had the exact same set up as last year and folded like a cheap tent and saw ghosts.
Why would you expect that to change for the Vikings this year?
I am starting to think, maybe it’s not the QB but the guy calling the plays.
Excellent point.
I’ve said this going back to last year. I do not like KOC’s decision-making and playcalling. He is very overrated.
Well he didn’t fold yesterday and is on to the SB. Were are we?
Sam is still in his twenties and has only played in a good system for two years now. He’s still growing and learning.
We had a better defense and running game this year but lacked good QB play. And maybe KOC is getting a little smarter about calling all those slow developing long passing routes.
Personally, I don’t think the Seahawks or the Rams are better than us, except for QB play.
I don’t know if we could have had both, due to the salary cap. We are currently top five for worst cap situation going into the new year. Add a QB contract with +$30 million cap hit on top of that.
How do the Rams and Seahawks do it?
They draft better and have a lot of key players on a rookie contract.
Or they have a better coach.
This is true, look at Viking drafts under current regime:
2022
Cine, booth, Ingram, assmoah, all taken in the first 100 picks and none lasted to their third season, 10 picks overall and only two remain, with only nailor developing into a contributor of any significance
2023
Addison doesn’t suck but isn’t elite and has disciplinary problems pretty much every season, Ward is still on the team so I guess that’s something but everyone else sucks and is gone
2024
McCarthy missed his entire rookie season due to injury. This last season he played like dogshit that a dog ate, shit out again and lit on fire the first half of the season until he was injured. He played ok later in the year only to become injured again. The injuries are concerning, which is odd considering he didn’t have issues in college or high school. He’s still an incomplete but he needs to stay healthy to really evaluate.
Dallas Turner had a bit of a hard time getting on the field his rookie year, in his defense he was playing behind VG and Greenard who both had very good years. This year he started to show why the Vikings traded up to get him and looks like he’ll be a good player.
Khyree Jackson unfortunately passed away, RIP, I was kinda looking forward to seeing what he would do
Will the thrill is a stud, whoever it was to decide to pick him deserves credit, maybe it was Matt Daniels and that’s why he still has a job
Levi two names has been a good rotational player, especially for a 7nd rounder
Jurgens and rouse have been mostly terrible when pressed into action
2025
Jackson looked like he wasn’t a bust, at least he didn’t strip his own QB, missed a couple games but decent for a rookie, the rest of the picks didn’t really see the field
overall the drafts have been not good so far, but they have gotten better so hopefully that continues
Darnold signed a three-year, $100.5 million contract with the Seahawks, which included $55 million guaranteed and a $32 million signing bonus. The deal, which runs through the 2027 season, carries an average annual value of $33.5 million. This ranks Darnold as the 18th highest paid QB in the NFL going into the 2026 season.
Honestly, the Seahawks made a good decision/investment here. Got a top shelf QB without breaking the bank. 20/20 hindsight might say we missed the boat, going with the young, unproven QB on a rookie deal, over a vet who has already been through the development mill.
The other thing that no one may ever know is, did Sam want to play for us or was he going elsewhere no matter what we offered him?
True. Our team sent him signals that McCarthy was going to be QB1 no matter what he did. That messaging as opposed to another team signaling “we want you as QB1” and here’s the 3 year deal to prove it, is something he likely considered.
If they did that, that’s stupid. Sam had just won 14 games and you tell him no matter what he does they are giving the job to someone else.
Or maybe none of that happened and he still did not want to play for the Vikings. We also, allegedly, offered Jones a contract that was better than the one that was offered by the Colts, who also had a QB on a rookie deal that was a top five pick.
In the end, It comes down to the vision of the GM. It’s KAM’s job to construct the roster. It’s his views on cost and return on investment that determines who he keeps, who he lets go, and who he brings in.
Well KAM needs to reevaluate his vision.
And this is based on reality – when we have good QB play, we make the playoffs. When we don’t, we don’t.
For that matter, how many teams are in the playoffs with crappy QB play?
Good QB play is definitely needed to compete. Solid play where you can put up points and not turn the ball over is the desired state when it comes to the QB. Fans are thrilled with “playmakers” under center like Josh Allen. He’s a phenomenal athlete. Great QB play is more about running an offense effectively than being a playmaker though. RGIII was supposed to be the guy who changed the QB position in the NFL forever, if you recall. In the end he was a bust. It will always be the guy with the fast brain and the accurate arm that excels.
The team got what they wanted, so they shouldn’t cry in their beer now. We have a cheap young QB. He’s been here two years now. This is the way it works. It takes a long time to be good in this league at that position. Sam had years of experience under his belt. He showed he could play at a high level in many, many games. KAM just always wanted a young QB on a rookie contract. That was his plan coming in, and he accomplished that goal. Today, it looks like a stupid plan.
Why don’t we ever get to go to the Super Bowl?
Cause we are Viking fans?
Pretty sure the curse is real.
I don’t mind the SeaChickens going, glad that Anus Face isn’t.
Overall not a bad day.
yeah, I wanted the Rams, but was more ambivalent about that game. I do not hate Sam, but I hate that he sucked vs the Rams twice last season, and played better today than he did for us.
Broncos losing was fun because I hate their coach.
And it’s official, our boy Sammy D goes to the SB (after an exceptional performance).
Very Vikings. So very Vikings.
Congrats to Sam and the Seahawks.
Kind of happy for Darnold. Great story in the end.
Darnold deserves this. So do the Vikings.
Vikings, for some reason, deserve the shit we get each season….
The team always makes it so, and we still keep on rooting for them, for some reason. People…
Looking grim for the Rams now.
Exciting game tonight. Loving the drama.
There’s an old adage in the NFL… always take the points. McVay made a bad decision there.
In hindsight. I thought he should go for it. Needed a sure fire play.
Take the FG?
That still would have left him behind.
Going for it made sense.
As per the ANALysis? 😉
Taking the points with about 4m left and still being behind makes less sense to me. But I could understand either call.
Taking a 10 point lead when possible with a backup QB who hadn’t taken a snap all year? Seems like pretty simple logic to me, especially with that defense.
On December 8, 2024, against the Falcons, Darnold threw for a career-high 347 yards and five touchdowns. In that 42-21 victory, he recorded a 157.9 passer rating, the highest of his career
Yep. How were his stats vs the Rams and Detroit and Seattle?
That is not how cherry picking works.
And this is it in a nutshell Surly… the majority of his games last year Sam played very well. He had three outings out of 17 where he didn’t play well, and THAT is his what defines him? OK. Go with that.
I will, since all three of those teams have good defenses. Sam had a very good game yesterday, but that is not how he played last season for the Vikings.
The Vikings defense, while good, was not as good as Seattle this season.
The Vikings run game has not been as good as what Seattle has this year.
Good for Sam, but he would not have had the same success here. Vikings are not as good as Seattle.
One quarter to go. Sam has 306 yards and 3 TD’s through three quarters.
Stafford with 265 yards and 3 TD’s.
That sam darnold is pretty good, I wish we could have him on our team….
Too bad our coach would screw it up with him probably
KOC fixed him, the Seahawks are reaping the rewards. Soooo Vikings…
I would LOVE to know if KOC wanted him back but KAM and co wanted the cheaper qb contract. Either way….it blew up in our face.
Adding another feather to KAM’s idiot hat
That has to be a large hat….
Another TD pass. Sam is ballin’.
Sam with 291 yards and 3 TD’s… playing better than just solidly.
Sam over 275 yards already.
Nice TD pass there, Sammy. Cashed in on the muffed punt.
OK…
Hope he fails miserably. FTP!
This game is much more ‘offensive’ then the AFC clash.
17-13 Seagulls just before the half.
Better QB’s and better weather. Sam is playing very solid. Stafford isn’t getting very many open looks. Coverage has been tight, and the Seahawks rush has put pressure on him thus far.
The longer Sammy D plays well in the playoffs, you know what I’m going to say…
Looked good so far, our boy Sammy D.
I think the real problem is not so much our HC, but our
Combo. Play calling is a real issue
Which is why I am rooting for the Rams.
Well, Darnold wanted $35 million and the Vikings drafted a 1st rd QB.
They chose the draft pick on a rookie deal.
Right, but Sammy looked real bad in the playoffs last year. Maybe last year prepared him for this year, but it’s like watching a totally different quarterback.
I love Sam, and I wish him well. I totally understand the decision to go with JJ. I just think it was a lose-lose for the Vikings either way.
And it blew up in their face.
#justvikingsthings
Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer, claims local liberals resist ICE deportations to protect their immigrant voter base.
Old News, but it bears repeating.
Thank you for ending Sean Payton’s season, Patriots.
Now let’s go Sammy D. & The Seahags, it’ll hopefully get Queasy fired if Darnold wins a SB.
I can’t seem to give 1/2 a rec.
So Rec for ending Anus Face’s season.