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Vikings Discussion & Random Thoughts
I hope everyone had a fun and enjoyable NFL draft week/weekend. We had a really good time, and we ate some really yummy food. I was actually pretty pleased with the Vikings’ draft this year. The Vikings went really heavy on defense, which I’m okay with. I feel like they added talent and/or depth at the positions where they were weakest, and built on a Flores defense that keeps getting better every year. It sucks to see Greenard go, but he was likely going to be gone anyway, and the Vikings are pretty stacked at his position, so they might as well get something for him. Two third round picks isn’t horrible, hopefully they parlay those picks into a couple of future studs. All the best to Greenard, it was a lot of fun to cheer for him and watch him play for the purple and gold.
First Round
They say that Banks was a reach in the first round, but if he’s a guy they really wanted, and he was there when they were on the clock, then get the guy. If the dude succeeds here, nobody on earth is going to care if you drafted him with the 18th pick or the 200th pick. They could have tried to trade back, and they may have tried, but sometimes that can backfire and you miss the guy you want (this seemed to happen to Kwesi quite often when he tried to outsmart everyone).
Day Two
I really liked the Golday and Orange picks, lots of potential for them to succeed under Flores. We definitely needed depth at tackle, especially with our run of bad luck with O-line injuries over the last couple years. They added some secondary depth at both corner and safety, and they found a fullback to take over after Ham’s retirement.
Day Three
I watched some footage of Claiborne, the running back they drafted, and I really like how he runs the ball. We definitely need talented depth in the backfield, we can’t count on Cam Akers being available every time we’re desperate. They waited until the 7th to add depth at the Center position, but hey, I think Bradbury and Elflein were 2nd and 3rd round picks, so drafting a center early in the draft was obviously not working.
Position
I think the team’s heading in a good direction, they seem to have consistent depth at most positions, so an unexpected injury or something doesn’t throw the season into chaos & force the team to bring someone in off the street to start. I like the quarterback room MUCH better this year than I did last year. There will be an actual competition for the starting spot, and we’ll have three guys on the team who can legitimitely win games for the team while under center. The team seems to have things much more in control this year, and it seems like the Vikings are in a much better position coming out of the draft than they were last year.
Vikings & NFL News
Yahoo Sports says that there’s reason to get excited about Brett Thorson, the punter out of Georgia that the Vikings signed after this year’s draft as an UDFA.
Vikings.com provides a list of every Minnesota Viking 2026 draft selection. The Vikings also agreed to terms with 2026 undrafted free agents, Vikings.com again with the details.
49ers GM John Lynch would still like to trade Brandon Aiyuk now that the draft is over, says he wants teams to call him, per NFL.com.
NFL.com hands out draft grades for all 32 NFL teams. About three years too early, but hey, it gives them something to write about.
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This woman is actually in Congress… World War eleven?
After 4PM ET today, teams can sign NFL free agents and it will not count towards the compensatory formula.
Some folks think this is what the Vikings are waiting on to add a WR and Edge to the team.
They have a little extra cash after trading Greenard.
Bryzkinkski right now with the cap
I wonder if the reason that so many people in the US and UK are donkey butts is because donkey is not eaten here so they are not afraid. In many parts of the world, including China, Italy, Africa and Mexico, donkey is eaten and often considered a delicacy. There is a moral here somewhere.
Why do they have to be donkey butts? Why not donkey ears or donkey hooves, or tails?
Aaron Rodgers and Russell Wilson are still unsigned free agents.
Wilson is done, tomlin said he thinks Rodgers will continue to play, likely in Pittsburgh
I think Rodgers will sign soon, but Wilson certainly has fallen off the map.
Wilson will be the next vet minimum QB on the roster for the Vikings.
Not a surprise… hope he stays out of jail though…
True, he’s had some sort of off field tomfoolery every year, but is a good player. Maybe he’ll grow up soon.
Just hire a driver and he can drink/swallow whatever he wants.
Yeah, and nfl players still do stupid things despite a free drivers service, I’ll never understand
You might mention that to professional golfers too.
But golfers know how to drive…..
May 9th is Rookie Mini Camp.
I assume Dr Scholl will be in attendance…..
Laughing
Caleb will be there but he won’t be cleared for full participation until June.
Hence the need for Dr Scholl……
Caleb Banks enjoys physically imposing his will on other players. It’s why he loves football. His whole life he’s been able to do that. What happens when he finds out that in the NFL everybody is just as big and strong as he is, and imposing his will doesn’t actually work anymore?
He will adapt just like every college player that ever moved to the NFL as was successful.
Maybe…
You know what happens when you punch a bully in the mouth? They tend to stop being a bully. Imposing your will on another player in the NFL is really hard to do. These are the biggest and strongest athletes in the world.
‘You know what happens when you punch a bully in the mouth? They tend to stop being a bully’
Or the Bully beats the shit out of you. I have had both happen to me.
Laughing. Well my point is, Banks is about to find out he’s no longer that big, bad man he’s always been on the field. We’ll see how he progresses, because he’ll get professional coaching to hone his game.
Don’t follow college and know nothing of this guy.
You mention “physically imposing.”
How ‘strong’ is this guy?
He’s 6’6″ and about 330 lbs. Has some true freakish athleticism. He didn’t do the bench press at the combine, so don’t have any data on his strength.
But how strong is he – that’s a big deal.
Aaron Donald played at 270 pounds, only 6’1″, BUT could bench 500 pounds and squat 1000 pounds.
6’6 1/4″, 327 lbs, 9.83 RAS.
FYI he will still be a ‘Big Bad Man’ even on an NFL field.
You showed us many big men with great RAS scores though. How about our OT selection, Caleb Tiernan coming in at nearly 6-8 and 323 pounds? Didn’t we bring in an undrafted free agent O-Lineman with a 9.97 RAS?
And??
Does that make Caleb smaller?
No, it makes him normal in the NFL.
So if they are all ‘Big Bad Men’ and he is one of them doesn’t that make him a ‘Big Bad Man’??
Thanks for proving my point.
Thanks for spinning the narrative. My point was, and remains he’s not the biggest, baddest guy on the field anymore like he was in college. That was my point, and I made it.
Right?
Well, when he goes against Bradbury he’ll still have that advantage so at least two games a year he’ll be able to.
Looks like Big Citrus is going to be the NT so he will going agains Bradbury not Caleb.
Doubt that, banks will rotate around all three line positions, the fat fruit will likely only play 25% of snaps, they’ll rotate Redmond, banks, both the two name guys and potentially others, so it will be several guys that get the chance to push Bradbury into the lap of the QB
The fat fruit…..
lol
He has the physical attributes to still impose his will. He will just need more technique and coaching and I think Flores and the Whiz-Briz know a little more about football than you (or any of us) and saw someone who could thrive in the NFL. Obviously that doesn’t mean anything is a lock but if he fails it will be due to his health issues or if for some reason he turns out to be lazy and unwilling to learn.
I’m just telling the truth… dominating lesser talent in college is one thing. But dominating the best in the world is a whole different matter. Darrisaw and O’Neill have gone up against guys like him for years, and no one has imposed their will on them.
True Darrisaw and O’Neill have never given up a sack or a tackle for loss, that’s so true and totally backable by facts. Also… Not so sure Flores is going to be playing him on the edge against tackles either.
Well Big Citrus is more of a NT so that moves Caleb to DE so more likely to tangle with an OT although mostly with OGs.
Stop with the hyperbole… getting beat once in a while, is far different than being dominated by someone imposing their will on you.
hahaha, uses hyperbole and then gets made when others use it.
O’Neill had PFF game scores in the 50s. C’mon every athlete has bad games and yes they have had people impose their will on them. I have seen Darrisaw get out physically matched before too. “No one” means you either don’t actually watch football or the game or you’re using hyperbole.
In before “I only speak the truth and facts” robot reply.
Any techy-types on here? My laptop is displaying the text on webpages as very grainy, as though the resolution is of a 80’s era Commodore 64. I checked the screen resolution and it is the same as always. Hmm.
Put your glasses on MT
Did you try turning it off and on again??
Whenever I am confronted by such issues, I go on to Google and type something like:
“Text on webpages appears grainy.”
Google knows everything!
Is it also super zoomed in? What web browser are you using? Make sure your Zoom level in the browser itself isnt on some ungodly high number. Keep it around 100%-125%
We need you to give your expert opinion on Banks’ foot injuries.
Log off of your Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 was badass when I was a wee lad.
Bell essentially confirming rumors that we’re out there for years about Adam gase
https://twitter.com/ItsKingSlime/status/2048539935461028284/video/1?s=46
Sounds Jets-like.
I joined 2010 this weekend and bought a Roku.
Next, I might take up “texting.”
Laughing
What is a Roku?
The Teacher is coordinating with her DIL to use her ‘Cricket’. Had that one explained but still not sure I understand what it is.
Roku is a smart TV system.
A Cricket is a fancy little device that cuts things, usually for crafting or scrapbooking from what I remember. My son and I actually used my sister’s Cricket to make our sign for the Vikings game we went to a couple years ago.
Tech and I are not on speaking terms it seems.
Simply put, a Roku TV allows you to move off a cable provider, and just use your internet connection for your TV service.
Plus your streaming service fees…..
Yes, which you still need even if you have a cable TV provider.
We currently have YouTube TV so not sure how that ranks in the strata of Streaming Options.
Same, but I have several other streaming app’s as well. Some out there stream old TV shows like “The Wild Wild West” etc.
The Teacher handles those accounts as she does almost all of the TV watching in our household. She has stated that she has other accounts but I have no idea what they might be.
Used to have that, then they raised the price three times in a year and we jumped ship.
Seems kind of UnManly of you to be doing crafty stuff…..
Not wanting to cut out all of the letters to “Our First Vikings Game! Skol!” but letting a little device do it for me
=
manly
I’m with you…”fire stick” and “roku” are confusing to me…all of my TV’s are smart TV’s and we stream all our content (ain’t no cable out in the boonies) and one of my TV’s is actually a Roku TV so I just shrug when people say they bought a Roku, assuming it is not a TV but rather some stick you plug in the back.
You can do either. Roku makes Roku tvs with the Roku function built in, or you can buy a stick and plug it into the tv.
To me the stick is a better option because if the Roku portion gets outdated, you can just replace the stick vs replacing your whole tv.
Our smart TV is not that smart anymore. We got it 10 years ago. Streaming through the Roku is a lot more fluid.
Plus, we are going to dump Amazon Prime, I think. If I’m going to watch ads, I’m going to watch Tubi or something.
Otherwise, we don’t use any streaming services at this time.
Jim Brown in a 2008 interview with Esquire, said: “A liberal will cut off your leg so he can hand you a crutch,” critiquing approaches that foster dependency.
The man knew the truth.
Still the RB GOAT imo….
Definitely, followed by Barry Sanders.
No argument there.
I’d put Sweetness at #3….
That dog will hunt.
As an Illinois boy, and despite the injuries, I thought Sayers was better.
Sayers absolutely worth the nod. Amazing production in a short time
18 inches of daylight. Great player.
You’re old enough to recall, the Bears had a total shit offense – it was all Sayers. He ran back kickoffs, punts. They would throw him screen passes 10 yards behind the LOC with no blocking just to get him the ball in space.
Hey! What about Brian Piccolo!
’Kansas Comet’
Graduate of Omaha Central High School.
Same school that graduated Henry Fonda and Ahman Green.
Sayers youngest inductee to Pro Football HOF
List gets a little murky after that as far as rankings.
Emmitt is up there somewhere. Great offensive lines and all but the numbers are still impressive. Not saying he’s #4, but he’s up there.
Dickerson, Tomlinson, Faulk….
AP is top 10 – and I’ve been critical of his ball security and pass pro, but the pure ability and production are top 10 easy.
Hard to keep Frank Gore off the list too – just based on longevity.
certainly missing someone.
Easy to keep Frank gore off the list, he wasn’t great at anything other than playing forever
Love me some Frank Gore
that might be due to the multiple fantasy title his consistency brought me.
Frank Gore stays
I remove OJ for Gore.
OJ was maybe the best cutback runner ever, he could read blocks and slice right though even the slightest opportunities
Definitely a slasher….
Did you know OJ was originally favored to be cast as The Terminator but ultimately was found not to be believable as a “killing machine”?
Reality is often stranger than fiction.
And the Browns had another guy, LeRoy Kelly, that took over after Brown left and he turned out pretty good too.
Yeah, browns also later had Leroy hoard who would get you three no matter how many you needed.
lol…
so now that the draft is over, the vikings are allegedy looking at filling our vacant GM role….
i heard the 49ers have a younger personnel exec that is all about inclusivity and thinking outside the box, i wonder if we’ll take a look at him
LOL i LOVED odenkirk’s cameo on the office
‘We are one…. FUNKY BUNCH….’
he was in the original pool to play Michael Scott. Seth Rogen too.
yeah there were a few interesting actors in the casting pool for some of those characters, i think they got the characters/actors perfectly.
steve carrell was perfection
Agreed. Perfectly cast in that role.
the same way Spader was perfectly cast as Bobby California. Perfect.
Any role that is a creepy, outcast, or otherwise oddball type person is perfect for spader
I could see Bob in that role, Rogen would have sucked.
I agree. Rogen would’ve been awful.
I’m not a big fan of his, though quite a few people have said I sound like him but with a deeper voice, I don’t really hear it though.
I think Rogen has his moments. My ex wife bought me one of his weed ashtrays a few years back – molded with a joint holder.
Goose knocked it off the table and broke it less than a month after I’d owned it.
Goose not a Rogen fan
Hazel doesn’t need weed to look high.
What a great dog!
I’m with goose
Minnesota could make history with the first Tranny GM.
It’s all right there for the HR department to execute.
i love this gif so much
Yeah, miss stu
nostrafreezemos….
Banks won’t have any issues with his foot moving forward. he won’t miss any time and he will be an all pro within 2 years.
That would be awesome.
of course he might have to have his foot amputated in the next 2 years as well.
nostrafreezemos has spoken
No.
No bet hedging.
You were right the first time.
trust thyself freeze
Either fully recovered and all pro or foot amputated
I like the way you think ff
inclined to believe this as well.
i hope the medical staff for the vikings isn’t as incompetent as matt daniel’s special teams coverage schemes.
Daniels coaching special teams and special teams included the best kicker in the league.
agree coverage was terrible all year, cost us the Chicago game and a playoff spot.
but Will The Thrill is what saved his job. Only thing that makes sense.
the only thing that makes sense that daniels still has a job is that he is the sole person who was begging to draft will the thrill.
the ONLY thing that makes sense LOL
Or he has pictures of one of the owners voting for Trump.
It’s a joke. Thanks for the thumbs down. Street cred, baby! And the fact that I have to explain that it is a joke because of all the political stuff that is on here makes either you or me an idiot.
Joke was good, obvious even.
Downvoter was/is an idiot.
Maybe he will give me some Street Cred next.
It’s only street cred when it’s freezy
Yeah the kicker is elite, which hasn’t happened since before the 2015 playoffs when their kicker who will remain nameless was really good before completely soiling his pants on a 27 yard fg attempt. Fat boy was a decent punter as well but got paid a lot in FA. The coverage units sucked last year.
Maybe he thinks he’s coaching the special needs team?
My bet is that he will be in for a “second opinion” before training camp even starts.
#nojinx
I would say
Hell No.
Just No.
Maybe Yes.
Probably Yes.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/4-minnesota-vikings-wr-targets-200744357.html
I’ve seen some comments online that we didn’t get a top WR in the draft. Lots of folks think we’ll bring in another guy. I think we might, and reuniting DeAndre Hopkins with Murray would make sense.
Of all those choices Jennings is the most appealing to me. Penchant for moving the chains, capable and willing run blocker, talks trash and brings a ‘bully’ mentality to the offense imo.
but I think he wants paid more than what we’re willing to give up.
Hopkins makes a ton of sense if he’s cheap enough – good vet presence in the locker room, rapport with Kyler.
I like Jennings, especially the bully part, JJ is elite and Addison good, but they are both kind of pansies. I do believe he wants more than a WR3 role though.
I think so too. But it sounds like SF doesn’t want to pay him either. Just remember him being pretty clutch for the 49ers in the playoffs a few times. Think they call him ‘3rd & Juan’ in SF due to his ability to move the chains.
Yeah he made some pretty clutch catches and is a gritty player, I’d take him in a heartbeat as WR3
If we wait long enough, his demands will drop.
Agree.
Jennings out of that bunch.
Welp, the draft happened. I have no idea how the Vikes did. I read some very angry takes. I read some positive takes.
Seems the general consensus is Banks might have been a reach, and they should have taken the safety the Bears took and got Banks later. Sounds cool in theory, but I don’t know if it was possible. Other teams were also taking DEs.
The angry folks didn’t like Banks’ injury, it seems, and it is not unreasonable to be wary of big-man foot injuries.
Otherwise, I don’t really care if they went defensive heavy. That is fine with me.
If the team totally sucks this year, the house will be cleaned anyway, so I don’t think the current triangle of authority has a lot of time to compound mistakes.
People grading the test, before the players take it, is a fool’s errand. Our front office did their thing, and now we’ll see if any of our picks pan out. It looked to me like the team covered the team needs. Now we have to see if those selections pay off. Have to say I love the Bredeson pick. He just looks the part, and is an old school hitter IMO.
What? You mean fans disagree on things?!?!?!
I liked the Golday pick the best, Banks is potentially a great pick if he doesn’t have chronic foot problems, but complete bust if he does. All I know is nobody can really evaluate anything until these guys actually get on the field.
They still need a WR3, and some depth at edge but otherwise would seem to be ok.
as far as the upcoming season they’ll be their usual slightly above average team that goes one and done in the playoffs if they make it, which will satisfy the wilfs.
I also liked the Golday pick.
He’s rangy and versatile. Can play off ball or edge. I think he’s got a huge upside.
My favorite pick is Bredeson. Love me a FB. And he’s named Max. So obviously…. MAD MAX!
Also like the Claiborne pick – he’s diminutive in size but his running style reminds me of both Devon Achane and Warrick Dunn. Both smaller guys who had speed to get the edge and ability to run between the tackles.
So you’re saying the Vikings drafted a version of Alstott and Dunn?
Basically.
Also, that scene is my absolute favorite from that movie.
best part is when he kicks that random lady’s cart when walking away…..
Yep
Welcome to MN Caleb !
It’s Monday morning, it took me awhile to get that gif.
I still don’t get it, someone is going to kick him in the shin?
It’s a foot thing I am thinking.
Yes.
LOL.
I thought it was obvious.
The shin is part of the foot? I did not know that.
You’re looking too much into it Ben.
And someone might in fact just step on his foot in practice and his season is over.
Apparently someone might kick him in the shin and end his season as well lol
Banks has a broken shin now, too???
The Vikings just cannot catch a break…
lol, but banks sure can
3 of them so far.
Caleb. Hurt Foot.
Thank you for getting it.
I thought it was a no brainer…..but I guess not.
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!
A decent Draft. Hoping we get some studs out of that.
Must be the “post draft football withdraw”. Pretty quiet today. Off for 18 holes. Everyone be nice today, well, at least “nicer”
Good morning.
Teacher of the Month.
FTP!
And a WI Brewery!
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