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Team looked pretty awful on the Offense so far this preseason. Curious to see if things improve at all this Friday. I may watch, I may do something else. Bad football is hard to watch. Last practice game before the team takes on FTP to start the season. I hope the defense can carry the day, as I still have zero confidence in this offense with any of the 4 QBs on the roster.
@At least we are not Cleveland@
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Our 3 kckers were the Viking MVPs of that game
Did they leave McFragile at home? I haven’t seen him on the sidelines and the announcers haven’t said a peep about him.
Life threatening ankle injury……
At least something is going right
420
419
418
Vikings pick leads to a field goal.
Why is it that every other team can set up a decent screen but we never can?
We suck
I sure hope most of these players get cut
Haha!
Wentz is starting. WTF!!??
Who else is there?
KOC??
Suit him up
I’m just pissed that McFragile is not playing.
Might increase his trade value if they don’t see him suck
Bubble wrap for McWuss.
Gotta get something in a trade.
Anyone watching the game?
Yep, just turned it on.
I’m in Bumf*ck Nowhere. Feed some updates if you get the chance
3 and out….
You don’t wanna know…..
You’re not missing anything.
Just finished dinner and found it on YouTubeTV.
Have not seen anything but commercials so far.
Word is, JJ out tonight with minor ankle injury. WTF!
Ugh!
ESPN reports that as well
Ridiculous
All clean. No polyps. Great drugs, I don’t remember anything.
Nice, congrats!
So the doctor had one hand on my left hip as he slid the scope in…….no wait, he had a hand on my right hip as he……no WAIT he had BOTH hands on my hips….
wow i missed alot today and yesterday.
mt viking being a baby and kfey being a bigger baby
shrug
*cries in Sam Darnold and Kwerk*
What ya been doing? Your unfettered enthusiasm for KOC is sorely needed.
Who is watching the game tonight? I hate preseason football, but i may tune in to see JJM and decide if i abandon the longboat
I’ll watch the first half.
Is BFlo still giving Banks a heavy workload to get him in shape?
Hope so. He did improve from 1st to 2nd game, but still posting unimpressive rookie stats. Big Citrus has outplayed him so far.
Just saw this and I like that he has self awareness.
Well, half the battle is admitting fault…….Ponder made a successful career out of it.
Good kid by all accounts, for certain definitions of ‘kid’.
He will be fine. The fact he is playing and improving is great
Let’s hope so. Run that boy!
It hasn’t been reported yet, but Banks will be on the week#1 injury report as out. “Rest”
I will watch if shows up here on my computer.
One can never tell with YouTubeTV and the provider hell that is currently ongoing.
Otherwise I will have one tab on the boxscore and different ones on other stuff.
Yep.
It says NFL Network and our YouTube has NFL network, but it was blacked out for the HOF game.
You never know what will be on…….
I’m watching.
Not sure I can make it past 10 pm.
But I will try.
watching the first half.
Then going to bed. No reason to stay awake for Brosmer
Will try to have some of it in, will see how long that lasts when the lady and kiddo come over
Yeah, one half will probably be all I can tolerate
I’ll watch at least the first half on the local broadcast.
Former Viking Bob (not Carl) Lee died back on the 17th (how did we miss that). I remember watching him play for us, and also him going to Atlanta and becoming “General Lee”.
NFL quarterback and former athletics director Bob Lee dies at 81 | University of the Pacific
I also remember him. Sad news.
RIP
SKOL brother!
I absolutely remember watching him play.
My Dad’s name was Bob Lee, so we had to watch growing up.
He was a solid back up when we needed him.
Bob Lee?
Live look at VP today…..
A live look inside VP’s colon…
Hopefully….
I put a TV on my back deck (half of which is a 3-season room) for football viewing when the weather is nice, and tonight is the maiden voyage.
Climbing around on my roof to monkey with my antenna is still relatively easy at 45. I think I may need to add a signal booster up there, and a new splitter for the extra screen (I stole the connection for the basement TV for now because no one ever watches broadcast down there unless there’s company over).
I’ll get some snacks and some beer and swear at Sean Payton while my wife rolls her eyes.
Since it’s just a preseason game, you might want do a drinking game.
Like every time they show or mention ButtholeFace, you slam a beer.
Also create a punching bag or shoot target with his buttholeface on it and smack/shoot it everytime.
Gotta take advantage when you can.
Im still very happy to be able to watch the Vikes on the digital antenna for free. Even though I have a SuperBox which is also free at this point. Wonder how long until the Government shuts down free digital air wave TV because they cant make a $ off of it.
advertisers would be plenty mad, and the broadcasts making ad money would be plenty mad, too. I kinda think “free” TV is not going anywhere anytime soon.
This is true…god I hate advertising as a concept in general but, I spose that is a silver lining
Yup. Same as “free” YouTube (but you gotta click SKIP every once in a while)
Nah, not if you use add blockers lol
Antenna…you lucky dog. An antenna on my roof would be just as likely to pick up TV from Proxima Centauri B as a local channel.
You never know….
You might be able to connect with Voyager Space Craft.
I’m in the perfect spot – 45 minutes away from the craziness that is Minneapolis
Rocking the Jared Allen jersey at work today. @Making friends!!@
LOL
Where do you work that they don’t like Jared Allen jerseys?
Wisconsin
Ha! What a bunch of losers.
It’s about 50:50 between them not liking the purple vs being offended by the 69
I used to wear All Days jersey to work. But only to work as a ‘Cover Shirt’ as were only allowed to wear our uniform in Prison.
As close as I could get. #sad
It’s like watching Spider Noir
Happy hate-Sean-Payton Day!
Everyday is hate Sean Payton Day!
How about a Friday morning FTP!!
FTP Auto Rec.
Thanks for sharing???
You are welcome.
Good luck!
Thanks.
LOL, uh oh
Colonoscopy day. It’s a thing.
Are presents involved?
Yes butt they’re all shitty.
Some needs to look at Uranus?
Break a …..uh……good luck!
Anesthesiologist/anesthetist right now…
it’s official……..
Dolly comin in HOT
Yep, I need to pre-flight the standby generator and check the hurricane supplies. It’s that time of year, again.
Done and done
hello ABC store
Yup, that’ll do it.
What acronym are we going to use now for the Great Lakes? SHAME?
was there an acronym before? S-M-H-E-O ?
I just had a pneumonic device to remember them in order from west to east:
Some (Superior)
Monkeys (Michigan)
Hate (Huron)
Eating (Erie)
Oranges (Ontario)
So that seems like an easy adjustment: Some Monkeys Hate Eating Apples.
I think the acronym is HOMES.
Hopefully it’s be AAAAA eventually
Lake America 1 (aka America is Superior)
Lake America 2 (aka America-Michigan)
Lake America 3 (aka Hure-in America)
Lake America 4 (aka cant-think-of-a-joke)
Lake America 5 (aka America is better than Ontario)
Lake America 4 (aka Am-eerie-ca)????
PERFECT
Man that’d really get those gas and grocery prices down!
LOL
I thought everyone learned this lol.
Colonoscopy day tomorrow. Whoohoo! Unlike MT, I will take the drugs, thank you very much.
Im approaching the age where I should start getting regular physicals and potentially the first prostate exam. Is 33 too young?
I would say 45-50 year range for prostate and Colonoscopy. 35-40 for annual physical. But I’m just an ex-welder.
You should have started at 13 and have two every year of each.
-MT, probably.
Gougers gonna gouge.
Thats kinda what I was thinking.
I’d answer, but……
lolol – imagine having that guy snapping on a rubber glove in front of you. Nightmare. Also lol at the one ghost poster who always down votes fauci and COVID haters.
upvoted
fauci’s a crook and covid lockdowns cost many more lives than they saved
I think I know who one of them is, and maybe both. Anyone who defends him at this point is brainwashed and/or very unintelligent IMO.
There was that one rouge guy who showed up when there were Trump posts and then disappears, I bet he’s a glowie. Or working for a military branch, combing the internet for dissent.
You’re not the one that decides when to get a prostate exam. It would definitely be odd to say to the nurse taking down your history that you want a prostate exam. If that’s what you think needs to be done, then by all means do it, but unless you have some specific problem (that I don’t want to hear about thank you very much) just know the nurse will quietly say something to the doctor who will roll their eyes. Odd requests keep the day fresh.
I started having annual exams when I was an intern, age 35, after encountering so many patients that didn’t have a primary care physician during my intern year. Have not missed one since. Makes it easy to call the nurse and say can you ask the doc to prescribe me a couple of ambien for my upcoming transatlantic flight?
Hey man, it was just a question, I was under the impression you should be getting it looked it around 40 *shrugs*
I’m still saying it would be an odd request, do you have a problem with my stating it that way? When you have seen a physician in the past, do you tell them your history and then specifically ask them to listen to your lungs?
Here’s my *shrugs* question to you, “can you make my computer run faster, but without changing anything, restarting it, installing anything, closing my 47 Chrome tabs, or inconveniencing me in any way?”
A little bit, there’s a bit of an attitude layered in on top of your response that confuses me. I dont know much about these things, all I know is I was “informed” in my younger life that I should get a prostate exam to check for cancer around the age of 40 so it can be caught early if at all. Thats it. I haven’t seen a physician since my last physical when I was in high school because im still healthy and in good shape and have not had any major medical issues that would require me to see one. And if I did have some issue with my breathing, yes, I would bring that up in a physical, because, it seems logical to.
Im not going to equate getting checked for cancer to “my PC is being slow”. Thats a poor analogy. Not changing anything will not make it run faster. BUT. I could look at browser extensions you may have installed and or unwanted bloatware and determine if those exist and ask if you want them removed in about 90 seconds. Is that enough time to not be inconvenient to you? Shitty day at work? Don’t take it out on me man.
We’re not seeing eye to eye on this topic. To be clear, I think you are fast approaching the age you should have an annual exam. Plenty of 40 year old men die of heart attacks. The specific question of the prostate exam stood out because it would not be a topic of a typical annual exam at 35. Having had plenty of annual exams, I would expect the doc to listen to my lungs through a stethoscope but I wouldn’t say something like, “make sure to check my lungs”.
Here are the current recommendations for prostate screening. DRE (rectal exam) is no longer a routine recommendation.
Age 40–45: Consider starting PSA screening in men at increased risk, including Black men, those with a strong family history, or certain germline mutations.
Age 45–50: A baseline PSA can be offered after shared decision-making.
Age 50–69: This is the group most likely to benefit from regular PSA screening.
Screening interval: Typically every 2–4 years, individualized according to PSA, age, risk factors, health, and patient preference.
Age ≥70: Routine screening is generally not recommended, particularly when life expectancy is <10 years. Exceptionally healthy older men with >10-year life expectancy may reasonably continue after discussion.
Lovely! That makes sense to me. I was unware that it was not longer a routine recommendation honestly. That’s good to know. My rectum and myself thank you.
It still feels great when they do it, though. I actually had one when I turned 50 (before my colonoscopy and before the prostate recs changed, so it served the purpose of also proving the scope wouldn’t hit some giant rectal polyp), and again right before I got my prostate biopsy. Let me tell you the second, done by the petite urologist with dainty lady hands, was much easier than the first.
PS I don’t GAF if anyone likes me on some random Vikings board. If my responses seem terse or inflammatory, you can just move along. I certainly am not “taking things out” on anyone.
Good to know.
I think I started annual physicals in my 40s sometime. My first colonoscopy was at 52.
What drugs are those?
The milk of magnesia?
Chocolate Ex-lax.
The drugs so I am not aware they are violating me with a rubber hose.
Buddy of mine had the colonoscopy (10 polyps) and zee drugs three weeks ago, had a bad aspiration event coming out of sedation with left lung discomfort that lasted a week and a half. He sez no to zee drugs in the future.
Sleeping drugs?
I do it under anesthesia
Colonoscopy?
You are getting moderate sedation, not general anesthesia (ie immobility, hypnosis and analgesia). So you are basically just getting the hypnotic…trust me you are a little awake during the exam but just don’t remember it.
Yes.
I believe you.
Just not sure what drugs VP and you are discussing for the colorectal
How else do you do the procedure if no drugs?
Awake. That’s how I did it at age 50. IYKYK. It really was no worse (for me) than having a big bowel movement. The worst part was when he snipped a polyp, not because you can feel it but because sliding the snare into the scope stiffens the scope and you DO feel that.
Ben’s gonna love stiffening the scope.
Wow.
Never knew that was an option.
I don’t recall the Gastro giving me the option.
It’s easy, you call the guy or gal and say hey Jim/Jan I need to get a screening colonoscopy and I hate the notion of getting propofol or versed and telling you all about my butt fantasies during the exam so I think I would do okay without sedation are you willing to do it? If not, the next time you ask me to squeeze in a wet read on a sick patient I’ll tell you to shove it, which you are good at as a gastroenterologist narf narf.
Say it just like that.
Get it done on a regular schedule. I waited too long between events and ended up with a large cancerous tumor in my colon. Multiple surgeries, a colostomy bag (for 9 months) and chemotherapy. That all sucked! I still need at least one more surgery to repair a very large hernia that has developed from the previous surgeries. This all happened because I waited about 2 years too long for a regular colonoscopy, which, if done on time, would have been a simple polyp removal.
I am the classic example of an idiot who was “too busy” to get a regular colonoscopy. That stupid decision has cost me a ton of pain…
Don’t be like me…
Having a colostomy bag is certainly a life transforming experience…thankfully I haven’t had that experience. As a wise mentor once told me, you don’t know how important a functioning anal sphincter is until you don’t have one.
Amen to that, Brother!
I had my first 10 years ago and had no polyps then. As much as I hate the drinking the prep, it is only a 10 year thing so I will do it, however I will complain a lot.
10 years seems too long. My Doctors recommend a 5 year cycle. My tumor was found at 7 years.
We do not have a family history of colon cancer and since I was polyp free, that is what is recommended. For those with family history or high risk, they do a shorter period.
I will believe it when I see it. And if its true then we will make a deep playoff run.
Same.
I don’t expect anything more than 9-8.
Bust……
I would have been injured on that play if I had lived.
A perfect example of the defensive line deciding to ‘Meet at the QB’.
McFragile seems to have a habit of getting injured.
You are right.
It is obviously JJ (QB)s fault that he got hit by all four DLs at the same time on one play.
Who’s at fault isn’t the crux of the matter. Oft injured is oft injured.
Correct.
cant change it.
Some players, Favre comes to mind, play. Others don’t play.
Not sure why.
My sons coach would ask players; are you hurt or are you injured, because there is a difference. If you’re hurt you can still play, if you’re injured you need to sit down.
Fair question.In relation to McFragile, he seems to sit a lot.
Waaaaay back in the day there was a Fridays episode where Shatner hosted – they did a running Star Trek gag through the show, one bit he was trying to “throw them off” by overreacting in pain to things that shouldn’t be painful.
That’s the image I get when JJ gets a booboo.
-five….Beta Cuck
if i remember, i think that was actually a really good throw by him too. i mean it was a completion, but still
I missed the announcement, but I just realized that the starting Center for the Hammond Bears is Turdbury.
Note to Flores; blitz up the middle.
He likes himself some A-gaps blitzes. I’m sure we’ll see plenty!
Since I was on the road for work yesterday and missed out on the fun Sam Darnold discussion. Here’s my 2cents.
Sam put up 4200 yards and 25 TDs 67% comp. last year. In todays high passing NFL, thats very efficient and would put him firmly in the Good, not amazing category. He also lead the league in turn overs, but no one wants to bring that up.
Did they get to and win a SB with him? Yes. Was it because of him? I would argue not really, not once the play offs started. Go look at his stats in the play off games. They are meh at best. That top run game and top young defense pulled them through the play offs to a sub optimal opponent in the lucky ass Patriots in a soft AFC. A wins a win, but context is key.
All of that is true.
It is also true that Darnold played like ass the last two games for us. Regardless of scheme, O line, coaching, whatever. He missed wide open WRs that he wasn’t doing earlier in the year, the scheme worked, the O line did its job 90% of the time. Go back and watch the Detroit and Rams game, he looked awful and flustered, and there’s open WRs to be thrown to. That is a fact.
Would I take him on this team now? Yes, would this roster and defense be the same that it is now with him here? Probably not and Im not sure if thats good or bad. All I know is crying about ex girl friends is loser ass behavior and there’s a lot of it going on in here lately.
I would also argue that there is no chance Sam Darnold would have been a savior for the Vikings last year. We may have made the playoffs, but would have been routed in the first game.
Correct, we didnt have the run game to take the pressure off of him. And the O line was somehow worse with the big FA signings last year than 2024.
Good post. Rec for Truthiness. Team would have been better, but not good enough to win it all, with either Darnold or Jones at QB.
Kwesi got canned because he did not keep Sam or Daniel, and the team was relying on JJ improving enough to not suck. That failed, he got fired.
Now, KOC is all in on the turbo midget and is adjusting the offense to showcase the talents of a more mobile QB and zone blocking for the run game. We will see. Either the O looks a lot better, or the housecleaning will happen in January and KOC can be looking for work.
Sam took 6 years to NOT be a liability. JJ could improve, and I still hope he does.
More than anything, fix the damned O line for a change.
Preach. I am cautiously optimistic much like I was in 2024. I think we are in for a fun and winning season. How that ends IDK but I think we will be pleasantly surprised.
remember how good the O line was in 2008? Man, I miss those days.
Hasn’t been really good since Sparono.
RIP
RIP
Nice thing about football guess people watch the same game and see things differently. Would agree the SB was meh, but those defenses were fierce and would be a tough day for any QB.
Now, the NFC Championship Game I felt was a little more that meh. Sam went toe to toe with Stafford and went 25 of 36 for 346 yards and three TD’s, no interceptions. Me, I’m an easy grader, but I’ll take that all day from a QB in a Championship Game.
That Twas a good game. But overall my point still stands. He had similar performances against much less defenses while on the Vikings ( Jags game comes to mind). My point is, is whining and pining for him or God Forbid the bones of Kwerk is foolish.
Well seems all ended right then. Seattle fans seem happy with Sam and Vikings fans are glad he’s gone.
Dont have to be glad he’s gone, but can accept the fact he is, and there’s other fish in the sea.
Spilled milk for sure. Was just responding to your first post that started this Darnold discussion stating he was meh in the playoffs, and I thought the Championship game was pretty big.
when you date a cute girl that gets on your nerves, she looks better a couple years later when you’re stuck with Buzz’s girlfriend from Home Alone. Woof.
Agreed, though, Darn-Old was terrible the last two games and I don’t want him back. I do still get teary eyed thinking about what might’ve been with a healthy Sam Bradford, though.
Some times you have to slay some Dragons to get to the princess, were at that stage right now. Just like I had to the past 3 years until this summer.
Well I for one am definitely crying over an ex girlfriend here.
Going by the same logic that Darnold shit the bed his last two games after putting up a very impressive season the 16 games previously, there are many players on the 53 that should have been flushed at the end of the year. I know Freezy likes to poke the bear but the fact that KOC (who has a heckuva lot better look at QB performance than we do) stood with McFragile™ while letting my goddamn ex-girlfriend go means he should be gone. Didn’t play him in preseason – gone. Played three shit quarters against Chicago game 1 -gone. It’s a farking travesty what the team fielded at QB last year.
Seattle managed to rebuild a championship caliber defense from the ashes of the Legion of Boom while we monkey around with exotic blitz packages and give up A gap runs and 3rd and 15’s like a prevent defense – preventing the punt. GM scouts coach – gone. Hence why I advocate we should be building and coaching up defense (as you pointed out defense wins championships) before…
…trumpeting the classic Minnesota Vikings fans line of clutching pearls of Justin Jefferson, whose cost vs benefit is so skewed it is not even funny…but, but he is so awesome doing the griddy.
I’ll take the shot, deservedly so, but I’ve been a fan since before you were born, not born into it by my family living in that god-forsaken state, not a team that my dad or uncle cheered for but one I picked all on my own, and I’ll continue to be a fan. However, I shan’t cast pearls before swine…if you want to toss out Darnold with the bathwater then you better have a player of better value lined up to take over or you are – gone.
Fuck KOC and Kwesi.
Oh, and there will continue to be “a lot of it going on in here”. You’re welcome.
Welp, you might just get your wish if they dont make it to the play offs and win a game this year. He deserves to be hot the hot seat at this point and I think behind the scenes KOC is. At the end of the day it was his and Kwesi’s call. I’ll prepare myself for more moping from the masses for ex’s of yesterday but if you think your fandom holds more weight then anyone else’s because of your arbitrary reason > mine. Which, btw I didnt pick it because of my Dad or because I was forced to watch them, I picked them from watching AP play and watching and learning the game with my friends. Then I got some bad news for you, but it doesn’t. Also I dont live in MN, I live in ND, and don’t pretend to preach that MT is SO much better to live. And I didn’t take a shot at you in particular. It was a shot at multiple posters over the past 2+ weeks crying about wanting Kirk and Sam back. Its eye rolling, it ain’t happening so quit bitching. But if you want to get salty about it fine. Let it out.
Now that’s good discourse.
I have a pretty good idea where you live, not I smelt your aftershave this morning but the general area. I’m also not saying my years of fandom trumps anyone else, but just pointing out I’m no fair weather fan. As far as ND, since I went to MS there and actually signed a contract to return to GF, it is safe to say I like it. Bismarck is a much nicer city to visit than Billings, where the traffic and homelessness is ten times worse. Unfortunately Target can’t seem to figure out how to handle tax exempt sales, and since Target is a major stop for us, it makes coming that way less desirable than it used to be.
I think we can both agree MN sucks and I personally am glad there is a buffer state between us.
Indeed! And hey, my cologne gets compliments and helped me snag my girl, I ain’t changing it, she’d kill me. She literally sprays it on herself so she can smell me when im not there lol. And Bismarck is aesthetically the most pleasing “larger” city in NoDak imo. I do miss going to MT semi yearly. We will be taking a ski trip there this winter for sure, depending on if the kiddo is going to be with us or not, probably Red Lodge again, haven’t been there in almost a decade, that or White Fish.
And yes the Minni Metro in MN is pretty shitty, its fine for a weekend visit for sports but then you want out ASAP. Would never live there. But the country side of MN actually has some very beautiful land, and its a shame many dont appreciate that there. Large cities were a mistake imo.
Pro Bowl cancelled.
Should have been a long time ago based on what it’s been for a decade or more.
It’s probably a good move. Then the actual people that deserve it will get recognize, versus people like Sanders last year.
They will still have their ‘Pro Bowl’ list but won’t play the game anymore.
Which is fine since no-one watches that crap.
That is my understanding also, but that means they won’t have alternates, which Sanders was. They were really reaching when they added him to the roster last year as an alternate.
Good Point.
No need for alternates since no one will opt out of a game that is not being played.
Yep. Same could be said for Kirkos last “pro bowl”
they need to bring back the Bud Bowl
So no more free vacations for players? Bummer.
Good riddance to the Pro Bowl. I never watched it anyway.
Will there still be the skills competitions?
I fell they should have a break after week 9, and play the pro bowl then. Instead of having bye weeks throughout the season.
Agreed. Then no advantage for any team with timing. And you stop the stupid, money-grab Thursday games too.
Gotta watch SF and the Gayders for jokes on the prostitution in Cleveland vs not going to Reno where it’s legal.
If you can only keep one:
Zavier Scott or Demond Claiborne?
Claiborne, unless they think they can stash him on the practice squad
after trading up to get him? that would be a sneaky stash. I think they keep Claiborne and try to get Scott on the PS
Yore right, forgot about that.
Happy Thorsday,
FTP
Skol
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!
Happy Thorsday!
Any word on which players are starting tomorrow
Steve from accounting
Rose from HR
Hank from Marketing
I love the insights we receive here…..
Is Rose a tranny?
According to HR; we are not allowed to ask.
I asked AI
J.J. McCarthy is expected to start at quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings in Friday’s preseason finale against the Denver Broncos, as head coach Kevin O’Connell plans to rest top-line starters like Kyler Murray and Justin Jefferson.
Because this is the final preseason game ahead of the NFL roster cutdown deadline, the lineup will heavily feature backup players and roster-bubble candidates rather than regular-season starters.
J.J. McCarthy handles the starting quarterback duties, continuing to get valuable reps while working through recent ankle trouble.
Jordan Mason / Demond Claiborne see extended action in the offensive backfield behind regular starter Aaron Jones Sr., who will be resting or limited.
Jakobe Thomas gets significant playing time at safety as he returns to the field and competes for a rotational role.
Johnny Hekker / Brett Thorson share punting duties as the team’s final specialist battle is decided.
Thanks. Who is Al?
Artificial Intelligence 🙂
You can call me Al…
500 quatloos says he gets injured again
reinjures that same ankle, perhaps?
bonks his throwing hand on a DT’s helmet?
I’m sure it will be some dumb nagging injury
I saw on the bottom line of sportscenter this morning that JJ is dealing with a sore ankle from last week’s game. So, he’s already banged up, but KOC said that he hopes he can start Friday nights game.
Hope?
Boy, with no short-pants and no McThrowsTooHard we’re going to be seeing a LOT of Brosmer
Or he goes 17 for 24 with 189 yards, 2 tds,plus 24 yards on the ground.
It could happen, right?
True, watch him come out and play like an All-Pro…that’ll drive us all nuts…
Don’t tell GF about re-aggrevating an injury…..
🤣
Yes.
I’ll see that and raise you 500.
The future grocery baggers will be starting.
Next Atlantic Tropical Storm will be named…….
The weird part is that the names are picked like 6 years in advance.
Yep…forming as we speak.
Just so people know, that photo is not of the current weather patterns. I believe it is 2-3 years old
I assumed photoshopped.
No way…..I found it on the web, so it HAS to be real.
Maybe it was Real-ly photoshopped??
These were hurricanes Idalia and Franklin in 2023
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Appropriate.
RIP Dr. Frankenfurter
Tim Curry, RIP.
80 year old legends are dropping like flies…..
Who’s next……
Hate to make any prophesy like that.
He’s safe, he’s like 99 I think.
McConnell, or was he the first of this group of 3?
remember when we had sam darnold and the kwesi was like nahhhh and then sam darnold went on and won a super bowl?
good times. good times.
Remember when we had Brad Johnson and the GM said nah and then Brad went on to win a Superbowl?
Good times
Remember when we had Rich Gannon and the GM said nah and then Rich went on to win a Superb Owl?
Good Times
Remember when Sam Darnold had a chance to take the Vikings to the SB and said, nah, I’ll just shit the bed?
Remember when Slick thought that paying a QB top dollar over and over again would lead to a superbowl?
Good times.
remember when Sam Darnold was sacked 9 times in that playoff game?
I have been assured that line performance has nothing to do with QB success.
Also, he missed a ton of open throws that game from the jitters or whatever. And the refs not calling an easy blow to the head and Matt Stafford’s fumble a pass because he complained is typical NFL cheating BS.
True. But also noticed he learned from that experience and grew quite a bit. He got lots of pressure in the Rams payoff game and the SB, yet hung in there and made some big plays helping to win both games.
I agree. I honestly thought based on that game and games prior that he was a lost cause and would be seeing ghosts under pressure and fail under big moments. I was wrong.
kwesi was wrong as well, so you’re in good company!
Haha yeah, to be honest though, I think I could/would have drafted better than him. The Kyle Hamilton miss comes to mind for sure.
That being said, I wish all the “JJMac will be awesome” people would all admit they were wrong now since he’s proven he’s a huge bust. It seems many are willing to say he sucks, but nobody is stating they were immensely wrong about him and owning up to their poor judgement.
I was wrong.
I wanted Drake Maye or J. DAniels, and after that did not really care.
Wife was screaming for Nix when we were on the clock, and said she was done with this team when they drafted JJ.
I figured the brain trust knew more than me, so had hope.
I am not sure what is more upsetting, JJ being bad or my wife being correct.
Now I get to watch college football to see where they make another mistake next year.
Nix would have been better at this point for sure, it seems. Obviously Maye was out of reach, but wouldn’t it be nice to have him? I can’t imaging actually drafting a good QB for this team…
same. Maye struggling his first season gave me hope for JJ. But man, the missed throws at this stage are just terrible
Yeah, it’s kind of mind blowing. Like, you’re an NFL quarterback? Really? Sad to see but at this point it’s clear he doesn’t have the skills and even if he does he’s probably going to be an inconsistent headcase moving forward.
That was Bridgewater.
I wanted Maye no matter what the cost, two firsts and a player? done and done
I still do not think he has proven he is a bust. I have stated several times, JJ will be the starter by the end of the year.
I agree that JJ will be starting at some point. With this o line, and specifically our center, I expect all 4 QBs to get hurt again
Fair enough – to this point, 95+% chance he is a bust. I hope I’m surprised by his play if and when he has to play (like you said, likely at some point if he stays on the team), but most people were saying we’d be in our Super Bowl window at this point with him at the helm. Maybe not you, but very much not the case.
Like everybody said Darnold was a bust after 2 years of playing?
But you got to admit it was nice of us to to train Sam up for Seattle.
Haha yeah, I bet they appreciate it.
Remember when we didn’t do anything in the off season to upgrade that same o-line?
Good times.
That was so dumb. “We know this is a huge problem, but we’re just going to do nothing about it and hope it gets better.”
I guess we did try, we signed a guy with injury issues and another with a history of concussions.
Yeah, half-ass attempt really.
A healthy Sam Bradford in 2017 was the most recent season we had an excellent chance.
Bradford was trash. There was never a significant chance with him, certainly not excellent. Darnold was a much higher chance IMO.
You’re right. He looked like hot garbage in that Saints game.
One single good game…. wow. I’m sure he’d have kept that up for a whole season. Do you need me to pull up his career stats for you? (Hint: he has a losing record by a long shot and a 62% completion percentage)
It’s OK to be laughably, ridiculously wrong
Everyone is entitled to their wrong opinion.
That’s why KOC has got to go. I think he could have HOFers at every position and still get outcoached by his mentor McVay. KOC signed off on the McFragile™ pick and letting Darnold and Jones sail.
there is NO way Koc wanted JJ and wanted to let Darnold go.
Uh huh.
I think he likes to walk the line and not really commit to anything to allow people to infer that he would have made the right decision had he been in charge (but in reality he often was likely was part of the wrong decisions being made).
Correct.
Remember when Sam missed about 10 wide open WRs over two games, half of those for TDs, in clean pockets? I member. Remember when the top Run game and top defense of Seattle carried him to a bowl last year?
All football players are expected to play perfectly as soon as they step onto the field because that is as good as they will ever be.
a low snap to midget murray would definitely have to roll on the ground to him. anything higher is right at his waist
Correct.
New center is trying to figure out the midget snap.
Jeshaun Jones got a 3 game suspension for breaking NFLs substance abuse policy for refusing to take a breathalizer, back in April.
https://www.dailynorseman.com/minnesota-vikings-news/98426/jeshaun-jones-suspended-first-three-games-regular-season-minnesota-vikings
I assume KOC and the GM knew about this.
My guess is that the newest JJ is just a camp body.
He has been on our practice squad for the past two years.
Fringe player who is hoping for a Thielen arc.
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!!
I have a theory on one of the downvoters.
Seems like the kind of guy who would dump way too much money into a gay car (subaru) then sell it to a friend for a laughably low price.
Just a theory.
You are right on the Subaru, although it was an awesome car! But I am not the chronic down voter…..
I bought a Hyundai Tucson to replace the Subaru. I can say the Subaru had more “juice” and was more fun to drive. I have to adjust my passing distances now….The Tucson just doesn’t have the rapid acceleration.
so you didn’t downvote the comment above? someone else did? weird.
welcome to the hyundai family. if the motor doesn’t blow by 102k, you’re good until 200k if you keep changing the oil.
They say to change the oil every 7500? I was an every 5000 mile guy.with the Subaru, but the tech says every 7500.
And no I did not downvote. I do sometimes downvote, but not very often.
That was me 😂
as for any other downvotes those aren’t me
Hi PPB 😃
WHAT, NO, ROB
My participation here is rare to limited, and exclusivity focused on the Vikings.
i saw you said “downvote” so I downvoted your comment to be funny.
I changed my vote
WHAT, ROB, YES!
I rarely downvote, and if I do it’s usually for street cred. One day I was bored and downvoted everyone, I thought they would get the joke (everyone?) but some people were really upset about it.
I never down vote if I disagree with a comment. I usually scroll past or comment. I only down vote for Street Cred, and it’s usually only Freezy or Socal. I made an exception today.
So you are the ONE.
#grin
Freezy loves some streetcred
hahaha, that’s pretty funny
We have a 2024 and a 2026 Tucson.
From a stop, the Tucson has excellent acceleration.
But you are correct that with it already moving, the acceleration from say 3rd gear upward is delayed.
But so far my wife and I are happy with the Tucson.
You can vote up or down and not be logged in.
So it could be a lurker who thinks Cousins is the greatest vikings QB ever.
I just downvoted you for street creed.
I did not know this. Most sites require you to be logged in to vote and comment. Now I can wreak havoc with downvotes on days where it looks like I’m not here! HAHAHAHAHAHA (evil laugh)
You can’t even figure out which Sam was our best QB
then sell it to a (soon to be ex) friend for a laughably low price.
I don’t like the whole downvoting thing. I wish they wouldn’t have added it as a feature here. It’s easy enough if you don’t agree with a comment to just not “like” it. I do think some people do it just to be funny, but I don’t find it funny. Honestly, I mostly just ignore it.
Had to do it.
Haha!
I think that’s probably wise (ignoring it).
I usually assume it’s a lefty and then I starts a-grumblin’
Hey, I’m a lefty. Oh wait, you are talking politics.
I wish political lefties were as rare as left-handed folks
Happy Wednesday,
Skol
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Happy Hump Day!
I spent a lot of time with “Where’s Waldo” books when I was a kid. They were great fun. I wonder if a kid would even enjoy them today, or if it’s another example of the kind of thing that screens has ruined.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/j-j-mccarthy-carson-wentz-split-second-team-reps-on-tuesday
Based on the numbers, this is no surprise. I am pretty disappointed, I had high hopes. My streak of 58 years of disapointment looks to get extended. But drafting a QB in round 1 is a crap shoot. What frustrates me is it appears KOC and Kweisi were not aligned on that draft decision. Just like Rick and Zim. that situation falls on the owners
Fragile McPonder probably somewhat limited due injury.
I don’t hate the idea of Wentz as QB2, I do hate idea that the pissed away a top ten pick
Screwing up the QB selection.
A Vikings tradition like no other.
Today I read articles on both the NFL app and CBS app that are thinking McFragile might get traded.
Someone might give us a 5-year old Christmas fruitcake for him………he plays any worse Friday night and we’ll have to pay a team to take him.
Haha yeah, I think a 4th rounder would be top end and a W at this point if you can get it.
Also, I’m really fashion blind and really don’t see any real difference in the uniforms. If a new revised uniform made them play better than maybe I would pay more attention.
How many wins will the new uniforms be worth? Unless it is greater than 0, I will focus on other things.
Agreed.
Since I have an Adams Apple I do not do fashion.
When you are as good looking and charismatic as I am. “Fashion sense” is not necessary.
It is different for women. Everyone checks them out. I am blessed with a hot wife, who still turns heads at 62. Great body and she keeps fit, we both do.
When a couple walk into a room, does anyone check out the guy first?
When a couple walk into a room, does anyone check out the guy first?
Hmm, let’s see.
Straight man? No. Checks to see if woman is hot.
Straight woman? No. Checks to see if woman is hotter than her.
Gay woman? No. Checks to see if woman is hot.
Gay man? No. Checks to see woman’s fashion.
Exactly!!!!!
Thank God, I can stop worrying about my appearance now.
I don’t like ’em. I like the particular throwbacks that the 2009 team wore during primetime.
If you really want a classic throwback, the Vikings white uniform ala the 1987 playoff run is the best.
There was a lot of sunshine on the thread today.
I know with all this talk about cars and insurance everyone here is thinking
“I wonder if Nodak still has that old 2011 Subaru that gave him so much trouble and sat for 6 months in the shop?”
I sold it to a friend of mine at the end of July for 800 dollars. He has a kid turning 16 so needed a car that can get banged up. He got a bargain, basically a brand new transmission, new converter thingy, 4 new tires, and it is running really well with 150,000 miles on it…BUT the AC needs work and I was done messing with it.
All I know is a paid off my 2019 ram last month and just put 100K miles on it and I intend to drive it until it dies. I might lease a newer cross over type vehicle or something in a year but not having a car payment is already amazing.
The best car is a paid off car.
Similar to a free beer. Cold optional
Correct. My 2003 Tahoe gets infinite miles to the payment-dollar.
I’ll have my pickup paid off this winter, can’t wait. Was looking forward to paying off the wife’s vehicle this fall and now I get to pay it off this week or next. She doesn’t have a vehicle now, but I don’t have a payment either.
‘sold it to a friend’
Hopefully he knows the history of the ‘Drama Mobile’ so he knows what he is getting into.
Any of you that have dealt with insurance bs before, how long does it take for them to pay you for a vehicle they deem a total loss? Those pricks won’t answer their phone or call me back.
It really depends on the insurance company. My brother has been trying to get the insurance money for his house for over 2 years, since he got flood damage.
@I’m pretty sure insurance is just something you pay, never expecting to get anything back in return@
source: a guy that has just about every type of insurance imaginable, including disability, umbrella policy, etc…
Ditto. I think I have like 5 different insurances through work alone, at least. That’s not counting like 4 or 5 other life insurance policies. Nobody tell my wife about those or she might figure out how much I’m worth to her if I go in the dirt.
I never had bad luck getting paid within 7 business days for auto claims.
Home claims sucked at State farm (fuckers), but so far AAA is good. one broken door claim, paid within a week
Cool. They called Friday and said they were totalling it, but I haven’t been able to get ahold of anybody since then by phone or their stupid messaging crap that says they will get back to you within 24 hours.
I would expect a check sometime next week.
It does depend on your insurance company, and agent.
I totalled my cycle last year.
Got paid in about 2 weeks after submitting twenty-seven eight-x-ten color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence
Rec Alice’s Restaurant “you can get anything you want, at Alice’s Restaurant (excepting Alice)”
We have Gieco.
On a local accident, they paid in 3 days.
On an out of town accident, it took 10 days.
It has now been 2 weeks. I finally talked to somebody last night and he realized he needs to send some sort of power of attorney. Can’t be done electronically apparently. Hopefully have it tomorrow, then send it back and might get a check next week.