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Minnesota Vikings News:
Do you enjoy re-living all of those gut-wrenching moments we Vikings fans have endured over the years? The History of the Minnesota Vikings is set to debut on YouTube on August 1st, according to SI.com.
ESPN ponders the end of the era of the star running back, and how the NFL got here.
Vikings.com brings you their 2023 training camp preview: receivers.
Pats DB Adrian Phillips says that they’ll face a ‘crazy lineup’ of QBs in the AFC East, per NFL.com. Yeah, we all know that Rodgers is pretty nutty.
While he may be retired from the NFL, Phillip Rivers has NOT retired from populating the earth. Rivers and his wife are expecting thier 10th child, according to Bleacher Report. Wow, one more and he’d have enough kids to field an entire offense……or an entire defense.
CBS Sports puts the NFC teams into tiers, and they did the same for the AFC teams.
Video of the Day:
Here is Robert Earl Keen, one of my favorite artists out there. Here he is singing Corpus Cristi Bay. Enjoy!
Playing golf at 6:30 Sunday morning. Trying to beat the heat. Supposed to be over 100 in the afternoon. Haven’t swung a club in a few weeks. Playing as a single, so ni idea who I’m going to be hooked up with.
100? Holy Shit. Humid to i suppose. Keep it in short grass, or is it all short?
Reply fail… see above… grin.
Don’t know… playing a course I’ve never seen. Definitely want to play quickly though and beat the heat. Hopefully playing that early the course won’t be backed up or anything.
thats the key playing early…early bird gets the worm usually not crowded. I love it, beautiful sunrise, mist and dew, should be great.
Anyone know how and when they set the field for the British?
Paul Revere said ‘1 if by land and 2 if by sea’.
Sum total of my knowledge on the topic.
LOL. Curious about groups and tee times but i’m CST. Not keen on setting a alarm to watch.
Spoiler Alert: if you’re CST they’ll tee off before you get up because they can’t play in the dark later in the day to accommodate you. That said, the actual broadcast will probably work around your schedule. Just don’t go to any sports apps if you want to see it “live”.
Think 6 hours difference. Just some players and groups i’d prefer to watch. I can wait.
True story
You know what freaks me out? I thought to myself how many time zones does Europe have…open another window, start typing in the gogle search bar is europe…and at that point the top item was “is europe all one time zone”. AI is taking over man.
BTW there are three time zones, the one I care about most is central which is 8 hours ahead of me in the MT time zone but the British is in the west. Some countries I doubt I ever visit are in the eastern European time zone.
You won’t need an alarm if you are a night owl.
Thursday, July 14: 4 a.m.-3 p.m. (USA)
Friday, July 15: 4 a.m.-3 p.m. (USA)
Saturday, July 16: 5-7 a.m. ET (USA); 7 a.m.-3 p.m. (NBC)
Sunday, July 17: 4-7 a.m. ET (USA); 7 a.m.-2 p.m. (NBC)
Thursday, July 20*1:30-4 a.m. Peacock /
Friday, July 21*1:30-4 a.m .Peacock
I guess my basic question is how do they group players. Some i’d rather watch more.
It’s a draw. Though I think they do set up some groups. But those details won’t be known until Tuesday.
Copy. Thinking with the ranked golfers TV coverage doesn’t want them finished early.
It rotates.
If a player tees off early on Thursday, that player tees off late on Friday.
And vice versa
Yeah, grouping same before cut. I’ll figure it out.
Correct.
We will know Tuesday.
LOL.
These dates are wrong.
I think the times and tv schedule is right.
Just three spots left that will be decided this weekend at the Scottish Open
Lifer wanted golf club fitting feedback. Here is the TL:DR
Went to Golf Galaxy today for an Iron fitting. Told the guy how I golf (95-105 is a normal score) and that I am looking for game improvement irons. I am currently playing Tommy Armor 745s from 1997.
He had me hit about 15 golf balls with my current 7 iron, and tape stuff on it to see where I strike the ball, then went to laugh at me and select a different club. My current clubs have 1″ extensions. He came back with a 1/2″ extension, steel shaft, Calloway Rogue OS. I hit that several times, and then he switched out for graphite. I loved the feel of the graphite. He changed the lie to -2. I hit 20 more shots with that configuration.
My old 7 Iron went 135 (average)
Calloway Rogue OS went 155(average)
Next was the Taylor Made stealth. Same setup. Hit 10 with that, went back to the rogue.
Honestly, I could not tell a difference in feel, even with slight mishits.
Distance was a few yards better with the stealth. (160 average)
Ping G430 was next.
Again, hit about 15 shots with that, and here is where I had something fun happen.
Most of the shots were 155-165.. Then I hit one where it felt completely effortless, and the damned thing read 187 yards total. Holy fuck. Hit 5 more and they were all back to earth and 160ish.
Went back to the Calloway. Felt the same, 155+ is normal with that 7 iron for me.
It seems I can get 5-10 yards more per shot with the current latest clubs vs the 2 year old calloway. The old calloway are still miles ahead of where my really old tommy armors are
All three new clubs are a huge upgrade over my current set. The Pings are the most expensive at 172 per club
The Stealths were 159 per club
The Calloways were 126 per club.
Going with the Calloways. Still doing a PXG fitting since that is only $12.50.
^^^
Nice rundown… hope you have a great time on the course with the new clubs. Sounds like the fitting really helped with the ball striking.
Yep. Biggest thing for me is to let the club do the work. I get in on softball mode and try to swing for the fence sometimes.
Normal male trait. Put a driver in a man’s hands and he’s gonna go full testosterone on it. I am hitting my PXG’s much farther than my old 2001 Nicklaus set. Still, I hit golf shots, not just whack a ball as hard and as far as I can. That feeling you described of hitting a ball in the center of the clubface is what I’m after.
That feeling is what keeps a guy coming back…even after a shitty round. if you hit a few on the screws so to speak it is an awesome feeling.
Yep…
I am hitting 10 year old Calloways…I probably need to get new clubs…my swing speed is down a bit since I got them…I am now hitting my 7 iron 150 max, used to be my 160 to 165 club.
Enjoy your clubs.
Good luck with new clubs. Getting the length and lie correct is really important. After that, if you’re hitting the ball in the center club face and the strike feels good, go with whichever you like.
Did they have any one year old pings. If they do they are usually discounted pretty good.
Yes, they have the G425s and those would have been less expensive. However they cannot currently customize those. Inventory or some such bullshit. Left hand only for customizing. I saw the same thing on their website.
Strange that the Calloway and Cobras were the only previous models that they could customize for game improvement irons.
A thought if you haven’t actually made the purchase yet. Many places have sample clubs that you can take to the range and hit off actual turf.
Sometime clubs hit differently off the turf compared to the simulator.
Just 2 cents from a guy who’s got half a garage full of iron sets and made a great may mistakes.
again, good luck.
Thanks. I purchased 3 clubs. 5-6-7.
Going to play for a few weeks to make sure I love them, then I will get the rest.
Great idea.
26 year old clubs just don’t cut it.
You should easily see increased yardage.
Yeah so seems he ran you through the correct process for the fitting which is good.
The added distance is really from how much stronger the irons are lofted now compared to where your old 7 iron now is, 745-s (which if you didn’t know are Tommy Armour knockoffs) that 7 is lofted at 35 degrees, the Rouges you hit the 7 iron is lofted at 27.5 degrees. So a lot of the added distance is from that but the club quality is so much better. The Stealths or the Pings both great and the Ping hit was just a pure center hit which is why it felt effortless and went farther. All will do that if you hit in the center. For sure go graphite shaft no question. I think any would be a great fit. Just make sure with the lie adjustment of -2, every manufactures standard lie is different, Pings standard lie on the 7 iron (black dot) is 62 degrees, Callaway’s 7 irons standard lies are 62.5, Taylor Mades 7 iron standard lie is 63 degrees. So that degree change of -2 two on rouge is different than -2 on the Ping or Taylormade if that makes sense. Sounds like on the Callaway if he went -2 degrees in lie and that was right (you were striking the bottom of the club on the lie tape in the middle of the tape) then your 7 iron lie for any club maker is 60.5 degrees lie on 7 iron, so that will determine the total lie adjust for the entire set. Say you went with the pings, you would go -1.5 degrees on the set, or the Stealths you would go -2.5 degrees in lie adjustment.
Thank you for the feedback. Lots of math involved….
If money were no object, I still liked all three (Stealth, G430, Rogue) the same. To me they all felt great compared to my old clubs. And the old clubs were a Sears purchase, so I am not shocked about the knockoff.
Off center hits feel much better with the newer clubs. Only real difference was not feel, but the slight distance difference. it would take playing outside and a round or two with each to really get a feel.
I am pretty sure I will like the new clubs. I will also get a fitting whenever I need to make a purchase(Hybrid, driver, etc) in the future.
Yeah the new irons in the center are a half of a ball left and right center bigger sweet spot, especially the Stealths. I like the Ping 430’s also seems you hit the the best. My favorite graphite shaft is the red & black Ventus that comes with the Stealths but all brands have good ones.
That thar is a MT style post. Nice job! Appreciate the info…
I forgot about UDFA Andre Carter II the west point prospect. Interesting to see what he does in camp and where he ends up after cut downs. He has a boat load of potential..
I guess I’m a just a little skeptical when it comes to rookies. I’m hopeful our draft picks and UDFA’s end up being very good players for us. Just have to wait and see though.
oh yeah he’s a project but I always hope for a diamond in the rough.
Phillip Rivers expecting 10th child. His oldest is 21. WT…………?
That poor woman. Those things go in way easier than they come out.
She must have taken something seriously that was pocked at her in fun!
Clever boy…
Does this guy know that raising kids costs money?
I had 3 and I’m still paying for them.
Had 3. That and child support almost killed me. Fortunately, i didn’t get caught knocking off those 7-11’s.
Just start a foundation and stop paying taxes – saves a lot of money.
True. Sadly, i grew up when there was accountability.
I hear you. Sadly, we as conservatives are losing the war, and perhaps have lost already.
Dimocrats are buying votes. Swiss cheese for borders. Voting base is dumber than ever. War is over JR, i feel like i’m living in Hiroshima.
You mention accountability. What a great value that has been so diminished like a great many other core values. They just slide away inch by inch.
Live in Minny, perhaps most liberal state in country. Full Dim control. The handouts are visually obvious. Well, how do you think they’ll vote? Eventually, you run out of other peoples money.
Yes. Couple of years back there was like 52% paying taxes and 48% not. That has now switched and getting worse. So non payers can keep voting in the people to give them more and extract even more taxes from those that pay.
Great system.
growing up, if a person filed for bankruptcy, it was considered shameful. Now, it’s a way of life.
This is the problem…the large percentage of people who don’t pay taxes and vote.
In a perfect world, only those paying taxes should be be able to vote….if you aren’t contributing to the treasury, you don’t get to decide how to spend it.
Shhhh…. you’d get tarred and feathered for saying something like that in public.
I like that except does that mean citizens who pay more taxes than others should get more votes? That’s essentially what you’re saying. In which case, unless you’re Zigi Wilf playing the “Undercover Boss” role on Skoloholics, your vote would count for much (sadly, mine wouldn’t either).
Yep, thought about that….but would keep it simple…if you paid in more than 5,000 in income taxes you get to vote, everyone’s vote counts the same.
Hell, you could make it $100 and it would make a huge difference.
Don’t get me wrong…I get where you’re going. But I don’t think it aligns with our Constitution.
contributing to overpopulation and climate change….shame on you Mr. Rivers.
While KAM has been cutting veteran players with big contracts to increase cap space this year, dead money next year remains an issue:
2024 Dead Money
Cook – $3,101,273
Cousins – $28,500,000
Hunter – $11,240,000
Davenport – $6,800,000
Total: $49,641,273
Well we’re resigning Kirk to a LTD so that doesn’t really count. 😘
Wanna put $5 on it? Vikings GM already turned down a good offer. He knows Cousins has the goods and can run KOC’s offense. Note… that shit ain’t easy as you saw on “Quarterback”. Even so, KAM’s eating the dead cap next year and going younger/cheaper.
I’ll take the bet, if you up it to a six pack.
Sure… easy peasy.
Yeah. Not sure how the Falcons will function without Mariota either.
These 3 QB’s are so awesome that no other QB’s in the NFL could do what these 3 do.
Eyeroll…
Yeah. I eye rolled yours as well.
I’m not sure what is really accurate NVF.
This link shows way more than what you posted…..
And this link shows way less than what you posted….
I assume it’s timing.
And I’m not sure that matters much TBH
I saw this in an article. It jives with my current understanding.
If you go to over the cap and look at team dead cap space for 2024, the Vikings have like $4,000,000. That’s it.
It won’t be $4,000,000. My point is that that number is always changing depending on contract’s etc….
I don’t think it’s much to worry about it in general.
That number is weird. Cousins dead cap hit is $28.5M alone. Maybe it’s just showing the amounts for players who have already departed the team (like Cook, Thielen, etc). These are folks that aren’t scheduled to be on the team next year (contracts expire).
Probably.
I’m ignorant of this stuff. What does dead cap money mean? Doesn’t sound good, but not completely sure.
Usually, true dead cap space means paying money to a player no longer on the team. But those numbers change based on pre June 1 or post June 1 as well as other contract changes that occur before 2024 arrives.
JR, one way teams get under the cap each year is restructuring existing players contracts. They redo the contracts and spread the remaining amount across additional years (called void years) among other things. Basically buying a player on credit. Once the contract expires though, all those future payments come due. That’s dead cap (paying for a player after they’re gone).
Thanks to you and DE for answering. Like credit, can you just keep kicking the can down the road so basically it will never comes due?
Yes.
The Feds keep doing it.
And the NFL will keep doing it because the cap goes up every year.
Well, does seem like the American way.
What a doddering old creepy fool….
Biden nibbles on frightened young girl during trip to Finland, weirding out Twitter users | Fox News
Saw that.
Just an effing weirdo….
Maybe he is like the Barron eating young adolescents for dinner.
Naw, he is just a senile old perv.
Imagine when he was a young senator and his T was up. Everybody was on alert not to let him behind them.
people think that shit’s normal?
Dems and the media will, yes.
“he’s just being playful…….”
Ultra creepy…
The kids looks repulsed but the adults are acting like she isn’t and the mom, I assume, is trying to take a picture of it.
He got a little sniff in there at the end lol…..
yeah, lol, I’ve never actually seen someone sniff a child other than parents smelling the head of newborn/infant babies.
Joe’s had more sniffs on children than the family dog.
OK I may be unique but I have smelled a couple of young babies’ heads that I have been asked to hold (these are relatives or people I work closely with), I mean you are usually smelling baby powder/baby shampoo but they smell good.
I’ve also done the quick diaper check when you feel the rumble, yep let’s go get a new diaper!
I love love love puppy breath. Wish you could bottle it and put it in an air freshener. That and pepperoni dogfart.
Well shit, the demise of mankind isn’t far off….The Vikings have to get the Owl soon!
Earth Has Tilted 31.5 Inches. That Shouldn’t Happen. (msn.com)
LOL…
And they blame Climate Change.
Also, it was climate change that caused turbulence on an Allegiance Airline flight
Everything happening is all due to climate change.
(Except John’s Kerry use of his families private planes)
Not sure how we made it past 1975 when we were going to die from an ice age.
I think If we eliminate the three biggest reasons for all the wrongs in the world, Trump, Biden, Climate Change. we’ll all be living in a utopia.
While Trump and Biden could be expired quickly, Climate Change will never die because that would eliminate left wing kook’s entire reason to live.
It is their primary vehicle for attempting global wealth redistribution
Would you mind donating to the cause?
I donate all the time.
Yep. It’s called taxes.
We’ll it’s either us or the cows!
I pick the cows.
You don’t like steaks?
You exposed my diabolical liberal plan.
I don’t really understand the extremists takes from either side of it. Climate change exists, has since the beginning of time naturally but human activities do have influence on the changes. We should take steps to gradually decrease our dependence on non-renewable resources but we should not be attempting to be completely dependent on wind and solar. I mean, its not the crisis the yokels try to make it out to be but we shouldn’t just sit with our thumbs up our asses doing nothing either.
Far too reasonable a position. You can’t rake in millions of dollars and fire up donors talking like this.
The problem is, we don’t have ANY truthful answers.
The Earth is millions to billions of years old.
Nobody was here recording data 100,000 years ago to know diddly squat about climate change.
It is obvious that if you dump shit in a small body of water the water is contaminated. Let’s do things we know for a fact can help.
On a large scale I have serious doubts that man can do anything. We couldn’t kill the Earth if we set out on a plan to do it.
You’re correct here
But we can certainly do enough damage over time to make it unsustainable for human life.
Maybe.
We just don’t truthfully know that answer.
If the Earth is a 1,000 page book and we read half a page of that book, can you conclude you know what the book is about?
That’s what climate scientists are doing.
1 billion years of possible data, and scientists are using 1,500 years to make assumptions.
And those scientists get paid to study it.
Do you think a scientist wants to conclude there is no human effect on the climate and thus ending their paycheck?
Well I think it’s safe to say that if we blew up all the nuclear weapons in the world that would have a significant impact on the biome of the planet.
If you look close enough, there´s actually no proof for “man-made climate change”. It´s all based on computer models that are fed with sketchy data to produce the desired outcome.
The IPCC is a lobbying organization, tasked with selling the (fake) drama to the great unwashed. They are literally taxing the air we breathe with “carbon tax”. It´s another gigantic scam, nothing more.
Just cause I can’t stand listening to Hillary, can we throw her in the elimination pile too
Phenomenon: Skoloholics comment volume consistently drops off significantly on Fridays as compared to earlier in the work week.
Hypothesis: You’re all a bunch of lazy, lame employees that bilk your company Monday – Thursday and then try to make up for it on Friday before shutting down for the weekend.
We confirmed this week DE sits at his executive office desk looking important and busy when in reality he’s Kirk Cousins raging on this blog. I might report him to the board.
How many times have you jacked off to Kirks poster today?
I’m a little sore today from my Greta binge yank yesterday but I’ll get a few Kirk tugs in today.
LOL…
I don’t believe Brady plays in 2023.
Winfield Jr needs attention.
I may have to tune in and watch this series. I’m sure it will hurt…
Vikings fans to relive pain in franchise docuseries debuting in August (msn.com)
I lived it once…I do not need to rewatch it. No need for me to see all 4 superbowl losses again or the NFC championships slipping through our fingers.
Correct.
The scars are deep.
For those who like tennis, Djokovic is in the final again at Wimbledon
Best player in the world.
He was the number 2 seed because of his anti vax stance and wasn’t allowed to play in many tournaments.
I don´t care much for Tennis, but I am a fan of his. Djokovic never wavered when they tried to ruin his career because he was anti magic potion.
Yep.
When someone stands on principal, and it’s proven to be right, they get my praise. I hope he wins every tournament he plays in for the rest of his career.
He’d likely have another major or two if he hadn’t been banned from playing in several.
He should have been jailed. He could be the best in prison.
I always enjoy watching the Tennis Major Tournaments, especially Wimbledon. He is amazing. Best ever.
That was a masterful game against Sinner. Carlos is gonna be tough.
It was. I just heard a stat that is kind of amazing (think I have this right) – in 71 majors, he has been in the finals 35 times! WOW
He’s the best player in the history of tennis. Period.
Yeah I’m finally settling in accepting that he is. He’s a robot like Cousins
So account verification upon login is a thing now? Got an email to verify the login attempt before I was allowed to access the site.
No
You just get your nonce invalidated from time to time, Chief.
That and commenting closed.
Yup, that too. Didn´t happen for me in a while now, though… maybe because I haven´t been online all that much lately.
I get that on my work computer, but not on my phone or home computer.
I have to use a VPN anyway if I want to access the site since non-American IPs are blocked, might have something to do with that. Dunno…
True. My work computer is on a military NIPRNet system. Probably has filters that cause it.
Guess we found the answer, then. No big deal, I was just curious if anybody had that happen as well.
I have not gotten that……Yet.
I see, thanks.
I haven’t had to do that yet…..
OK, so most of you haven´t had the experience yet. Not that you are missing much 😀
We’re requiring that for our foreign guests to the blog.
A good analysis. All of the options have been discussed on this blog a thousand times.
Looking into the crystal ball at the Vikings’ long-term plan at quarterback (msn.com)
I am good with Kirk, or good with drafting, not interested in signing a mediocre veteran.
AND PLEASE GOD NOT MURRAY.
Agreed.
Murray is NOT the answer.
Agreed, he sucks.
I agree with this, especially the NOT MURRAY part
If Cousins is reasonable in his demands to retire a Viking, do it and draft a QB.
Rudy headed to television for Big Ten games.
https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1679311947588673537
Good for him. Intelligent well spoken man.
Agreed. He had a very good career with the Vikes. A good man, as well.
He’s too slow
I agree with this take that letting Shelley go didn’t make sense after last season’s performance at CB. I assume Flores’ wasn’t impressed with him.
Hope he has better to plug in then.
Wish we could have made it work.
I assume it was a scheme thing.
It’s a vertical thing.
Maybe.
5’9″ is pretty short by NFL standards.
So I assume that does not work for Flores’ scheme of Man Press.
I believe so, I saw a stat a while back that Shelley played the vast majority of his snaps for the Vikes in zone where he graded well, but poor in man coverage
I watched the 1st QB episode last night on a pirated Netflix account….
Loved it.
Loved that Kirk and is wife are basically just Midwestern squares….
So, you’re the reason honest peopla have to pay more for their service. Thanks.
Yes, yes I am, and I don’t feel too badly about it either. It is my son’s future wife’s account so we are basically family….so it doesn’t count as stealing.
HA!
Spaceballs auto rec
It’s OK though because he’s pirating from his future daughter-in-law’s booty.
Yep.
They do come across as real.
Definitely enjoy a good handful of saltines and some room temperature tap water…..
LOL.
Don’t they make “saltines” without the salt now?
That would be even more real.
Here is a good write up about the show.
Six takeaways from watching Kirk Cousins in Netflix’s ‘Quarterback’ (msn.com)
With the exception of the likable part, I don’t think that is much different than any other NFL QB. All NFL QB’s deal with these issues in some fashion.
Kirk coming off as very likeable was a surprise to me. I thought he would be very dorky, but he really seems likeable.
I’d say both.
He is dorky but is likeable.
Yes, dorky and likable.
He is a dork, but so are most regular people, especially in the midwest.
I resemble that remark
Same here
Midwestern dork far better than east course snobs.
Correct
Actually, this is an excellent synopsis of the show. Ragatz did not make it an opinion piece as most pundits do. He certainly provided commentary, but he basically just laid it out very accurately.
If you haven’t/can’t see the series, this article wraps it up well.
Need to check it out soon. Thank the Gods for VPN with American servers. Geoblocking sucks.
Happy Friday skolflakes
Happy Friday Skolly. Even if the mythical words up top tell us that it´s Thorsday…
Did GF just fall asleep or just lose his train of thought?
Eaten by a bear mix sentence…. Hope he fought and gave the bear gird…
RIP
*mid…
That’s funny. But seriously, has anyone heard from Brad since that post?
.358
’Congratulations man, you’re the American League batting champion….’
Thats what I told my buddy, who was sitting in wheelchair, wearing torn sweatpants and a t-shirt with various stains on it. His face was flushed and puffy, eyes bloodshot. Tongue thick and heavy. His head nodded from side to side and he finally passed out as the nurse and the officer slowly pushed him past the security door and into the detox unit of the drunk tank.
This was hours after we found him. Holed up in a hotel room in Kansas City – he’d sold off most everything he owned and burned the cash on OxyContin and Xanax, crushing them with a CD case and snorting them off a dusty dresser. He’d made several Craigslist profiles – straight up asking for heroin. He was a shade over 6 feet tall and maybe 115 lbs, his face bruised and cut from a recent rough attempt to buy drugs – all he got was robbed and beat up.
The room was littered with 1/2 pint Svedka bottle’s everywhere. We stopped counting when we hit 50. We got him dressed and outside. He knew where we were going and started to get combative. He kicked and clawed. He swung at me, the punch starting from the ground as he threw his whole frame into it, intent on taking my head off. He missed, his momentum carrying him forward as I grabbed his shoulder and drove my fist into his gut – I got the desired effect as he barfed all over the place. Then I tossed him in the backseat of my Durango, kicked on the child safety locks and headed north.
He screamed and cried on the ride. He threatened us. Our families. He begged us to get home one more drink, one more pill. He begged us to kill him.
Then he got busy.
He dried out, counting the minutes and hours. Then the days and months. He attended meetings, eventuality running several of them. Lived in a sober facility for a year. Enrolled in school and got a bachelor’s degree, got a job as a counselor. After a few years in Northeast Nebraska he moved to Nashville. He’s got a wonderful new girlfriend and is about to become a first-time father at 45. He’ll walk in December with a Master’s in counseling from Lipscomb University.
And today he’s 12 years sober…..
Skol!
Good for him !!
I’m not following the .358 batting average thing though…..
This guy was MLB player?
That was his BAC at the rehab. .008 is legally drunk.
Yikes……
You are a good friend.
BAC > .4 is usually fatal.
I’m very aware – that actually wasn’t his highest reading according to his brother. It damaged him – my buddy is smart and diligent but he struggles at times. You can tell the neurons aren’t always firing. Gaps in his memory, short term memory issues, occasional tremors in his hands. He shouldn’t be here. A good percentage of people that blow that high end up with long-term brain damage or dead. He’s lucky and he knows it.
Just realized I didn’t add that part…
Morning all.
Did GF say it is Thorsday? Oh well…
Glad you’re back GF, SkollyDumDum and Mickkitty were being slackers in your absence.
Proper piss boys they are not.
Wow I posted thread this week and @updated the title yesterday@
🙂
You get a metal….but you should drop all of your real world responsibilities to attend to this thread.
*medal….
SHIT, I suck. worse than Cousins.
I just assumed someone gave him some Zinc or Magnesium
Zinc is really important to take during the plague of Covid – which is never ending.
That’s what you zinc….
Just giving you some shit. I appreciate what you do here.
Fowler with an amazing birdie on 4 after being in the rough off the tee. He’s -7 in contention two shots back.
Then on the next hole par 3 knocks it in to a pot bunker and ends up luckily with just a bogey. Links golf is no joke.
Got big money on Scottie finishing in top 10. He had beats round today.
Got some other money on Scottie finishing top 5 too
I would not have taken that bet. His putting isn’t good enough but we’ll see.
Lol….poor Skolly. I might have to start a thing here called “Skolly Exposed Takes” this is hilarious Levis’s Girlfriend is going to end up being more famous and making more money than him. She has a deal with Burger King now. She’ll likely drop him soon.
LOL.
This might end up being true.
I love it!
Episode 2 of Quarterback was pretty good.
Once again, Mariota seems like an after thought.
Appears to me that they focused on three “very different” QB’s. One whose team won the Super Bowl, one whose team went 13-4 and had some of the best games of the year if not the decade, and one whose team fizzled out. Contrasts in different levels of success.
Good take….I was wondering why in the hell are they featuring Mariota, he’s bounced around, lost the first two games for Atlanta last year just terrible. Nice guy but he is just not cutting the mustard.
I notice DE didn’t say squat about Cousins ep 2. Pretty good was the best we could get. That’s a start. Here comes the vanilla “I never said Kirk was bad” response.
Kirk was amazing those two games Wash/Buffalo, got the hell beat out of him and gutted it out really hurt, inspired his team to fight got two wins and inspired his team to fight till the end and break records for never giving up. It was one of the most amazing season I’ve watched as a vikings fan. His prep for being ready and battling what it takes to be a pro QB in this league is second level. Yeah…let’s let that walk out the door and get a rookie. That’s better. 🫤
Buffalo had never lost a game since what 1970 or something when up multiple scores? Keenum walks out after the Wash game and is in aw of Kirk saying man you are one tough hombre. That’s a compliment from a very tough guy in his own right. Kirk is an Amazing QB.
But I read here yesterday QB hits and toughness don’t mean anything.
Guess not. We’ll see how the rookie QB replacement handles this type of pounding next yr.
https://twitter.com/clappeddan/status/1679567714556207104?s=61&t=MSJjCAC7RYtUNOadOBqDvw
JR and I were told Cousins has NEVER led the league in hits and actually the poster was quite rude about it.
Well…I do come here daily to be educated by serial kirk haters and 20 somethings who assure me they know everything about anything.
Just be aware that the commentary on the hits will go like this:
“Yeah, when you have a slow immobile QB, he’s gonna get hit a lot. I guarantee most of those hits are because he holds the ball too long.”
Probably. But when you run an offense where you require the QB to win from the pocket, and you play behind the two shittiest pass blocking guards in the league (center is not too good either), your QB better be one tough son of gun.
And I don’t give a crap what the coach potato bootstrapper QB’s say.
I think if you watch the games, you’ll see more often than not, Cousins is sacked pretty much immediately. The rush up the middle is the recurring theme here. When there’s a play action pass, and the QB carries out the fake, then turns around and gets blasted by the rush, it has nothing to do with being slow or immobile. People who push this narrative are just being hyper critical of Cousins, not really paying attention to what’s going on.
My next comment to you response was going to be now do QB snap time to pressure rates and you’ll see the Vikings OL again is near the bottom if not the worst in the league for QB getting hit immediately after the ball is snapped.
Well, I haven’t said it.
Kirk is one tough SOB. Hope he can stay healthy, again, this year.
That’s because the O-line hates him.
-DE Viking
I never said that.
That was the joke.
When did I say that?
You did not and I in no way meant to imply you.
But someone else did say that and as NLVF said, was rather, actually quite rude about it.
Once again you lie and trash me.
I have ALWAYS said Kirk is a good guy and a good QB.
This QB show shouldn’t change anybody’s mind about abilities, if you are smart and know what this show is. It’s entertainment. It was interesting. ALL NFL QB’s go through this. Not just Kirk. It doesn’t mean that Kirk is the greatest QB because a camera followed him around and showed selective items for a story.
“shouldn’t change anybody’s mind” – really and I mean really? 99% of fans have absolutely no idea what it’s like to stand in the pocket, deliver a pass and then get your ass knocked off, Totally clueless.
And, I haven’t watched the show, but I’d also guess about the same number have no idea of the mental aspects of playing the position.
That’s where I disagree.
I would say MOST fans, even though haven’t played the game, know what a QB goes through.
You assume that many here just have no idea what an NFL QB goes through on a play by play basis, and I think that assumption is wrong. Fans aren’t stupid.
Casual fans. Sure.
Well, to me, it’s a little like the chicken and the pig – who’s most committed to the breakfast.
Now. I have been in a defenseless position after throwing a pass, and had a 270 pound guy drive me into the ground.So kinda know, but not exactly sure what a 320 pounder doing it might be like. Kinda, but 15 – 20 times a game? Don’t think they really do.
As an example. Watch on TV with a camera behind the plate and seeing a 95 mph fastball. Now if one cold actually go stand in the box and see a 95 mph fastball – night and day. Even the shots you see in this series are nothing compared o what it’s life actually down on the turf.
I disagree, who cares if you know “what it’s like to stand in the pocket, deliver a pass and then get your ass knocked off”. My wife never played a down of football, has barely even watches it, but easily identified that Ponder sucked, and that Mahomes is elite.
Did you mean this for DE or me. I’ll refrain from answering if you didn’t mean me.
Applies to either and/or both.
Bit of an unfair comparison – my grandma who has ever watched a game could pick between the greatest on the planet and a scrub.
Have your wife go watch the 2021 Rams/49er game that October.
then ask her – Who’s better Stafford or Jimmy G?
Now the casual wives watching opinions apparently carry weight.
Don’t ever tell them they don’t.
Now that is 100% true.
My wife is typically anything but casual but when it comes to sports she could not care less. She watches a few games a year including the SB. Its funny we were watching a game a couple years ago and Breeland got burned for a deep TD and she says, “I though the defense was supposed to at least be close to receivers, that guy must suck”, lol he sure did.
Agreed.
I think JR went to far claiming that nobody knows what an NFL QB goes through. Die hard fans know. Even some casual fans. Which was my point.
We’ve watched NFL football for years and decades. Most know that the QB gets crushed and is a tough position to play.
Peyton Manning said it the opening of the series. It’s not like this series is breaking some earth shattering truths that the Kirk Crusaders claim.
Maybe I went too far maybe not. I was implying many did not.
I’ve watched a lot of games – going back farther than most here.
Not to long ago, got to go to a Ravens game and stand on the sideline (won raffle tickets).
The amount of contact and hitting blew my mind, and I thought I “really” knew before.
I agree that seeing it does give a different view about how hard the actual hits are.
But most fans already know that playing in the NFL is physically brutal.
I’m just saying it’s more brutal than they might imagine
No one is saying vested fans like us are “stupid”.
Formulating an opinion of a QB, then watching him overcome those criticisms on the field and then sticking to your mantra that he can’t get it done is what is being discussed here. Now adding in the level of work and commitment he puts in that none of us knew because the damn show just came out you didn’t know that nor did the vested fan. It lends more credibility that Kirk can absolutely get it done and is a top QB in this league in all aspect. Every single starting, back up and practice squad QB in this league knows Kirk is top shelf in the league at the position and with the right team can get it done.
Well maybe not every single QB, but I would wager most of them have that opinion.
Find me a current one who doesn’t after last season.
I tried, but they won’t take my calls.
lol…well we’ll have to assume.
is stupid not different than not really knowing the extent of something.
If 99% have no idea what a QB goes through is that defined as stupid? You said they were clueless.
You can call me bad for using stupid.
Ignorant might be a nicer word that means the same thing.
Goo God – pole faulting over mouse shit again.
I’ll say not fully knowledgeable with respect to the degree of violence on the field. Do they have an idea – yes. Do they fully know – in my opinion they don’t
Never heard that term, thats a keeper.
That’s a good one!
News flash to Lifer….
Every QB goes through this.
They took a QB from tier 1, 2, and 3. I’m sure they were hoping for some kind of redemption type story from Mariota but he just sucks.
Fair assessment.
I guess my point is they aren’t spending much time on him.
Which I guess should be expected.
Important to realize they picked these guys before the season…it just turns out that Kirk and the Vikings had a fascinating season, Mariota…..not so much.
I watched Episode 1, last night. Pretty good!
It’s no longer called an insurrection since Ray Epps has been charged….??
Well… first.
Will Cook be re-signed by the Vikings? Personally doubt it.
Not likely.
Yeah once a guy walks the team is usually done with them so I agree. Also is it just me or is Cook primed for an injury and missing significant time? Nothing points to that outcome but just feels like that’s his next chapter. I wouldn’t sign him for a penny over $6 or $7 if I was a gm for another team. Too much risk and cheaper options.
I’m with you, I doubt it.