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Wow, what a day yesterday! The Vikings front office is taking some major steps in the right direction, as they are finally making some moves that were honestly years overdue in some cases. It’s hard to see our favorite players being released or waived, or potentially traded. I get it. We also have to face the facts that the team was aging, and the defense was horrible. There will be growing pains, as there always is with young talent, but it will be exciting to see a defensive unit who can keep up with opposing offenses. Last year, the Vikings defense was simply overmatched and overcoached. Those days should be over. Let’s hope!
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Minnesota Vikings News:
The Vikings released Cam Dantzler yesterday.
Is Harrison Smith the next domino to fall?
Adam Thielen was also released yesterday. All the best to Adam and his family, he’s been a treat to cheer for this past decade.
WR Odell Beckham held a workout in Arizona for numerous teams, per NFL.com. The Vikings were one of the teams in attendance.
Video of the Day:
Here’s a great one from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit called Death Wish. Enjoy!
Here we go!
NVF now NTXF😂
Lolol
Fuck yeah lets do it
Who knows what the Vikings sre going to do
https://twitter.com/mattlombardonfl/status/1634216539640438787?s=46&t=Q891Eaqn4KCwWb4d_1l_Uw
You sure don’t!
lol
Get extension.
Waive NTC.
Send to Jets.
Profit.
Well see what FAs they target that will tell us alot. Are they good or do they suck
Diamond is about 6 weeks behind the current state of things lol…
Fuck out of here Jeff, you didnt know how to get a SB. KC sure as shit wont
Way too much football talk today. My wife had a school trip this weekend so I made goulash. She won’t eat it, so I make it when she is away.
Hamburger, elbow macaroni, dark red kidney beans, fire roasted diced tomatoes, onion and tomato sauce. Seasoned with seasoned salt, black pepper, chili pepper and garlic powder. I ate it for 3 meals this weekend. Yum.
Yum.
Sounds good. My boy loves goulash and he’s only 5.
Smart Kid.
Your wife is smart.
I grew up on all of those nasty hot dishes.
Yuk.
That’s what I do with liver. When the fam is out of town, then I can enjoy me some liver.
For Mick and his stud cock.
The Players was a total snooze fest. Not a fan of sausage nose sheffler. Was hoping to see the new kid MOO WE LEE announce his arrival but he’s not ready for the spot light yet.
Take this asset off the table. Deserved it.
I think this trade could happen now. Maybe Lance and a 2nd for Kirk or a 3rd and 1st next yr.
TO THE JETS.
FTP
Cousins is under contract and has a no trade clause. He’ll play for the Vikings this year.
Cousins and his agent couldn’t agree to waive the no trade clause so they could sign a 3 yr guaranteed deal for $100 mill with the Niners?
Jets.
then they don’t get fd by Rodgers shit deal.
Mick stop it’s not gonna happen unless Rodgers decides not to go. They’re all in on Rodgers
Meh. I don’t believe it.
Its such a bad deal for the just I cannot compute it in my head.
You’ve been off twitter so you don’t know how close it is. Happening tomorrow
Still can’t compute.
horrible deal.
I’ll take Kirk over Rodgers every day of the week.
Hey Kirk we’re moving on from you next year, do you wan to be traded to the jets this year or be on our suck ass team?
what do you think he’ll want?
Cousins has bet on himself his whole career. Bruce Allen low-balled him twice, and he played on the franchise tag twice. He played well and put up big numbers. Allen couldn’t afford to franchise him a third time and had to let Cousins walk. KAM wants a contract where the team is in control. We’ll see what happens. Remember, most of what you hear from “sources” is just a load of crap.
I am the source.
I think it makes a ton of sense for all parties involved.
kirk could sign a huge deal with the Jets on a team that’s real close except at QB.
he’s not a douche like Rodgers.
he’d be going to the AFC.
only so much time left in his career and i cant imagine hed want to hang out for a rebuild if thats what they are doing.
It’s true all of this could change in an instant once FA starts playing out. It does sound like through conversations with other teams gm’s, likely at the combine, KAM got a lay of the land and realizes best course of action is to purge assets, get the cap straight and plan for the future.
Idk Vikes seem to be tanking now. If they said Kirk hey we’re not gonna extend you and we’re gonna tank he may waive it
Why wouldn’t he?
Nah I’ll risk getting injured to never play again.
Jets probably sign him for 3/120 full guaranteed and guess what? It’s not Rodgers shitty contract and he’s 5 years younger.
The Vikings are tanking?
WTF?
They release two overpaid and aged players and that is tanking?
Skolly is not getting enough sleep with the new baby around.
LOL. That is likely true.
I think he is more butt hurt because Cousins hasn’t been extended yet.
I wouldn’t extend him until later in the off-season or after next season anyway.
lots can be done without touching his deal
I doubt an extension happens once training camp starts. Kirk will play hardball and demand franchise tag money near $50 million.
Yeah.
and if he wants 50m I would like and MVP or SB appearance.
Correct.
Id give him $35 million with a $15 million super bowl bonus. If he does that, he deserves it.
Solid plan there.
That’s what I’m saying!
I would say Kirk is playing hard ball like he has his entire career.
He might be asking for $45 million plus guaranteed….
He isn’t worth it.
So I shot 87 today (44-43). The course was not in great shape as I had been told. I hit the ball solid, kept it in play but on the first hole I had a double because I hit a nice drive that ended up in a hidden bunker off the tee. The two guys I played with had never played the course before, so none of knew it was there. The ball was half plugged. Just had to take a sand wedge and advance it about 20 yards. Hit my third on the green and rolled off the back side of the green. Hit a decent chip but missed the 6 footer for bogey. C’est la vie. I DID have a great moment on a 130 yard par 3 with an island green. Pin was tucked down in front about 5 feet on the green and about 15 feet from the water. Hit a great shot to 15 feet and rolled in the birdie. Meanwhile my playing partners went through 3 balls each and dumped them all in the water.
Great round!
I was happy with it. The course was tricked up pretty good. Several holes had a big deep bunker directly in front of the green, and the pin tucked behind them. Water in play left and right on a number of fairways too. Just super demanding from an accuracy perspective. I laid up on 175 yard par 3. That’s a 5 wood or 3 wood for me. The green was surrounded by woods. I hit a 6 iron off the tee about 135 yards, pitched a sand wedge to about 20 feet, and two putted for bogey. Meanwhile my playing partners each hit balls off the tee into the woods and ended up with doubles.
yeah you have to play safe, probably what I should do more of until I get my swing kinks worked out.
I’d take an 87 any day.
Decent round.
Told you Mick. If Vikings didn’t sign cousins by Wednesday this was their choice
https://twitter.com/lukebraunnfl/status/1634995312342466560?s=46&t=Q891Eaqn4KCwWb4d_1l_Uw
Getting the popcorn ready, curious what our new and improved (allegedly) front office will come up with. Some almost started guaranteeing a SB win when they started their roster purge 😂
Gotta respect them not just bending over for Cousins. Seems Kirk and his agent are playing hardball in negotiations. Damn that agent is a ball busting tight son of a bitch. Let Kirk go..hell trade him now for a 1st would be even better. We would be in the drivers seat in 24 with cap space.
I wouldnt offer it to him regardless.
There is 0 benefit to doing so.
If they push all the chips in to win in ’23 and makes some moves and he doesn’t lead them there… then don’t re-sign him.
If you want a new qb then again.. don’t re-sign.
If he DOES make it to a SB or have an MVP year… pay the man his 3 year fully guaranteed deal he wants.
it isn’t a hard concept and everyone is freaking out over nothing.
2023 rebuild has started and JJ ain’t sticking around.
Might as well shop him for all time record deal.
Dude JJ doesnt give a SHIT about Kirk lol. You are getting wayyyy too emotional and in your own head on this. He wants Ws, play off Ws, and super bowl appearances, Period. He doesnt care how he gets those. And if he’s smart, he knows this team cant get any of those with farmers ass tan Kirk. Think a little bit
JJ wants wins.
Correct. Thats what I just said Ws. Not just Ws against shitty teams with losing records in the regular season, Play off Ws
Only a 3rd rounder….
That woulda been an easy 3rd rounder. I think this team is reallly comitting to building it their way, and getting younger, especially on defense, much younger. And im okay with it. Im more concerned with 2024-2030 with this franchise than 2023. Straight up. It looks like they are too. I like it so far.
They’re dumping Kirk per reports today so must hit on QBOTF or ya it will be a decade if suck
Lol, so what if they dont hit on him in the next 2 years, then you have a bad record and keep building a better roster. There’s no down side here. Not every “tank” ends up like the Lions and Browns. Stop being scared. Man up
My point above. JJ ain’t sticking around for a rebuild and hoping Vikes hit on QB. Book jt
I don’t think a team keeps a 30m+ WR while rebuilding.
That’s a lot of potential assets when you’re the best WR in football.
Vikes have 2 years of control on that deal…so he’ll have to play nice and go along with the plan.
Winning teams make big moves. Vikes flounder like a dead fish hoping for a rebuild that will last decades in the end
Lol….this guy is an overpriced hot head. Relax.
Ef this team. Wish I never liked football
boy…the instant gratification generation going through some things today.
Im loving the past 3 days, hoping for me.
Yeah I’m glad KAM is being disciplined and doing what’s necessary.
I mean look at San Fran, KC, Philly’s rosters….our roster is not competing with those teams it just isn’t.
I’m tried of the one and done in the post seasons. We have to build something better.
Fuck yeah Lifer, high five. Thats the spirit.
Amen.
Me too, much needed roster overhaul, especially on defense.
I’m telling you Vikes now are full tank mode and going. Doomers can be happy about Kirk last year
KIRK TO THE JETS!!!
Gonna fuck the packers and send em a QB who can play more than a year.
Then we can get wilson in return…of if we’re really lucky maybe Mike White.
Could this be KAM getting 2 1s out of the jets? I’d shit.
Wouldn’t that be fantastic? I think so. Look I like Cousins and think he’s a great QB but I’m 100% on board with a tear it down rebuild it if that’s what they want to do.
You don’t tear down a 13-4 operation
Yes you do when you start the offseason 20 mill in the cap hole and have a bunch of high priced aging vets and limited draft collateral.
Come on man…the writing is on the wall…its time.
I’m for the first time actually excited about this offseason.
Me too, they’re making long-term moves to build a strong team
They’re definitely clearing cap space and digging out of the fiscal hole Spielman left them in. Whether they build a great team once they have money is another thing all together.
Thats where most of us differ from you is that you’re a Cousins fan and we’re Vikings fans.
Watching the spielman era for the last….15ish years keep trying the same stupid shit over and over again and expecting a different result got real old. And then KAM did basically the same thing last year.
Now, they’re shedding old contracts and starting anew.
What remains to be seen if its just cap clearing so they can bring in better fitting, younger talent that fits what they want to do…or if its a tear it down rebuild.
You don’t do a tear it down rebuild and pay a WR 30m+
…
It leaves a lot to be decided in the next few days and thats what’s exciting. It can go both ways.
I have no idea how you tied Cousins into my comment about the front office.
You’ve been very vocal and condescending regarding the moves of the FO from the get go but as more moves happen its showing that there is a bigger picture involved. Instead oflooking at each move individually, when you start to pile them up together you get a better look at the bigger picture.
You became a Vikings fan because of Kirk correct? That was all I said in regards to Cousins and by that I meant we are fans of the team as a whole and not just one player where you’re a fan of the player and by extension the team.
Not knocking you but theres a reason we see some of this stuff differently.
Mick, lots of people aren’t convinced this front office can build a great team. Nothing to do with my views on Cousins.
LOL. Lots were convinced that Rick couldn’t either.
Difference is… Rick had 15 years and KAM is in year 2 and making moves in a positive direction.
Makes one hopeful for the future.
I can see it going either way, with a reload on Defense or a firesale of assets.
I think the reload is probably the best way to go but it isn’t my job on the line.
Now you see my problem with his posts.
Vikes shifting focus to future years. Expect a couple years of tanking/rebuilding and pray they hit on QBTOF
We will never be competitive with Kirk anyway, thats a fact. Realists celebrate, rubes finally coming back down to earth. You will thank us in 2-3 years when the Vikings are rocking in NFCCG’s and hopefully making bowls. Patience little skolly.
Im 100% okay with blowing up the defense as long as they have a plan this year. I’m gonna be really pissed off if the trade or cut all these players but then fill them with current loser backups or low tier FAs. You don’t tank going 13-4 and winning North
Fake 13-4 (11 one score wins, has never happened, will never happen again) You lack context SKolly. This was never a 13 win roster. It was a 9 win roster last year, and 7-9 at best in 2023. Fuck the North, Bowls are the goal. You lose the forest through the trees.
On point take right here. ^^
Fake? Let’s go through all the teams records and revise their stats to be what we think they should be. You play the game to see who wins.
11am CT
Told you Mick were tanking. Sucks
How does that say tanking?
It doesn’t. It says KAM and KOC say we’re building our own roster but responsibly. These vets are high paid high risk of flat play, steep decline and just not worth the risk vs cost.
It’s time to officially put the Rick / Zim era to bed and get to building a contender.
Mattison for about 2 mil with chandler could be ok
I like that plan. $14 cap hit, $6 dead sucks as I don’t think they’ll find a trade partner with that contract but I feel like they”re willing to release him regardless and net the $8.
Mattison is worth around that.
probably a 2/6ish…
who knows with RBs.
Screw that
2 mil or walk. He sucks anyways but Kene can’t catch passes and Chandler can’t handle a full load
We don’t know what chandler can do. He was hurt all year.
Last preseson game right?
Mick what do you think about Gibbs as a possible Cook replacement? He’s in a tough window for the Vikes to draft unless he slides…currently going mid 2nd. Means we’d have to pass on bigger defensive needs. Don’t think we can do that.
I like McIntosh from GA and Roschon Johnson from Texas.
Those two are my favorite.
I think Chandler may be the “Cook” replacement due to the very similar size but we need a back who can punch it through and in on 3rd and short or goal.
Johnson is a bigger back who behind Bijan hasn’t had much use through college and should have very fresh legs.
I have a video on that pre free agency plan I did yesterday.
Makes sense. I just want KAM to be sensible in this draft. Even with our lack of picks we can easily come out with a great haul he has patience and doesn’t try to be a shaker & mover like he was last year.
I like this draft a lot. Would go a long way to addressing our needs and building for the future.
I liked the draft and plan I made the post about.
clear out big dead money this year.
get some picks.
work on next year.
You’re trying really hard to get me to check out your post. I might.
As much as you talk about my cocks I figured you would.
You have more than one?
Blessed
I hate this time change shit…
I don’t like when people complain about the time change.
Gets old.
🙂
A complaint as old as time.
I don’t like when people complain about people complaining about the time change.
I don’t like when people complaint about what I complain about.
especially when they live in Wisconsin.
I don’t like people complaining about people complaining about them complaining.
I don’t like stupid libs
I don’t like arrogant conservatives.
That’s because you’re a stupid lib.
Same here, can´t stand it. Messes up my sleeping schedule.
Yes he does love this. Make it stop.
LEAVE GRETA ALONE😫
Yeah, ignore the fact that she and most climate alarmists have been wrong every time that the world will end.
1970’s….The world will end by 1985 due to an Ice age…..
1970’s….The world will end when we run out of oil in 2000….
1990’s…..The world will end by 2000 due to global warming….
1990’s…..Algore starts a doomsday clock which never came true…..
Get the pattern yet?
I’ve never thought the world would “end” per say but absolutely it will become very difficult and uncomfortable for mankind’s survival if fossil fuels use aren’t reduced dramatically.
And yet according to NOAA, the earth has actually cooled slightly since its high in 2016. This despite roughly 450 billion metric tons of CO2 entering the atmosphere during that time..I don’t know what to make of that because I am just a rube from North Dakota….BUT SHUT UP and DON”T QUESTION the SCIENCE YOU SCIENCE DENIER. Go on and be a good little sheeple.
If you believe pumping unchecked metric tons of CO2 in to the atmosphere isn’t going to cause an imbalance with our climate then I can’t discuss this further with you. BAAAAAAHAAAAA
O.K. Greta
The concern with CO2 is “it’s a greenhouse gas”. CO2 does get scrubbed from the atmosphere though by forests. Also we have deployed hundreds of thousands of CO2 scrubbers around the world to dramatically reduce CO2 emissions. Finally you might note that 95% of all greenhouse gases in our atmosphere are naturally occurring water vapor, i.e. clouds. Of that remaining 5%, only 2% is made up of CO2. Thus the total atmospheric load from CO2 is .1%. This fact has been known for decades, but here we are being told by a child that the world is going to end and we’re taxing people who own cows for their ethane emissions.
My sister just recently uncovered information on what city in Sweden our great grandmother was born. I really hope that I do not find out that I’m related to Greta.
I remember the Bud Grant show as a kid. (Early teens)
I remember KSTP’s Tom Ryther hosting the show.
Grants signature features were the coaches clicker and “no real injuries other than the standard bumps and bruises” He would usually have one player come on as a guest at some point. Here is a clip from a show with Jim Marshall.
RIP
https://tcmedianow.com/kstps-the-bud-grant-show-with-bud-grant-jim-marshall-and-tom-ryther-november-1975/
I hope Thielen goes to KC. I can’t wait for the Brittany vs Caitlin on Social Media reality TV show.
I just hope Adam has a good prenup.
God will negotiate their separation.
Monday is legal tampering.
then things get fun!
This is your favorite time of the season isn’t it?
It’s a good time for hope and optimism that is usually crushed by repeating the mistakes.
new hope with the moves so far.
we’ll see if it continues.
Playing another course I’ve never seen tomorrow. I’ve heard the course is pretty well maintained. Hoping my simple swing and standard swing thoughts will result in a good round.
It should. Always variables with golf that have an effect on a round. Not knowing the course is worth at least 5-8 stokes if not more. You simply don’t know what to avoid outside of the obvious water, trees etc. Keeping it simple / safe is the best recourse.
Decisions decisions
Chris Reed already agreed to a renegotiated deal for 2023 that reduces his cap charge by about $1M. So currently it looks like the Vikes are at – $5.6M in cap compliance.
Also post 1 June cut for H. Smith saves $15.2M against the cap.
Getting in cap compliance is basically done…they’re just at the stage of figuring out who wants to agree to stay at the amount they’re willing to pay. My guess Harrison walks, knows the run is over time for a change. I’d get rid of Hicks, extend O’Neal / Cousins / Hock, cut Cook and try and trade Z’Darius.
That would put us around $25 in the black not including what Cousins and O’Neils restructures would add.
Sign Bradbury, Hargrave and Edmonds in FA.
Don’t even need to touch Hock or Cousins to get 25m. Check out the plan I did today lifer. All done easy peazy.
That’s why I said it would put us at $25 without the Cousins / O’Neil restructurings added in.
Rereading it you did.
confusing to those of us who aren’t stupid Libs and don’t speak stupid lib fluently.
That would put us around $25 in the black not including what Cousins and O’Neils restructures would add.
Reading it above I did not. Seems your conservative upbringing inhibited you from basic reading comprehension skills. Of course when you believe in fairy tales it’s understandable you’d alter the basic context in to unrelated meanings.
that’s what mislead me.
lots of flexibility to do some stuff… now the question is will they.
im ready for it. It’s kind of like in when Zimmer took over and these guys started showing up. Barr, Kendricks, Teddy and the gang
Me too. The run it back overhaul is two years late already the time is now. Harrison needs to move on, send Hicks packing, Ezra sucks at pass blocking theres $3 mill we can realize, are we really believing Ham’s $3.8 mill is worth it??? No. Trade Zadarius, Trade or release Cook, extend Kirkanator and potato and we can go on a serious shopping spree add some legit team improvers and be flush with cap space in 24.
Teams gonna suck again for 2 years at least. Prepare for it
DOOOM!
If we are kicking people out the door does KC want to be here?
On his side of the ball, so far the only player released is Thielen. Cousins might be looking forward to having a second year with the OC for once.
Why should the Vikings keep Wonnum and Osborn?
Is it worth it for 2.7ish M in cap space you’d get for either guy?
Are we signing either to a long term deal?
Discuss.
There’s some other guys like Mundt, Nwangwu, Dye, and Bynum who have almost no dead cap if cut but over a mil in savings if thats what they feel is necessary.
Its going to be interesting next couple of days to see who gets the axe and who doesn’t.
Lots of TE’s in this draft…Wang is a one trick pony. Is Dye ready for the big time? And Bynum has been meh. Nothing crazy to write home about with plenty of mistakes on tape.
Are any of those guys people you’re itching to sign after their contracts are up this season?
There’s always a question if a player was used to his potential, or forced to play in a scheme that doesn’t highlight his skillset. Bynum signed a 4 year, $4,197,812 contract, including a $717,812 signing bonus, $717,812 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,049,453. In 2023, Bynum will earn a base salary of $940,000, while carrying a cap hit of $1,119,453 and a dead cap value of $358,906. He’s cheap and not terrible.
Correct, but the question is are these guys that the new regime wants to keep around as depth or do they have others in mind to bring in.
That was Bynums rookie deal I believe… all of those I mentioned were on rookie deals other than Mundt, who this new regime brought in.
How in the world can we question if KJ Osborne is worth $2.8 this year? We should probably extend him tbh.
He’s played all 17 games each of the past two seasons.
50 rec then 60 rec the past two seasons.
12 td’s total the past two season and more than a few game winning td’s so he’s clutch.
I don’t know what’s not to like about this guy and why you wouldn’t expand his role. He absolutely is a solid #2 WR.
i was trying to spur discussion not saying that I want to.
Yes, it’s Bynum’s rookie deal. Flores is coming in and maybe there was an understanding (speculation here) that the front office was going to dump the older, more expensive players so Flores would be more or less starting from scratch. Hitman is only a $3.9M cap hit and saves $15.2M against the cap in a post June first release. That’s a strong negotiating position for the team to be in with him. It’s downright attractive to the team. Flores can almost name his price if he thinks H. Smith fits his vision for this defense.
Osborn WR2 bro
Shamless plug.
Things are good in this reality.
https://skoloholics.com/minnesota-vikings-pre-free-agency-offseason-plan/
Dooooooooom
I like it.
Good. Cut everybody that is old or overpaid (or both). Draft a QB and start over.
LOL Surly knows.
LMAO… only three QB’s in the league have thrown more TD’s than Cousins over the last 5 seasons… yeah… let’s get rid of THAT guy…
This one would make me sad. I think Harry is still good and worth keeping.
Harry is not worth keeping at 19m/year.
Loved him over the years, contracts have caught up.
I have a 22 jersey for sale $1000. First come first serve.
Hose cleaning.
House.
Hose cleaning might be good. I don’t know though.
Misreported? Say it ain’t so.
Pukes would want a 1st and 2nd, at least.
I would think they’d take whatever they can to get out of the extra 100m in dead cap.
If they trade him they go from 24m in space to 15m in space but are done with the jabroni.
They free up 40m+ in ’24 and 60m+ in ’25
I would prefer they keep him.
See how desperate Jets are.
I don’t even know why any team would want to take on that cap hit?
It isn’t worth it.
40 year old QB? GB should’ve told him to pound sand last year.
I’d never touch it.
Of course they’re waiting on that douchebag to share his plans and hold out so he can have his ego stroked some more. Fuck him, so sick of this annual charade.
Chris Reed staying
Good. A solid depth player and versatile.
I kinda agree. I think Thielen gonna ball out somewhere else. He just become kirks 3rd target
Sure. The only argument was for him being worth his 19m cap hit. Which he was not.
I don’t know what they offered but it’ll be interesting to see what he gets on the open market
What?? He had 107 targets! Oh…kirk sucks I forgot.
Kirk does suck. You do have that part correct.
Agree with the tweet. Curious where Adam will land.
Headed to lunch and some shopping. Have a good one!
RIP
RIP.
Poor guy never got to see the big Win.
Like so many others… he at least had the chance to win a few.
RIP
Yes, RIP, a great man, coach, leader…
RIP
Greatest Vikings Coach in history !!
Knew it was coming,
But sad to see regardless.
He lived a rich, full life.
RIP to a great man. Growing up in the ’70s he felt like a father-figure to me. He lived a good, long life.
RIP Bud. Thanks for all the memories.
True legend… amazing man I admired greatly. RIP
Never been prouder to be a Viking fan than at this moment when the greatest Viking walked out in -9 below weather for the coin toss in a fucking polo. THAT”S a true Viking.
Broken right now…loved that man. RIP
Amen.
Almost 90 years old, tougher than 99% of the people in that stadium. Balls of fucking steel.
One of the best of all-time. RIP. Great man.
He probably needs another 4 days in darkness to get the answer.
What an effing douche.
I kind of hope he sticks it to the pukers by staying.
Same
Ladies and Gentlemen, get ready for Rodgers in purple 😂
You know it’s coming.
I would argue that none of the moves they have made so far hurt their competiveness for this year…well, unless you wanted to kick some of Thielens dead cap to next year..
I would agree. 100%
The actually improve it in my opinion.
Thus far ya I agree but CB is a big problem and Dantz at 2 mil is nothing. I didn’t like that move. Rest are fine but will be pissed if they dump Harrison Smith.
Cant cut so many leaders in locker room. That can cause problems
Both linebackers sucked so Kendrick’s is whatever in 3-4. KJ better than AT anyways now.
Dantz was questionable move for now but hoping they have a plan. You can’t trust Evans and Booth all season
Was a big problem even with Dantz.
he wasnt that good.
For Mick’s blue ribbon cock.
same picks new day LOL
You’ve been petting your cock to often to pay attention. Got some newbies in there.
I think they need and LB like Campbell or Sewell to go with Asamoah more than another speed guy.
they really dont have big hulky LB on the roster but that is wehre they could go the FA route as well.
Get the Hooker
That Stafford guy suckkkkkks and ppl bitch about Kirk. Hes 2.0 but will never even sniffs Kirks ability
What don’t you like about McKee?
He kinda reminds me of KO.
Except KO tested off the charts waaaaay back in his dayl.
I like McKee. Seems like a smart player, good arm and is able to go through progressions. I probably like him as much as any player we have a shot at.
I don’t not like the Kid.
I don’t know if he had any real great support at Stanford.
I think if I’m drafting any QB later than the “Big 4” its Tune out of Houston.
Had breakfast at the IHOP, got the oil changed and wipers replaced on the car, dropped off/picked up laundry and now back ready to watch some golf online. Going to lunch and shopping later.
YUP!
No food yet, just coffee. IHOP is a solid breakfast choice though.
Rowed for an hour.
Worked for two.
I am also going to watch golf, and root for something interesting to happen in football news this weekend.
Nice Surly. The wife stripped the bed and is washing the linens, did her morning poop patrol for the cats and is now at her 11 a.m. yoga class. We’re going back to the Don Cesar in St Pete for lunch. They have an outdoor beachside bar and grill that we’re going to hang out at and enjoy the beautiful, sunny weather.
It’s supposed to snow here (again). My plan is to just putter around the house. I packed up a few book orders to go out this morning, but we will see if any more work gets done today or not.
I played 18 already after informing you bastards about everything that is important in the world. Watched the sunrise on the course and played a round with the Mallards that were honking about. 50 degrees but not that bad at all. Played like shit but don’t care.
Nice. I will be playing tomorrow. Saturdays are errands and “us” time.
What did you shoot?
We are about a month away from golf here…can’t wait.
Fuck my game is so bad right now, the prior two rounds I quit keeping score knowing I was over 100. Today I was literally 15 over through 8 holes and didn’t keep score on the backside and on a couple tee shots on par 3’s I hooked or sliced I just drove to the next hole. Game is really off right now with all the swing changes I’ve fucked around and screwed my swing up. Flat wrist with the irons, lag hands drop on driver swings. Just all of the fucking place.
Sorry to hear it.
On the other hand, Rickie Fowler looks like he’s starting to find his game again.
Thanks. It’s not as bad as I make it out to be. I’m a perfectionist so I overreact (no way). I hit some great drives and a few good iron shots. Chips were meh and putting was strangely off but I’m using a counter weight in the super stroke grip for my scottie and I think its counter productive.
I just need to stick with the changes and it will even out. Golf is like that…slow process for improvement.
I’m lucky that I read Jack Nicklaus’ book “Golf My Way” when I first started playing. There was a passage early in the book where Jack said as a youth he was convinced if he practiced long enough and hard enough he could perfect a completely repeatable swing. After 30 years he said he realized he was wrong. Something like that. I also watched Jack miss a two foot putt that would have tied him with Lee Trevino to win a tournament. He missed it and I thought to myself “I could do that”.
Mallards don’t honk.
Educated me cause these fucking mallards honk.
I dug out of another foot of snow. We’ve gotten more than 90 inches this year, I’m fucking sick of winter. Kiddo and I drove around a bit, not many folks out besides pickups & plows. Helped someone get un-stuck, then went bowling.
Kiddo and I went bowling. Just like golfing, I consider it a successful game when I break 100, and I did today. I’m satisfied.
LOLOL
It’s coming down here pretty good as well.
It can stop any time.
Now that we’re so close, I want to break the all-time record. We only need 9 more inches to get there, and it’s not mid-March yet. I’m pretty sure we’ll get there.
That sound glorious. We get another 3″ of snow today.
Will be a slow weekend. Monday is going to be nuts
Time will only tell if they are headed in the right direction.
Agree. Getting rid of some of the inflated contracts and older players was inevitable and really the easy part. Choosing the next generation is the hard part.
Every team has that same battle.
Some win…but most lose.
True. Getting rid of folks past their prime but still very talented is one thing. Finding great talent to replace them is another. The Redskins let Cousins walk after he beat Bruce Allen at his own game and are still looking for someone to replace him six years later (and 12 QB’s). When people say “just get rid of him and bring in someone else” they’re being too simple.
Except that the Redskins have had about a .500 record with Cousins and without Cousins. Also one playoff appearance with him and without him.
And the Vikings are still about .500 with Cousins with one playoff win.
Cousins isn’t as good, nor as impactful, as you think.
Correct.
He is a good QB. I think he can win a Super Bowl. I also know he cannot do it with a 31st rank defense or an IOL that lets pressure in like wind through a screen door.
I would not touch his deal. The ramifications of writing a new on next year vs. this year dont change very much by waiting. He’s not taking discounts and he’s not signing long term. Soo lets see how big of a step or leap happens in year 2 of KO as HC/OC.
This is a practical and prudent move in my opinion Mick. The Bucs are paying Brady $35M this year. Pretty big cap hit for a guy who’s not playing for you anymore. They were $55M in the hole to start the year, not sure where they are now but that $35M hit is significant.
What is? To redo his deal this year? Or to let it sit?
Regardless, I would say MN is the #1 spot Kirk wants to be. SO what does waiting a year matter unless they feel they absolutely need the cap space. His dead money for next year remains the same and will be factored into a new deal if that is the route that both parties want to go down.
Let it sit as you say.
His cap number is 12.5m next year for not being on the team.
I see no reason to inflate it.
And if he is there guy…which I’m assuming he will be… its easy enough to work into a deal.
I would see them work out an extension if they wanted to have control over trading him more than if they were just going to let his contract expire.
Well KAM mentioned he wanted a contract with “flexibility” in it. I assume that’s what they mean. I think this is practical from a team business perspective.
Sorry DE, I have spelled this out many times and yet you insist that the Redskins were/are a .500 team without Cousins. That is an absolute lie. The Redskins were 7-25 the two years before Cousins replaced RGIII as the starter in 2015. .500 my ass. Since Cousins left they are 32-49-1. So stop with the false narrative. BTW all the QB’s the Redskins have used to replace Cousins over the last 5 seasons have thrown 95 TD’s while Cousins has thrown 153. The fact is Cousins is way better than you profess. Way better.
I posted some winning % comparisons the other day that showed DE the same thing (my data comparison was a little different than yours but essentially supported the same conclusion). I thought about reposting the numbers but realized he’s either willfully blind, too stupid to understand real data or both. So it’s a waste of time trying to educate him with facts.
I’m neither a Kirk lover or hater…I’m somewhere in the middle. But it drives me nuts how so many people rely solely on their false perceptions to justify their position. If you want to love him or hate him, there’s enough factual support to debate either way without making shit up. It’s gotten really old.
The number of false narratives people spew regarding Cousins is mind boggling.
While his durability gets constantly overlooked. By a fanbase that should know a thing or 23666 about injury prone QBs… 🙄
No doubt about. I don’t know what exactly the end goal is for the KAM regime other than win championships.
How much depth do you need? Do I need to do a whole article on it or can we just discuss possibilities?
Trading Cook, Hunter, and Z along with cutting Harry and restructuring O’Neill create 30m in cap space in 2023. 184m in 2024.
Thats more then enough flexibility to play in UFA and get the guys THEY want to bring in.
Would them gretting a Hargrove, Dre’mont Jones, or Payne be big addtions in the positive?
How about adding a guy like Shaw Lawson on the Edge?
LBs like Pratt or Edmunds?
Some CB Help like Ya-Sin or Sutton?
All of this is possible by freeing up the caps space and signing guys to better deals than what the last regime did struggling to hold on to relevance with that same old roster. We have seen the ceiling of those guys and on offense it is MUCH higher than D.
QB is one of the hardest positions to get someone good at so using the redskins and QB is kind of lame. I’m ok with our current QB
Correct. They are making moves, if these moves will make the team better and lead to success in the playoffs remains to be seen.
LOL.
Same as every year.
These moves give me more optimism than prior years finally shedding these bad contracts.
Of course. Optimism ifs fine.
Some seem to get a little too enthusiastic though, so I say let´s wait a bit longer before we crown our new, improved, collaborative and inclusive dynamic duo´s asses as our purple saviors. Nobody can know if the moves they are making will be “the right ones”.
Edit: I´m in full on DOOMER mode, obviously.
You have to go buy new jersey’s. I get it.
Would have me bummed out too probably but I have never owned a jersey. I know they are not cheap.
Who ya going to pick now?
That too, but I won´t be buying a new one anytime soon. If I would it would be a Hock jersey, probably.
But it´s not about having to buy new jerseys as you very well know.
Not repeating the past is already a step in the right direction.
My point was that any decision will take time to see if it comes to fruition. Just because you don’t repeat the past doesn’t mean you made the right decision. I’m not pounding the table either way on their decisions, I’m just saying that we need to wait and see.
Its all we can do.
Wait for some moves.. scream into the void our support or displeasure for said move… and repeat.
I think the Vikings may try and flip Hunter before the draft as well.
He’s their most valuable piece.. and he’s able to bring a similar return to Chubb.
Guy would need a new deal but they should be able to get another 1st for him.
What they do with that first is the question…do they use it to move up? OR
Use it to restock the defense.
They aren’t dumping both Z and Hunter. If they trade Hunter they’ll keep Z or vice versa
Why not both?
Z has been here 1 year and his deal is reasonable even if he doesn’t like it.
Hunter will more than likely not play under his current deal. And should fetch a 1st rd pick in a trade… something this team needs.
Z could also get a 3rd. Lots of possibilities especially if Flores is trying to rebuild/reshape the defense.
We’re just starting to get a picture now of a plan. Need some more moves to see where they really want to go in ‘23.
maybe that also means Flores signed up for 2 years minimum and some 3rd rd racial comp picks coming our way in the future.
lots of work left to be done. That’s for sure.
No lifer Mock this morning?
his senility is creeping in again.
If it gets the massive douche pickle out of our division and lives please make it happen.
You were around for Favre in purple, you´ll be around for Rodgers in purple.
Me this morning!
Nobody is home this morning.
“oh its saturday, lets enjoy our lives. I don’t want to sit on blog.”
Waaa waaa waaa
Babies.
I say this with the upmost respect….fuck Stefon Diggs.
Vikings sent me to Buffalo to fail…bitch please.
“He Just wants to win” – excuses all of his drama.
Diggs is a bitchy little drama queen. No, this does not compare to Thielen airing his feelings that he thinks the new Vikings FO didn´t play fair with him.
That certainly seems to be the case based on his comments and, in particular, the social media rants by his wife. He obviously has more “behind the scenes” insight into his perceived role (or lack thereof) this past season but the bottom line is that he had 107 targets which puts him in a group of about 6 receivers that had between 107-109 targets, which is about 30th in the league. To me, that seems about right for a WR #2. Especially one that’s lost much of his ability to gain separation.
AT was a RZ monsther the last few years… and with Hock.. I dont think they need two guys who do that especially when 1 of them is at 19m/year.
Sure, AT is from MN and thats cool and all but he doesn’t own MN.
Kind of being a little bitch if you ask me.
I agree the addition/emergence of Hock probably significantly shifted the landscape for AT. He’s the best receiving tight end the Vikings have had during AT’s tenure, and likely the biggest reason AT apparently feels he wasn’t given the “…chance or opportunities to prove himself”.
That said, entering the season it’s not like the front office had already locked in the trade for Hock and, given that opportunity, were they not supposed to make that move to improve the team just so they could give AT more attention?
I agree he (and his wife, especially) are being bitchy about the whole thing. He was given a chance to live out a dream, and deservedly became a local legend who got paid fairly during his prime. He’s got nothing to complain about. Ultimately, I think his ego is writing checks his body can no longer cash. Glad he’s gone.
Fairly good? Dude made some 65 mil from the vikings… and thats doesnt include any other endorsements.
He did ok. IF he wanted to stay thentake the big paycut and stay.
I didn’t say “fairly good”…I said he was paid fairly, meaning he’s got nothing to bitch about, IMO. The organization took care of him and now he’s semi-trashing them on the way out.
Oh my bad. his whining must have clouded my judgemnt.
I think he was very well taken care of. Rick really had no reason to rewrite his deal like he did.. and if he didn’t he probably would’ve been gone a few years ago because he didn have such a huge dead cap hit.