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Man, November is here. I’m not ready for winter, not even close, but here we are anyway. We were supposed to get below zero here the other night, I’m not sure if we made it or not, but it was not warm. I had to drive to Mott (about 100 miles from here) in really crappy conditions. Such joy! I made it. Alive.
Minnesota Vikings Discussion Topic of the Day
What do you think of the Ezra Cleveland trade? Should the Vikings have traded him? Did they get enough for him?
My initial thought is that a backup offensive lineman is valuable, as the Vikings have learned over the years. One never knows when a starter will go down, and I would think it would be nice to have a guy like Cleveland on the bench in case someone gets hurt. I dunno, I think I’d have lived without the sixth-round pick & kept the depth, but I could be covinced otherwise.
Minnesota Vikings News:
NFL.com gives more detail on the Vikings trade for QB Josh Dobbs.
NFL.com ranks the biggest winners and losers from the flurry of activity up to the NFL trade deadline.
The Vikings were interested in Jacoby Brisset but the asking price was too high, according to SI.com.
NBC Sports provides details on the trade that sent Ezra Cleveland from Minnesota to Jacksonville.
CBS Sports puts a grade every trade made near yesterday’s NFL trade deadline.
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Bob Knight dead at 83
You guys see this?
Good Dude,
Think I saw him here once or twice to promote charity fundraisers.
Wow….
He does the ice jump for special Olympics.
Gets donations from Viking fans.
Did it on the DN for years and a couple of times here as well.
Rough.
saw the tweet before his last was talking about his last radiation treatment.
RIP
I didnt even know he had cancer
Damn
RIP Admiral Big Gun. Nice guy.
RIP
Oh no, RIP.
Sad to see, he was the grill guy right? RIP.
Oh no, thats super sad! He was a good dude, interacted with him a lot in the DN days, he ever stopped by here once to promote the polar plunge im pretty sure.
RIP
He needs to play better down the stretch so they don’t feel the need to draft one.
I didn’t think that was a horrible throw by Love, given the situation. Hell of a play by Metellus.
Yeah, I was posting it more for the top part that they’re not sure about him yet. I want them in mediocre land for the next 20 years. Not drafting another QB high and turning it around. I don’t even want them to be bad, just mediocre. About 6-7 wins per year would be about right.
Agreed, role with Love, hope he is just good enough that they don’t upgrade.
Let’s also hope a pretty good FA QB doesn’t become available and they go that route.
How Vikings would it be for Kirk to heal, go to the Packers and fill his trophy nook?
I think I would literally stop watching the NFL.
Just lost my appetite.
Just something to end the day and give you something to think about tonight.
Or, they keep wasting draft picks on quarterbacks that don’t pan out would be ok with me also.
Actually pretty piss poor on the receivers part.
that too.
Was reading down below…Two Questions:
Who is Simone Biles???
Who is Jonathan Owens???
Simone Biles is an Olympic gymnast
Jonathan Owens is a football player (DB) for FTP
They’re married.
Now you’re up to speed
Ohhh, maybe the fact that I had no idea who they were is why the press wasn’t giving them as much attention?? just a thought.
No it is because you are racist,
Duh.
She’s an Olympic gymnast who quit on her team during the last Olympics, no clue on the dude
Was listening to a Kwesi talk from earlier (today I guess).
Said all the usual stuff but found one thing interesting and what drives things. He said when he and KOC got here they agreed to always be able to play meaningful games.
Not trying to be jerk, but that’s coach speak sales BS.
Yea probably. But also thought it meant we weren’t going to do any of the tanking crap.
But you’re probably right, if they were, he wouldn’t say so anywhere.
He is a double talker.
I think they handled this situation just fine. Would have rather they signed Wentz but that wasn’t happening..So glad they didn’t go with McCoy, they have brought in a bona fide QB that may be able to keep us competitive if Hall isn’t up to the job.
I have no complaints.
just wait until they sign Brady!!!
I will be waiting a long long time
I didn’t want McCoy either and I was fine with Hall and Mullens – Dobbs is just a little insurance to me.
I still have hopes we make the playoffs.
And I do like always trying to be competitive.
Me too on the competitiveness issue, agree the playoffs are probably less than 20% chance now, this weekend will tell us something, but if Hall sucks we will have to wait another week to see if we have anything in Dobbs before we declare the season over.
At least the Falcons have been pretty bad so hopefully Hall is at least serviceable and shows growth throughout the game if he doesn’t just ball. I’ll take an ugly victory this weekend if the defense keeps playing good and Hall shows some hope.
Falcons defense is legit though…going to be tough for the Rookie QB.
Falcons defense ranked 7th in yards per play….
I hope they do this – let Hall be a QB and don’t try to turn him into Trent Dilfer lite. We couldn’t run the ball with Kirk in there, won’t matter with Hall either.
We are a passing team – let him pass the ball. If we fail, we fail. But let’s do so doing what we do best.
Agree, if we go down, go down guns a blazing.
Hope he comes out of the huddle spinning his arm in the warm up motion.
First play from scrimmage should be a play action shot. Let the Falcons know they’re not going to just run it.
First series all passes!
Hell, we can’t run it anyway.
I’d love for KOC to do it. Just come out slinging it. Show everybody you mean what you say. You believe in Hall and you’re still in it to win it.
I mean Hall probably can’t do all the pre snap stuff KirK does. but i assume he can throw the ball and hopefully fairly accurately.
throw it then. what else are we going to do – Mattison up the middle. Please.
I’d love this too. Come out in 12 personnel and dial up a PA shot play to Addison.
and then the next play bubble screen lat to Addison and send Hall deep. Hall has some speed.
Perfect first play call!
Yep. I would gain mucho respect for KOC if he has the cahones to do it.
LOL!!! Love it!
injury report out yet?
will cousins play sunday?!?!
i really really like michael fassbender
Cousins…..DNP. QB Killer. OUT
what a pansy
DNP with a leg amputation
Get a job people!
Jobs are overrated.
LOL. Hoffa goes missing in Detroit, but was buried in Milwaukee??
https://www.foxnews.com/us/jimmy-hoffa-may-be-buried-at-site-of-demolished-baseballl-stadium-cold-case-group
Totally unpredictable. That’s what made it such a great idea.
Sounds like a Stu conspiracy…..
Cant be the obvious like he was put into an incinerator to leave no trace? Nope. Mobs gotta take his body across the country and bury it At Milwaukee county stadium!
Woman accused of poisoning, killing boyfriend hours after he received an inheritance | Fox News
hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…Yes, this is from my town.
Minot? Host of a popular morning radio show out of Omaha is from that area (Rugby) Todd Brandt from the TNT Radio Empire…
I see he is 62, a little older than me…Rugby is about 45 miles from my small home town, so thought he might have played sports against me. But back then Rugby was class A so we wouldn’t have.
He’s a huge Vikings fan – but I don’t think he was an athlete in high school. Been working in radio since he was a teenager. Small world.
Just weird IMO
Do they have to acknowledge and “celebrate” EVERY FUCKING THING?! Its blatant corporate pandering at this point. Hey Vikings, my Birthday is July 21st! I expect a tweet from you.
I’m going to get ahold of somebody at the Vikings and make sure they Tweet you. Maybe I can convince them to not announce a Kirk Cousins fully guaranteed extension until that day too. Perfect birthday present for ya.
Too bad I dont have Twatter. Or Insta.
could you imagine the offended population if they DIDN’T post that?????
Sheltered life and at my age – have never heard of this in my life.
Day of the Dead in Spanish. The reason for Halloween, aka All Hallows Eve. It is actually a Catholic day.
Yup
All Saints Day
Day of the Dead – sounds like the name of the next James Bond Movie.
Also known as All Saints Day….
Yep
Certainly have seen that – just never presented in Spanish like this.
I keep forgetting the new national language is Spanish.
Have a Hispanic month, i’m waiting on a Norwegian month. Think my chances are slim.
No “white” ethnic background days allowed.
So “celebrating All Saints Day” is out, but the Spanish/Mexican version is allowable?
Have yet to see anything saying ASD is ‘out’ or not being celebrated…..
Being a Catholic holy day, it is a holiday of the ultra right MAGA extremists and therefore if you speak of it and especially if you celebrate it, you can expect a knock on your door from the FBI. Remember, Catholics are extremists, but not Hamas.
And they’re too busy chasing parents who speak up at school board meetings.
Yep. What if you are on a school board?
Then you are oppressed because parents oppose you grooming their kids.
Homophobic parents!!
Aren’t most Hispanics Catholic?
Just another day/way of remembrance.
Wooooohooooo!!!
Closer….
Almost….
3….
4….
5…
6….
7….
8….
Falcons 5.5 point favorites, I think the line moved in their direction once Heinicke was named the starter.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tells-everything-know-america-fans-181113703.html
or maybe it’s because Travis Kelce and TSwift are just a LITTLE more popular…..
Yeah. Simone Biles is in the news every Olympic cycle.
Swift and Kelce are in the news daily – even before they were a pair they were more relevant/popular than Biles and Owens
Simone is about the best at what she does.
However she has about 1/20th the followers/Q score of Taylor.
Her husband is a backup in Green Bay while Travis is a future hall of famer for the defending champions.
@must be racism@
everything is racism hello
It is easier than Logic for the woke.
“I don’t have a good way to victimize myself or whom I support after that very good argument laid before me”
RACIST!
FASCIST
Well, does TSwift being a Billionaire have anything to do with it?
Along with Swift performing weekly while on tour as opposed to every 4 years for Biles????
because its just not fair!!!!!!I!II!!I!
OH. Well that explains it !!
Taylor Swift is quite a bit more popular that Biles ever was or will be.
That is all that is driving the media frenzy.
Millions of Swifties suddenly wanna watch her boyfriend play a sportsing thing.
I just ate the best snack-sized bag of Cool Ranch Doritos ever made. The seasoning applicator must have been turned up full throttle because the chip to flavor ratio was off the charts!
Probably another vac death.
https://twitter.com/1000waystod1e/status/1719085302361313693?t=louHsPGCcqDz-y-Nx3Ii1g&s=19
So that’s how you run a train…..
Not according to Porn Hub.
Wonder if he survived
He died.
Of Cowvid.
Was the dude REALLY more concerned about his dumb Cows life over his?? My God.
The cow was also his wife, and they met in high school
Assuming this took place in Wisconsin
Bahaha
Maybe he was trying to commit suicide and the cows were trying to push him out of the way?
Either way, they broke the train’s horn.
Good guy cows.
did i just watch someone die?
Kinda looks like it. Gotta say though…dont really feel sorry for em
Important info below
Well yes, it’s Biblical…I think its in Leviticus with all of the other obscure rules..
.”If thou wanketh thouest winnie a portal to the ever lasting lake of fire shall thou dost openeth”
I thought everyone knew that verse.
I’ve heard of it but I have a different translation…
Oh, yes, that is the more accurate translation based on the original Greek. Well done.
Opinions on his hat?
guy seems like a good addition
Where is the NFL rainblow?????
LGWBY?
There’s the kiss of death right there.
What does it say on the side?
LGWBY….
Don’t know what it means……
Yeah, I guess I was asking what it means.
Lol…. It says LGNDY
Legendary – It’s a golf apparel company….
Ok.
Good thing you got eyes.
Lol…. I had to zoom in
I’m just getting back to this now.
I like the hat. Might get it.
Anyone else “fired up” for Sunday?
I can’t wait.
Basically me
https://twitter.com/1000waystod1e/status/1719582738960003179?t=LMH0Vjx16OXFzJW1Y_J3yA&s=19
I’m fired up too BSF
HALL SZN!
The Stormin’ Mormon!
Any word if this guy was vaccinated?
I strongly suspect it played a role here if he died. The media won’t tell you though.
No but he did watch the Joe Rogan Podcast so he’s deff right wing and dumb, and died from the VID
I think his Covid shot fell in the fire and he was just trying to retrieve it
Likely
The unknown is always exciting! Looking forward to see what this team cooks up offensively. Atlanta’s secondary looks beatable but I think we’re going to be implementing our RBs ALOT more, and taking occasional deep shots that get schemed open. A 16 to 13 kinda game is probably whats on the menu.
Feels accurate to me too. Heineke will give the D a few opportunities for picks. Did last year several times in Washington and will again this year. Opportunities will be there.
would be pretty fun if Hall has a “levis” type game.
and no, not levis as in favre pickup football commercials….
Those were Wrangler adds….
shoot. you got me.
i don’t even know the difference….
Obviously Freezy knows jeans, as well as battery replacement procedures.
(for VP)
Yeah, always out and camera ready
Yes sir !
I’m looking forward to see what Hall can and can’t do.
And if the team rallies around him.
Bears GM dum dum.
That is beyond stupid, though he is a better player than chase young
It would be great if they didn’t get him signed and pissed away a high draft pick on a one year rental. People can both about kwesi, but he’s light years better than poles
*one half year rental
Even better!
Better still…
*one half year rental, on a non-playoff team
That said, they could franchise tag him, I believe but that would be a dumb way to start a relationship with a guy you just gave up a high-second rounder for and, as good as Sweat is, he’s not worth the tag required average of the Top 5 edge rusher salaries.
Yeah, KAM sucks but poles is on a whole other level
If they don’t get a deal done they’ll get a high comp pick though so it would be more of a trade from 2nd round to 3rd round for half a year and first chance to sign him.
It’s still perplexing, they aren’t a player away from making the playoffs, not even close, so there’s no point in essentially trading down two rounds to rent a guy for half a season. I hope he makes a play to win a game and knock them out of the top 3 in the draft and then leaves.
Bears are the new Lions.
WTF is going on with them?
Yikes.
I’ve always thought the Raiders owner was at a minimum odd, and likely an idiot. However, there was something really wrong in that Raiders locker room. No confidence owner has a clue how to hire decent new regime though.
They were headed in the right direction before the NFL leaked Gruden’s emails from when he wasn’t even coaching. That led to the McDaniels hiring, which obviously was a terrible idea. We’ll see what they do next.
It was before my time, but I’ve read that the owner’s Dad knew football. Son is likely typical spoiled, entitled rich kid.
Al Davis, while complicated, was a pretty good football guy. Was first owner to hire a black man as head coach – Art Shell. Also the first to hire a Latino as coach – Tom Flores. Known for loving speed, the deep ball and Heisman Trophy winners. Also was commissioner of the AFL before the merger. Rubbed a lot of people the wrong way – mainly Pete Rozelle. Many people hated Al Davis. I loved the guy.
Hmm, thanks for the history.
Yeah,
The whole Oakland to LA and back, and all the lawsuits that went with it drove Rozelle and the NFL suits crazy.
Yeah, the younger Davis did accomplish one thing his dad didn’t, getting a brand new state of the art stadium built. I imagine the elder Davis would love the team being in Vegas, the glitz, the glam, and the limelight.
Yup. Kind of sad he didn’t see it.
Al would routinely call down to the sideline from his suite and instruct the coach to ‘go deep’ He was a big fan of ‘going for the jugular’ and taking a deep shot immediately after his defenses had forced a turnover – often with great success. Had guys like Kenny ‘The Snake’ Stabler and Daryle ‘The Mad Bomber’ Lamonica
And later Jamarcus “purple drank” Russell
Yup. Loved the big-arm QB
Russell
Culpepper
Mirer
George
Carr
And Kerry “the racist” Collins
I forgot that one.
Al Davis was also a bit quirky, but I think he did know football.
Yeah Al Davis coached and scouted before becoming owner, only thing I know about mark is he invented the hand warmer players wear around their waist
Hands on experience like that before becoming an owner is very valuable.
They have always been ‘different’ aka strange.
I suspect that they feel ‘The raider way’ will still work so they stick with it because they had success with it back in the day.
Just win baby.
oh hey stu
lol you so badly wish
I don’t know who Nate Bargatze is but he was great on SNL this weekend
Yes he was. His monologue was really good.
nate bargatze is HILARIOUS…
love his stuff
Very funny, thanks for sharing.
Hes a standup!
Sunday is my 45th birthday.
I was born on a Vikings victory day – November 5, 1978
Vikings beat the Lions 17-7
All I want Sunday is a victory over Atlanta and Taylor Heineke – I DO NOT WANT HIM TO BUY PURPLE JORDANS!
SKOL!
Also, for you fans of the Sleeper fantasy app – check out what they’re doing to some of the player profile pics. Puka, CMC, Bijan… Hilarious.
i will sing you happy birthday on sunday, just picture the michael scott version, and that’s me.
How about H bday followed by Skol victory song?
I’d happily take both.
ewwwww
but thanks
LOL….had to do it… 🙂
Happy Birthday! I didn’t realize you were still so young. My daughter just turned 40 this year.
Thanks Kathy!
I don’t feel that young some days
Wife is 13 years younger so she keeps me active.
It’s possible it was all a ruse to get to my almost-complete collection of NFL juice glasses.
You are definitely young compared to us grandparents. My daughter is always complaining about being exhausted (understandable, full time working mom with 2 kids), but sometimes she says to me: “You think of me as still 20, but I’m 40 and can’t do everything I used to do”.
Wife made that banner for me on my 40th….
I typically avoid personal “hawt taeks” but every once in awhile I’ll drop one for fun, just to see what happens. After a few days of thought and “connecting dots” that probably don’t connect, here’s where I’m at:
Vikings may not be done at the QB situation for this season. They’re going to play things out over the next few weeks to see where the team is at sans-Kirk and what their playoff position is as they near their bye week.
Scenario A: Hall and/or Dobbs can’t do enough to overcome the loss of Kirk, and the team is out of playoff contention heading toward their week 13 bye. In that case, the Vikings finish off the year with Hall and/or Dobbs, not tanking, per se, but playing for the 2024 draft.
Scenario B: Hall and/or Dobbs step in, step up and the team remains competitive and a likely playoff team/contender. Stay the course and see what happens.
Scenario C: Hall and/or Dobbs keep the team competitive with the Vikings still in the mix for a playoff spot, but it’s clear they likely won’t contend beyond the wildcard round. Enter
as a major tom brady homer, i have gone over every TB scenario in my head….
unfortunately, i believe he is part owner of of the raiders….so i don’t think he could play for any NFL team…
Nothing finalized per GMFB – still in the negotiation phase according to Peter Schrager
Correct.
I think he could play for the Raiders………
I had read somewhere in the past couple days that that wasn’t signed off on yet, so he could still play. Could be wrong.
Here’s an article from CBS on 10/19…if true, deal hasn’t yet been approved by the league:
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/tom-bradys-deal-to-be-raiders-minority-owner-held-up-in-part-due-to-ex-nfl-qb-getting-discount-per-report/#:~:text=Future%20Hall%20of%20Famer%20Tom,the%20Las%20Vegas%2Dbased%20team.
The league shot the deal down because Davis tried selling him a portion of the team considerably below true value which would hurt the rest of the teams.
Incorrect, that is not final/approved. He can still be signed
I like it, rec
This is the way, speak it into existence!
Now that I said it, it won’t happen. But I thought it was interesting that on Monday, KOC joked with the media that he had some crazy ideas that were texted to him after Kirk went down. Then, on Tuesday after they announced signing Dobbs, one of the media folks asked whether he could now share some of the ideas he got and he emphatically responded, “no”.
I realize that’s a stretch to connect that simple comment with my hawt taek but I had the impression when he said it that there may be another scenario(s) still in play that he’s not going to divulge at this point.
I’m mean…I know a 2nd “unretirement” by Brady would get hammered on social media but, if he would consider doing it, is there a better situation out there to justify it? A good O-line (finally), a great receiving/TE core, a playoff team with 2 coaches he has known for years, the Minnesota-Mom connection and a chance to be the savior of their 2023 season? I think he could easily sell it. Plus, we’d be literally talking about 3 months of his life, if the Vikings are playing in February, and then he’d be done (for good?).
It’s a long shot but it’d be a hell of a story and the opportunity to build on his already unprecedented legacy:
Dammit…this needs to happen.
I’m all in, do it!
I’m working on it. KAM and KOC usually log in later in the day so they can read all my comments at once before they Facetime each other to discuss, just before going to bed.
If you say his name 3 times, he will appear.
And the winner of this year’s costume contest is…..
https://twitter.com/ClownWorld_/status/1719553719539273771?s=20
Oh my goodness. That wouldn’t play well in many neighborhoods.
LOL…..
And the Vikings get to face the door kicker. Just think what they could have done with that 1st and 4th if he didn’t put his foot through a door.
Heinicke is gritty….rather have been facing “what’s his name”.
Toxicology reports negative for fentanyl and meth in regard to Matthew Perry’s death.
That still leaves lots of other possible drugs.
Found prescription drugs at the residence. Certainly no doctor but it feels like it was a heart attack brought on by years of long-term drug abuse.
“The only difference between Medicine and Poison is Dosage”
Absolutely
Precisely
Alcohol is a deadly poison if the dose is large enough.
Heck, even water has been known to kill people if they drink enough.
Yup – radio station a few years ago did a ‘Hold your wee for a wii’ contest.
The winner died from drinking too much water.
I came close once, it was hot and humid, I kept drinking water thinking I needed to rehydrate. My system was flushed of all of the minerals required to retain the water. 2 bags of saline and a shot glass full of straight potassium. Along with 5 days of bed rest I was back on my feet.
Damn. Close call indeed.
i think this as well…
the drugs he abused were prescription drugs
Should’ve clarified – the drugs found weren’t opioids. Or so far it hasn’t been reported/confirmed that they were opioids. COPD, anti anxiety medication and antidepressants found.
All could’ve played a factor.
yeah, 55 vicodin pills a day will cause some permanent damage that’ll shorten your life
Especially when you wash it down with a gallon of Vodka….
I remember him saying in an interview that he didn’t remember 3 consecutive years of his life, that’s crazy
It is – and iirc the years were when his career was taking off. Wild.
Antianxiety several choices but benzo OD is a possibility allowing for altered mental status and subsequent drowning
My take as well.
Heart attack and slipped into the water.
RIP
If it is a celebrity who dies young, and cancer isn’t involved, I always assume drugs.
If they die young in a hot tub, I assume drugs slightly more.
I might be wrong, but odds are against it. It’s how those folks live.
the idea that he drown in his hot tub is pretty fishy imo.
Not if he had a heart attack.
then he would have died of heart attack – I heard he died from drowning?
Well, which one “killed” him?
He has a heart attack, not dead yet, but slips into the water and drowns before the heart attack kills him.
could be. Idk, I find it all fishy. See above.
Very plausible if he went into cardiac arrest and lost consciousness
didn’t they decide not to do autopsy so we’ll never know if he had a heart issue? Idk – haven’t looked too much into it. My conspiracy theory side believes he probably had some vaccine related cardiac issue that killed him but no one will want to say it…. because he was a big vaccine advocate like many celebs.
I’d lean more to his past drug abuse that wrecked his heart before the vaccine. But I like a good conspiracy as much as the next guy.
Potentially. I believe there is a lot of issues with the vaccines+boosters particularly with those who have system issues but they’ll never want us to know it – and that’s a scary place to be. If a celeb was to die in such circumstance and there was allowed to be an honest conversation about it I think many 0-60 year olds could benefit greatly.
I agree.
Personally, I think my daughters near death experience last year, had a vaccine component to it.
No doctor has ever said it, but I don’t rule it out.
Her auto immune system attacked her muscles.
They found the markers and treatment has worked.
So it’s unlikely vaccine related, but I still wonder if it messed up her immune system.
That’s awful DE – I remember her issues from last year. Hope she’s recovering/recovered and back to normal.
She is about normal.
Feels good.
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore said she is still only at about 75% muscle strength.
It’s a been a long haul, but she is doing good! Thanks for your thoughts!
You betcha!
Good to read that your daughter is better DE.
So good to hear she (Grace I believe?) is doing better.
I think you posted some pics of her at work a few months back…just awesome.
Glad your daughter is doing better. More and more studies and evidence that the mRNA is extremely dangerous. It’s even causing turbo cancer now. I don’t post all of this anymore here, but it’s out there if anyone wants to find it.
More likely, it seems to me, they know the cause (drugs) so there is no point in an autopsy and they don’t want to sully his memory/legacy any more.
That’s a fair stance and assumption
As is mine. I trust nothing these days. Very tragic either way and my Sinicism on the matter shouldn’t take away from that.
TMZ and Vanity Fair reporting that there has been an autopsy completed….
I wasn’t aware he was a big vax guy – not surprising, just wasn’t aware. Given the severity of his problem, former smoker, recovering alcoholic – I’m leaning toward a pretty severe heart attack, lost consciousness and drowned.
I of course am no doctor and it’s pure speculation.
I like it!! The Covid shot done him in….he was likely vaxed and boosted to the hilt, yet another male scumming to the profits of big pharma……
MT you may be next.
Yep. That’s where I am at.
They found the culprit.
Mob hit.
it was Jimmy tudeski
*Yimmy….
Did they find a tulip?
Saw that. Went with team surgeon – guy must be good.
so his achilles is going to be cursed….GREAT
He is coming back…We will re-build him stronger than ever.
Better, faster, stronger and cheaper, I hope…he can be the Thirty Million Dollar Man, just not much more than that, please.
Hey Ben…can we get that gif with Kirk’s head on it and Thirty mil, instead of Six?
And cheaper
Funny
That is awesome! Rock star!
Nice Purple cast.
Raiders benching Jimmy G, firing McDaniels….
Raider nation is on fire…..
After getting booted mid-season in Denver, booted mid-season in Vegas and spurning the Colts – think he’ll ever be a HC in the league again?
Uh, no.
Nope. I wonder if he goes back to New England as OC next year?
No.
Well, maybe the patriots when the GOAT leaves.
I think Mayo is higher on that list than McDaniels. A return to NE feels likely.
Probably.
McDaniels has too many black marks to continue to get HC consideration.
Jimmy hasn’t been playing well this year according to the Twitter mob.
Didn’t realize they were this fucked up as a team though.
Hiring patriots coaches is not a winning strategy
Vikings should fire KOC and hire Flores
I’m sure that Flores is on the short list for the Raider’s next HC.
That would be a good hire
After the clusterfuckery he dealt with in Miami, I don’t think he’d go to an organization that’s even clusterfuckerier than the Dolphins.
Very true, he dealt with a lot of shit in Miami.
I wonder if the Raiders make a play for Jim Harbaugh?
Could. The sign stealing scandal is heating up. Could be looking to make an exit.
Harbaugh’s gonna wait for the Bears job so he can take his frustrations about not getting the Minnesota job out on the Vikings twice a year.
He hasn’t played well. First pick he threw on Monday was a terrible ball. Kirby Joseph didn’t bite at all on a double move by Adams and Jimmy threw a hero ball.
For Pete’s sake, got a big weekend duck hunting trip planned and truck won’t start this morning. Pretty sure its the starter. I just don’t feel like laying on the cold ground working with cold steel freezing my fingers. I also have a ’94 F350 but the heater is suspect. Just use it to plow.
Also I (kinda) like Kirk hope he’s back, I get the impression Kwesi doesn’t like him not so much as a QB but personally, nothing to base it on, just a hunch.
give me around 3 weeks and i can change that starter for you
Just whack it with a hammer.
Its got a frick’n shield covering it with 3 bolts out of sight, shield has to be removed to access starter.
Reminds me of the starter on my ol’ Mercedes 300D…that was shielded like a tank.
Was the 300D a good ride?
that would be a massive boob
My What Knockers!!!
Fifo: just whack it
Fifo???
First In First Out inventory system?
Only 6 bolts and a wiring harness, probably only take 2 weeks.
I’m not a 49ers fan, but like having them around to beat the Cowboys. They also do things that seem to run counter to existing thinking.
They regularly screw up the QB position, and it doesn’t seem to matter.
Few years back, went and got Jimmy G and went to SB (paid him almost as much as Kirk). Then dumped him, spent a boat load of picks for Lance. He got hurt, brought Jimmy back,and went to NFC Championship. Jimmy hurt again, Lance sucks, go to a 7th rounder and go to Championship again.
It’s like they can spend money, draft picks and all of that can fail- and they still get to SB or Championship Game.
They seem to always make it work.
Kind of strange to me. All of this you’ve got to get the QB right – they seem to screw it up all the time and still make it work
It’s because they’re willing to take shots at it.
I guess – but I’m also thinking they must do a really good job picking the other 52 guys on the roster. Far, Far better than the rest of league.
For sure and Lynch keeps getting guys in like Young. Young will basically be free for them draft pick wise. There’s no way they are going to re-sign him so he’ll leave in free agency and they’ll get their pick back as a comp pick.
Agree. I also like their style of football. They’re fun to watch.
They also tend to nail their mid round picks:
Fred Warner – 3rd
Dre Greenlaw – 5th
Talanoa Hufanga – 5th
George Kittle – 5th
Deommodore Lenoir – 5th
Brock Purdy – 7th
All starter level, impact players
All day 2 picks or later
Wouldn’t it be nice if we diid s little of that too! 1st and 2nds aside.
They’ve pushed all of their 1st rounders (sans the Lance pick) on their DL – Armstead, Bosa, Kinlaw – all 1st rounders. Added 2 more former 1st rounders this year in Clellin Ferrell and Chase Young.
Not to mention Randy Gregory and Javon Hargrave – both 2nd rounders
I can’t tell from this – do they draft better than us?
Lol. Probably.
The one thing they haven’t done is sign a big money QB.
The rest of the NFL should follow this lead, except for the big 3.
But they paid Jimmy G pretty big money the first couple of years and it still worked.
Not true – Jimmy G’s deal was the largest contract on an annual basis at the time of the signing. The 90m guaranteed was a record at that time too.
And they still survived it.
Kirk was higher guaranteed. $84 million for Kirk.
Jimmy only had $74 million fully guaranteed on his contract.
Jimmy never saw the “record” average per year contract that was hyped.
*90 mil guaranteed in the first 3 years. According to Wikipedia. Regardless, that’s a ‘big money QB deal’….
According to Spotrac……
Jimmy Garoppolo signed a 5 year, $137,500,000 contract with the San Francisco 49ers, including a $7,000,000 signing bonus, $74,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $27,500,000. In 2019, Garoppolo will earn a base salary of $17,200,000, a roster bonus of $150,000 and a workout bonus of $600,000, while carrying a cap hit of $19,350,000 and a dead cap value of $13,100,000.
CONTRACT:
5 yr(s) / $137,500,000
SIGNING BONUS
$7,000,000
AVERAGE SALARY
$27,500,000
GTD AT SIGN:
$41,700,000
TOTAL GTD:
$74,100,000
FREE AGENT:
2023 / UFA
But I will concede, I was wrong. Sorry
Per Wikipedia:
On February 8, 2018, the 49ers and Garoppolo agreed to terms on a 5-year contract worth a maximum of $137.5 million. At the time of its signing, it was the largest contract in NFL history on an annual basis, surpassing that of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford. It also had nearly $90 million in guarantees in the first three years, also the largest total in NFL history at the time.
Well you guys are smarter about contracts than me – I just see money as money. I had read SB year Jimmy G got 29 and Kirk was paid 33. Seemed close enough to me.
And not like he was on some rookie deal or something.
Yeah.
I’ll admit that I was probably wrong.
I clearly was too. Stupid Wikipedia….
I’ve gotta just quit scrolling to the comments….
Thats my coffee cup up top!
SKOL!
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My coffee cup.
At first glance I thought the lady behind Kramer was doing Sign Language Interpretation, but she is just playing with her hair.
This should make Kfey’s day.
https://twitter.com/sosarick/status/1719441867425636375?s=46&t=B_gesQCJLvBYA8GEAEn-
Was posted yesterday. He saw it….
And he wasn’t happy with this plan IIRC…
i have yet to see Kfey happy about…..well…anything.. to be honest
Valid point, actually.
ben, you know how to edit gif’s better than me.
but you should make this gif to say “say you like kirk ONE more time….”
Or edit in as many Kirk images around this one as possible.
Well done
YESSSSSS
thank you ben. i will send you all the schrute bucks i have
Nice, LOL!
My happiness lies in the potential past the 2023 season. Change, the unknown, that hopefully blossoms into the great known. It does not lie in the past.
I don’t think so – it’s what kicked off the ‘resigning Kirk at a discounted rate due to the Achilles’ conversation. Silly talk on a football blog….
Read some of that yesterday. If Kirk comes back fully healthy (big if I realize), how much is he worth a year?
36 and coming off the Achilles – even with a clean bill of health there’s concern he could injure it again.
I think 20m per with incentives to push it to 25m – but that’s a shade tree GM’s take on it. Could very well draw more from a QB desperate team, of which there are many.
Health and age are of course an issue.
At the same time, watching our offense the last few weeks without JJ and no running game, that was pretty top notch QB play. That level of play is not cheap at that position.
I’m no GM though
I agree. And I’m just spitballing as to what sounds right given his age and the unknowns surrounding how he’ll come back. First major injury of his career – how will he and his body respond? Not betting against him as I think he’s pretty driven.
I think the incentives would have to be high enough with per game bonuses and performance escalators to push it to 35-40 per year, even if the base was only 20-25.
That seems like it would work – fair for both sides.
This would be really good….but maybe, just maybe, Hall or Dobbs will put on a show down the stretch..
Not sure about Dobbs, but Hall could turn out fine.
Could be. In which case I think I’d rather they just draft QBOTF and use the savings to address other needs – mainly interior DL/OL. Even if Minny gets into the playoffs and ends with a less than desirable draft position they will still have enough to make a move (they’ll have to use future picks in a package deal to do it in that case, but the ammo to move up in ‘24 is there)
How much better does it need to get. Just read yesterday here we were 5th in offense and 10th in defense. That’s with no JJ and no running game and getting used to a new defensive scheme.
Doesn’t seem like it would take all that much to make us very competitive.
I like those numbers – but I think they’re a bit suspect. I agree Defense and OL have improved. But a man-eater DL would vastly improve things.
If Kirk hadn’t gotten hurt, with JJ coming back and improved defense, I’d have gone out after Young or someone like that. Then let’s roll and see how it plays out.
Agreed. Had KC not gotten hurt I’d have loved to see them bring in Chase or Leonard Williams. Chase was taken for a 3rd, Williams for a 2nd and 5th I think.
I don’t see Kirk signing for that, even with incentives.
Probably not, but he’s not going to have any offers early other than the Vikings. To me, signing a deal early that offers the ability to be paid like a starter with incentives, even for a smaller guaranteed salary makes sense. By the time he’s healthy, teams will have their QB figured out and won’t be looking to pay somebody big money. Plus, for a non-Vikings team he would have to learn a whole new offense pretty quickly. Finally, it is not guaranteed the recovery will go smooth. Hiccups and set backs happen. What if you get to June and tweak something or get an Alex Smith type setback. Now, you get nothing and end up sitting out 2024 and probably retiring.
The Vikings have the ability now to put incentives in his contract and keep from being insulting. They try and do it with a healthy Kirk, especially if he kept playing the way he was, no chance. Now, they can frame it as, look we believe in you, that’s why we’ve built it so you can make good starting QB money, but there needs to be some protection for the team should your recovery not go well.
I agree with your take on the team’s approach. That would be the smart play for the team.
But I don’t see Cousins going for it.
He needs to realize he is getting older and coming off a catastrophic injury with little history of recovery at his age. Plus, he can think whatever he wants, but I don’t see anybody signing him to anything that doesn’t have injury protections and nobody but the Vikings will consider it until June or July. Kirk can think whatever he wants right now or pre-injury, but the reality of the situation has changed. If I’m Kirk, I bet on myself, take a deal early with the Vikings so I’m guaranteed something and trust that I will return to the level I was at and if not, then I still got something out of it and didn’t end up just sitting at home for nothing.
@Since he is injury prone I would only do weekly contracts@
LOL
Correct.
Thinking Kirk would sign for $20 to $25 million was/is hilarious.
The front office will also likely have to make a decision at the QB position before he’s even close to returning, I’m not sure how that will impact him coming back.
Good point.
I think Cousins re-signs with the Vikings.
But somewhere in the low $30 million per range.
Kirk will retire if he doesn’t get a decent amount guaranteed.
I don’t know about the guaranteed part, but if he can’t come back and play at the level he is at, he will retire.
And his preference is to retire a Viking.
Fuck it, offer him a one year prove it deal at a low amount. If he won’t accept then move on.
IDK what they’ll do, they’ll need to decide before free agency in March. I would be hesitant to re-sign him only like 5 months into a 12 month recovery at age 36. Too much unknown at that point in time to use a bunch of cap space on a guy who might not even play until several games into the season.
They should have a pretty good idea how he’s progressing at least and that’s how you spin the per game bonuses to Kirk. Hopefully he’s reasonable and realizes there is no guarantee when he is fully healthy. Depending on how the incentives are structured, you could use them to push some of the cap hit to 2025 as well to leave cap room for JJ/Hunter/whoever in 2024 as well without having to add void years.
I agree mostly.
I don’t see a re-signing in March.
I think it happens closer to summer after Kirk sees low offers.
It’ll drag out into July so this conversation never ends. No other team is going to sign him until he is fully healthy. The only way he gets a contract before training camp is with the Vikings. With that being said, if I was Kirk I would work pretty hard to get a contract with the Vikings as soon as possible. Give me active roster and starting bonuses with some performance bonuses for yards, TDs, etc that can get up to around 40mill/ year and let’s roll. Throw in playoff bonuses too.
From the Vikings side, I would offer something like what I said but make it heavier on 2024 so you could have him under contract in 2025 as a potential backup or a tradeable asset if the rookie you draft is ready to go.
Solid.
I believe we will draft a QB high in the draft and re-sign Cousins for insurance.
It’s not given the variables and unknowns of a 36 year old coming off an Achilles tear. The 40m per year ‘discount’ you’ve referenced before was BEFORE the injury. It’s fair to speculate that the number could be less given the age, recent injury, Father Time is undefeated, etc… It was shade tree GM’s spitballing what might/could happen, you know…a conversation topic on a football blog – how dare we?
That’s fine.
I just think you and others are underestimating Cousins value.
Fair
Oh, oops. Yesterday was a blur. Drove on shit roads for 5 hours & also had to deal with a property that was sabotaged & vandalized by a tenant. Got home just in time to hand out candy.
What an asshole tenant. I’ve dealt with those.
The duplex was foreclosed. The owner was renting it to 2 tenants. The one tenant decided to steal the toilets, a sink, 2 fridges, a stove, the furnace (just turned the gas valve off, no cap, very dangerous), and did lots of damage. I filed a report with the police. Got there yesterday to winterize & realized that he’d stolen a bunch of the water pipes. What a looney-tune.
The hazards of being a slum lord.
This was the worst case they’ve encountered. All the homes I manage are owned by the state, so mostly foreclosures. The gals at the office said they’d never seen anything close to that before.
The guy has a lengthy criminal past. Hopefully the police do something. Filed the report weeks ago, haven’t heard anything.
He should rot in jail, and I am only stretching it a little.
name of your sex tape
Raccoons involved?
Well played….
Good grief. Hope that makes it onto his background report to warn the next poor landlord, but more likely nothing happens and he keeps getting away with it.
name of your sex tape
I’m pissed – I was going to raise you 623 E Towne Street but they took out the pics of all the meth pipes on the counter and the uncapped syringes on the lawn.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/623-E-Towne-St-Glendive-MT-59330/78129034_zpid/?
Question for the comp pick experts here, do we get a comp pick for cousins if he signs with another team during next season, or does he have to be signed by a certain date?
Also, someone said that we would not get a comp pick for Hunter if we let him walk at the end of the season, why would this be?
We should get a comp pick if Hunter leaves via free agency.
But maybe the no tag clause eliminates that comp pick.
Does the void year thing have anything to do with that? I want to say it does.
I don’t think a void year matters anymore.
That’s what I was saying and whoever it was, said that we wouldn’t, but never gave a reason.
They would get a comp pick
I think it has to be before training camp begins in 2024.
Yes,
You take all conceivable variables, put them into the NFLs ‘Sorting Hat’ and it spits out Comp Picks to it’s favorite teams.
It definitely seems that way
There is a certain date he has to sign by, so if he doesn’t get a contract until late because of the injury the Vikings get nothing.
And I stated that Rick Sosa doesnt know his dick from a door knob and is pulling this from his ass for clicks.
I haven’t heard from the Subaru shop since I gave them the O.K. to fix my Legacy, despite leaving messages.
I believe the Subaru is dead, may it rest in peace.
With a kid in college I was not planning on buying a new car right now, but fate apparently has other plans.
Looking at a Toyota RAV4….Anyone have any positives or negatives on that?
Haven’t heard anything bad about them.
About a year ago I bought a Honda CRV for my wife thru Carvana.
Loved it so much I bought a 2nd one about 2 months later.
So far, so good – very happy.
oh HONDA you say….
I did – but I’ve also owned Toyota’s. They’re absolute road warriors. Keep fresh oil in them and good rubber on them and they run, run, run….
agreed…
if i didn’t go toyota, i would go Honda. both outstanding vehicles
(for VP)
Yeah, we’re on our 2nd Acura (Honda) in a row, we loved both of them. Had an RDX, this one is an MDX.
Same here, love my RDXs
Fun little car, I had that thing flying a few times.
I just said the same thing. CRV is a good choice
If you’re a Pansy
i bought a rav4 last year, had a rav4 for 12 years before that….
bought a sienna last year, had a sienna for 8 years before that…had a toyota corolla for 12 years…
i think you are getting the point. BUY TOYOTA
i love my rav
I’m buying a Corolla for my business. I’m racking up 6,000+ miles a month on my pickup, & I only need to use the pickup when I pull the trailer, maybe 4x a month. I’d save $1,100 a month just in gas, and it’ll only cost $500 a month to buy & insure it. No brainer there.
No, wait. I think it’s aCamry I’m buying. The bigger of the 2.
camry.
also a very good car
They’re nice, I test drove one. 39 miles a gallon is a lot more than 15.
Camry, I owned one for years, loved it…it got a few dents in it and some rust towards the end so I sold it at 130,000 miles for a case of whiskey to co-worker for her kid…the kid drove it into a pond within 3 months.
I bought a 2000 Camry in 2018 for $1800 – had 225,000 miles on it.
Donated it to my high school auto shop last year with almost 385,000 miles on it.
Lots of trips to Minny, Colorado, Texas and Arkansas over the years.
Had to replace plugs and put in a rebuilt starter about a year after I bought it, otherwise routine maintenance.
Nice! I had a 1994 Cavalier that I sold to my sister when it had 120,000 miles on it. She quit driving it when it had 370,000 on it. I had no idea a Cavalier could do that. Little 2.2 4 banger with a 5 speed, 40 mpg.
A chevy making 200,000. I have never heard of it.
My dad routinely drove Impalas – traveling salesman, territory was Nebraska, Western Iowa, Northern Kansas – routinely put 200k on them before getting a new one. Eventually upgraded to a pickup due to back issues.
I didn’t even look at domestics when I started looking for cars. Honda & Toyota are far above the domestics when it comes to cars.
Buddy of mine in Mississippi put 760,000 on his 2003 Silverado. He was pulling a trailer & got rear-ended by a semi & it got totaled. He got 640,000 out of the original transmission.
Oh the Chevy Cavalier – one of the most popular cars for kids when I was in high school.
I’m looking for something maybe3 years old with low miles, probably something coming off lease.
I’ve been driving my wife’s Lexus RX (basically a high end Highlander) to work since I parked the Ranger for the winter. On Thursday I get the winter tires put on the ol’ F-150 then the RX will get parked as my wife loves the Vulva XC90. I have always been surprised at how well the hybrid mice that run the hamster wheels in the RX keep that baby in the center of the lane.
Sounds like (big secret – cone of silence) the oldest granddaughter will be getting the RX as a graduation present from her parents next spring. It’s a 2012 but only has 32,000 miles on it. Should last her through college at least.
Meanwhile I am selling the Ranger to one of my BIL’s and will patiently wait for my new Bronco to be delivered in 2062.
I had one for a few months. Not bad in the summer, worthless as tits on a boar hog in the winter. I got stuck in snow on a paved road at the cemetery one day, had to get a shovel. Can’t over-ride the traction control. If I would’ve had a match, I would’ve burned it right there.
GF, i’m giving winter driving lessons in december, sounds like you should attend….
No, you have no idea. The piece of shit all wheel drive system is garbage.
Also, I have more miles backing into parking spots than you have on the road.
i have driven more than you might think. you forget i have been married to a dawson county, montana woman for almost 13 years…..i probably know north dakota better than you and nodak COMBINED
Thanks for the feedback fellas, that is a hard NO from GF and an enthusiastic YES from Freezey….
Hmmm….one of them can probably re-build an engine and the other one can’t change a car battery….which one shall I listen to???
Since I really like toyotas (have owned a 4-runner, a Sequia, and a Camry) I am going with Freezey!
It really depends what you use it for. I’m off the beaten path a lot, so it wasn’t for me.
Well I do want a vehicle that can perform o.k. in snow since I live in ND and you need to get around town after the snow storm. But I won’t be on any back roads.
I hated it in the winter, man. It gets into a little rut, you’re supposed to rock it back-and-forth to get it some momentum, then gas it to climb out. Well, the AWD system won’t allow that and you can’t over-ride it. When you finally get it rocking good enough to get out of the rut, and you hit the gas to climb out, it’ll decide you don’t need to hit the gas. The traction control won’t let you. And then you’re still stuck. And then you wanna burn it
Ooofda, that sounds frustrating….despite you no doubt solid advice I am likely going to go that route anyway…I will get back to you next winter on how its going, probably won’t but it till the summer.
what’s funny, i actually have spent years rebuilding caterpillar engines…..
but i love that i will always be known for the battery incident
That is funny…we may have underestimated you.
GF Dum Dum
This from MotorBiscuit
They’re dumber than shit and don’t know anything about snow. That thing is a pile of monkey spunk.
Monkey Spunk is a new term for me…
I LIKE IT. I like monkey spunk.
That is TMI. Is your local zoo aware and have they banned you yet?
I put on 450,000 miles in my 3 years of driving truck alone.
i put on 451,000 miles so….
We have a Rav4. All it needs is oil, brakes and tires. Had no other issues.
Also have a Pontiac Vibe, which is a Toyota Matrix. All it needs is oil, brakes and tires. Had no other issues.
I may never get anything but a Toyota again.
That is kind of where I am at, I strayed to by the Legacy…125,000 and now its dead.
Never again. Going to stick with Toyotas
Be a man, get a pickup
I have very, very little need for a pickup since I have friends with pickups.
Than get you friends to drive you in the winter.
I can’t live without my pickup, either.
I rely heavily on Consumer Reports. Has never let me down. Have you glanced in one to see what they say about the current RAV4?
I have not…I will rely on my MT friend to do that and report back.
Bottom line…pull the trigger.
We were debating between that or the Honda CRV for the wife.
Both great. Got a CRV since at that time (2020) it had slightly better options for the price.
man you would
Halloween update…I had 33 kidlets braving the 20 degree temps and ice covered streets to make their way to my door. More than I had expected, hardy little buggers.
The bad news…less left over candy for me.
The good news…every one of them said ‘thank you’ , maybe there is hope for America.
Nice!
I had about 15 show up.
I keep telling my wife to put on a mask and go trick ‘r’ treating to replace the candy we gave out. She is 5’2. No one would question it.
Ha, that is an awesome plan.
We get hundreds in our neighborhood. We live in what is probably the most popular trick or treating neighborhood in town. We gave out a lot of candy, so much fun. I wear my Jason outfit & scare them when I answer the door.
Thats cool…love it.
Seems to be a consistent message around the NFI – you bring in your own hand picked QB and he fails, you will get fired.
Mcdaniels is a repeat failure head coach.
He sucks
Sure is/was – rode Brady’s coat tails.
Yepper
Ah but was that QB drafted or is he a washed vet you brought in? Theres a difference, if you are referncing the Raiders.
I was too busy yesterday to keep up with the trades. It doesn’t look like we spent much or gained much in draft capital.
Someone has to mine that salt VP…
You didn’t miss anything…The vikes made a reasonable trade to add depth to their weak QB position.
And they traded Ezra to the Jags for a 6th round pick, a move that still has me a bit confused.
Me too.
Me Three.
Same
Here’s my taek after reading several takes from “experts” and otherwise:
Vikings weren’t re-signing Cleveland either wayTrue, they would have gotten a 2025 comp pick when he left for another team but it likely would have been offset by his replacement…so, they essentially would have gotten zero valueAs of last report, Cleveland was still nursing his injured ankle, so best case he’s available for 9 more games, worst case, less than that, and they’re obviously happy with Risner as his replacement (and it keeps Risner from being an expensive backup)Per KOC, IIRC, they’re happy with Brandel and Reed (soon to return to the active roster) as backup options, if needed
In summary, the trade allowed them to extract some 2024 value in a situation where they likely would have gotten no “net return” (even if they did, it wouldn’t be until 2025), and it doesn’t hurt the team in the immediate term.
So the guy coming off IR is a better injury risk than the one who just missed two games for the rest of the season? If his injury was bad he wouldn’t have passed the Jags physical.
So if they are ‘happy with Brandel and Reed’ and Risner already on the roster what ‘replacement’ is needed to be brought in? Resigning Risner won’t effect Comp picks.
A 6th rounder in 2024 = a 5th round comp pick in 2025.
Sending out a starter lvl guard in today NFL for peanuts is silly.
Jags cut their season opening LG as soon as the trade was made so they know Cleveland is an upgrade.
More to the story i.e. refusing to sing Kumbaya because he lost his starting spot seems more likely.
I think they traded Ezra because they know he is no longer a starter and he wants to be a starting tackle. There is no reason to keep a disgruntle player just to add depth to the bench. Also, there may be more to his injury and that is why we got less than what everyone thinks he is worth.
I think you nailed it. There has to be some background issues. It does not make sense on face value. We need O-Linemen.
Yep You cannot have enough lineman as season progresses.
They weren’t going to lay him top G money.
no negotiations this offseason, they were moving on.
Makes sense
I review Totally Killer at The Last Movie Outpost. It is a mash-up of Back to the Future and Scream. Fun idea, but it is more “content” than “film.” That’s the nature of streaming. Got to keep giving the viewer options. Options don’t have to be good. They just have to be available.
ok so i’m trying to follow this plot. the teenage girl has her mom killed, and then goes back in time to find the killer to stop him? WHY??
Because the script said so, I guess…
You are right. I can see how you read the plot summary that way. I changed the wording a bit to clarify things:
A teenage girl’s mom is murdered by the Sweet 16 Killer, who returns after a 35-year hiatus from stabbing. Said teenage girl then travels back in time to 1987 and teams up with the high-school version of her mom to stop the killer in the past.
ohhhh ok makes sense.
but also, considering how not great that movie probably was, i could see them having that in their plot….just because.
she hires the killer, kills her mom, goes back in time to kill the killer, leaving no evidence of hiring a killer to kill her mom
That would actually be a more interesting movie. Somewhere a Hollywood exec who spends all day looking at random websites for movie ideas is madly scribbling notes…
just watch the movie…. you’ll like it.
maybe
Sounds fun
Watched with my wife. Not bad.
I am probably bored enough to watch this. Preview looked interesting enough that it was already on my watch list.
Thanks for the review!
Have you reviewed “Paint Drying” yet?
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