Minnesota Vikings Discussion-SkolAsylum: 13 January 2025

Darnold Game Ball

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The day has arrived! Now we only have to wait until 7:00 tonight to see if this unexpected 14-3 miracle season will continue, or if that “other team” will show up like they did last week and end this fabulous run. I sure hope KOC, Darnold, and everyone else is laser focused and prepared, because they’ll need to bring their A game in order to topple the red-hot Rams. Darnold really needs to rid himself of the stench of last week’s performance. I have a feeling it’s going to be a good night for our beloved purple and gold. We’ll see tonight!

Vikings News

In case you’ve been living under a rock, tonight’s game has been relocated to Arizona due to the wildfires in California, from Vikings.com. I love Phoenix, I sure wish I could’ve had an opportunity to fly down there & see the game, but it just wasn’t do-able. Bummer.

The final Vikings @ Rams wild card weekend injury report, from Vikings.com. Hopefully Akers & Chandler have been able to cure what ails them, the Vikings could sure use them. Patrick Jones is still out after being cheap-shotted during the Packers game.

NFL News

The NFL announced the schedule for next week’s divisional round, per NFL.com.

Last night’s game was the only interesting game of the weekend as the Commanders barely defeated the Buccanneers, details from Reuters.

Scores and highlights from the rest of the weekend’s blowouts games, courtesy of CBS Sports.

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A funny fan letter read by John Boy & Billy, SoCal should appreciate this one. I miss listening to those guys, they’re big in the south.

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No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 7:21 pm

Timeout

No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 7:21 pm

3rd and 7

Wrenage
13 January 2025 7:19 pm

Ooph. Nacua already killing us.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 7:18 pm

@Good Start@

peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 7:18 pm

Bad start

Mjolnir
13 January 2025 7:13 pm

Constant shots of Rams players wearing LAFD……

My wife goes “Clearly the Rams are the heroes and the Vikings are ‘Team Fire’….” 😂

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Mjolnir
13 January 2025 7:14 pm

Obviously

Wrenage
Reply to  Mjolnir
13 January 2025 7:14 pm

Accurate.

HUNViking
Reply to  Mjolnir
13 January 2025 7:16 pm

😂

VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 7:10 pm

It will be 8 pm before kickoff with all of the yapping going on.

JacksonVike
13 January 2025 7:10 pm

Just tuned in, did y’all know LA is burning?

Wrenage
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 7:11 pm

Los Alamos is burning?!

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 7:12 pm

Lower Alabama.

Wrenage
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 7:13 pm

Banjo supply is going to crater. Buy now!

VikingPhilip
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 7:12 pm

Oh, no. When did that happen?

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 7:12 pm

Just heard from ESPN.

HUNViking
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 7:14 pm

Linz, Austria? 😬

peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 7:10 pm

I didn’t miss kickoff! Will there be a game thread?

VikingPhilip
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 7:11 pm

Brad is working on it.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 7:12 pm

Neat! Ok

Wrenage
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 7:12 pm

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 7:11 pm

yes

peterplaysbass
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 7:12 pm

Cool

norseman1
norseman1
13 January 2025 7:04 pm

Non stop LA talk, lets play the game and talk later.

HUNViking
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 7:06 pm

Yup, they are milking this. Hope we punch the Rams in the mouth, early and often.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 7:07 pm

Good morning Hun.

HUNViking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 7:09 pm

Good morning, VP 🙂

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 7:09 pm

The directive is out. Couple small fires and the fix is in.

HUNViking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 7:15 pm

Let’s hope not…

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 7:17 pm

Just like the election, the Vikings are going to have to make it too big to rig.

VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 7:04 pm

If I hear one more thing about LA, I think I’ll start a fire.

DE Viking
13 January 2025 7:03 pm

Already sick of the Poor old Rams shit.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 7:03 pm

I see the two talking douches on my TV screen now.
Glad sound is muted.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  Gone fishin'
13 January 2025 7:11 pm

Oh, ok

VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 6:55 pm

Game thread?

Mjolnir
13 January 2025 6:39 pm

KOC all smiles and high-fives walking the field pre-game. Dude looks loose and confident.

HUNViking
Reply to  Mjolnir
13 January 2025 7:07 pm

That’s the Kumbaya vibe, I guess. Hope it helps us win tonight.

bowbunch
Admin
13 January 2025 6:28 pm

They just played the Tyree tribute on ESPN. If you missed it, don’t watch it if your allergies are acting up.

Mjolnir
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 6:38 pm

Yep. Pretty moving.

JacksonVike
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 7:07 pm

That was a tough watch.

norseman1
norseman1
13 January 2025 6:26 pm

Place is dead. Might be last game of year and not even a game thread.

bowbunch
Admin
13 January 2025 6:10 pm

Goodell is talking to Buck right now and I don’t like the Vikings chances. A lot of talk about how the NFL is doing everything it can to show support for LA and give them hope.

Mjolnir
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 6:17 pm

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 6:22 pm

I’ll be watching officiating real close. I have not forgot non call on facemask.

norseman1
norseman1
13 January 2025 5:42 pm

No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:15 pm

President Biden on Monday announced he is bailing out more than 150,000 Americans in his last week in office, bringing total loan “forgiveness” over the last four years to $183.6 billion for more than 5 million borrowers, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said. 

Don’t you love a guy who gives your money away to people who did nothing to deserve it, without your permission, so he can be adored by losers?

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:17 pm

Still waiting for the pardons to come down
Biden family
Fauci
Perhaps the entire democrat apparatus

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:20 pm

Doing everything to undermine Trump. Besides being senile, he’s a complete asshole, even at the expense of it’s citizens.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 4:22 pm

Thank goodness it was a smooth transition.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 4:22 pm

Especially at the expense of the citizens. Said he would spend every dime the country has to rebuild Los Angeles… WTF?

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:24 pm

Idiot libs destroy it. Can’t make the shit up.

No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:06 pm

I had multiple teeth pulled from my lower jaw last week, as I had lots of teeth loosening due to bone decay. I had a partial installed, and it looks, and feels great. Right now, I still have stitches in my mouth, and a lot of soreness, so can’t chew anything yet. My wife just came in and asked me if I wanted wings for the game tonight.

Then she said “oh…” and left the room.

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:08 pm

if you aren’t going to eat them, i’ll take them!

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  freezeyface
13 January 2025 4:10 pm

Thanks Freeze! I know you’re always willing to take one for the team!

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:12 pm

i do what i can for my friends

peterplaysbass
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:08 pm

Maybe some mashed potatoes?

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 4:10 pm

Yep. Apple sauce, mashed potatoes, Cream of Wheat, scrambled eggs, etc are what I’m living on.

freezeyface
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:12 pm

i didn’t know cream of wheat was a thing anymore. i remember my mom and dad eating that when i was a kid, i tried it and hated it. but i bet i wouldn’t mind it now.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 4:12 pm

Beef jerky.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 4:17 pm

Thanks!

peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:22 pm

Will kickoff be right at 7:00 (central time) ?

My dumb kid got grounded from driving and he needs to be picked up from work. AT SEVEN.

I said he can walk home, but my wife is a coddler.

freezeyface
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:25 pm

send your wife to get him, if she is the coddler

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  freezeyface
13 January 2025 3:45 pm

Or call an Uber

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 3:45 pm

And make him pay for it.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  freezeyface
13 January 2025 3:53 pm

SHE’LL BE AT BIBLE STUDY

(EYEROLL)

VikingPhilip
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:55 pm

Maybe you should get her a better Bible.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 3:56 pm

She doesn’t need one, she can just listen to me reading mine aloud

VikingPhilip
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:59 pm

Some women just can’t learn their place.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 3:57 pm

The one that tells her to pick her kid up. And not to coddle him. I’m sure there’s a version that says that.

SkolfromMT
SkolfromMT
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:31 pm

Usually MNF is 20 minutes after the hour, I think.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 3:36 pm

Per the internet (and that is always true), pre-game stuff starts at 6:30 and game at 7.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 3:45 pm

That’s what they said about last night’s game and I don’t think it kicked off until quarter after or so.

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 3:48 pm

Correct.
Pregame hype for first 12 to 15 minutes.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 3:52 pm

D’oh!

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:39 pm

Weekend games were pretty much on time.

Mjolnir
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:45 pm

Uber for the win…..

DE Viking
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 3:47 pm

I’d be shocked if kickoff was at 7.

They have to let *uck and Aikman cry us a river about the wildfires.
Then the moment of silence.
Then maybe the national anthem, but BSPN usually goes to commercial on that.

Id guess 7:12 for the actual kickoff.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 3:52 pm

hooray!

DE Viking
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 4:00 pm

Peter driving to pick up his kid….

VikingPhilip
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 3:53 pm

Maybe if they would cry a big enough river, that would take care of the wildfires.

DE Viking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 3:56 pm

Well, Newscum would divert it to save the smelt.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 3:56 pm

No more leaf blowers, that should get it under control.

HUNViking
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 4:26 pm

The games I watched so far in the playoffs all started like 15 minutes later than advertised, due to pre game shenanigans.

norseman1
norseman1
13 January 2025 2:47 pm

Does winner of this game play on Sunday? Seems like one team gets a bit short changed on rest.

Mjolnir
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 2:50 pm

Yup. Sunday in Philly

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  Mjolnir
13 January 2025 2:58 pm

Hmm…if we win we get a day less rest and travel both times. 14-3 record don’t buy you much.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 3:46 pm

The Lions played on a short week last week. Sure helped the Vikings.

NoDakRube
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 2:51 pm

Yes, early game next Sunday, I believe 2pm

bowbunch
Admin
13 January 2025 2:47 pm

NoDakRube
13 January 2025 2:35 pm

Vivid Seats is predicting a 50 50 split in fans tonight between Vikings and LA fans.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 2:37 pm

Lot better than SoFi.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 2:39 pm

Did the Rams really have that good of a home field?

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 2:44 pm

Doubt it, they deal with Charger fans too. Should be helpful if offense can hear signals.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  norseman1
13 January 2025 2:47 pm

Or have enough Vikings fans to cause the Rams to false start once or twice.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 2:49 pm

Yes, i’m curious about the noise.

NoDakRube
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 2:53 pm

I was at the Vikes/LA phans in LA. It was about at 85 to 15 split in fans. As I recall they were able to get the decible thingy up to the low 100s. The Vikings stadium is louder we can get it to the 108 to 112 range.

bowbunch
Admin
13 January 2025 2:13 pm

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 2:16 pm

Did they give him an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty?

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 2:17 pm

I don’t think so. The ref talked to him and he started laughing as soon as he skated away. Anybody else would have got a penalty, but it’s Fleury.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 2:17 pm

We’re going on a cruise this weekend. Do I dare wear my new t-shirt?

Snowflake-Removal
DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 2:19 pm

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 2:22 pm

I will. I like causing chaos. Might be too warm for the Let’s Go Brandon hoody.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 3:56 pm

Love that Bow!

DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:21 pm

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:23 pm

There but for the Grace of God……….

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 1:24 pm

Laughing…

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:25 pm

Driving and watching porn on your phone?
Did he think he had three hands.

NoDakRube
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 1:44 pm

Lol!

DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:16 pm

Mike Zimmer An In-House Candidate
And, as OutKick reported Saturday, Dallas already has an in-house candidate, defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, in waiting.

LOLOLOLOLO……

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:18 pm

They deserve each other.

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:23 pm

@Well, there defense was really good this year@

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:26 pm

He was good for a couple years and then I think the players got tired of his schtick which is what is going to happen in Detroit if they don’t win Super Bowls.

KFEY93
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:29 pm

Would be funny if Zim got to coach the OG Cousins and the Black Cousins

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  KFEY93
13 January 2025 1:33 pm

Haha Dak is worse and more overpaid. Would be hilarious.

KFEY93
Reply to  JRo_42
13 January 2025 1:48 pm

Disagree on first sentence, they are the same in my mind. Agreed it would be hilarious though.

DE Viking
Reply to  KFEY93
13 January 2025 2:13 pm

It’s Zimmer’s destiny !!!!

Wrenage
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 1:44 pm

Oh man, I actually hurt something laughing at the thought of Zimmer as HC of the Cowboys.

DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:20 pm

Now we all know the correct answer for the Vikings 2025 QB.
Let Sam walk.
Why?
Because Slick says keep him.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:49 pm

Let Sam walk.
Build in the trenches.
Please.

DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:12 pm

I always get a chuckle about “Football Experts” blogging about various scenarios.
This one is about Kirk to Cleveland.

The one thing missing in this article is Kirks demand for guaranteed dollars.
Watson has a cap charge of $72 million in 2025 and 2026.

If the Falcons release Kirko, 2025 is easy enough since the offsets go to Atlanta.

But given Kirko’s history, would he do any team any favors?

JacksonVike
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:33 pm

But, he wants to retire a Brown.

DE Viking
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 12:43 pm

Not sure how Cleveland affords him beyond 2025.

NoDakRube
13 January 2025 12:10 pm

The video of the day was pretty funny.

DE Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 12:17 pm

Are you in Glendale?

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:20 pm

No. Sadly I am not. I am hording my travel cash for when we host the NFC Championship game!

DE Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 12:22 pm

But won’t your wife tell you to sell the tickets to make a profit?

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:24 pm

She may suggest that, but she knows that is non-negotiable.
And,

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 1:39 pm

I do what I want
As long as my wife says it’s ok.

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 2:15 pm

Yeah.
That’s what I was thinking.
Acting all dominant but the truth is likely…..

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 3:06 pm

Ha in most things this is true…..

MT Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 12:25 pm

I’m convinced we will have to do the murderer’s row of LA PHI DET.

NoDakRube
Reply to  MT Viking
13 January 2025 3:06 pm

Well, then when we get to New Orleans we should be battle tested.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 3:09 pm

We win i don’t like our chances with Barkley.

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:22 pm

My son’s girlfriend is going to the game (she lives in Glendale), it will be interesting to get her estimate of Vikings vs Rams fan proportion.

DE Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 12:38 pm

Your son’s girlfriend.
But not your son?

NoDakRube
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:56 pm

Because Malibu is such a mess right now, Pepperdine went remote classes for this week. So my son is still home with us and his girlfriend is still home with her family. She was up here for a week after Christmas but then returned to Arizona.

DE Viking
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 1:07 pm

Gotcha.

Mjolnir
13 January 2025 11:59 am

Merry Pre-Victory Monday Minny Maniacs!

Feel good about getting the win tonight!*

*felt good a week ago too 😒

But I think we win tonight. I expect BFlo to have answers for Puka & Cupp. I think Harrison Phillips may be right when he said the best thing that could’ve happened last week was a loss – it woke them up, forced them to look at mistakes and make adjustments – at least I’m hoping this is the result of last week.

Darnold has to have a better game, no question about it. If he plays like he did last Sunday we’re doomed. I think he will. I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt that last weekend was just a bad game, at the worst possible time.

Still playing with house money in a rebuilding year but Wrenage is right – going 14-3 to be one and done would be embarrassing. Let’s not do that.

SKOL

🔨🔨🔨

bowbunch
Admin
13 January 2025 11:45 am

bowbunch
Admin
13 January 2025 11:44 am

Maybe they do it for Khyree this year.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 11:46 am

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 12:00 pm

Not sure if it’s part of your post, but apparently the Vikings leave an open seat with Khyree’s jersey at the team meal.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 12:13 pm

I saw that Bynum or somebody went to the rookie dinner and hung his jersey on a chair. I like that they have kept an open locker for him too.

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 12:15 pm

That’s probably what I read.
But yeah. Very cool they are honoring him this year.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 11:41 am

Staffords kids were hospitalized this weekend.
As if the guy doesn’t have enough going on with fires and playoff games.

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/matthew-stafford-wife-kelly-gives-144351446.html

MT Viking
13 January 2025 11:22 am

I’m confident the Vikings will win tonight – but in the back of my mind I realize that the season could end tonight. I hate the interminable off season.

VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 11:12 am

McCarthy is out. The sides couldn’t decide on a length of contract. Isn’t that just a nice way to say, “You’re fired.”?

KFEY93
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 11:14 am

To the BEARS you go!

VikingPhilip
Reply to  KFEY93
13 January 2025 11:17 am

Probably.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 11:23 am

Maybe Rodgers will decide to play another year and convince the Jets to hire him.

DE Viking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 11:15 am

Yes.
Or maybe McCarthy is nicely telling Jerra to *uck off.
Like Kirk did to the Vikings.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 2:39 pm

Wrenage
13 January 2025 10:47 am

I guess I am all-Bills all the time now that the Chargers are out in the AFC.

You let me down, Herbert, but that smile…that damn smile…I can’t quit you.

Herbert
FloridaSKOL
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 10:49 am

DE Viking
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 10:53 am

Herbert is officially overrated in my book.
I gave him a pass on coaching.
Not anymore.

He is an overpaid QB and looking like a pansy with that hairdo.

Wrenage
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 11:08 am

The possibility is there, yes.

Surly Viking
Admin
13 January 2025 10:28 am

Watching the Manning-Cast instead of the normal broadcast.
I do not need to hear Joe Buck kiss Troy Aikmans ass for 3 hours, and talk about how wonderful the Rams are.

Mannings are way more entertaining, and if the game is shit, there will at least be a few things Belichick says that are smart. Plus Jared Allen is a guest in the third quarter.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 10:50 am

I honestly watch the games with the sound off. I know enough about football to see, understand, and interpret a play on my own. Pre-snap I’m looking at safety alignments, and the linebackers, on defense, and the formation and personnel groups on offense. Looking for personnel groupings, and shifts and how the defense reacts. I watch the QB play probably much differently than a typical fan.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 10:55 am

Try not to be too humble.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 11:11 am

I just know football DE. I played QB in college, and I understand concepts, play design, and schemes. Not trying to prove I’m the smartest man in the room. Just saying I know what’s going on, on the field, when it’s happening.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 11:13 am

Had they invented the forward pass yet?

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 11:14 am

Laughing… yes… barely.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 11:17 am

When the TV coverage only shows the QB and lineman, and the QB drops back, how do you know what the DBs and safety’s are doing in the defensive backfield to read what’s going on when they are never in TV the picture?

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 11:29 am

The TV live coverage definitely limits the “view” of the field at times, but for the most part I can see enough to know the looks pre-snap. I also like watching the all 22 after the game, because of course, you get a better picture. I will say, that I see things defensively at times that I wouldn’t have expected pre-snap. Defenses in the NFL are really good at forcing offenses to go where they want them to go at times, limiting a QB’s options, forcing throws to specific areas of the field, etc.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 11:00 am

I watch with the sound off but don’t do any of the rest of that.
I just think the ‘talking points’ of the announcers are dumb and they piss me off.
I might miss a piece of info but I can get that on the game thread.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 11:08 am

Yes, and I’ve noticed they get things wrong too. I don’t to listen to their blather.

JacksonVike
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 10:54 am

I like the Manning cast when I watch other team, but they tend to talk over the plays, which drives me nuts, so I will watch with Joe Schmo and Terrible Troy.

Surly Viking
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Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 12:55 pm

They do talk over the plays, but sometimes that is good for me. Especially if things are not going well for the Vikings.

SkolfromMT
SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 10:14 am

Closing on the sale of a duplex in Butte today. We’ve owned it for 20 yrs. Capital gains taxes suck bear balls. Government loves inflation. Buying power of money of 2005 dollars down 38% but they still tax as gains. What a racket.

Also I have a feeling Vikes are gonna role. #nojinx

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 10:23 am

Does this apply? Or did you make more than this?

  • If you owned and lived in the home for a total of two of the five years before the sale, then up to $250,000 of profit is tax-free (or up to $500,000 if you are married and file a joint return).
SkolfromMT
SkolfromMT
Reply to  JRo_42
13 January 2025 10:25 am

Never lived there, it was a rental unit. Good income generator but the hassles just becoming too much.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 10:27 am

Ah, I should have inferred that you didn’t live there based on your original comment. Yeah, government needs their cut so they can waste it!

SkolfromMT
SkolfromMT
Reply to  JRo_42
13 January 2025 10:38 am

Well maybe the gov can use their 22% cut to buy a fire truck or something.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 10:41 am

Straight to Ukraine.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:54 am

They need our help! (to buy Rolls Royces or something)

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
13 January 2025 11:03 am

I think they are still paying off that Hunter/FJB bribe.

JacksonVike
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:56 am

Or in Biden’s bank account via Ukraine.

JacksonVike
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 12:11 pm

We had 3 units in a building we used to own. It was a lot of work. We replaced the floor in one of the units, just to find out after we had sold the building that the next renters had destroyed it within a year.

MT Viking
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 12:24 pm

In a tale too long to tell here, we had major difficulties finding a place to rent when I started med school in Grand Forks, because we had a dog. People even encouraged us to give the dog away. We ended up buying a mobile home.

We talked about buying a rental property for the express purpose of renting to people with pets after that difficult experience, but having seen enough pics of the disasters that renters leave when they have pets (and often when they don’t have pets) that’s a big no thanks.

JacksonVike
Reply to  MT Viking
13 January 2025 12:32 pm

Yep, we would get left with apartments full of garbage and they looked like they were never cleaned the whole time the people lived there.

SkolfromMT
SkolfromMT
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 12:47 pm

15 yrs ago or so, renters who were college kids (< 1 mile from MT Tech) left a complete disaster of beer cans and pizza boxes. They were graduating seniors. Anyhow he had his senior thesis on a CD rom and left it. I found it after my wife and I spent a total of 32 hrs cleaning. Got a call from him, he couldn’t graduate without the thesis. Told him he should of made a copy AND I will give it to you for $1000 cleaning fee.

MT Viking
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 12:50 pm

Attaboy.

Surly Viking
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Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 12:56 pm

JacksonVike
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 12:58 pm

Did you get the money, or did he have to re-write his thesis? Enquiring minds want to know.

SkolfromMT
SkolfromMT
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 1:03 pm

He paid, it was months of work and he graduated with a petroleum eng degree, was starting a job in TX in a couple weeks.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 1:37 pm

Young men as a general rule are clueless and/or idiots. I can see something like that happening. However, my wife is very thrifty and wanted the security deposit back, so any time we moved my oldest son (who was/is like that), she brought cleaning supplies along and cleaned the apartment. When we helped my second son and his wife move this past fall, we all pitched in and cleaned the rental that they moved out of. It was probably cleaner when they left than when they moved in. What I don’t get is grown adults treating their living space like a garbage can and having no concept of taking care of things. It is a childish concept to walk away and leave all of your problems for someone else to take care of.

NoDakRube
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 1:47 pm

Yes, it is childish, but so pervasive in today’s society. Another irritating example is the damn grocery charts all over the parking lot. COME ON!

MT Viking
Reply to  SkolfromMT
13 January 2025 10:29 am

First world problems. It angers me when, say, you receive a $1000 dividend from John Deere stock (dividends taxed as ordinary income), invest it in another blue chip say Home Depot, HD stock doubles, sell it and you pay 20% capital gains tax. Meanwhile half the population effectively pays no income tax.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  MT Viking
13 January 2025 10:34 am

How about the government collecting sales tax on cars over and over and over again. Every time the asset is sold, they want their cut.

Complete bullshit.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 10:36 am

Sales tax should only apply on the first time an item is sold. Not that I have a huge dog in that fight since we don’t have a sales tax.

MT Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:42 am

I have permanent plates now on three of my vehicles, so at least I don’t have that revolving door expense of vehicle registration year after year (as you know, much more expensive to register a vehicle in Montana than neighboring states). Of course you have to pay effectively three years’ worth of registration to get the permanent plate, so the vehicle better last! Buy Lexus!

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  MT Viking
13 January 2025 10:44 am

Just paid for my pickup and got the bill for my wife’s rig. My pickup is 8 years old now though so it was like $180 bucks and the other rig is like $130.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:45 am

I found a hack though. I just didn’t renew my tags on my pickup for like 2 1/2 years.

MT Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:47 am

Ha. Funny! I always figured they would just make you pay missed back taxes.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  MT Viking
13 January 2025 10:50 am

Nope, they said I don’t have to and they just assume it was parked for the whole time. I was expecting to have to pay for all of the time I missed. It just started over.

HUNViking
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 10:39 am

Taxation is theft. Every government can be viewed as a criminal organization in that regard. How convenient that they get to make the rules…

SkolfromMT
SkolfromMT
Reply to  MT Viking
13 January 2025 10:37 am

First world problem indeed.

No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 9:44 am

Darnold (like Baker Mayfield) is predominantly a first read QB. He can certainly make reads and progressions, but the more that first read is taken away, the more uncomfortable he is. Having top level receivers who can win on their routes, has helped him a lot. He has a very good arm, and he CAN get the job done. I want to see those mid range crossing routes early, because I think those are the routes the Rams will struggle to defend well. Give Sam a little protection, and run those crossers, and he’ll start clicking.

bowbunch
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Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 9:48 am

I have seen lots of guys like Kurt Warner break down Sam’s tape and show the exact opposite and that he has actually been going through his reads very well. I think the scheme makes it look a lot like one reads (did to Kirko too), because the motions they use allow the QB to go through 1 or 2 reads a lot of times before the ball is even snapped. Jets alluded to that some in an interview a week or two ago. He said with the scheme they basically know where the ball is going and where everybody will be on most snaps before the ball is snapped.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 10:19 am

I still think the biggest issue with the offense is the interior O line, and the fact that the plays are either slow-developing or Sam just holds on to the ball too much.

Maybe all of the above?

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 10:44 am

I do think that’s all in play Surly. When a QB is making decisions, and thinking on a play, vice seeing it and throwing it, then his play is gonna be a little slower. Over time of course, it gets smoother, but you only need a receiver to make an unexpected adjustment once, and the confidence goes down. Also, it’s not just JJ doing this. It’s all the receivers, so we’ve seen in games where two receivers run to the same place on the field after adjusting to the defense.

peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 8:52 am

Gambler’s fallacy, everyone. The Vikings are DUE.

Just because it’s a fallacy doesn’t guarantee its prediction is false. Sometimes a blind fallacy finds a nut.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 8:56 am

We ARE favored.

peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 8:43 am

Can the Commies beat the Lions?

Both Washington and Tampa Bay looked beatable last night, but I think the right team won.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 8:46 am

Can? Yes.
Will? Probably not.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 8:51 am

rats.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 9:13 am

As a long suffering Redskins (and Vikings) fan, I have to say I’ve been thrilled with this season. Both teams have definitely been awesome to watch. I think the Lions are too big an ask though and their season ends this coming weekend. They have overachieved, and been a great watch, but no way the win in Detroit (unfortunately).

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
13 January 2025 9:38 am

Any given Sunday. I doubt it happens, but it would be sweet. Lions come out rusty from the week off and arrogant. Daniels could rip em. He’s looking pretty good. I wanted the Vikings to somehow get him and if not him JJ was my second choice.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 9:42 am

I like Daniels, Nix, May, then JJ.

So far, Daniels and Nix both look like solid QB;s. Looking forward to seeing JJ start next season.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 10:26 am

I liked JJ and Nix.
I knew Daniels had the physical skills but didn’t know if he had the brain.
KOC/Vikings seemed to think so but he was too expensive to get.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 10:36 am

Yep. If draft day rumblings were true, the team looked at moving up for Daniels and possibly May.
I think it worked out fine.
If KoC things JJ is better than Nix, then I am absolutely fine with that choice.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 8:30 am

Former Trump Attorney Cohen that perjured himself during the Hush Money trial begged FJB for a pardon Sunday saying that he needed to protect other DJT critics.
He stated that ‘I am someones son also’.

https://www.foxnews.com/media/michael-cohen-pleas-biden-presidential-pardon-im-somebodys-son-also

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 8:42 am

Guy is a liar and total criminal. He made his bed, let him reap what he sowed.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRobert
13 January 2025 8:45 am

Agreed.
Also a whiny little bytch complaining that Hunter got a pardon so I should get one too.
He sounds like a spoiled pre-teen boy.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 9:39 am

Didn’t one of the other people remind him that he isn’t Biden’s son though?

Wrenage
13 January 2025 8:05 am

Big game tonight. Vikings pretty much have to win this. Yeah, it was a fun season and all that, but you can’t chalk up 14 wins and go out in the Wild Card round.

That is just silly.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 8:07 am

but you can’t chalk up 14 wins and go out in the Wild Card round

It is the Vikings. Of course they can.

Wrenage
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 8:13 am

Plus, Vikings have now even been gifted a “neutral” field, which will certainly have its fair share of Vikings fans.

DE Viking
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 9:34 am

But will that “gift” be overshadowed by the “gift” of the league and refs to that poor downtrodden team dealing with wildfires?

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 9:47 am

Bingo. They will lose 34-17.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 8:43 am

Wrenage has obviously not been a Viking fan long enough to fully experience what that means.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
13 January 2025 9:41 am

My wife said something yesterday about how are the Vikings going to fail this year and how it’s been too much. I told her to stop and reminded her she’s only been a fan for less than 15 years. She got to miss Gary Andersen and Favre.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:20 am

To be fair, saying the Vikings will fail is normally a very safe bet.
The only question is, when will they fail?

DE Viking
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 8:11 am

The only solace that I could offer is that I think the Steelers have gone one and done like 7 years in a row or something.

Very Vikingesque.

Wrenage
Reply to  DE Viking
13 January 2025 8:14 am

I see the annual “time for Tomlin to move on” stories are coming out.

It is fair to have that POV, I reckon. He’s been there forever.

peterplaysbass
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 8:44 am

coasting on Bill Cowher’s coat tails

DE Viking
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 9:30 am

Rooney firing Tomlin?

Poetic justice?

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  peterplaysbass
13 January 2025 9:43 am

For 17 years now.

HUNViking
Reply to  Wrenage
13 January 2025 8:14 am

KOC did a great job with Sam, and Flo with the defense, and we DID win 14 games, but it will feel kinda devalued if we can’t survive the Wild Card round. OTOH, we don’t seem to match up particularly well with the Rams.

Still, we were in that game pretty much until the end when we played them in the regular season. I just hope officiating will be more balanced this time, we should have a fair shot then…

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 9:41 am

At least this time they might actually prepare for Puka.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 9:42 am

Also, how distracted are the Rams players going to be with the fires going on. I’m sure some of them have lost their homes or at least have close friends and family who have.

freezeyface
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 9:42 am

flores is out the door, he don’t care

KFEY93
Reply to  freezeyface
13 January 2025 9:52 am

NE was the only logical spot for him, Bears need an offensive HC not a defensive one. What other spots would he actually want to take? I think Vikes pay him and he stays.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  KFEY93
13 January 2025 9:54 am

When have the Bears ever done what they should?

KFEY93
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:06 am

True

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  KFEY93
13 January 2025 9:55 am

Grigson and Flores as a package deal to Pittsburgh.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:16 am

Pittsburg does not fire Head Coaches, they retire.

vikesfanincheeseland
vikesfanincheeseland
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:24 am

I’ve been reading things about the package deal, but its all been pointing to the jets from what I’ve seen. I went over to there site to see what the fans were saying, and it wasn’t positive vibes.

freezeyface
Reply to  KFEY93
13 January 2025 9:57 am

i don’t really think he’s gone, i was just spitting what everyone will say if we lose haha

KFEY93
Reply to  freezeyface
13 January 2025 10:06 am

Ahh I see, my bad.

HUNViking
Reply to  freezeyface
13 January 2025 10:02 am

You think Flo pulls a Shurmur? Possibly, I hope not…

HUNViking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:01 am

That would be nice. Puka killed us last time.

HUNViking
13 January 2025 7:33 am

This is it, then. I’ll be able to watch the game tonight, but I really don’t know what to expect. I just hope the team can live up to the task and beat the Rams. One game at a time…

It has been mostly fun so far, today shall not be the last game of this surprisingly good season. SKOL!

NoDakRube
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 7:50 am

It’s been a great season! It won’t end tonight!!! (I say with false confidence)

JacksonVike
Reply to  NoDakRube
13 January 2025 7:52 am

#nojinx

HUNViking
Reply to  JacksonVike
13 January 2025 8:05 am

Thanks for the #nojinx, how could I forget that…

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 7:53 am

SKOL!!

VikingPhilip
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 9:04 am

Won’t it be tomorrow morning for you?

HUNViking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
13 January 2025 10:05 am

It will be, game starts around 2am over here.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 10:21 am

You are a true fan, HUNViking.
I would wake up maybe a bit early and check the score, if they win, then I would watch.

HUNViking
Reply to  Surly Viking
13 January 2025 10:45 am

We’re all in this together Surly. If I can somehow arrange it, I’ll always watch the Vikings. I chose them as my team, no quitting.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 10:48 am

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 10:22 am

In ’91 while stationed in Stuttgart, I missed morning formation to finish watching the Twins win game 7 for their WS victory. My NCOIC told me that was not a good enough reason.
I told him to do whatever he thought he needed to do but it was worth it to me to see it.
Never heard another thing about it.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  HUNViking
13 January 2025 9:42 am

1 and 0. Just go 1 and 0.

HUNViking
Reply to  bowbunch
13 January 2025 10:07 am

1 and 0. Just go 1 and 0.

FloridaSKOL
13 January 2025 7:20 am

Good morning, SKOL!

FTP!

FTR!

HUNViking
Reply to  FloridaSKOL
13 January 2025 8:07 am

SKOL!

About The Author

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Gone fishin'

I'm a dad, husband, Army vet, believer, and a die-hard, life-long Vikings fan from the great state of North Dakota. I've been a Viking fan dating back to 1980, I've been covering the Vikings for nearly a decade, and I founded Skoloholics in 2022. I work in real estate and property management, I love spending time with family, working in the yard, doing anything in the outdoors, and as you can tell from my username, I love fishing. SKOL!!!!!!!!!!

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