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Hey, what a great game yesterday! This team is a lot of fun to watch, they’re actually competent on both sides of the ball, they can run and pass the ball, and the coaching staff seems to actually know what they’re doing. We’re Vikings fans, so we ALL know that the wheels can come off at the drop of a hat, BUT I sure am enjoying watching this team this year.
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Philly up by 6 with 1:39 left.
ATL gets the ball at the 30, need a TD to win. Kirko makes a few really good throws to start the drive, and get the team to the 12 yard line with 48 seconds left.
TD throw on point. The return of Kirko chainz.
It was an entertaining game.
Yeah, PoopEaters Lose.
Excellent. Need to watch that after my procedure is done today at the hospital.
Pablo pitched 6.1 innings gave up 2 runs.
Pull pen came in and gave up 2 more and Twinkies lose 4-3.
There was just an ad for the WNBA playoffs. I probably won’t watch.
Neither one of the offenses are doing much tonight. As I was typing that, Hurts just took off for a big run.
3 FGs for Atlanta,
Usually if you continue to fail to punch it in it comes back to bite you.
Hope not in this case as it would be much better for the poopeaters to lose.
Ooof. Kirk looks BAD
FTFY
Kirk
looksis BADTop Def PFF numbers for Sunday.
ED Patrick Jones II — 88.6
LB Blake Cashman — 80.9
DT Taki Taimani — 77.8
CB Shaquill Griffin — 69.0
S Josh Metellus — 68.5
ED Andrew Van Ginkel — 66.2
ED Dallas Turner — 66.0
CB Stephon Gilmore — 64.5
S Harrison Smith — 63.0
ED Jonathan Greenard — 61.8
So about 26m people think violence is ok to stop Trump.
Wonder how many of those are conservative?
The poll, released by the University of Chicago via the Chicago Project on Security and Threats, found that 26 million Americans believe “the use of force” is justified to keep Trump from regaining the presidency. Of the 26 million, the poll found, nine million have guns, and 22 million have access to “internet organizational tools.”
You wonder why people think this way now. Someone recently told me this – said from the communist manifesto.
First, you get control of the education system
You then remove God and religion from public institutions.
Then you get control of the press and the narrative.
And then the government controlled by a few elites can run everything and everyone is dependent on government.
Makes some sense to me and can see the direction of all of this.
It will work to get a ‘few elites’ in control.
But then it falls apart, unless you have a cabal of assistants/believers pulling the strings for them.
I call it the ‘Obama Method’.
Believe Obama, Pelosi, and Schumur with a little Clayburn are calling the shots. and have been. Heck, they even let Bernie have his way once in a while.
Doubt Pelosi has the brains left at this point to call any shots.
I suspect the others are all just following Obama’s orders.
That’s what happens when people stop thinking for themselves & allow the national media tell them what to think.
By ‘National Media’ you mean the Propaganda Arm of the Democratic Party.
Twins at “Indians”. Show some balls.
Name of your sex tape
he’s a freak
Geriatric porn
Expect the twins to get swept, hope they sweep the Indians.
I don’t think they’ll catch them for the division, but gotta keep stacking some wins because it’s a tight wildcard race.
LOL….
https://twitter.com/vikingzfanpage/status/1835483621618028692
Animation is a hoot.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and assume that no QB has said that to Donatell.
That would be a good bet
Personally, I think the 1970’s and 1980’s are the classics.
Classic Uniforms are Classic.
1978 CLASSIC
Stu!
Get hungry everytime i see it.
Yes !!!!!
When do they wear those all white? Ghost uniforms?
Whenever it is it will be too soon.
I can handle for a game. Purple is my favorite color.
Not sure.
Did anyone see the Texans used a black football yesterday?
How can that be? NFL regulations.
Racist obviously.
Didn’t notice that.
Think we should have a white ball and ghost uniforms when Texans come to town. We will be invisible.
I heard a story about a team that showed up for a game with a uniform that had a ‘football logo’ on the chest. It was like back in the 30s or so. It looked like everyone was carrying a football.
Other team said if they were not removed then there would be no game. I always thought it was a decent idea, if it had worked.
That was on Paul Harvey’s, The Rest of the Story. The other team broke into the locker where the game balls were stored and dyed them red.
Yeah, cause that will end racism
I like the 80s/90s whites
Yep.
1987 season was bad ass.
On the road in whites beating people up.
70s & 80s uniforms were the best
That’s classic for me.
But I’m old.
Can’t argue with a truthful statement. But, In Cousins first year in 18 didn’t we first win against Niners and then TIE the Packers where our kicker missed a FG at end of game, and two in OT. And Cousins threw for 425 and 4 TD’s in that game.
Sometimes context matters.
Wouldn’t have to worry about a kicker missing field goals if you throw more TDs.
Obviously KCs fault for stopping with a paltry 4 TD passes.
Haha yeah, should have thrown 5 TD’s….
Maybe every QB should do that every week. The ones that don’t, suck.
Bingo.
*had
@not his fault@
We need to stop with that stuff. The Vikings are stat-breakers (usually in a bad way). Makes me think it’s even more likely to go against the numbers.
True.
Here’s some data that will feed your take.
Vikings have done this TWICE
There have been 6 teams to start the year 5-0 and miss the playoffs since the beginning of the 12-team playoffs in 1990.
Final RECORD
2016 Minnesota Vikings. 8-8
2015 Atlanta Falcons 8-8
2009New York Giants 8-8
2009 Denver Broncos 8-8
2003Minnesota Vikings 9-7
1993New Orleans Saints 8-8
Yup, gotta pump the brakes a little. Enjoy what we’re seeing while it’s happening but after many years of heartbreak when they were doing well still lingers in my mind. I will say though, I think this coaching staff might finally be the ones that could get it done. KOC seems to be getting better in about everything that comes with coaching as each week goes by, and B-flo has this defense balling out. I sure hope he stays around for a while.
Remember in 2016 when we started 5-0 (9-0 if you include preseason), then missed the playoffs?
I do.
Of course. Burned into my consciousness.
Like all Viking historical failures.
How screwed up can we get.
Just read some government agency has RFK Jr under investigation for a comment he recently made about cutting off the head of a dead whale 20 YEARS AGO.
All the crap going on, and our government has the time and money to go after a dead whale from 20 years ago.
WTF
Well he does have that prior with the dead bear after all.
They would have used this to force him off the ballot if they were not busy trying to force him to stay on the ballot.
Woke logic strikes again.
Sometimes just sit and wonder, how did we ever get this fucked up? My parents and that generation would think we have all lost our minds!
I blame the proliferation of lawyers.
They started the ‘legal doesn’t equal logical’ idea that has turned into ‘nothing is logical but feelings’.
I blame liberals who taught people to NOT be independent and support yourself. Instead, believe in almighty government and it’s good.
Not to mention the rise of Victimhood.
He/She/It who is the biggest victim wins.
I think that and I am no where near your parents age.
I hit a deer but lost the blood trail in the bush. Wonder if they want a piece of me?
They have Tulsi Gabbard on a TSA watch list for terrorism.
If you don’t play along, you must be under government scrutiny.
Trump must be stopped so Trump doesn’t do what the current government is doing.
And that’s how you win Championships.
At least in the past.
Probably still true, but all the rules favor the offense.
Will add a little good balanced offense to go with a great defense. Our D looks stout up to this point.
Yep.
Until the “prevent” defense was used.
Which allowed 3pts in a 9pt game and large percentage of clock used.
It made lots of sense to me.
I seldom agree with the use of the prevent defense but this was one of them.
I agree, had to let them run the clock, as they had no timeouts left.
You are both correct. Rarely happens on this site.
Made me chuckle, thanks norseman
I’d say they let up 10 points with the prevent defense. They started slacking in the 4th.
#nojinx
Really great. Fingers crossed we keep goingat close to this level.
If they stay healthy, I would think that is likely.
Not even sure what the designations are now. Probable, questionable or out?
It’s either Questionable, Doubtful or Out.
They could be listed as Questionable for a hangnail now.
So I would guess they both are listed as Questionable to keep the Texans guessing.
‘Probable’ was assassinated.
Questionable is supposed to be 50/50 or likely to play. Doubtful is supposed to be most likely will not play and out means they won’t play.
Yep.
But if someone has ANY injury, they are labeled as questionable.
Hope both will be OK for Sunday. Would be sweet to start the season 3-0.
#nojinx
Media unsure of political leanings of gunman.
They will spin it in any way they think will hurt Trump.
It is all that they do now days, they don’t even try to hide it any more.
Correct.
Yeah, totally leave out the part where the latest attempted shooter claimed he tried to take Trump out because he is a threat to democracy. Hmm, I feel like I’ve heard that somewhere before.
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Kamala Safe And In Stable Condition After Attempted Interview
Her electoral history is a joke. People think she’s qualified to run a country?! LMGDAO!
Simple amazing that she doesn’t have to say much.
Just smile and look like a whore.
She was a whore – remember Willie.
Well she did start her career as a prostitutor.
Since it is not their money, why not?
Hahaha, that’s great.
well they for sure will NEVER say it was a LEFT LEANING CRACKPOT.
Correct.
LOL, what a joke. Presstitues everywhere…. boggles the mind that so many can’t or won’t see what’s going on here.
Purple early 2.5 underdogs at home vs Texans. No respect!
Closer than the 6.5 they were to the 49ers.
Trending in the right direction.
Good.
I like being underestimated.
They’re not gonna win em all anyway so if they are going to give one up, best case is it’s against an AFC team.
Common games is a bigger tie breaker than the NFC tiebreaker.
There’s a lot more common NFC games and there’s only 4 other NFC teams that will play the Texans, 3 of which we play head to head twice.
Probably, but not necessarily.
If its a tie breaker with a divisional foe, there will be the same NFC/AFC games.
Divisional teams play the same schedule with the exception of 3 games. Two from the NFC and one from the AFC.
Yes, but the odds are the division will sort itself out with head to head and then the odds of tying another team in the NFC that also played let’s say Houston are slim. Just grasping at the more likely situation should they somehow be in the hunt for a high seed. They’ll handle the division by sweeping the Lions, then they just have to beat the east and south champs on tie breakers or just outright record.
We just beat a team that is suppose to have the best roster in football and the number one pick to go to SB in NFC. We just best them, why not win them all?
I mean, go for it, but history says it’s unlikely.
We now have the formula right in my opinion. Competent QB play coupled with a good running game and a solid defense. You can compete with anyone with that setup.
Denny Green’s plan, you win your home games and divisional games, the rest will sort it self out. Simple I should be coach or at least GM
Time to prove the doubters wrong once again! The Texans didn’t impress me last night.
In January 2020, Alexander Vindman played a central role in the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump by presenting himself as a “whistleblower” to congressional Democrats. Vindman claimed the president had an “inappropriate” phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about Biden family corruption in the eastern European country.
After the second assassination attempt of Trump on Sunday Vindman’s wife, Rachel Vindman, tweeted, “No ears were harmed. Carry on with your Sunday afternoon.”
Trash person. By the way, have you seen how crazy Walz’s wife appears to be?
Honestly, no. Might have to look into it. Waltz (to me) is a lying egomaniac, who thinks he can lock up innocent citizens for not following his orders.
Well if they didn’t follow his orders then they cannot be innocent.
Woke logic at is’t best.
Yep. Watch the rally recently where his wife is talking, and tell me what you think. It’s a big ol’ “yikes” from me.
The effects of TDS left untreated is an ugly thing.
That’s why the country has gotten so ugly.
Lester Holt said if Trump would stop talking about the newcomers eating pets he wouldn’t get shot at.
Lester Holt is not as smart as my dog. People like him would do themselves well by just keeping their mouth shut.
And if he became a democrat they would all sing his praises.
He looks like the stereotypical REMF but his fruit salad shows the saw some action.
Just filed the right paperwork to get awards? It would not surprise me if so.
REMF is correct! Wasn’t he an Army Intelligence Officer – that tells you something.
And he is blaming Trump for the ‘atmosphere’ that is creating all these attempts. Real jackass. It seems like bad actors just never go away.
Is there a VP debate scheduled?
Supposed to be Oct 1st.
Walz was already trying to get out of it from the “high tensions” after the 2nd attempt on Trump. Maybe why they did it in the first place!
why – a highly decorated military vet like walz.
Could be.
FL Sherriff/Police think dude had to get inside info to know Trump would be there. He was camping out for 12 hours in that spot.
What network? Fox or nothing.
I just needed a dose of “give me both” girl’s enthusiasm. I am about ready to fall asleep in the middle of work…
Looks like the Panthers are benching former No. 1 overall pick Bryce Young and starting veteran Andy Dalton beginning this week.
Coach Dave Canales has repeatedly said “Bryce is our quarterback.” But with the season quickly slipping away, Canales decided to make a change.
57.2 passer rating.
1-12 on 3rd down conversion.
Wonder what their attendance is? Couldn’t pay me to watch that shit show.
Even Thielen is pretty frustrated.
https://thevikingage.com/posts/adam-thielen-screaming-sideline-carolina-panthers-loss-minnesota-vikings
He’s just a diva…..
Well he is a WR, kind of goes with the territory.
Wow. He has looked lost out there.
Don’t see them play much, but this seems pretty unusual. Is he that bad?
He isn’t able (yet) to recognize defensive shifts and adjustments, call out his protections, etc. Things Dalton can do instinctively.
Young has the raw talent, but that’s it.
Wasn’t he listed as very cerebral before he was drafted? The reason he was chosen #1 overall?
Dunno, but read this:
“He’s a full-field reader whose confident demeanor on the field oozes off the tape but never becomes unbridled cockiness. He’s thoughtful in where he wants to go with the football and keeps the turnover count low. The deep ball is nothing special and his drive velocity fails to stand out, but he has enough arm strength to make the necessary throws. Young is perfectly capable of extending plays both inside and outside the pocket, but teams will want him to stay on schedule a little more often as a pro passer. He’s poised in the face of both physical and situational pressure and possesses a full offering of intangibles that helps set him apart from some of the more physically gifted quarterbacks in this class.”
Sounds like a lot of flowery blather to me.
Yep, agreed.
Someone has been taking a Creative Writing class.
These guys that right this stuff. Didn’t they say at the same time Stroud was slow processor from the pocket and would have difficulties in the NFL.
Maybe… I don’t read this stuff, or pay attention to any pundits opinion really.
Man, it would suck being a panthers fan! Took the wrong qb, now your franchise is set back for years because of it.
Pretty cool.
Didn’t get the Paul Allen feed here.
https://thevikingage.com/posts/paul-allen-radio-call-justin-jefferson-td-minnesota-vikings-49ers
That was awesome! SKOL!!
Yup, it official.
Vikings did not win the game the 49ers lost the game.
https://fansided.com/posts/5-san-francisco-49ers-to-blame-for-upset-loss-to-sam-darnold-s-vikings-01j7vmsfwkzz
This is what’s wrong with our country. Everybody is stuck in this “my team’s better than your team”, “my team can do no wrong” tribalism.
All sides are wrong. We should probably tear down the NFL and start over with new teams.
Winners mentality. Vince Lombardi once said ‘ we never lost a game, we just ran out of time.’
It kind of sounds like items over the prior six years around here…….
They’re higher than a Georgia Pine, the Vikings controlled that game pretty much the entire game.
Dumbasses
Harrison Smith is having himself a great start to the year.
Pretty small even after clicking on it.
I see 7 in the green (80+) on offense and 5 on defense.
Mundt is lower than Ingram (who is second worst)? Yikes!
Over/Under on Trump assasination attempts is 3.5 IMO.
One more before the election.
And at least one more if he somehow wins the election.
I’m taking the over.
Well if someone gets him just remember from his perspective he doesn’t like losers who get captured or killed in the line of duty. Like this American war zero (according to Trump)
Believe McCain was an actual combatant. Don’t quite believe running for political office is suppose to be like actual war.
Trump is bringing it on himself by insisting on talking about newcomers eating dogs and cats.
That’s why I never order ‘chicken’ at a Chinese restaurant .
I know of a Chinese restaurant that got caught taking deer off the train tracks behind the restaurant and cutting them up in the kitchen. The said they didn’t serve any of it to customers though so no biggie.
That totally makes it OK to call a POW a loser for getting caught yup totally… You guys are legit hilarious
I didn’t say anything one way or the other about what Trump said.
I simply replied to your “pulled in” narrative and not applicable to DE’s original comment.
Wasn’t that debunked as a made-up quote? I think so.
That is irrelevant if it pushes the proper narrative.
Yeah, he’s a “both sides are bad” person, but then spouts lies and trash from essentially one side only. So brave.
Always remember, the devil owns the fence.
His fix is ‘don’t vote’ for either side.
That will fix things.
Probably only preaches that crap to the conservative side so as to help the looney left.
“He’s not a war hero,” Trump said. “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.”
Totally made up, surrreeee. Anything he does wrong is either excusable or made up.
I thought you were referencing what he supposedly said at the D-Day remembrance thing in Europe. Regardless, that is not the quote you said. You said “losers” and “killed in battle” which that quote does not reference.
If you laugh after you say something terrible, it makes it ok.
As long as it’s not her ……….
She thinks it’s cute, vote getter. Does keep her from addressing issues.
Awful, I hadn’t heard that one. Rest assured if it was Trump who said that the Dems would be furious and of course if there attempts on Harris they would go back to that quote and blame Trump. She’s a piece of shit too agreed.
If i were cackles i’d keep my head on a swivel.
Personally, I don’t think she has anything to worry about.
SS will make sure nobody gets close.
Trump on the other hand……
“Bureaucratic snafu…sorry ’bout that….ha..ha..ha..ha..ha…”
Remember only the Repubs have the crazies on their side. The dems are “mostly” just peaceful demonstrators.
Shooter’s son: “we hate Trump like most reasonable people do”
‘Reasonable’ = ‘Attempted Assassin’??
No, he said his dad is a peaceful, hardworking guy.
Yep. A mostly peaceful assassination plot.
Most Attempted Assassin are.
American IQ is dropping fast. If cackles gets in just rename the country to California. Working out well there, i hear.
I just got away from there.
Please, please, please don’t bring that crap here.
The time is coming where it will be everywhere or everybody will have to choose a side.
Just hope I am gone by then, or in an Old Folks Home and not able to tell the difference.
Especially since her side is doing all the hits!
i’m enjoying listening to the 49ers fans try to make excuses for their loss…
the 49ers gave the game away apparently.
i guess i was watching the wrong game….
They had 3 turnovers and 2 failed 4th down conversions.
I can kind of see their logic to a point.
But their arses got beat bad.
the vikings offense, defense, special teams, and coaching was better than the 49ers yesterday…
the game was in the vikings hands the entire game.
Both sides made mistakes.
But yes, I was more fearing the Vikings would mess it up and lose control of the game than I was fearing they were going to get beat.
Just because they were better in all phases doesn’t mean they were better!!!! Oh wait…
The sad part… we have seen the Vikings be better in all phases and clutch defeat from the jaws of victory haha.
I read that their 3rd down conversions were pretty low as well.
Hence the 3 4th down attempts.
49ers were 2/10 on 3rd downs………..
Thanks, couldn’t remember where I had seen the stat referenced and couldn’t find it.
Pretty solid haha
Read this and it seemed strange but guess it’s true. Niners have not traveled east to Minnesota and beaten the Vikings since 1992. Think they have lost 8 in a row.
lol
Just like the Minneapolis Miracle I can watch this all day.
Throw in a little Benny Hill theme song in the background and I’m there.
Now I want to look to see if I can find any of Benny Hill’s old shows. Funny guy that got screwed over by British TV.
I used to watch the show.
How did they screw him over?
After many years of great shows, they decided that he was too old and had old ideas, so they fired him. They could have been right, but from what I have read, they handled it poorly.
Gotcha.
I’d guess it was losing ratings.
the ref was like, JJ run this way, just follow me
LOL….
True !!
JJ had to go the oxygen after that play.
Refs don’t have that option and don’t even get to take a sit down break.
In fairness, they do a lot of sitting around. I also don’t think players should get oxygen – breathe your own damn air!
What if it was ‘flavored air’?
Have seen those ‘Oxygen Bars’ in SoCal before.
So how many former Vikings will we be playing next Sunday?
Hunter, Boyd, Diggs, Akers……..am I missing anyone?
i forgot that houston was basically vikings south
We have a couple ex-houston players as well.
Yesterday was Zeph’s birthday. 4 years old. Whoohoo! Due to the birthday, with travel, etc, I only saw a few minutes of the game live. I watched the condensed version on NFL+ after SNF was done. I liked it! Let’s keep it up Vikings!
happy birthday Zeph!!
VP, we have all followed Zeph’s journey here, and prayed for him to get better. I can remember my children at 4 years old. The fact he’s still here, and looking like he’s really improved, makes us all very happy. What a great day!
i’m surprised you can remember that long ago 🙂
Laughing… me too!
He’s doing well for sure. His last appointment with the Wisconsin health care team is on Wednesday. On Friday my wife, the packing wizard, is going to go down and help the DIL pack up and check out of the Ronald McDonald House. Then they are going to head back up here on Saturday and spend the night so they can go to our Sunday School picnic on Sunday. That way all of the people at our church that have been praying for him can finally meet him. Then they are heading back to Madison to spend the night with one of her sisters and pick up a SIL that will be driving back with them so she doesn’t have to drive with 2 kids and dog all by herself. Early Monday morning they are going to be heading back to JBLM to reunited with our son. It will take them 2 or 3 days to make the nearly 2000 mile drive.
Good to hear.
I sure hope he gets to be at an 100% normal life!
It will take awhile to get his immune system back up to normal. My son said it could be up to a year. The doctors wrote a letter to the Army housing (it is outsourced of course) that they need a different house on base. No carpet and central air a must. Carpet attracts to much goop and he needs to have a regulated temp. Central air is not common in the Pacific Northwest especially on base. They are remodeling a house for them and it is supposed to be ready Oct 1.
Hope Zeph has a great year!
It is great to hear about his improvement! Prayers for Zeph!
Awesome! Happy birthday to Zeph!
Here’s to an issue free 5th year.
in a couple weeks, WR depth chart gonna look like this:
JJ 1
JA 2A
Speedy 2B
And Hock will be back.
Was just typing this when your reply showed up.
Guess I am slowing down, no longer in my prime.
definitely looking forward to all this on the field at the same time, IF it happens:
JJ, JA, Speedy, TJ and AJ…..
those are what we call WEAPONS
Yeah!!! And if AJ needs a rest, Chandler put up 10/82 yesterday in limited work…….
I guess there is good reason why I call them the pukers.
that’s so gross.
Monty Python Auto Rec.
LOL:
Panthers 159 total yards
Young 18/26 84 yards 1 INT
Thielen 2/20 Wonder how he’s enjoying new team?
Meh, he wanted more money then he was worth, got his bag, and is now on a worse team. Just like number 8.
It wasn’t about money. It was about what the money represented.
LOL
Still pretty amazing that the Vikings had that 4th quarter drive with no JJ, no JA, no TJ, no AJ. Sure beats throwing short on 4th & 8.
I do like that Darnold seems to avoid checking down. It will net some INTs eventually, but no risk it, no biscuit.
Other than the INT, there was really only one play that he made that made me shake my head. It was the one where he scrambled back into Ingram and took the sack.
He had the whole field in front of him to get that 1st down.
He only needed like 3 yards. Not saying he would have made it, but he should have went for the run IMO.
agreed on this.
idk where you have to get in your head that it’s ok to scramble when the whole play/protection has broken down, vs staying in the backfield and throwing if you can.
Yeah, that was weird where he ran into Ingram.
Also, on that busted play in the early going where he heaved the ball backwards instead of just eating it.
Yes. That was terrible as well.
Forgot about that one.
Some things in life never change. The Bears can develop great LB’s but never a QB.
It’s weird how sometimes no matter how many regime changes there are things never change.
How did opening for John 5 go?
I did not have a vehicle to get there. One was in the shop, and the wife took the other one.
Understandable, went great! Good crowd etc…
The Vikings seem to have changed theirs………
Hey, this new guy seems pretty good!
I didn’t get to see any of the game – how close was Gink to another pick-6?
Oh wow. Woulda coulda shoulda. Darn close
Also almost had one earlier in the game at the other end of the field in the 49ers’ own end zone.
also LOVING cashman and van ginkle.
two guys that Flores OBVIOUSLY wanted on this team and they have been nothing short of spectacular through 2 games…
makes me excited for offseason next year, Flores gonna wanna go out and get another guy or two that will fit his scheme perfectly..
As long as nobody steals him for head coach.
Hopefully that legal issue scares owners away.
i’m thinking he will be here for a while. I think he is enjoying building a defense.
of course, that’s just MY opinion. he just doesn’t seem like a guy who is in a hurry to take a HC job.
Doubt many owners will touch him.
i agree with this.
He may be satisfied to stick around until we win an Owl, but then teams will come a knockin’ again and he may get the itch to do it with his own team.
i’d be ok if he leaves AFTER an owl
Um… I am worried Flores won’t be here next year.
i’m not…
he is still in hot water with the owners.
I think he’s here for a couple more years.
That would be nice. Dude seems to know how to build a good defense.
I mean, sucks for him but good for us. He is in a great situation here.
If he drops his law suit against the NFL it might help him.
Well… hope he doesn’t drop it then lol. STICK TO YOUR GUNS FLORES!
I would be very surprised if any NFL owner hires him. Flores is currently suing the NFL. I think he will be here for at least two more seasons unless there is a legal settlement.
I’m liking the RB tandem. Not much drop off from RB1 to RB2.
So far, it’s worked well.
I really like Aaron Jones, have since he was on the Packers.
That doesn’t change the fact that I want to sneak up behind him with chloroform and a razor, however…
and shave his gross little goat beard thing?
The only risk is it will have a Samson effect on him.
I’m willing to take that risk…
so you are willing to be Delilah??
I never say no to a chance to wear a heels. Always like to look taller…
Dude looks like an animation.
Baby Ent?
The Cowboys/Saints score of 44-19 is the first time that score has happened in NFL history. I heard that on the radio. Maybe it is all over the news.
I don’t know.
I don’t watch mainstream news, so…
Zim’s D did not do well yesterday, i see.
Yeah fuck off Kirk, Good Riddance. #ZimWasRight
Kamara has scored like 15 touchdowns in the last 2 games against Zimmer’s defense.
Gave up 432 yards. I just can’t support Zim or KC, just the way i roll.
Yep.
Christmas night, 2020.
Yea, remeber the Christmas Day game in 20 (think) they ran us out of the stadium.
Things Zim’s girlfriend says…
Held them to 44… not too bad…
can someone explain to me what the “Void Years” in Sam Darnolds contract means?
2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 all show “Void Years”
Stephon Gilmore also has 2025 and 2026 “Void Years”
same with Aaron Jones…
but Shaquill Griffin doesnt.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN
That spreads out the signing bonus or at least lowers it this year. If Sam is not on the team in 2025, all of the cap hit due will hit next year.
so all those players, with multiple void years, is it’s purpose to create more cap space NEXT year?
idk, maybe i’m not understanding it.
It creates cap space this year also. A signing bonus is prorated across the length of the contract, up to 5 years. Let’s say there’s a 10 mill signing bonus. If the contract is 2 years, 5 mill goes against the cap each year. To lower that, they add void years. Take that same contract, add 3 void years and the cap hit in year one and two is 2 mill. The problem is when the real years expire because all cap hit comes due. In this hypothetical, the 3 void years accelerate and there is a 6 mill cap hit. If the player is extended, then the void years don’t accelerate.
It’s kind of the credit card of the NFL. The money has been paid, but the NFL hasn’t gotten their cap hit. It’s just a way for GMs to kick the can down the road. The key is to not overdo it and end up with 30 million dollar cap hits for players not on the team. The Cowboys did it with Dak too in his last contract at least. If they would not have extended him, I think there would have been something like a 40 or 50 mill cap hit in 2025.
ok, so following this….
it seems like perhaps there could be extensions in the future, which is why they added the void years?
Correct. There is at least incentive to extend them. Depending on the size of the signing bonus though it might not be a huge deal especially with the amount of cap space they have in 2025.
curious if when they signed these certain players with all these void years, if either the vikings or those players had certain “if this happens, then we will extend”
I don’t think the players cares about void years because they are getting the same amount of cash on signing day either way. That’s just front office stuff.
ok fair enough.
just found it peculiar and i haven’t really seen that/paid much attention to i before
It’s kind of like installing a battery.
You could do it in a half hour, but instead you just take your time and do it over 8 hours.
Just change the hours to different years in your case.
8 hours is being very generous
I guess JJ quad is not that bad. Have not heard anything on Turners knee.
bad charlie horse is what i’m thinking happend to JJ.
He got kicked in the quad. It will be sore, but fine.
Purdysaid Flores’ defense is excellent and attacks you in ways you don’t expect. He sends confusing looks constantly. Nice compliment.
can we make sure KOC gets rid of the halfback pass on a KEY 4th quarter drive from the 10 yard line??
love the guy but man does he have a play or two a game where you are kind of like WHATTTTTTT
But if it worked he would be a genius.
true.
ok fine, i’ll let KOC call the plays and i will just yell when i hate them
Yeah, for that to work, Mundt needs to get open, not run straight into a guy and engage for an extended period.
I struggle to say this, but i’m cheering for poop eaters tonight.
FTF
Another Philly game, another game wondering, “Can both teams lose?”
i never cheer for the eagles unless it’s against the packers..
would love to see atlanta stomp the poop eaters
Could never route for Eagles – would rather watch women’s basketball
but could you root for them?!?!
Nope and always ‘route’ around Philly when driving too.
smart man
I’ll pull for the Falcons because it is much more likely the Vikings will end up in a race for the #1 seed with the Eagles than the Falcons.
smart. not letting your kirk hate mess with who you should really be hoping for losing. good man.
I don’t hate Kirk. I just hate constantly hearing about another team’s QB’s imaginary greatness in the face of mediocrity.
i know, but those who will cheer FOR the eagles tonight, are letting their KDS get in the way of who they should really be hoping for who wins
All that matters is the Vikings keep winning and go for that 1 seed. They have the tie breaker now with the preseason favorites for that spot so now it’s time to keep it rolling.
Why should we be hoping for the Falcons to win?
Per bowbunches comment above
i agree with him plus, cheering for the eagles due to a biased for kirk? ew
I’d rather the Falcons get knocked to the basement after all the hype.
Vikings won’t be vying for the #1 seed.
Way too much time before that is even a realistic discussion.
to be fair, in their division, the basement is still pretty much winning the division
Not if the Saints keep scoring 50 a week.
yeah that’s been kind of crazy
And the Bucs and Baker Mayfield.
I also want to see the Falcons get beat because I took the Eagles in survival league…
this is BARELY acceptable
I think I took the Seachickens this week. Getting some of the iffy ones out of the way early.
Haven’t looked to see how the pickems went this week though.
I will do a summary tomorrow, too, to keep reminding people to keep it going.
I saw the Eagles playing Kirk in primetime and couldn’t resist taking them.
Now Kirk will go all “You like that!?” on me…
Freeze is a stones throw from Wisconsin. Deep down i think he’s a Packer fan.
Sorry freeze, that was a cheap shot.
or… chip shot?
Good point.
He was trying to meet up with MT in Door County the other day.
same.
Kirko is going to one again show the world what type of QB he is.
https://fansided.com/posts/kirk-cousins-vikings-problem-all-along-sam-darnold
Could be a fun game to watch.
You and my wife are in a close battle this week in FF
Pretty sure I will lose then. I know my RBs keep getting injured.
I have a kicker, and she has an ATL TE.
i think Darnold’s confidence just keeps growing. It’s fun to watch.
That throw to Nailor up the seam for a HUGE first down later in the 4th was all confidence. in both Nailor knowing where he wanted to put it and putting it in that exact spot.
Fun game to watch. Even though it was a one score game, it felt like we controlled pretty much the whole game, which we did.
Darnold has never put back to back passing games together like that in his career. Awesome so far!
I think Flores is building a defense that will hopefully carry the team some of the times that our qb play is less than ideal. I won’t expect darnold to play like this EVERY week
I wouldn’t expect Darnold to play lights out every game either. But boy, these first two games were great.
there’ a reason Darnold was the number 3 draft choice. And he has played in a couple of crap situations. No reason he will not shine here. especially now with a running game.
Jones better learn to hold onto the ball. That fumble could have been a death blow.
True, but that was a shot. Will give him one.
Yeah, but having watched the Vikings for awhile now it sure felt like that was where they were going to collapse. Holding onto the game after that I thought showed some moxie and was really what gave me some hope for a decent year. Also, it was pretty weird not feeling too uneasy when Reichard lined up for the last field goal.
i’m still very nervous watching him kick…
i can’t tell if he looks scared/nervous or if it’s just his face
When you can really play defense, you will be and stay in most all games.
Ain’t this the truth…
Patience Grass hopper – it’s still the first inning (except for Vikings).
Man, Caleb got worked last night…
Yowza. Maybe it was the nail polish.
The Texans have a strong defense, they will work a lot of teams this year. It was fun watching Caleb get harassed.
It doesn’t help that he SUCKS.
chris collinsworthless already crowned mr nailpolish as the next GOAT. goodness was it throw up inducing listening to that idiot.
Yes it was, and I only watched 25% or so of the game.
he was already comparing him to Stroud….which is obviously an insult to Stroud
Caleb is obviously talented physically, but I tell you what, his demeanor just seems weird. There’s a part of me that thinks he could become really good, but there’s also a part of me that thinks he’ll be one of those QBs who is good enough to hover around .500 but never really make his team excel.
He might be good someday, but right now, he sucks. (That could apply to both Collinsworth and Williams).
I watched it, Williams looks like shit.
Yeah, his passes downfield were terrible (and often picked – he got saved from one on a “penalty” at one point). Talk about checkdown king!
Where’s skolly? He loved the mayo man.
Will Levis has cost them 2 games with his poor play. How long will he last?
Another big, strong athlete, that folks proclaimed would be a difference making NFL QB. He’s played in 11 games. Gonna take some more time.
Some of the dumb plays he has made make me question between the ears, though.
That play was real dumb.
Maybe his contract has tackle incentives. He’s got one now.
This is actually surprising.
Normal rookie QB learning curve in the NFL, and the high draft picks go to the worst teams. Anyone who believes a rookie QB can make a bad team successful needs their head examined, and once again fans are seeing how stupid the media is for selling this idea to them.
But there is no way anybody would have bet that the 3 combined would play 2 games each and not a single one would have at least lucked into a td.
I might have… people don’t get it. Playing QB in the NFL is hard, and it takes 3 years before they finally start to get it. I’ve said this over and over. Mahomes couldn’t read defenses till his fourth year in the league.
The media completely misleads fans with rookie hype every year.
For sure they’re not “good” yet. Rookie QBs can be good (Stroud), but it’s the exception.
But still, not even one TD in six games (2 each)? That does seem kinda crazy.
Bryce Young has played two games this season, and hasn’t thrown a TD yet. #1 pick in the draft last year.