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How bad will it suck if the Vikings draft Nix at 23?
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Yesterday Summary
Hun states the soda slut is hot. The End.
Penis gif is one of Freezeys tio 7 all time
skolifer makes MT style way TL;DR post
NoDak sniffed 6 times, shameful performance compared to the current admin
Freezey is a “dingo guy”, also wonders where his “trophy’ is
Is Hilary Swank Hot?
All the best to VP’s grandson
VP’s grandkids and Freezey’s kids suck at brushing their teeth
MT quit the bachelor because of DEI
beer discussion
The Twinkies managed 1 run on 7 hits today.
But the Tigers managed 6 runs on 7 hits.
At least they only struck out 5 times, which is nice I guess.
Twins suck. The End.
So far this year they certainly do.
There is lots of season still to play but all the momentum so far has been toward ‘Suckatude’.
The look you give dad after taking a waffle right off the plate when he goes to refill his coffee.
Sharing is caring you know.
Indeed. He’s usually pretty good and not food aggressive. I’ve a feeling he’s been plotting this heist for months.
How long have you been taunting him by eating waffles in front of him?
Been looking at Drake Maye a little, since I think the Vikings are really interested in him.
I really think Maye is going to be a “boom-or-bust” quarterback in the NFL. He has the prototypical build of an NFL quarterback at 6’4″ and 223 lbs, with the mobility to escape pressure and finish drives as a ball-carrier (16 rushing touchdowns). As a passer, he also makes some impressive throws from the pocket and on the move.
With his physical traits and somewhat aggressive nature, I think he’ll have some highlight moments that will have fans thinking the sky is the limit for this kid. However, Maye has shown a propensity to get greedy with shots he takes downfield, which will look like boneheaded mistakes on the pro level. He reminds me of Josh Allen when he does this. In my mind, he does not really process well either. He is all athlete, and little else in my opinion.
He could end up being a very good NFL QB, but to me, there’s some bust concerns there.
All of them have strengths and weakness.
KOC discussed being QB Killing in the church video posted below because he points out the QBs with ‘unfixable’ weaknesses vs fixable ones.
So it doesn’t sound like he will fall for a ‘Million Dollar Arm and a 10 Cent Head’.
Love that commentary.
I found it a bit strange since it seems Darnold seems to fit that ‘Million Dollar Arm and 10c Head’ category. Guess KOC feels he can be fixed.
Well KOC said they researched Dobbs deeply, and “targeted him” when Cousins went down. Look how that turned out. I don’t think KOC is all that… just my opinion.
I don’t know how he could have ‘researched Dobbs deeply’ when KC went down just a few days before the trade deadline.
I believe it was more a quick search of what they wanted and who was available. Dobbs was the best of what was available.
I think KOC and the Vikings did they best they could given the situation.
Well then KOC shouldn’t have been on TV bragging about how they invested a lot of time researching Dobbs and targeting him.
‘lot of time’ is relative and Dobbs was targeted to be the ‘Back Up to Hall’ until Mullins got back on the field.
He was never ‘the plan’ to be the starter.
That is definitely not how KOC presented Dobbs.
We humans often see what we want to see.
I loved Dobby after the first two games. I had hope for him the next two and then I was done with him.
What could KOC have accomplished with him given a full training camp? We will never know.
Nothing… Dobbs is a one trick pony. That is as clear as the nose on your face, and for KOC to think anything else is pretty laughable.
Hindsight is pretty neat huh?
No hindsight. His play with all the teams he’s been on, speaks for itself. Completely apparent, no clairvoyance required.
Funny that I don’t recall you making any of those points when we got him or after the first two games.
I didn’t comment because folks were high on the rocket scientist crap, and didn’t want to rain on anyone’s parade. Also, the element of being accused of being a “Dobbs hater” because of my position on Cousins. I knew Dobbs sucked though, and that would become apparent soon enough. It was galling how KOC crowned Dobbs the team leader immediately after that first game though, to be honest.
Well after that first Dobbs game we had on the roster KC (injured) Mullins (injured) Hall (injured) Dobbs, and had just signed Mannion as the emergency back up.
Not a lot of options there.
The Falcons & FT* games were fun – narrowly snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.
The Falcons game in particular was fun – was on my 45th birthday and my buddy (a huge ATL fan) was talking mad trash all week. There’s a local Mexican joint in town called DeLeon’s – amazing burritos – and the loser had to buy. My hash brown burrito tasted almost as sweet as the victory that day. Almost.
Then the abysmal games against Denver & Chicago and it became pretty obvious he wasn’t the answer (one might argue that it was obvious way before that considering his journeyman career to that point)
I do remember after the ATL and FT* victories there being talk of Minnesota extending Dobbs, which is just laughable.
Given that he was an emergency pickup, and he gave two amazing games before the wheels came off I am not terribly upset.
Both the Denver and Chicago game were very winnable so the frustration boiled over and so a lot of people seem to carry a grudge over that.
Dobbs was released/not resigned and is now a member of a different team.
That pretty much sums up KOC’s thoughts about Dobbs.
Yeah… now. Before he anointed him the leader of the team after one game.
What’s a coach supposed to say?
You won, but you aren’t a leader?
You don’t anoint a leader based on one performance and tell the team he’s the guy. Teams know. Teams select their own leaders. That role is earned over time. Coaches, of all people, should know this.
I still prefer Maye over JJ, but I really do not know.
I do trust KoC to pick the guy he wants. He needs to be right, I do not.
Yeah, totally sensible, Surly. KOC and KAM are in their third year. One great year, one bad one. They have transitioned the roster almost completely now, so this is “their” team. We’ll see if we can get on a winning streak now.
Sounds like we will be in the Penix or Nix mix.
NE wants a lot and Chargers are saying something similar.
I am fine with either, and lean towards Nix.
RIP…
Roman Gabriel, the first Filipino American quarterback in the NFL and the league MVP in 1969, died Saturday. He was 83.
Was never a fan as he was the QB of my brothers team when I was forming my Vikings fandom. Nothing against him personally I just wanted my ‘brothers team’ to fail so that meant Gabriel had to fail.
With the draft clearly on the horizon, I think we all know the Vikings will take a QB first and foremost. The question is who and when. It would be interesting to see (post draft) how the Vikings ranked the QB prospects. Do they think Maye is better than McCarthy? When they pick, are they settling for the 5th or 6th guy in their QB rankings? Every draft, guys “fall” well down the board from where pundits had them positioned. Maybe someone falls to the Vikings?
The best rankings I have seen have The CryBaby, Maye/Daniel as 2A/2B then JJ and now Penix then Nix.
Personally I think any of the six can succeed with us although the ‘QB Killer’ (as KOC calls himself) has his preferences.
Thursday will be fascinating, Friday may be boring (no current 2/3rd picks for us) and then Sat trying to get the ‘best of the rest’ and future projects.
I personally think Nix is the best processor of the top six. Just my personal opinion, but if he’s there when we pick, I would take him.
Nix has more starts than any QB in collage history so so all that experience helps with the processing.
He also it athletic and has a good arm. Plus he wouldn’t cost us 3 1st round picks.
I know my wife is really hoping they end up with nix.
There will be angry yelling in my house if they trade up and take JJ or Maye.
I am hoping that the top 3 are gone quickly.
After that we can do a short trade up, if they feel it is worth it, or just take whichever one falls to us.
Go Bruins (sorry MT)!
T’wolves in a battle royal.
Looks like they got game1.
But you gotta win 4
Finally watched a T wolves game. The few times they have been on TV this season it was a late start, and I am grumpy if I stay up too late.
I watched the 4th quarter.
Figured they would choke.
Maybe this year is different.
Chicago Bears offense heading into the 2023 season:
QB: Justin Fields
RB: Khalil Herbert
WR: DJ Moore
WR: Darnell Mooney
WR: Chase Claypool
WR: Tyler Scott
TE: Cole Kmet
Potential Bears offense heading into the 2024 season:
QB: Caleb Williams
RB: D’Andre Swift
WR: DJ Moore
WR: Keenan Allen
WR: Rome Odunze
WR: Tyler Scott
TE: Cole Kmet
What a difference a year can make.
Unfortunately my older sister fell and broke her hip, so I’ve been in Myrtle Beach getting her through surgery and into a rehab center. My son is staying up there with her until she is well enough to travel, and will bring her down to Tampa, where she will reside with us for the rest of her life. Her husband passed away a year ago, and we’re finalizing his estate. She wanted to stay in Myrtle Beach, but clearly she is too old and frail now. I’m glad we are getting her down here where we can care for her.
You are a good man, NVF.
Thank you. I would hope others (if they have the ability) would take care of their family. Maybe not. I just want her to live the rest of her life in comfort, security, and surrounded by people who love her.
Sorry to hear, but you’re a good man for taking care of her. Praying surgery goes well.
Many thanks. Family is important. She talked about going into assisted living, and we were pretty adamant that we wanted her to come live with us. Her surgery went well. She’s doing occupational and physical therapy now. They think she will be healed enough to travel in a couple weeks, but I told them not to rush anything. My son loves her, and he’s taking charge up there. Kinda cool to see actually.
Ooof. Tough times.
You are a good man taking her into your home.
Thanks DE. It was tough on her watching her husband deteriorate over a couple years with dementia, then ultimately pass away not even knowing who she was. Heartbreaking. I just want to bring some joy into her life, and let her live her last years in peace.
Sorry to hear that. You are a good man, and I hope she adjusts to the change.
Thanks Surly. I may end up building a new house to accommodate her. We’ll see.
Think they should post weekend threads, seem to generate more comments.
Wolves 0-3 against Suns this year. Suns won 10 of last 11 games. Not good.
Dead thread.
May haps you should get with GF and offer to become an Admin so you could post weekend threads when needed.
I fully expect the Wolves to lose in the first round. I’m a trained MN sports fan.
4-20-24, backwards 4-20-24. Not sure if this will ever happen again on 420. Smoke em if you got em 😝
Welcome aboard, grab an oar. (Longboat type)
Don’t mind the quiet sat morning, kind of the calm before next weeks storm.
lol…. He’s not new.
Name is new to me.
Thought it was better to welcome him and be wrong,
than to assume he is a semi-regular and be wrong.
Enjoy your 4-20 day!
Maybe 2124. 100 years.
An interesting response from KOC when he was asked about the QB prospects at a Church Function. Read what you want into the reply as always.
Not sure how to post the link so that it can be clicked on.
Here is the whole thing on YouTube. The interaction starts at 1hour 19 minutes in.
It would be very hard to not like this coach.
Good post.
Looking forward to Thursday to see what they do.
I believe his heart is in the right place.
Hopefully he will also be a ‘winner’.
Poor Me.
I Have To go up to Santa Barbara today to spend some quality time with my Mom today.
The things we have to go through to Honor Our Mothers and Fathers.
#grin
You are truly a self-sacrificing human being.
It is a struggle but well worth it in my humble opinion.
I genuinely appreciate your devotion to this countdown.
They’ll write books about you one day.
It’s likely that nobody will read them. But they will be written.
Oh yes…. They will be written.
LoL!
What color will it be flashing on day 0? I am hoping purple and gold.
I am also interested to see what shows up. The draft cannot get here fast enough.
Because some people are idiots??
Just spitballing here.
Fkey – this is for you. Actually a request for a favor. You noting your abilities on the internet below, maybe we can take advantage of it.
First, this back and forth on Cousins You state NLV and I protect Cousins and we could easily say you smear him – tit for tat. Childish. Still, I would say in my several thousands of posts here, don’t believe I have ever started a discussion praising him. Answered some, never started (best I can remember).
Now, the favor and taking advantage of your internet skills. I am very leary of small samples. Even large ones can be wrong if not representative. So, to your screen shot below. the favor is to ask you to go to the Falcon site and post ALL the posts from the day of the Cousins announcement, and maybe the next day, to see ALL the thoughts and thinking of that fanbase. Good, bad, whatever,
Then everyone here can see it all, make up their own minds anyway they chose. Would think this would then be totally unbiased.
If this is a lot of work, I’d be glad to help you with expenses.
Lastly, you mention the porch? I don’t have one, but do have a leni (fl slang) and do sit out here a couple of hours a day reading and listening to music – really like it. What’s wrong with the porch.
I also enjoy my porch time….
Man even posts on R/NFL about the Falcons and BB are looking like skoloholics of yonder year. These are amusing to scroll through
KDS much?
Regardless, if you can’t move on, so be it.
Where did you get this?
The day Cousins went to the Falcons, I went to Falcon site to see what fans thought and what was going on.
To my surprise, several of the posters from here, and from DN, were over there dumping. So, is it really surprising the usual stuff you read here got over there.
Actually, we were over there thanking the Falcons for allowing Kirk to retire a Falcon.
If that’s considered dumping by you, so be it.
then you’re reading ability is better than mine, What you just said was there (implied) but so was all the other stuff.
truth maybe whole truth -usually makes a big difference.
.
and weren’t we just yesterday talking about moving on from #8. Perhaps you missed it.
I remember exactly what I said.
They improved at QB, and I hoped they enjoyed making the playoffs and losing round 1
Believe you did as I recall. But I was talking about many posters. Think both statements can be valid and true.
kfey having to teach Jrob about how the internet works again. First of all, only one here that has KDS is you (Kirk Defense Syndrome). Second of all, I found this on reddit, like I said in my comment, you need to get new readers. Third, this post on reddit was about a comment Bill Belli made on the Falcons not being contenders, had nothing to do with Kirk. I was reading the comments, and this is a screen shot of some of them I found amusing, considering 5 of them are from fans on other teams. Yet they share the same sentiment. You seem to lack the ability to scroll past a comment that says anything negative about you or your porch buddy NLNF, or your relative Kirk. Best close the laptop for the night and enjoy the weekend.
No… you’re the one with KDS… stop denying it. All you do is trash the most prolific QB in Vikings history. In a word, that is inane. Stay on the porch son.
What in the world is going on over at CNN?
Fact check: Biden makes false and misleading claims during Pennsylvania campaign swing | CNN Politics
One of 8 whoppers he told per the link Rube posted.
Why are you watching CNN or any other MSM is a better question….
I try to gather information from a wide variety of sources and then do the work to try to determine which pieces of information are accurate and which ones are not. It is exhausting….it would be much, much, much easier if I just blindly followed one source.
Yea it’s easier to have a closed mind and never consider differing opinions.
That is how I try to do it.
watch out KDS is about to go full attack mode.
I’m leaving. going to a party that’s a bit of a political funder raiser. Better use of time.
Have a good time.
Lying Joe is getting so bad that they are laying the groundwork to kick him to the curb?
Politicians… Lying?
All of them, almost every time they open their mouth.
So ran my first 5 K (not an actual event just out for a run). 33 and half minutes. Good starting point… I think, I don’t know but I did it haha.
Jog or jog/walk? Regardless, good starting point and you can build from here. Congratulations.
Jog. I mean damn, it’s that slow huh? it’s a 10:49 mile pace. When I do 2 miles I can consistently get under 20 minutes but wanted to go slower for first 5K.
You should – anytime you go longer, go slower. Just takes time for body to adjust. You’ll find after a while you will get faster sort of naturally. Important – develop a regular route and stick to it.
Route should be ‘routine.’
I have a regular route. The street I live on if I run the whole thing is 2 miles straight. So from my house going north is .8 miles, and then I turn around and go all the way back down the mile and back by my house is 2 miles. I just go up and down that street until I get to the distance I set for myself.
Just get into a regular routine about this to show good results – random is not good.
I am, I run 3 times a week minimum. The only thing random is if it’s on an assault treadmill or on pavement. Weather dictates this lol.
An idea to consider. I didn’t go this but wish I had. When I ran, never stopped, kept running until mileage was done.
If I started today, I’d do this.
Jog a little warmup. Then fairly fast (75% maybe) for a hundred yards. then walk briskly 100 or so until just about have caught breath, and then do it over. And then over for the three miles (or whatever).
Easier on knees, and better cardio as you are taking your heart rate up and down, Will burn same amount of calories to.
There’s a guy who wrote a book, can’t recall his name, but it was about running a marathon this way. Much easier on body (recoevery) and gets great results.
A thought.
You finished without dying, so you won!
I never run unless someone is chasing me or has a gun.
Rowing is my go-to workout. 10k is my normal “long” row. 5k is my daily workout, at a faster pace. Rowing does not kill my knees.
You go to a gym or buy a rowing machine? I do either a hard 2 miles lately where I am shooting to beat a time or a slow 5K where just finishing is my win lol. I too am worried about my knees but I stretch and strengthen them almost daily and I’m not running 10-20 miles!
I bought an Aviron.
I like the gaming interface, but if I had to do it over, I would just get a concept 2 and watch tv while rowing.
I pay 25/month to use a machine I own. but the games make rowing easier, and I am able to row for over an hour since I just “NEED” to get to the next level.
I haven’t ran since 2007, I’m pretty sure I’d die trying to do a 5k
Good for you.
But you are effing nuts.
Running sucks.
There are days I really have to make myself do it. Other days I quite enjoy it. Have started lifting again for the first time in almost 15 years. Sad squating 185lbs for 8 reps when I use to warm up with 315 before adding real weight haha.
Nice!
That is a decent time for a bigger guy. I was right at 33 minutes too when starting out. Hit 28:03 last year.
This year I am going on an actual program. I want to hit around 27 minutes. I have a guy who I want to beat in September.
Don’t actually know the guy. Have never spoke to him. He has just beaten me the last two years, and it gives me a dragon to slay!
HA! Good to have motivation. And yeah I’m still at about 265ish give or take 4ish pounds. I have stalled on my weight loss but I have also started lifting the last 3 weeks and I already can tell a noticeable difference in my tone and muscle density. Clothes are still fitting a little better and better so not as worried that the weight loss has stalled.
That’s solid time at 265. I was like 245 when I first started.
I was 215 when I hit 28:03.
I think every pound you take off is like four pounds off impact.
Right now I am at 225. I didn’t keep up with my running as well as I wanted this winter. First I sprained my ankles, so that sidelined me for about three weeks. Then I got the flu right on the end of that, which sidelined me for another two weeks.
Ticked me off. Nicest winter ever, and I couldn’t get out on the road!
Still, I was able to put in some T-shirt runs in January and February. Probably will never see that again in my life in these parts.
Last winter that was sort of similar was in the early 80s, I think.
Oof, you sprained you ankleS, plural? Hope that wasn’t in one instance!
Wrong, global warming didn’t start until the early 2000’s, couldn’t have been that warm
Wrong, global warming was inspired by the Beatles!
I believe ‘global warming’ started when the north american ice sheet (2.5 miles thick) began melting about 10,000 BC.
See Darrisaw along with JJ mentioned in a trade to move up. Trade your left tackle to get a rookie qb killed?
Silly,
Even getting a decent LT he would struggle as a rookie as they all do.
Feels like garbage clickbait.
I’d argue that Darrisaw is more important to the long term goals of the franchise.
JJ is a generational talent and no doubt a massively important piece of the Vikings offense.
Still think Darrisaw is more important.
Exactly.
5th year option in 2025.
I doubt he is going anywhere anytime soon.
And thang big man finna get PAID!
Perhaps an interesting question might be this.
We all know the QB is hugely important and suppose all the ‘hype’ on these young QB’s is correct. The hype on Williams is he’s the next Mahomes. Even if he’s half that, we have to face him for next 10 years or so.
As such, would you trade JJ AND Darrisaw to get Williams?
fucking fuck no. We would then be facing possibly JJ and Darrisaw for the better part of a decade as well.
But if Williams does indeed turn out to be a second Mahomes, you going to face him. Which is more impactful – LT and WR or QB?
Pretty extreme IF for losing a franchise LT and generational WR, to get a MAJOR if at QB.
I’m not really a big risk taker. but after hanging around here some, many are like fuck it, nothing ventured nothing gained. If we suck for several years, at least we tried.
This is NOT my thinking. But I just asked a hypothetical question to see how people felt at this proposition.
Boy thats a way to spin an argument if ive ever read one. Thats the mentality we should have, within reason. Your goal is a QB in the first round either between picks 5 and 23. How you do it is where the within reason part around here. At no point did anyone here or else where say to trade our starting LT, JJ and first round picks to move up to get a QB. Your stirring the pot with your hand on the stove at this point.
No spin that was a hypothetical question. With reasoning.
There is a difference where you are on the risk/reward curve.
For example, if other than Williams, you believe other top five are fairly close, you probably wouldn’t give up a lot to get one. Maybe if one slightly better, maybe a 1st and 23rd. But probably not two 1st’s and a 23rd also. that’s just bad Value Theory.
Now, if you believe Williams is the next Mahomes, that’s a different place on the risk/reward curve. Probably would pay considerable more even though there is no sure things.
Someone before me, suggested, and perhaps not completely seriously, the JJ and Darrisaw type trade. I merely made a thought.
You may call this stirring, and I’m usually more of a risk ‘manger type’, if KOC came to me and said Williams was going to be the next Mahomes and we should do what we can to get him. I would seriously consider this trade.
If anything this is more in your line of thinking.
Regardless, slap your red flags on this or come at me personally like you do.
“Boy”, I’m way to old for that.
Nope,
I don’t trust him to handle NFL pressure without crying on his Mommy’s Lap.
Correct.
No
It’s a week before the draft.
I assume someone is trading Kirko back to Minny at this point.
LOL, that’d light this site up.
Pass out the Prozac!
Burn US Bank to the ground if that happens
That’s what Eggslusher actually suggested the other day… our first round picks to Atlanta for Kirk 😁
Eggslusher…
I feel capitalization is important here. EggSlusher not EggsLusher I’m not a lush for eggs (actually I really like eggs but that’s not the point!).
I don’t know what you’re talking about
Let’s stir it for everyone… To be clear I saw people on my feed on Facebook share these thinking they actually made a good point. If you think either of these make good points you’re an idiot.
Holy shit, you took me seriously too? c’mon guys!
Well I didn’t, but some might have, apparently 😂
I joked about this exact thing earlier this week. Ben took me seriously. lolz
Probably based on reports that the Pats want an actual legit player in a trade for pick #3, not just draft picks.
Twins have a home game tonight. Hope wind and temp doesn’t cool those bats.
Can they get much cooler than they are??
No. 3-7 hits and about 12 SO’s about the norm.
Warm winter. Had a 70 in March. Headed towards May and a lovely 35 in Minny. WT….?
Headed to 90 here, sucks already. Going to be a long,hot summer.
May have to move to Idaho. Heard all the good people moving there.
SoCal can make you a crib in the garage.
Almost 90 here today.
I blame Canada.
Hmmm Interesting concept.
We don’t often get our heat waves from Canada.
Very short and light little snow flurry earlier too
Place is dead. Multi ban?
It just suddenly stopped,
It happened yesterday only much later but just from heather discussion with multiple people to dead stop.
Not a whole lot to talk about i guess.
Friday’s are always very slow
True. Need the draft so we all can argue more.
Argue? Here??
Shirley you jest.
The mocks and trade proposals wore me out weeks ago.
The mocks seem to draw more attention than the actual games.
Since there are no ‘actual games’ going on I think that means the draft is the only game in town which is what makes highly talked about.
My bad – used wrong word. Attention should have been intensity or depth of discussion.
but then I’m new at this – I get more excited over the actual games.
Viking games yes.
Other teams, maybe.
Just in the offseason void there is lots of time to wonder/speculate and mock.
I want to stay at #11 with only a modest trade up. I seem in the minority here.
Can’t speak for others but I’m where you’re at.
As much as I like McCarthy I’m inclined to stay where we are and see what falls.
Lots of talent in this draft and the 2nd 1st rounder is ammo to grab good/great talent we need in other positions while also addressing QBOTF with one of the first 2 picks.
But I won’t hate if they trade up. Just hope it works out.
I’m ok with it.
But will other teams try to trade up to get McCarthy, Penix or Nix?
Unlikely, but that’s the risk with staying at #11.
Personally, I think the Giants take McCarthy at #6.
Strange since they spend about $180M on Jones just last off season.
I am thinking it is too early for them to bail on him.
Very low cap hit in 2025. Giants can easily move off of Jones in 2025.
Sit the rook for a year.
Want?
I Want to trade back and get our guy.
I will be ok with staying at 11 and getting him.
I can accept a ‘modest trade up’ if it is required to get him.
Hell No to trading 3 #1s for him.
Liked your music selection today. the old songs always bring back fond memories.
I like old songs
Here’s one to look up:
Take an Old Cold Tater (and wait) – Little Jimmy Dickens
My dad would spin this record late at night after a celebratory drinking session to commemorate a machine sale. Heard this song a ton in the 80’s and 90’s
On this day in 1998….
https://x.com/Vikings/status/1781055250922635296
I have been chasing the high of Randy Moss for years. Man, he was fun to watch. Football hasn’t been the same since he retired.
I introduced JR to Brett Kollmann a football film analyst/blogger/youtuber.
This is the first video breakdown I ever saw of his and is an example of his work.
It is from 7 years ago and features our favorite Senior HitMan and a good Viking Def.
About 20m long and worth it for the memories almost as much as the analyst.
Worth while for everyone to go back and listen to his thoughts on the young QB prospects. Late last week I think.
Agreed.
Just introducing this video analyst that made me a fan.
it’s shake n bake time
According to the National Day Calendar, today is “National North Dakota Day” . I kind of thought every day was National North Dakota Day.
National Day Calendar
You live in Minot right? I know a person from there.
Yessir, I do live in Minot, I have lived here since 1989. Its been a good place to spend a life.
Pretty important and big Air Force Base there.
Yes, the Air Force Base is one of two bases in the country that house the B-52s along with the nuclear bombs that they can carry.
Additionally, the Air Force Base services the nuclear launch missile bases that are deployed in a circle around Minot, they are deployed far enough apart that a single nuclear strike can’t take out more than one launch facility.
I believe North Dakota has more nuclear weapons than any other state besides Georgia (nuclear submarine base).
Old info, since they decommissioned the silos around Grand Forks, we now only rank 4th.
Yeah, Military is weird, Ellsworth in SD is one of only two that have b-1 bombers in the country. They used to have nuclear capabilities but for some reason they were changed to conventional. I grew up about 5 miles from a missile silo.
I did too. Eastern Nebraska is littered with them. There’s a popular Omaha YouTuber currently in hot water over a liability issue with one of the silos he purchased for renovation. Contractor got trapped and crushed between one of the security doors. This particular silo is catty corner from the section my dad lives on.
Catty korner. Huh. Regional dialect. We say kitty corner.
Speaking of military machinery and crushed, a formative moment in my young life as a fourth grader was getting pitted in a “cage match” in our PMQ area against a sixth grader named Andre Vallecatt (unsure of spelling of last name). His dad had been snipped in half by the failure of the bomb bay doors to stay open on a Starfighter the week before. I essentially refused to fight him despite the extensive taunting and got two beautiful shiners out of the fight. Next day I was avenged by a seventh grader who felt it was BS for a sixth grader to fight a fourth grader, they fought on school grounds and both got suspended.
Wonder how Andre is doing these days.
He’s out there Doc…. And he’s getting stronger.
LOL
Yes, they pulled the nukes out of the silos in SD in 1991. I think that was the same year they pulled them out of the Grand Forks area.
Amazing after all these years the B52’s are still have a majoe role in our Strategic Triad.
I can believe it. This song is an amazing deterrent.
And their motto is (was?) ‘Why not Minot, only the best come north’.
Yeah, IDK about any of that, I’ve never been there, Is it east or west river? I guess I know 2 people from minot if I count you.
Regardless of who the other person is, I am the most important one.
You’re pretty snarky for a fella with a froze face…..
I got a nephew and his family in Fargo….
“national north dakota day” sounds like a day where we should all wear sackcloth and put ashes on our heads and sing a dirge, as we recount all the wasted hours driving through that wasteland
You forgot “ripping the shirt…”
You guys are so mean!! I feel insulted, belittled, and attacked.
You really, really need to listen to this song..
It should have been the song of the day today.
https://fb.watch/ryfGT8gFZj/
but do you also feel loved?
Maybe just a little….
QOTD – whether you take Nix at 23, MCarthy at 5, or Penix at 11, doubt there’s hardly any of difference with respect to outcome. And if you can get a stud at 11, that’s a big plus.
Of course there will be a difference in outcome if one of those three turns out to be a franchise QB and the others don’t.
Heard an analyst say yesterday both JJ and Nix could come to the Vikings and do well. but also said both could go to the Pats and would probably fail.
I actually think ALL of them could be franchise QB’s.
Colin Cowherd and others have said that any QB landing in Minnesota is what each of those guys and their agents want.
The Vikings are the only team drafting a QB with an offensive minded system with decent talent to play with.
I like this scenario way better than what has happened over the last 6 years.
And Cowherd also said JJ to us, Nix to Denver, Penix to Seahawks, would all work. But they all would fail in NE.
Who knows.
I don’t care about his mock draft.
Just his statement.
Other NFL people have said the same.
All the QB’s prefer the Vikings over the other teams.
I didn’t say it was his mock draft – it was a statement (opinion) . Where did Colin’s mock come into play?
You brought up Colin – I merely added to it.
I guess when you say, Cowherd said JJ to the Vikings, that kind of assumes Cowherd is mocking JJ to the Vikings.
By the way, Colin has in fact mocked JJ to the Vikings.
The Vikings have arguably the best pass catching group in the NFL when healthy between JJ, Addison, and Hock, one of the best pair of tackles in the NFL, and a very good pass catcher/pass blocker in Jones at RB. What the don’t have is good interior oline pass blocking so they’ll need to do something to mitigate that as well to ensure success from a young developing QB.
All correct.
It’s just so nice having positive vibes coming to the Vikings.
Rookie QB’s want to come here. Most NFL people are saying the same thing.
I’m not saying it works out to start.
But this is WAYYYYYY better than “if only we had A, B, C, D or E, than Kirko could really thrive….”
Yada, yada, yada…
Ted is actually a character based on Jim Harbaugh
Who we should have hired…
“analyst”
It appears to me that you may be making fun of the hardworking NFL analysts. They have to eat too.
“hardworking”
‘analyst’ – we all gather information any way we can. Even a fool’s information has some value.
I guess that means everyone’s opinion on here has some value
Agreed,
Some opinions offer knowledge or insights while others just offer humor and reinforces our own sense of superiority.
I resemble that remark
I am trusting the GM and coach to pick the QB they want, and add talent elsewhere, especially DL.
this ^
I trust KOC to identify the best QB they can realistically get, I trust KAM to be disciplined in a potential trade, I don’t necessarily trust the FO to identify the best QB so hopefully they just listen to KOC.
I doubt Nix is there at 23.
Vikings going to have to draft a QB at #11 at a minimum.
I agree just answering the question.
Possibly,
But one highly touted QB prospect seems to fall in the draft every year.
So I figure at least an 80% chance one will be there at #23.
Figuring if the one that falls would be a worse option if you calculate the player you would have gotten at #11 vs #23 or all the players you lose out on if you trade up takes too much brain power for me.?
The drop has happened in the past.
But you got the Giants, Jets, Broncos, Raiders, Seahawks, Saints all potentially taking a QB.
I highly doubt one of 6 falls to #23 this year.
Too risky to wait that long IMO.
Agree it is a risk, but then it all is. If there is one you like at 11 get him. If there is one you value above all the others trade up for him if possible.
Hope for JJ at #11, but unless he is the one that drops this year that is looking very unlikely.
I would love for one of the top 4 to drop to us but that wont happen. We trade up, between 5-7. Unless only 2-3 of the QBs go in the top 5, then it will be chaos.
And that would be good chaos.
Imagine the complaining here about selecting Maye or McCarthy or Penix over Maye or McCarthy, or Nix over those guys.
I hope that happens!!!!
I think this is more likely than people think
I do as well. That first hour of draft night is going to be wild. Most wild in my memory of a Vikings fan because we are usually never in that spot to make a pick, always late night end of draft boringness.
Overall, sure. But I want a QB with big time big moment clutch ability.
I would too. Justin Herbert II would be great
That would be JJ
Dont we all? Analyzing how they handle being down and being under pressure and putting the team on their back should be part of the process for KOC and KAM. Mental fortitude is huge. It had been lacking here since 2017
Bo Nix and a stud DL selection?
I’m good with that.
QotD:
We do GoldenEye in our Bond series at the Last Movie Outpost…
https://lastmovieoutpost.com/bond-on-goldeneye/
Goldeneye is the greatest Bond film ever. Not because it is a great movie, but because it resulted in probably the greatest video game in history at that time.
Would agree. Wasted many hours running around and shooting my friends playing Goldeneye.
Yeah, in college the living room TV was either people playing goldeneye, or sports of some sort, we took a break at 11 to watch Days of Our Lives though.
Had a similar situation. Lived in a huge house in Seward, Nebraska (25 miles west of Lincoln) with a bunch of buddies that were attending Concordia University. There were 6 of us.The day after we moved we fired up the PlayStation and did a Madden draft and played the season out (I won the SB the first year and lost my 2nd year) Did the same thing on the NES with Tecmo Super Bowl. The most fun thing we did was play a tournament on one of the original versions of Tiger Woods golf. Was 2 straight days of inebriated debauchery.
Older than you. Would be in the large TV room at college watching MTV when it was music only, then at 11 the channel would change to Days of our lives and I went and studied instead.
In the dorm we would watch the gong show in the morning and Hogans Hero’s in the afternoon.
Hogans Hero Rec.
My Personal Motto came from that show.
‘I know nothing, nothing!’
Mean Gene the Dancing Machine!
(That’s not him)
I know, but its the only gong show gif with dancing.
I also remember the unknown comic. Lame but funny.
I would always get motion sickness playing that game. First person shooters are a no for that reason.
So you have a voice like Barry White but you are white like Frank Black and not black like Barry White, Ben?
I think so if I read that correctly
QotD – Nix is the only QB my wife wants them to draft. Since she is smarter than me, I am fine with that.
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