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From ESPN, a bold move for the Vikings:
Trade Justin Jefferson:
This would truly be a bold move because Jefferson is a great receiver. This suggestion is not to belittle Jefferson’s abilities. He has ranked in the top 12 for wide receiver DVOA in all four of his NFL seasons, and he was in the top three for total value in his three healthy seasons (i.e. not 2023).
However, Jefferson’s salary just ballooned to $19.7 million because of his fifth-year option in 2024, and it’s going to be higher than that if the Vikings can sign him to a long-term extension. He is also making noise that he wants to know the team’s future quarterback plans before he signs that extension. He probably wants Kirk Cousins back. Cousins had one of his best half-seasons in 2023, but giving him another long-term deal at age 35 might not be the best decision for Minnesota’s future.
So why not just go for a total reset? Trade Jefferson for a couple of high draft picks. Use one of them to draft his replacement, the same way the Vikings traded away Stefon Diggs and used the pick they got in return to draft Jefferson. Perhaps that pick can be used on a young quarterback, or to trade up for a better young quarterback.
Meanwhile, shaving Cousins and Jefferson off the team’s salary ledger will allow the Vikings to sign a number of free agents to improve other positions, building a team that’s ready to compete once they figure out their quarterback situation (presumably with a youngster in either 2024 or 2025).
Per Charlie Walter of the Pioneer Press, The Vikings want to trade up for Jayden Daniels and may make JJ available in a trade
Vikings reportedly will engage in extension talks with Kirk at the combine
QOTD
If the Vikings were to trade JJ, where would make the most sense?
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VP, read your updates below about your grandson. Thanks for sharing, sounds encouraging. Hang in there. We’re all with you.
If Cousins walks, and the Vikings want to bring in a “Bridge QB”, who should they consider?
We’ve discussed Russell Wilson, but who else might KAM consider? Here are some guys that might be on his list:
Free agents: Joshua Dobbs, Vikings; Jacoby Brissett, Commanders; Joe Flacco, Browns; Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers; Gardner Minshew, Colts; Ryan Tannehill, Titans; Jameis Winston, Saints
Possibly available: Jimmy Garoppolo, Raiders
Anyone stir your interest?
None are better than Mullins, none know the offense (Mullins does), all will cost (Mullins already on the roster). We just have to teach Mullins to only throw 1 or 2 interceptions a game.
Now can we stop asking this silly question. (almost as stupid as the Wilson discussion).
Mullens: 8 picks and 2 fumbles in 3 games started, all are better than him outside of dobbs and Winston
Mullins 7 TDs, 1306 yds, 67.6% completion in 4+ games.
I already addressed the turnovers need to come down.
Minshew has been on my list since last March.
Same. I like him as a bridge guy. I think he’s smart enough to pick up KOC’s offense. Good locker room guy. I’ve always been a fan of the Mississippi Mustache….
What happened to your guarunteed claim that Cousins is gone?
I see no way on earth that KAM will offer a satisfactory contract to Cousins. No way. I was merely presenting a question. Must you be a dick about everything I post, and mince my every word? You seem to have an OCD issue with me DE.
Lighten up Francis.
All the JJ trades talk is interesting.
My guess, he ain’t going anywhere.
Hopefully.
I believe KAM would entertain trade offers. JJ will count $19.7M against the cap this year playing on his 5th year option. That’s a chunk of change, and as we know, he is looking for $30M or more a year starting in 2025. If a team offers a couple first round picks for him, KAM might just do it.
I’m a simple fan – no GM. So look at it this way viewing the team.
Defense – not very good
Special teams – blah
Running game – not very good
Screen game – not very good.
The only real strength is our passing game. And that generally centers around Kirk and JJ. So we let Kirk go, and now trade JJ – WTH!
Any other good players to let go or trade. Sort of start as an expansion team or something – clean slate.
KAM might just think it’s time to take the plunge. Fix all the dead money issues, get fiscally strong, draft some studs, add some cheap vets, and see where 2024 goes. 2025 then becomes the benchmark season for him and KOC.
Yeah lets get rid of our two OTs,
They are pretty good so they have to go as well.
Not a bad turnout today, given the weakly weekend thread.
TikTok trend has airplane passengers binding their ankles for extra comfort: ‘Incredibly dangerous’ | Fox News
How about the Damn airlines give us more than 32 inches of leg room?
Don’t think I could do economy class anymore except on a short hop. If I was back in row 52 in a middle seat between Lizzo and Ben Cleveland of the Ravens and the flight was hijacked and I figured we would be stuck on the tarmac for days on end I’d probably ask the hijackers to just go ahead and shoot me.
Lizzo, AKA Black Chris Christie
20 bucks says the CIA was involved.
No way would I take that bet. But this smells fishy…
I’m not convinced this happened
Me neither.
I’ve never known Carlson to be quiet about anything, I’d think he’d have said something
Sadly because of the state of our intelligence communities something like this actually has legs.
Summary:
Florida has a worm in his ear
NoDak thinks Kirk is worth every penny of 51 mil/year fully gtd
VPs grandson is in remission, though he still to get one more treatment
Surly wants JJ franchise tagged so he sits out and pouts
According to socal 7 billion dollars is just a rounding error
Kirk debate
NoDak’s wife managed not to put cherry toms in his salad, loooooong tomato discussion, seems the consensus is cherry toms suck
mjolnir eats toms with sugar and whipped cream
MTs micropenis makes his wife want to drink fermented milk drink similar to a thin yogurt
JacksonVike ate saurkraut by himself in school
Bow is going to pelt NoDak with cherry tomatoes
Nobody:
Norse -” I was born with a penis and pair of balls” thank you for sharing I guess
MT goes to his wife’s ex’s and yells at cows
MT would keep working even if the hospital was burning down around him
VP can lie about hating white people, also is devastated coexist isn’t real
Jrob says walks of shame are cleansing
VP is a mild man
Benjammin’s wife made him transition according to Bow
V8 discussion
Mjolnir’s wife bogarts the tomato juice
Norse thinks its unfair kfey lives in bismark
Norse’s laptop is “sticky”
‘Benjammin’s wife made him transition according to Bow’
So she made Ben Transition or Bow??
Yes
Is her nickname ‘Mistress’?
Does she wear lots of Black Leather?
No but she wears lots of crocks, is that similar?
I love my crocs. Last week I got another barium bath after the retention tip popped out, got my crocs all nice and white, just slipped ’em off after the enema and washed them by hand in the sink. Today had some leaking on a cystogram, got some Isovue/”pee” on my crocs, ditto.
Try doing that with fancy Italian leather.
My wife has many pairs, including insulated ones for cold weather, and ones that are like slippers she wears in the house. I do not and have not ever owned a pair, probably never will. I used to buy hey dudes, but now I buy cheap knockoffs of them that are about $40 cheaper if I got whatever it is you said on them, I’d probably just toss them and buy new ones
What would you wear for the next procedure? Your street shoes? No thanks.
We were reminiscing about a patient that had gangrene of the ball sack and the nauseating smell and goop getting on the towels we had placed between his thighs. If that “alien blob” type juice had got on my crocs, now that would be a scenario I would consider chucking them.
‘What would you wear for the next procedure?’
Buy in bulk?
Spares on hand?
How you get gangrene on your sack
I suspect it is ‘in’ your sack.
Injury/infection/gangrene.
ok, done thinking about it,
need to find the brain bleach.
I would wear those covers
She does bogart the tomato juice.
Started working on my taxes this weekend, such joy. Believe it or not, my employer miscalculated withholding a few times last year and underpaid my taxes. They doubled down by giving me a goofy letter asking the IRS to not penalize me for their mistake. I’m sure the IRS will be suitably impressed and will not penalize me.
In the likely event the IRS chooses to penalize me, I’m going to turn right around and ask my employer to pay the penalty. Wish me luck.
My CPA buddy was all like how could you not notice? That’s a CPA for ya, thinks you should be calculating your tax rate paycheque to paycheque.
Just pay in, in minny. Think Walzy baby shooting for a 25 bill surplus to distribute to unfortunates and maintain the 1 party system.
Colin Cowturd thinks Purple give Pats JJ and next year #1 to move from 11 to 3.
Only way we should do that is if we get more in return than just the 3.
Grand theft, i’d spit in their face.
Il give them JJ and our first if they give us 3 and their first next year so we swap firsts. I see them being worse than us regardless who we have under center so it would potentially be another very high pick.
So we would be giving them JJ, next years #1 and this years #1??
I have heard worser options to move up.
There was an article that provided this hypothetical package which could be sufficient to move from #11 to #3, based on previous examples.
Vikings get:
– 2024 first-round pick (No. 3 overall)
Patriots get:
– 2024 first-round pick (No. 11 overall)
– 2025 first-round pick
– 2026 first-round pick
– 2024 fourth-round pick (No. 109)
If you throw JJ into this mix, how many draft picks are erased?
‘If you throw JJ into this mix, how many draft picks are erased?’
I would ‘hope’ all of them.
I think that’s too much #3, JJ is worth, depending on the team and expectation of where their picks land, 2 first round picks, JJ, 11 and next years first should be enough for #1 overall
Keypads on laptop seem to be getting sticky. There a simple solution?
Stop making your anti-virus work so hard going to shady websites.
Those sites come to me.
Stop playing with your tallywhacker by the keyboard
Busted.
I don’t like the finger grime that gets on my keyboards. From time to time I unplug them and wipe ’em down with an antiseptic wipe, scrub ’em until the keys are clean as a whistle. Maybe that will help? Do the same thing with my mice.
60 in the TC!
61 in Bizland
Not fair,i’m south of you.
Global warming 😉
60 for a high in Billings today with a low of 5 tonight. 18 tomorrow and back to 60 by Thursday.
Like a quick bounce back.
Kinda mucky around here. Hate this time of year for mud on frozen turf. I gouged a channel to carry water away from foundation of the addition and not only did I get a workout digging into frozen ground but my muck boots kept getting stuck and I got a Cane-style leg workout.
Xavian Howard released by Dolphins. Best years in the league were under Flores, yes he’s dropped off since then but he would be available at a reasonable price, could be a good pick up for CB depth and knows the system.
Why not, seemed like he wasn’t a great fit or something in their defense after Flores left. Surprised they didn’t trade him
Flores knows him.
So if he wants him then by all means bring him on board.
We need the DB help no doubt.
Viking.
Speak this into existence. Do it.
Regarding the great tomato debate, I also like spicy hot V8, but the regular is meh.
I’ve never cared for V8.
Have you tried the spicy?
No. I’m not a spicy guy.
Interesting, I’ve always wrote off V8 as I hated tomatoes growing up but love them now… should give it a try again, also the spicy as well. Is it actually good for you? Or is it like fake good for you where you feel like you’re doing something healthy but really it’s packed with sugar and salt?
I didn’t like tomatoes when I was kid either. Once I got older and realized that they were good, I tried V8 again. I still did not like it.
Give me regular Campbell’s tomato juice.
Can’t even taste regular, maybe my buds are shot.
The off brand ones suck but Campbell’s is delicious.
Campbell’s is very good.
Sometimes I buy Red Gold and season it myself.
There is no added sugar, regular does have quite a bit of sodium, I get the low sodium one and its still delicious
I saw Gary Brecka talk about how most people are actually sodium deficient. The issue is iodized table salt not good Sea Salt or Baja gold, or Celtic Sea Salt etc… the problem is most people are dehydrated. You keep hydrated it’s hard to be over the top with your sodium… makes sense.
Viking Phillip needs to get back to the salt mines and make the good salt more readily available for all of us… 🙂
I’m trying, but everyone is so entertaining today that I can’t get any salt mined.
I made the transition to sea salt, its what my wife buys, now I can’t stand iodized salt.
Ben transitioned because his wife made him.
Now I’m not being contrary here, but can you actually discern a difference in a blind taste test of iodized vs sea salt?
Yeah, sea salt has bigger grains of salt, and it takes less salty
Well if Gary Brecka said it, you just know it has to be correct.
With or without alcohol?
Yes
yes
Spicy V8 by itself, or with Voda, or with a light beer, they are all good.
A spicy Bloody Mary is always good.
Me too, they sell them in like a 6oz can. Perfect.
I rarely drink anymore (and was never a huge drinker) but 2/3 times in the summer I’ll have a couple of bloody beers on the porch – and I use the spicy V8. My dad gives us fresh tomato juice every year but my wife saves it for her Bloody Mary’s….
That hardly seems fair…
This is very controversial, but I like beefsteak tomatoes.
All tomatoes are delicious, but Roma’s are the best.
I find Roma’s good, I like the flavor of beefsteak better, on the vine are also good, I don’t care for cherry or grape ones though
At least on the east coast, at certain times of the year some of the best steak houses will have beefsteak tomatoes as a stand along salad dish (some blue cheese and olive oil).
Sounds good to me, though I’ve never been to the east coast, unless FL counts
Florida counts.
The farthest north on the east coast that I have been is Jacksonville.
save for a few good restaurants you’re not missing much.
what are the times of year? I will be in the great state of florida in may
Then through August.
And if you should get further North, like mid Atlantic area, even thru September.
I’ll be in Orlando, hopefully I find what you describe
Let me know just before you get to town, and I’ll find you a place or two
Sounds good.
Roma’s are the best for salsa, for sure.
they are tremendous!
I like ’em all.
Grew up pulling tomatoes from the garden to use on burgers/BLT’s for lunches in the summer time.
Best part was after lunch – two thick slices of tomato with a bit of sugar and whipped cream on top.
That sounds… interesting, maybe I’ll see if my kid would eat it.
Never had it with whipped cream, but the only way I would eat tomatoes as a kid was with sugar. Any time I mention it I get funny looks.
Sugar is good but I prefer salt and pepper.
If I prefer white popcorn, does that make me racist? Sometimes I mix some yellow popcorn that my SIL grew in with my white popcorn. However, if a white person grows yellow popcorn, does that mean they are a culture appropriator? I’m trying to figure out how to live my life to make everyone happy.
You are trying to find an answer that does not exist.
Do you mean Coexist isn’t real? I’m devastated. My bubble has been burst. My worldview has been shredded. Oh, what will I do?
Just take a few ‘walks of shame’ and your soul will be cleansed.
There, now I feel better.
Just hate white people and you’ll be fine
I’m sure there are a few white people that I could hate. Does that count?
It depends, would you hate them purely because they are white?
I could lie about it.
Popcorn is terrible. The end. Well unless its covered in caramel and then chocolate but I still don’t like the hull part.
Dry popcorn is, i tend to hit it kinda hard with butter/salt.
Screaming Yellow Zonkers back in the day growing up.
I used that as blog name for awhile.
Here is the product.
I have never heard of this
I like the choco popcorn the boy scouts sell
Since you are white, there is nothing you can do to become culturally appropriate.
Just pay your reparations and continue working in the Salt Mines.
BTW microwave popcorn is responsible for more smoke alarms in a hospital than all other etiologies combined. Usually have the door to my office slam shut about once a week because of a fire alarm related to microwave popcorn. The good news is I can’t hear the PA announcements when the door shuts due to the magnet being turned off during the fire alarm so I would keep up with work even as the hospital burns around me.
I haven’t made microwave popcorn in a long time. I do mine on the stove in a light cast iron pot.
This would be a good WR to add in if we trade JJ or to add as a WR3. Dudes contested catch rate is wild and would help make up for some growing pains a rookie QB would understandably have.
Do it.
Trade JJ, wave bye to kirko’s agent and fully guaranteed bullshit, and get the QB you want and this guy.
This is the way.
If they could get a second round pick this year, I like the strategery…
Jersey color. Do it.
Every mock/projection I’ve seen has him going in the 1st round. I like the kid, but don’t see him being available to us.
Stranger things have happened. If that mock I posted last week happened, where we trade up for QB with picks from trading JJ, then trade down from 11, we could easily grab a first round WR to replace JJ. He could also drop into the 2nd.
Does it make sense to add a WR when we won’t have a QB that can get him the ball?
Draft linemen.
Ignoring that first sentence because its troll bait at this point. Agreed on drafting line men, we can do that with the picks we get from trading down at 11.
You were right KFEY it was troll bait….
I pulled the back seats out of my Bronco yesterday to put in a flat floor for the doggos to ride. I needed a T40 Torx bit for the seatbelt part and had to run down to my wife’s ex place to borrow the bit. While I was there, he needed my help catching and carrying two calves that were refusing to cross the creek to where their mothers were grazing.
I felt like Rip Wheeler carrying one of those little dogies over my shoulders across the creek. They are heavier than they look!
I’m always shocked at how quickly a cow can cover ground. They can run almost as fast as a dog when they feel like it. When I picked up the calf, the mother was sniffing next to me but she ran off as I started walking. All was well until I set the calf down, at which point it bleated and started running away from me. I heard a splash and that momma was across the creek and bearing down on me faster than I could run, so I yelled at her and waved my arms and she broke off about ten feet away and made a beeline to her calf.
‘I felt like Rip Wheeler’.
So you felt like a pretend TV tough guy?
(Had to google him)
Who tried convincing me that Republican representatives don’t support violence? Best part was I could have went and found facts to the contrary but it’s like naw… They’ll prove that wrong as both sides as usual are two wings of the same nut. Both sides support violence as long as they think it’ll get em votes… Fuck this guy and proof of why there has to be a separation of church and state.
I don’t think this says anything about violence. I know nothing about this person, but it sounds more like a legislative argument, than violence.
This is exactly my point and I was hoping someone would say this. But earlier if a Dem said something in support of a violent protest then it’s Dems support violence, if a Repub does it… it’s the person. Always and excuse for the same action.
Democrats are evil baby murderers and if you disagree with me you are just wrong and are also a murderer.
Wait…this somehow proves we don’t have separation of church and state? IF our legislature passes a law that says biological boys have to use boys bathrooms that somehow means we don’t have a separation of church and state?
That’s a pretty big stretch, even for your Edge.
No just the continued need for it. The stretch is what you made.
I’m saying someone sayin this is a Christian state so I as a representative of EVERYONE in the state approve of getting rid of people I consider filthy in the state via murder is OK because of my religion is wrong.
I consider people who advocate boys sharing girls locker rooms to be “filthy” people….but it has NOTHING to do with my religious convictions and everything to do with common sense. And I will do everything I can to keep those “filthy” people out of my community and out of my state.
So what exactly was the “violence” on this????
‘saying/doing things the woke don’t agree with’ I believe.
Makes sense from that perspective, I guess.
Actual violence done by the left is ignored.
Getting your feelings hurt is considered violence.
Um… a non-binary kid was murdered and his response was this is a Cristian state and we support getting rid of filth… are you kidding me? I think the non-binary stuff is silly too, I do but this is a crazy disgusting response.
The kid was not murdered and my guess is committed suicide or had an allergic reaction to medicine she was given.
Nobody was murdered, even the stupid lib media knows this.
Yep, this story will disappear in no time. Not a word about the guy that killed a mom and her daughter going 70 in St. Louis either and is now out on bail.
Well when the Woke says insisting that their are two biological sexes is ‘violence’ against the alphabet people then anything can be violence.
So given that argument everyone supports ‘violence’ as we keep expanding the definition.
Is it murder when you start the fight and then die from self poisoning?
Lol, not a good look dude.
That post is saying he is speaking about a 16 year old “murder victim”.
Thought that there were videos showing that person was fine and coherent while complaining to police, and that “victim” initiated the violence by throwing water at the verbal bullies, then things escalated. In other words, none of the people involved are innocent. Including the dead one.
And did not die from trauma so….
And a teacher was right outside and broke the ‘fight’ up, it lasted a whole 2m.
HS Drama that only made the news because the Trans passed away the next day of unrelated (as best we know currently) causes.
Kid dying is bad, just wish the fake news would not pretend it was more than it was.
Sounds like it was more like seconds, not 2 minutes. The kid texted her friend that she started the fight and only had a couple scrapes and bruises.
I guess from re-reading the report, the ‘incident’ lasted two minutes.
The actual fighting could have been substantially less.
You guys are missing the point and it’s absolutely disgusting. Weather it was a 2 minute or 2 second fight, weather the kid died from the fight or not is NOT the point. If this politician had made that his point of the details are blurry and such then fine. But his response was, I and this state support getting rid of filth via murder. This was HIS response, he referred to these people as filth. Fuck, this guy. This “Christian” calling people filth needs to actually read the New Testament and realize that the thing repeated the most about what pisses god off and brings his wrath is religious hypocrites.
Call me crazy but you just posted a picture with some brief sentences on it with 0 context. Do we have a full statement with context and full quotes. You are jumping to conclusions and making connections when there are none. At no where does he endorse or mention murder or violence. I see the word fight as metaphorical as in “Im going to fight this bill” not literal fighting.
I’m not sure where he said to get rid of “filth” via murder or violence, he was asked about her death in reference to the legislation OK has passed regarding LBGT children, so it would seem to me that is what he was talking about. I don’t agree with calling them filth, that’s a terrible thing to say.
Well, most kids are filthy. They attract dirt like they are a magnet.
And why do germs seem to be the only thing they willingly and happily share as much as possible?
Co-habitating with The Teacher (1st grade) I know this situation very well, sadly.
The victim was not murdered, even the mainstream media are reporting that.
Those damn facts always getting in the way of pushing a narrative.
Yeah, I see now that multiple other people already said what I said, there is a video of the person in the hospital, they do not appear to be injured, at least not to level of dying.
Was in such rough shape the doctors sent her home. Sounds like there might be more to the non-binary thing as well. Her mom calls her a girl and uses her given name when talking to and about her.
I don’t even know what nonbinary is, and I don’t really care to.
It might be this.
Not sure though.
Can’t even keep up with this labeling and use of pronouns. I was born with a penis and pair of balls. I’m also white, making me racist.
When the facts don’t match your narrative, change em.
Lol that one on the right…
If you are referring to me, I said, I have not heard of a Republican politician openly supporting white supremacy.
Monday is off to a good start. The wife packed a salad for my lunch and did NOT put cherry tomatoes in it. Now if only the Vikings would sign Cousins to a 3 year deal…..
My wife has gotten into the probiotic craze and asked me if I could start a culture of kefir, given my microbiology (and micropenis) background. At first I was rather dubious as the first couple of culture cycles revealed what looked like curdled milk to me. However, I persisted, increasing the culture size sequentially, and now have a robust culture of kefir “grains” that looks like cottage cheese, enough to transform four cups of milk into kefir.
I kept the kefir cycles as I scaled up, and have a quart bottle of those batches. They are much more sour tasting than the all grown up version and my wife prefers the mature version. Being loathe to toss out all that good stuff I feel obligated to drink the young batches and you have to toss them down like taking a triple shot of whiskey.
Bottom line this stuff makes you fart like crazy but there is no smell whatsoever.
I’ve been taking Culturelle for the last year or so – I definitely notice a difference when I miss a dose.
What is the purpose of this kefir you speak of? My digestive system runs like a top. No issues with anything unless I eat broccoli or cauliflower.
I can’t speak to the effects of kefir but probiotics just help with digestion, or ‘gut health’ as I understand it.
Isn’t sauerkraut the same thing?
No idea.
If by same thing you mean awesome, then yes.
Anytime our school lunch had mashed potatoes, they would put out a big bowl of sauerkraut. I think I may have been the only one to take any, and the sauerkraut pile was probably twice as big as the scoop of potatoes.
Sodium in sauerkraut makes my kidneys scream.
drink more water.
Not sure if serious but sauerkraut does not contain beneficial colon bacteria. Sauerkraut is not equivalent to kefir.
Was kidding.
Haha well now you are in the club, I’m dialing in your sense of sarcasm. If it was ben that had said that statement I’d have known he was fos.
Sauerkraut is rotten cabbage. I prefer not to eat rotten food.
I dislike cherry tomatoes, but they do not make me sick. Broccoli and Cauliflower actually makes me sick. I have gut pain for 3 days.
Lost me at kefir.
Congrats on the lack of the evil cherry maters.
The Teacher seems to have to abandon those evil things lately as well.
Hope that trend continues, I don’t plan to remind her.
give up on salads and the cherry problem will go away. Good burger, club or BLT for lunch always works.
I am trying to go from Guard weight to linebacker weight, NOT Guard weight to Tackle weight.
Bacon, Lettuce and TOMATO
Not CHERRY though.
Ok sure.
NoDak would have to clarify.
I’m assuming tomato’s suck in general for him.
If not, then just slice up the cherry tomatoes and the problem is solved.
Wish i could get home grown tomatoes and sweet corn year round. Short season. Buy a tomatoin store now only thing in common is that it’s red.
Hot house. tomatoes really suck!
Believe he likes real tomatoes – as I remember.
I’m the same way actually, don’t hate ‘ per se cherry ones. just don’t like them, but really like good full size one.
We have about 18-20 cherry tomato plants started for the garden this year.
Not for me – Big Boys or Early Girls maybe.
We also have Roma and Big Boys and I think one other kind.
Regular tomatoes are good. Cherry tomatoes, sliced or otherwise, are evil.
Ok.
I never knew that was a thing.
Loving regular tomato’s but hating cherry tomato’s.
I love them both.
NoDak and I are charter members of the cherry tomatoes haters club. We will be recruiting. In deference to Edge, we will try to avoid violence.
Yes. No one else understands how sophisticated (and right) our taste preferences are.
But we will recruit to try to share our knowledge with others…….we are generous that way.
I will be on the other line throwing cherry tomatoes at you.
See!!! Cherry tomato lovers are inciters of violence. Haters!!
You incited the violence by offending me.
Sometimes I remember some of the names Five would come up with and I laugh, like when he called NoDak NoDikLib
LOL…
5 was good humor.
Karenfingers was hilarious
That son of a bitch, if I every bump into him I am going to kick his scrawny little ass.
Seriously, that was pretty good.
I laughed
Cherry tomatoes are the only tomato product I do not like, love BLTs, love pretty much anything make with tomato sauce or tomato paste.
She’s either learning or she is trying to lull you into thinking that she is learning.
Goooooose Morning Skoloponies!
QotD: If we have to trade JJ I’d prefer it be out of the conference completely. I don’t know where makes the most sense, but I do think whatever the compensation is, it should be higher than what KC got for Tyreek Hill. JJ is 4 years younger than Hill was at the time of his trade and you could argue he has yet to hit his prime. Just my opinion, but I think JJ carries a higher price than Hill.
Awesome news about Zeph. Happy for you and yours VP.
Skol!
Damnit, just found out Hank Williams great grandson is playing Sioux Falls Sunday night… Saw him about a year and a half ago at the same place. Was great. Really enjoy his mashup of Country, Rock, and Bluegrass. Need to find a way to make this work. Either get home at 1 or 2 am or stay in Sioux Falls area and hope there’s no issues calling in sick Monday haha.
I think beyond the Kirk and JJ contract decisions, the Vikings have other messes to clean up. The O-line is a good example. Four of the five starters who finished in 2023 are scheduled to return. Dalton Risner is the odd man out, leaving the Vikings needing to decide who their starting left guard will be. In addition, David Quessenberry, Chris Reed, Oli Udoh, Austin Schlottmann, Hakeem Adeniji, and Blake Brandel are all pending free agents, so seven guys we had on contract last year have to be re-signed, or replaced. Personally, I think we still need two big, mean ass guards, and a new center. That whole interior O-line continues to be a huge weakness.
O-Line huge weakness, weak roster of runners as well… I guess it’s a good thing that teams who make a big impact in the playoffs don’t usually run the ball well!
Brandel is an RFA, I’m sure they’ll tender him. The rest IDK, Schlottman plays Center, I could see him back but the rest, IDK, I’m guessing maybe Reed.
Risner played center correct? Is there any possibility of him going to center? Just throwing shit at the wall at this juncture.
I don’t think he has at the NFL level, he did in college though
Before they do any of that, they actually need a coach and a scout who can actually find and a build an OL. Not sure the Vikings have the right people in place to accomplish that.
Indeed
Damn – if we don’t have scouts and. coaches to put together a good offensive line, we’re pretty much screwed no matter what we do.
Not saying you are wrong, but a line is pretty basic stuff.
I don’t know who is making the OL decisions.
All I got is the last 5 years of ineptitude as my guide.
OL has been trash since the death of Tony Sparano in 2018.
I have been targeting Zach Frazier OC, WV after reading this.
‘His ability to anchor against powerful bull rushes, combined with his proficiency in run blocking, affirms his value to teams prioritizing physicality and intelligence along the interior offensive line.’
https://www.nfldraftbuzz.com/Player/Zach-Frazier-OL-WestVirginia
I see, I don’t know much about the college players in the draft, actually. I have looked at some videos on a few guys, but that’s about it. Obviously the Vikings O-line has been far from a team strength for a long time. Need some bodies to really shore it up.
I’m not saying we have close to a great Oline, but I thought it did show pretty substantial improvement in pass blocking last year. Could hold up against good defensive fronts.
Now, run blocking, pretty poor and that really needs to get fixed – personnel, scheme, whatever.
Just draft a QB that can move and make up for sub par line play.
Like Dobby?
Thats the way to go.
Good idea – less sacks and score like 3 or 10 points a game. Those Bears and Raiders games were so exciting to watch.
Everybody says that, but it’s a misconception. Notice what happened to Mahomes against the Bucs in the Super Bowl a couple years back, when his O-line was weakened significantly. Running QB’s still need good O-lines.
We need to focus on the Trenches, then Defense.
A QB pick is ok, just don’t bet the farm, and all the picks on one.
I really agree with this perspective. Start building the team from the trenches out. Dominant lines on both sides of the ball.
Frazier (314 lbs) is a 4X HW State champion Wrestler so he understands leverage and is very strong.
As a former HS wrestler I approve.
So apparently that Russian guy that Biden said Putin killed actually died of a blood clot, at least according to this Ukraine Chief
So you’re saying he was infected with the Andromeda Strain?
I do not know, I haven’t read that book in like 30 years.
Let’s send this guy billions of dollars.
At least it’s all getting accounted for and being used responsibly.
The Neocons of ‘our’ party have never seen war they didn’t like.
I agree that Russia needs to be opposed in Ukraine/Eastern Europe.
But a plan needs to be submitted, accountability enforced and Our Southern Boarder has priority.
“accountability” – wasn’t it just a month or so back the Pentagon ‘discovered’ they had sent $7billion more to Ukraine than they realized. And that’s the accounting on our side.
At this point $7B is just a ’rounding error’ to this administration.
As I recall it had to do with ‘replacement cost’ of the older military hardware vs the ‘actual cost’ of the material provided.
That’s a load of horse shit! The only thing Biden could round is 3rd base with one of his handlers leading him haha.
Doubt he would last all the way to 3rd base.
He might be able to ’round the batters box’.
Oh they’d have him on enough uppers to get the job done.
He might get there but his heart would probably give out from the strain.
*not wishing on this, just noting a concern*
If it was Trump his finite life meter he thinks people have would empty out as well. Just winded and plop over… Still insane these are the 2 guys, the best either party can muster up. Just atrocious.
We get to choose the ‘lesser of two evils’ as has become our usual.
Still really bummed me out that when McCain and Romney both ran they abandoned what got them there and became absolute bitches for the RNC. Really liked those two going into their campaigns.
So you prefer RINOs that abandon their conservative values.
Shocked (not shocked).
Both ran and lost because they were not very good candidates.
The green team looks like Minnesota Wild uniforms. LOL
Such a good movie.
Now they are all pansies.
Tee Higgins tagged by the Bengals at $21.2 million.
JJ could be tagged far cheaper than his demands for 2025 and 2026.
Does that help negotiations? Could that help him accepting something more back loaded to offset dead Kirk money this year?
They typically front load the guaranteed money so he gets it right away, they could give him a pretty low salary the first year and backload his deal.
The tag likely would piss off JJ.
Since JJ is asking for $30 million plus per year fully guaranteed.
(Gee. I wonder where he got that idea from?)
Tagging him basically guarantees he’s gone. If it gets to that point just trade him.
Yeah.
Except the trade partner has to be on board with JJ’s demands.
Tag him he’ll prob feign injury.
No player would ever do something like that.
LOL, him. I forgot.
Well plaid, LOL!
Sometimes when you feign injuries, karma comes back at you pretty hard later. on.
If they cannot find a trade partner, I hope they tag him.
He can either play and get paid, or sit out a year and pout.
Yep.
That’s where this is headed.
Chicago can have him for both 1s this year and next years #1.
A couple of weeks ago Zeph was going through a rough stretch. Some inexperienced doctors put him on some meds that caused some issues with him eating and with his liver. Once the main doctor got back, he straightened that out and he is doing much better. Last week was the end of the second cycle of treatment. On Thursday afternoon I received a one word text from my son. Remission. Needless to say, there was much rejoicing. We can tell the little dude is feeling much better because when we video chatted with them that evening, he was being quite boisterous in the background.
The journey is not over however. Remission means that the cancer cells are less than 5%, but there are some. So there will be one more round of chemo and then they will be moving on to the bone marrow transplant. They have found several 100% matches for him in the bone marrow bank, so now they just need to narrow it down to which one they think will be the best. That is a long process because once they do the transplant, then they have to check him for 4 to 8 months to make sure that it is working.
Thank you for all of your thoughts and prayers.
Awesome VP !!!!
There will always be some challenges.
Enjoy the fun times when you have them.
On Saturday we were video chatting with his mom and he was standing up in his bed twirling his glasses over his head. She turned the camera back to herself as we continued to talk and all of a sudden something zoomed across the screen. He had thrown his glasses across the room just over her head. He is definitely getting back to his normal boy behavior. I call him delightfully weird.
If he has a brother or a sister, they will have their moments.
I figured someone would post this gif. Thanks Ben.
YW, I don’t know a lot about cancer, but with remission, will there always be some level of cancer cells or does it get to zero?
I’m not an expert either, but I believe with the next round of chemo and then the irradiation before the bone marrow transplant, that all of the cancer cells will be eradicated. And with the new bone marrow, his body should stop producing the cancer cells.
Great news, VP! Prayers are continuing!
Fantastic news, congrats. Kids are tough.
Wonderful news – keep praying for Zeph and your family.
The journey isn’t over but damn that’s great news!
It is great news. My DIL has been living at the hospital with her son. They have a bed in the room for her to sleep and a shower in the bathroom, plus she has been eating most of her meals there. Living with this for over two months and seeing low and low after low with barely any highs, it has worn on her. When the doctor came in with the results that showed remission her questions was, “Is this something I can be happy about?” They reassured her that yes, this is something to be happy about.
Definitely takes a toll.
We weren’t allowed to stay in the room with our daughter.
She was an adult and not a child though.
Drove 3 hours everyday RT for about 2 months
I heard from a gouger that hospital cafeteria food is pretty good, do they get to go home now?
His immune system is still compromised, so it will depend on how well that rebounds. They may get to go home for a week, but then they will be right back there for the next round of chemo.
how long is a round of chemo?
I’m not sure how long they actual do chemo, but the whole treatment cycle (which includes other stuff in addition to the chemo) is about 4 weeks.
That sucks, hopefully this is the last time ever.
4 weeks continuous drip?
Holee sheet….
Ya, the little guy has a picc line in his arm since they have to put so much stuff in him. Picc = Peripherally inserted central catheter.
yep.
Daughter had the same.
Way easier than poking them several times a day.
They were also talking about putting something similar to that in his chest. I’m not sure what that is called and I’m not sure if that ever happened. He is so full of stuff he’s practically a piñata.
Tunneled central line or a “Port-a-Cath” are two possibilities.
I remember hearing “Port”. That must have been what they were talking about.
Forgot, how old? Hang in VP, do what you can.
He is 3 years old.
thank you, Lord. Praying things continue to trend in the right direction and that he will be cancer free eventually.
Hey there new guy
This is great news VP, thank you for keeping us updated.
That is awesome news! Thanks for sharing.
Nice picture up top. It kind of sums up the off season.
Thanks!
51 mil, no thanks,
LOL.
I hope some team other than the Vikings does this.
I don’t think KAM is that stupid
Worth every penny. Maybe he will give the Vikes a discount at 43 million a year.
Fun fact.
The Vikings are the only team to willingly give Kirko fully guaranteed money.
(I know. The NY Jets offered more, and Skins used the tag)
Apparently the Vikings aren’t willing anymore, we’ll see what happens
Complete BS number.
Spotrac says his market value is $39.3 avg annual. I’m not sure how it’s figured out or how close they normally are on contracts but they’re saying 3 years, $118 mill.
It was at that before the salary cap increase, its going to be higher.
I personally feel all this ‘where Kirk is going to land’ or ‘how much money he is going to get’ is all drama.
There’s not much else to talk bout right now.
Seems like it.
Barnwell must be on the payroll with Kirk’s agent.
Prediction for the week:
Kirko’s potential new team will be leaked this week.
Agent needs to drum up interest and competition for his services.
I’m still thinking Atlanta is looking at him, what do you think?
Atlanta seems most plausible if he leaves MN, maybe Was, NE. Vegas needs a QB, but I can’t really see him in sin city. Denver is another option, maybe Pit but I doubt it. Tennessee could be a surprise, the coaching staff there weren’t involved in drafting Levis and it wouldn’t be a bad thing for him to sit a season or two.
It would be wild to see JJ and Kirk team up in New England.
Might be wild if it happened
2 Fully guaranteed contracts in excess of $70 million per year?
Yikes
They are $17 million over the cap.
Hard to imagine them paying dead cap money to Wilson and fully guaranteeing Kirko.
Wash, Atl and Minny are the top 3.
I don’t buy Pitt, NE or TN.
I forgot they are going to get a big cap hit when they release Wilson, if it were just 17 mil they could easily figure it out but not with the giant cap hit from Wilson. TN and PIT aren’t likely but you never know. What is highly likely is someone is going to overpay for him.
Do you think he gets $40 million per year fully guaranteed?
Kwesi’s just waiting for the Wilfs to get the money transferred into the right account so the check doesn’t bounce.
I’d rather they do that for JJ.
I think he could get more than that on the open market, Daniel Jones got 40 mil and he’s not good at all, Stafford is a good comp as far as age and stats, but he signed his deal a few years ago and the cap just shot up 30 mil or whatever. I think Kirk will sign a 3 year 45+ mil contract with 2 years fully guaranteed and some guaranteed the 3rd year like for injury or whatever.
That’s crazy
Jones got $81 million fully guaranteed over 4 years.Unless Jones balls out in 2025 & 2026, he won’t see it.
I could be wrong. I just don’t see him getting less than 40-45 mil considering the QB market right now. Atlanta is a pretty solid team, especially offensively and that division is horrible. Their OC runs a McVay offense, like KOC does so Kirk would be fairly familiar with it. I think Kirk ends up in ATL, I think they have plenty of cap space and like any team can easily make more if needed, they’ve been pretty much poop since they lost the SB like 7 years ago. I think Kirk could go there and they win that division. TB is supposedly trying to re-sign Mayfield but they too could be an option.
Atlanta is the front runner for sure.
Yeah, Jones is going to need to have a good season otherwise I think they’ll move on.
Yep.
There are about 3-5 teams at the most.
I’m not convinced any team gives him $40 million plus fully guaranteed.
Good for him if he gets it. As long as it is not the Vikings.
Great timing on the video release.
I’m sure it’s just a coincidence.
14 days until “legal tampering” starts on 11 March. Just showing he’s ready.
Does throwing passes on a tennis court really show that?
Not really, Rodgers was out on the field toward the end of the season throwing the ball like Kirk there, but he said he was nowhere near ready to play in a game.
As long as it’s not a Tuesday!
An AFC team.
The overall issue is that JJ would also have to be accommodating for a trade.
I was thinking NE would be a likely landing spot. If they think Mac Jones can be the guy, if he has someone to throw to.
‘where would make the most sense?’
For the Vikings it would be whomever gave us the most back, aka best deal.
#duh
What if that team was Chi, Det or GB?
Kwesi dum dum…
If the deals were similar I would go outside the Division.
If the decision was/is to trade him then trade him for the most you can get.
Great song selection – brings back fond memories.
Yep, great song and great memories, for me, as well. Now, I have an earworm with that song, but, at least it is pleasant. 🙂
I would say anywhere that gets them the pick they need to get the QB they think they want.
Probably WA or NE
Agreed. If they trade him, go big and get one of the highly touted QBs in the draft.
He’d be great for a rookie QB, I’d sign him and draft a QB.
Good morning!
FTP
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!