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Vikings Discussion
Not much news out there, the NFL slow news cycle is in full swing. Pretty soon, we’ll be seeing stories of how a team must be interested in a player because the player’s second-cousin’s baby sister’s uncle’s best friend was seen buying that team’s jersey at a rummage sale. Le sigh. Hopefully Kwesi will start doing some wheeling and dealing to accumulate some more draft picks prior to the draft. If not, we can just sit and wait impatiently for 3:00 pm on March 12th, I have a feeling that there will be plenty of free agency action for us to gripe about this year. Lots of cap space and lots of need.
Vikings News
Vikings.com looks at the defensive line in their 2024 Vikings Position Recap. I think the Vikings’ main focus this off-season should be the big fellas on both sides of the ball, their interior O-line is the main weakness, and the interior D-line needs to be beefed up as well.
Our old pal GASkol looks at the Vikings’ biggest offseason need over at the Daily Norseman.
NFL News
Mark Davis is not happy with how Jon Gruden’s ‘head was chopped off’ and is confident that Tom Brady and Pete Carroll can fill the void, from ESPN. I agree that Gruden got a raw deal, but Davis could’ve stuck up for the man, too. Then again, that’s back when the cancel culture folks were ruling the roost. I’m glad that crap is over.
CBS Sports has another piece predicting that Sam Darnold will go back to the Jets. I sincerely doubt that this will happen, dude probably suffers from PTSD after his stint with that organization.
CBS Sports presents their choices for the top 8 2024 NFL offensive linemen. @You’ll be shocked to find no Vikings on their list.@ I wonder why they went with 8 instead of 10? Writer just got tired or what? Hweird.
An interesting piece from Fox Snooze News, an NFL fan has filed a petition and wants to boycott the league over the NFL’s poor officiating and preferential treatment for certain teams. This will be a good discussion piece for the day.
Media Selection
The PurpleFTW podcast looks at 10 top free-agent cornerback targets for the Vikings this off-season.
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Sad breaking news.
Regional jet from Kansas landing in DC collided with a Blackhawk Helicopter .
60 passengers on the Jet + 4 crew and 3 reported soldiers in the Blackhawk.
Plane and helicopter are in the Potomac River reportedly.
Terrible tragedy. So immensely sad.
In the “a man can dream” realm, here are some folks I “wish” we could garner in free agency:
First, Trey Smith, Guard, KC Chiefs. Smith is a powerful mover in the run game, as his run block win rate of 75.1% ranks sixth among guards. In pass protection, he has the foot speed to mirror interior defenders and the strength at 6-6, 321 pounds to anchor against bull rushes. He’s 26, and unfortunately, given his traits and age, Smith should reset the market at the position. Still, I would want him on the Vikings O-line, like, immediately.
Second, D. J. Reed, CB, NY Jets. I think Reed is one of the best pure cover corners in the league, with press-man skills and the transition speed to break on the throw. Over his career he has 40 pass breakups, and six interceptions. He is a scheme-agnostic corner who can fit in multiple NFL systems.
Third, Osa Odighizuwa DT, Dallas Cowboys. Osa had 4.5 sacks this season, and his 30 pressures were tied for the second most among defensive tackles. Odighizuwa fits best as a 3-technique and can be a pass-rushing threat in nickel fronts. I like this guys motor, and he’s a handful at the line of scrimmage. Immediate upgrade to our defensive front.
If I were KAM, I would make a serious run at these guys.
He should have the cash.
3 of our major needs taken care of right there.
A boy can dream.
This is great, I’m gonna copy and paste this to the top of the thread tomorrow if that’s OK.
Sure… knock yourself out.
Auditors are pissing me off.
They keep asking me the same question in a different way trying to get me to answer wrong I think. I used to be an Auditor. I know the game.
And they don’t like it when you reply, ‘The same answer as all the other times you asked me that question’.
Yup
I don’t miss audit. Deloitte did ours at my corporate gig, five accountants would camp out for three weeks.
As we used to say Auditors are the guys that enter the field after the battle and bayonet the wounded.
Perfect analogy
Feels like season over. WC weekend, Conference Championship weekend was meh, given results. Now we have the Probowl consisting of skills competition and a flag football game. 2 weeks of pregame then chefs/elgses. Like to see both lose.
Thank God for ice fishing
I wish I could go ice fishing that day. I’m get to sit in a gym and watch a thousand little kids wrestle.
I was a volunteer assistant Jr wrestling coach in HS.
Our wrestling team was asked about helping out at local schools.
It was interesting for a season, then I graduated.
I love coaching the kids. The parents suck & are the reason I’ll eventually bow out of coaching.
It wasn’t too bad at that time.
’75, maybe that was before ‘lawnmower parents’ or because it was mostly and ‘after school’ activity and the kids were learning the basics. Not a whole lot to pressure.
That sounds even better
Maybe watch a rerun of The View.
I’d rather slam my dick in a patio door
Probably pretty much the same thing.
I have never watch the view but I have seen ‘lowlights’.
This is my drive today, so peaceful.
You blogg’n and driv’n?
I just stopped to get gas and gummy bears, necessities of life
I’m on the road almost every day. I put on about 7000 miles a month.
I assume you get reimbursed for mileage?
Doubt it since he works for himself.
The car/truck and maintaining it is probably tax deductible though.
They usually follow the federal rate.
Yup, state rate. I’m a private contractor. I just contract with the state agency who owns the homes.
We’re at 67 cents per mile right now. Pays well & you’re ahead, especially when you drive an Accord. Not as profitable in my pickup, but still okay.
At that mileage rate, and 67 cents a mile, you’re making over $4,600 a month on travel. That’s about $55K a year (more or less). Pretty fair income. Then your pay on top of that, sounds like a nice gig.
I love it. The pay is good, and it’s very rewarding. Doing something good for the community, help keep properties from deteriorating, get good families in them. Plus it lets me use a wide range of skills, get to do a little bit of real work and a little bit of brain work. The best part is, it’s a huge boost to our real estate business, we get 20 or so listings a year just from this property management business. My wife is BUSY. The slow months of real estate (up here, that’s Nov-Feb) are not slow for us.
Space and visibility, as good as it gets.
Amen
That kind of looks like my neck of the woods, except there would be a couple more farm sites.
Stand on a 5-gallon bucket, and you can see Canadia!!
I love small towns
Wow… awesome pic GF!
wer that be at?
Obviously not ND, there’s trees in the background.
Sometimes a renegade Farmer will plant them
New Leipzig ND
What North Dakota metropolis was that parked at? I am guessing southwest, but might be too many trees for southwest. Northwest?
A little town called New Leipzig
Kind of southwest. more central.
My brothers and are playing every golf course in ND over several years.
We had a very enjoyable stay at an old farm house outside of Elgin, right next to New Leipzig. It’s one of our favorite memories.
We have about 4 years left – we do about 4 courses per year.
New Salem has a really good golf course
Gotta be fairly easy with no trees or water to worry about.
LOL yup
That’s rush hour…..
So I am sick, I think I will live but the outcome is unknown. I believe I have influenza A, although I was vaccinated.
Anyway, I have no appetite – I basically choke down 1 piece of toast and 1 small bowl of soup a day. The depressing thing is I checked to see how much weight I could expect to lose on such a diet in 1 week. It said 2 pounds. That sucks, I was thinking it would be 5 to 10 pounds.
When was onset of symptoms?
Sunday night….should start feeling better tomorrow or Friday. I understand it can take up to 2 weeks to fully recover from Influenza A.
Geez! Feel better soon brutha.
To avoid a HIPAA violation, what approximate age would someone similar be who is experiencing these symptoms?
59
The lack of appetite suggests RSV, but symptoms are not always consistent.
Here’s a rundown of a symptom list for each (COVID, FLU A, RSV).
What are the symptoms of COVID-19?These are the main symptoms of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
Symptoms appear anywhere from two to 14 days after someone has been exposed, the CDC says.
What are the symptoms of the flu?Flu symptoms tend to come on suddenly, according to the American Lung Association (ALA). They can include:
What are the symptoms of RSV?RSV symptoms usually show up between four and six days after someone has been infected, the CDC says. They can include:
If you can determine when you may have come in contact with whoever passed it on, that can help determine which ailment it is, in addition to symptom ID. You’ve been vaccinated for flu, so that decreases the chance it is Influenza, but doesn’t rule it out.
The flu vaccine is always at least 1-2 years behind the actual virus and therefore protects you from like 80% at best, assuming it works.
Could be RSV but I did have a fever for 2 days…
Fever is symptom #5 on that list……..so quite possible.
They DO make a RSV rapid test, but I don’t know how to go about getting one aside from through a medical provider.
Oh, I missed that the first time.
Do you have chills and a fever. We got back from our trip, no sleep for 30 hours, and both wife and I are really sick. Not jet lag.
Two days, two bowls of chicken noodle soup.
Coughing so much, actually can’t sleep well.
I had a low grade fever (99.5 to 100) for 2 days with some chills, those symptoms seem to be diminishing…still no appetite though.
Well we’;re 48 hours in and have yet to see much improvement. The chills are so dramatic at times I feel like I’m freezing to death.
That sounds similar to what my wife had. After a couple days, her fever went up and lasted for another four or five days.
Yikes!
Have to start Tamiflu within 48 hrs. if + flu A
too late!
Hey NoDak, sorry to hear you’re ill. Hang in there and we’ll try to keep you amused!
It’s all going around. I am finally starting to feel better. Now wife is coming down with it.
Hope you feel better and can at least enjoy the napping and TV watching.
Slept 13 hours on and off last night, went to bed at 8.30 got up at 9.30
I still can’t sleep right. I wake up soaked in sweat two to three times a night, have to get up and change clothes.
Me too. Go to bed freezing, put on sweat shirt, and then wake up a hour later soaking wet. Then the cycle starts all over.
You’re experiencing man-o-pause
Sounds exactly like what my wife had, influenza A.
A Utah state senator wants to remove certain criminal offenses from the list of those requiring lifetime registration on the Sex, Kidnap, and Child Abuse Offender Registry, to a list requiring just a 10-year registration requirement.
Sen. Todd Weiler has worked on this multiple times. Should his ideas be enacted into law, it would allow an individual who has been required to register on the sex offender registry for life for a conviction, to petition for early removal, among other things.
Offenses that would change registry requirements include sexual abuse of a child, human trafficking, and child pornography crimes.
I don’t think this will make us safer, or more secure. I disagree with this elected official on his position.
My only issue with such crimes is when the ‘spouse’ in a divorce/custody proceedings makes an accusation about the father and gets the child to go along with it.
My daughter asked me questions of that nature after I divorced her mother. She believed my answers and dropped the subject. The questions were raised by her college professor in a Phycology Class.
So I guess I am biased since I see how easily that can go wrong.
Lying about such things should also get prison time, IMO.
Agreed.
Hard to prove either way.
A ‘He said, She said (+child) situation.
What a Todd.
Perhaps Senator Weiler should be surveilled and investigated.
To all you Chinese Skoloholics, Happy New Year!!
Same to you, and thanks.
Trump year…
Great QB’s don’t need a great O-line, according to some here. They win or lose games all by themselves, no matter who else is on the field. If McCarthy is great, he’ll be great.
Pffft talk about a strawman. No one has said that. Its about being able to overcome the O line when it fails regardless of how good it is or if it gets injured. NEXT!
Just rubbing some salt in the wound son… don’t get your knickers in a twist. NO QB has EVER excelled without his teammates. No QB has ever won a thing without his teammates. The end.
Meanwhile, Kirko has never won a thing. Except having the best agent and being one of the most overpaid QBs in the history of the game.
He looks good holding that clipboard in ATL though….
I thought today was Wednesday?
It is, but I did not start this fight, just weighing in.
Also, during the off season, every day is “Kirko Sucks” day.
Why are you talking about has been future broadcasters?
Because of KDS… of course.
Yeah you should really get your Kirk Defense Syndrome looked it.
You’re living proof that ignorance is bliss son.
Seemed the discussion was “general” and actually talking more about line play.
So why the need to bring ‘Kirko’ into it?
Because everything is Kirk’s fault.
Including Tariffs, Immigration, and global warming.
I don’t know, his grill didn’t look that hot.
Well plaid.
Rec for you.
Tariffs maybe but not global warming.
Where is that Global Warming they promised me? (Sarcasm)
I get you hate Cousins Surly, but he was the most productive QB in Vikings history. No Viking QB played as consistently well for over 5 years as Cousins, or put up numbers remotely as good as he did. He was always out there taking a pounding, and playing at a high level. You can “down” him all you want, but the reality is, he was one of the best Vikings QB’s ever. He averaged over 264 yards passing a game, and had a 101 passer rating across 88 games. That’s a whole lot of great QB play, you summarily dismiss.
I do not hate Kirk.
I hate his agent, and rick, for overpaying for above average, and then failing to provide a half decent o line.
Same thing, 6 seasons. Useless.
We got more out of Sam freaking Darnold than any team every got from Kirk.
You aren’t going to get 6 seasons of great QB play from Sam Darnold…
Agreed
We also did not get 6 seasons of great play from Kirk.
We actually did… er… 5 and half… but Cousins was the best QB in the league when he went down, and arguably the best QB the Vikings have ever had IMO.
^^This^^
Keenum led the team to the NFCCG
Keenum didn’t lead them anywhere. What a lie. That defense was historically great. The defense was what led that team to the NFCCG. Period.
Somebody threw the ball to Diggs and not short of the sticks on 4th down. Maybe it wasn’t Keenum I guess. My memory is failing me I guess.
Oh and the great Kirko stepped onto the same team the following year and failed to make the playoffs. The historic team was good enough to carry Keenum but not Kirk I guess.
Let’s see, with a rookie OC that got fired? Yeah, that guy who forced Cousins to “rewire his brain” to play his scheme? How about that? Cousins still put up solid numbers. He only threw for 750 more yards and 8 more TD’s than Keenum did, but Keenum is better? Laughable.
Keenum has been paid far less, played far less and has as many playoff wins as Krik.
Laughing… and produced far less than Cousins… QB’s don’t win games Bow. Teams do. Nice try though.
Winners win, losers lose. The Bills are far from one of the most talented teams in the league this year, yet somehow they made the AFCCG. Oh, they have a stud QB who makes plays happen.
HAHAHAHA.. by your standard there… every single athlete in the world is a loser.
And neither has won a SB.
Now having watched Keenum as a brief starter for the Skins (my DC days) I can certainly see why he has played far less.
Same results, same player only Keenum cost a fraction of Krik.
Are you kidding and I could give a crap about this argument, but Kennum was at best a one year wonder, more of a career backup.
We beat the Saints with a miracle and then got smoked by the Eagles.
Funny thing about that… Diggs was open…
Keenum tossed up a prayer, hoping to complete the pass and Diggs gets out of bounds, allowing our Kicker to lose the game for us.
999,999 times out of 1,000,000 that play ends right there.
But he took the shot, didn’t wilt, and it did work. Better than watching the TE get tackled short of the sticks to end the season.
The result of the play isnt the point, its the fact the play was given a chance to happen in the first place.
Laughing… yeah… that’s rational.
It is..just like in 2022. History proves me right and you wrong. Thats okay though. Keep getting high on your own gas.
You have a lot to learn son.
I see your side of that play.
But, our defense led Keenum to the NFCCG.
Yes, they did. BUT Keenum was a monster that year. 7.4 y/a & 7.63 a y/a. 22 td to 7 int.
3,500+ yards in 14 games.
Same defense as 2018
Shhhh, the folks with KDS dont like those facts.
The folks with KDS don’t know the facts…
Who watches Pro Football Talk anymore?!
Not me. I have a PFF subscription, but I’m not sure why.
Good center would help our less than stellar guard play.
So would a good guard.
I’m good with that. Expecting one player to make up for another players faults is a bad management plan.
So given our guard and center issues for years why hasn’t it been addressed?
Strikes me as kind of strange.
It has been addressed repeatedly. We have drafted players and signed free agents for years, trying to fix it. It has yet to be addressed successfully, but we did bring in two of the best offensive tackles in the league over the last few years. It’s a start.
Addressed – but not successful for guards and center.
So I guess they get an E for effort.
I would give them a D for results.
Maybe a C- with Brandel.
I believe the biggest challenge has been the Cap and being able to pay the price for good centers and guards.
Kung Fu Hustle was a damn fine martial arts comedy.
Convince me otherwise. Go.
One of the first movies I ever rented on VHS tape was The Last American Ninja. I loved it back then, I would imagine that if I watched it now it wouldn’t be as good.
Was that set on an army base? I remember it. Michael Dudikoff iirc. Great movie GF – it still holds up.
I’m already sick and tired of news alerts popping up on my phone saying “Vikings might sign (insert name of random player)……..”
Stahp it.
I know, and the Clickbait headline will read like it already happened.
I see videos like that on YouTube all the time.
Have to look to see who posted it before clicking on it, usually the same sham accounts.
And it will get a whole lot worse before it gets better.
I was getting my oil changed this morning, was talking to the mechanic I know there. I asked him to settle a discussion we had on here one day (more than one day, actually).
I asked him whether it was better to drain the gas out of a small engine prior to storage, or to fill it & add something like Sta-bil or Seafoam
He just chuckled and said that if you’re having this conversation, you’re ahead of 95% of the country. He said most people just let their things sit for several years with old gas in it, and then bring it in and bitch to him that it’s not working.
In other words, both answers are correct.
That is pretty funny.
I went the Stabil route, just because I used to have motorcycles, and would also hit up the lawnmower at the same time.
I use Sta-bil as well.
A bill has been introduced in the California Legislature that would make fossil fuel companies liable for “major climate disasters.”
Democratic state Sen. Scott Wiener, who co-introduced the Affordable Insurance and Climate Recovery Act, said SB 222 would shift the financial burden of disasters from homeowners to fossil fuel companies, thereby making victims “whole.”
Wow…
So all these fires were the result of fossil fuels? Everyday i ask myself how do these idiots get elected.
Voters who believe lies.
Apparently this Senator never heard of Noah’s Ark, or the Ice Age.
Woke Calif Politicians have yet to learn anything.
*Not my monkey, not my circus’ any more.
What a Wiener.
Are they going to send a bill to India and China too since they pump out way more CO2 and NOx than the US?
Yeah… you definitely see the stupidity in this Bow. It’s like before fossil fuels, there were no climate driven catastrophes… now were there?
They should probably address the brush clearing too. 100 years of fire suppression practices has led to the fires being larger than “climate change”.
Yeah, the problem here was not fossil fuels, but politicians who failed the citizens.
I was kinda miffed when that AP reporter (James Brady) asked Karoline Leavitt about providing the public the “unvarnished truth” from her podium. It was a seminal moment as far as I’m concerned, that went something like this:
AP Reporter: How can we be assured you’re not gonna lie?
Press Secretary: Actually it’s the MSM like you who have been lying for years.
Yeah… it’s like that.
Thought it was a great answer. This gal has here act together.
I agree.
I am fascinated that they are opening up media passes to social media personalities.
It is truly a seismic shift in news reporting.
I literally get all of my news from X now. I have not cracked a newspaper, turned on a news show or clicked on a legacy media website in a long, long time.
I’m not sure some of the talking heads are realizing how quickly they are being rendered irrelevant.
I get an email every morning from 1440, it fills me in on all the world news. No opinion, just news.
https://link.join1440.com/click/38381080.385133/aHR0cHM6Ly9qb2luMTQ0MC5jb20vP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9MTQ0MC1kZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1kZC1zaWdudXA/66c4bb945d78644b3a943f21Cad0f7c48
Looks pretty good. I might have to take a look at that.
I have looked at 1440.
Ok, I will buy in. Looks decent enough, and your damned Why Files you tube channel has ruined me for a bit.
I need something else to read during the long off season…..
I love Why Files. MrBallen is another great channel, he’s a vet, tells great stories & they’re true stories
Watch this one.
44 for the high here today. T-shirt weather.
Pretty sure we’ll be setting a new daily record high today.
Wow, I was wrong. The record high is 57, set in 1931.
I have weather records for here going back to 1945.
Our record high for today is 48. Set last year. Previous record was 45 in 1990 and 1976.
Highest January temp was 65 on January 24, 1981.
I was alive, but I don’t remember that. My mom does, though. She went to a wedding anniversary that day in a summer dress.
Same over here, around 50. Nice to be able to enjoy the sun for a bit.
71 projected high here, but cloudy all day…
I have a home where the buffalo roam, where the deer & the antelope play. The skies are not cloudy all day.
Nice call GF!
You must have a BIG house.
well we have the alligators and snakes roaming and lots of crazy birds that are prone to mess on patios. And lots of deer and wild turkeys.
Good morning all, and SKOL! I’m definitely not going to watch the Super Bowl. I don’t like either of the teams and the entertainment part of the “sports entertainment” spectacle they put on, doesn’t entertain me. Hopefully the weather will cooperate, and I will be able to play golf.
in the next several months we’ll be treated to all sorts of stories on the great college athletes who will be stars in the NFL. The Vikings should do whatever is necessary to bolster the offensive and defensive lines in the next 5 months. Period.
I do enjoy catching up on the college prospects, that gives me something to do during this slow period.
I know I keep talking about this, but I swear it’s gonna happen. Kiddo & I are gonna start a podcast on here soon. It will happen, hopefully next week. If anyone has thoughts or suggestions, I’m all ears.
Periodic, short guest-star appearances by Skoloholic members.
We’re thinking of starting it as a weekly podcast, maybe 20-30 minutes. I have the microphone, subscription to the software we need, all that stuff. Just need to sit down and do it.
My pastor is thinking about starting a podcast and might want me to help him. I may have to pick your brain on what you learn.
You bet
Let me know if you have questions, I’ve learned a lot on my own just reading & by asking others so I’ll help if I can
I’m 6’2″, so that rules me out……..
I don’t have ‘periods’ so I guess that rules me out.
5’11 and change, so shorter than some. Not sure what the cutoff is for short guest-stars.
It is 2025. Of course you have periods! Get with the times, man, or I should say, wo/man.
Slouchers welcome.
I’m no slouch…..
Love all of those
6. Why I hate the Packers, Eagles, and *aints.
7. Why you want your son to suffer as a Vikings fan
How about MT as a guest to discuss medical philosophies?
That would be a glorious, minimum, six-hour podcast!
Five of those hours would be me referencing my dictionary.
Five got banhammered…
All other options were tried prior to that, in my defense.
I like five, good dude.
there are times when I feel guilt for doing this to him
I reviewed a South African chop-socky flick.
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