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VIKINGS NEWS – Practice today is open to the public. Should be more media highlights of football things.
NFL News – FTP – And, they made Jordan Love the highest paid QB. I really want that to be a mistake for them. He looked good last season.
No question of the day/weekend. There is enough going on in the world that various topics will be discussed. Buckle up.
Twinkies win 5-0, great game by Ober, 8 IP, 1 hit.
They take 2 of 3 in Detroit.
Nice
Chief Eliz Warren suggests creating a pathway for millions of illegals for citizenship. Harris can get it done. She may be a bigger joke than cackles. Do you suppose this is a effort to provide a one party system? Think they call it socialism. Hide your cash boys if this idiot gets in office.
‘Hide your cash boys if this idiot gets in office.’
They will find lots of interesting ways to get your money.
Calif has been doing it for years now.
Hopefully Idaho can ‘push back’ the worst of it if it is needed.
Interest alone on this wreckless spending boggles the mind. Idiots out there think free shit will keep coming. Eventually, you run out of other peoples money.
What’s somewhat amazing about the illegal issue – what minority group (blacks) gets hurt the most by the influx of illegals. They suck up all community resources leaving black communities ever further behind.
Just solidifies that the Dems don’t care about anything other than power.
But we have been told here that both side are equally bad.
False equivalency is a thing I guess.
The Democrats Restoring Our American Republic (ROAR) PAC is calling on donors to demand they get their money back.
Recently, the group released a statement from president Raven Harrison.
“Joey’s got some splainin’ to do to his supporters who donated to a candidate who they were told was ‘sharp as a tack.’ Only a week after insisting all was fine, Joe’s back in the basement. The American people deserve leadership, and it’s clear that Joe Biden isn’t providing it. However, this palace coup within the Democrat party is evidence of the contempt they hold for their favorite buzz-word ‘democracy,’ their voters, and indeed the American people,” she said, highlighting how the American people were told that Biden was supposedly fit to stay in the race, only to drop out a few days later.
Can’t believe the number of people who fall for the line of BS, and lies, they’re fed by the Dem’s.
Glad they have finally started to wake up.
Considering how long it too them I have trouble feeling sorry for them though.
Not sure they fell for this line. More like even he was lacking, and it could be hidden from the public so he still could get elected. they didn’t care. Anyone with normal thinking processes could look at Joe over the last few years and know he wasn’t running on all cylinders.
Saw a meme on FB:
Mom, what does DEI mean?
Mother, “Didn’t earn it”.
Earned it for ‘what you are’ rather than ‘who you are’ or ‘what you have done’.
Read a wind turbine blade collapsed off the Vineyard Wind project. Closing beaches, endangering whales, dolphins and other marine animals, some of which are on the Endangered Species Act.
Go sniffer
Go cackles
Go electric!
Thought it was more than one.
Heard that windmill trash was starting to build up on the beach.
Got bad enough that they could no longer ignore it.
I could have it wrong, have before.
Not long ago i saw JJ may be the #3 qb, now it sounds as if he closer to #1. What the hell?
Guess we will see once they start playing real games.
Maybe the scrimmages will give us an idea how JJ does once he has NFL level defenders to overcome.
Personally I don’t think Ohio St, Alabama, Wash defenses were all that far behind.
Sounds like JJ had a good day in front of the fans.
Wonder how much of this is ‘spin’ to prop up JJ and how much is the kid starting to shine and show ‘what he’s got’?
Added to the post below: How much is the pressure getting to Darnold making him revert to form?
Some of each? All of it can be true? Will make preseason interesting.
I think pundits will pundit. This is training camp, with QB’s throwing against air, and no one allowed to touch them etc. Darnold has never been consistently accurate, but he has a good arm, and is more athletic than folks may realize. McCarthy has a really strong arm. What he lacks is the experience of running an NFL level offense, and those real-world reps against an opposing defense trying to take his head off. Just too early for anyone to make any judgements in my opinion.
As he’s said several times, KOC doesn’t want to rush McCarthy into service. There’s pro’s and con’s to that strategy, and arguments on each side. I expect Darnold will start the season under center for us, and we’ll see how long that lasts.
So ‘mostly hype’ at this point.
Wondering if JJ is getting into his ‘groove’ a bit and it is making Darnold press more. If so it is not going to get better for Darnold.
Honestly, I think Darnold is just operating at his norm. He’s never been close to really consistent or accurate. He does know how to operate in the NFL though, and should have the advantage at this point “between the ears” having been in the league as long as he has. McCarthy is simply showing he can make the throws, which pretty much everyone already knew he could.
McCarthy has the tools, they just need to be sharpened to NFL level. He’ll be very good IMO.
‘Darnold is just operating at his norm. He’s never been close to really consistent or accurate’
Then I would guess that we will see more of JJ sooner rather than later.
It’s mostly talk at this point.
Doesnt matter one way or the other until the big boy games.
Exactly correct – only the big boy games count.
https://twitter.com/sosarick/status/1817307762411356241?s=19
Here’s the true QB1
Tuned into the NFL Network “Back Together Weekend” broadcast. Terrible. Just pure blather. No action, no plays, nothing. Just “commentators” commenting inanely.
Really bad.
Thanks for reinforcing my decision to not watch TV.
I agree. I watched about 10 minutes and then found something else to do.
Matt Kuchar shot 8 under par today with a double bogey. 8 birdies and an eagle, to go along with the double. Currently in first place at 15 under, with a couple folks still on the course.
Nothing like playing against scrubs to make yourself look good.
This tournament is B squad golfers.
There are several top players. Finau, Theegala, Cam Davis, Sam Burns, Matt Wallace, etc. Yes, lots of second rate players, but some guys who can play too.
Not noticed when i buy anything but CNN says economic recovery is “historic”. Thought i’d brighten your day boys.
So Love looks good for 7 games, maybe he is good. If nothing else Pukers are now in historic QB, cap hell. I like it.
Historically bad… they just left out a word.
This guy is not me, although he sounds like me. I wish I were as funny as Chad Daniels.
Truth.
I was not ‘Sad’ either.
I was disappointed that after 6 years of very good QB play were were not able to get it done.
But once we got to the point that the math did not make sense to keep him I was ok moving on.
Think your take is a little more honest than this ‘fella.” Is he suppose to be a comedian.
I’ve listened to Daniels on several podcasts/radio shows over the years. He’s a lifelong Vikings fan – and it’s no schtick. He’s been pretty open during Kirko’s time in Minnesota that he wasn’t a fan.
His standup is actually pretty good.
He lost me with divorce and the kids stuff. – I’m a prude but certainly no big deal to many.
In honesty should add.
I don’t like actors (DeNiro) and basketball players (LeBraun) telling me about politics. So I don’t need comedians telling me about football. Just me.
So Reagan should have ‘stayed in his lane’, acting??
And Trump should have stayed a businessman?
Sorry, I couldn’t resist.
I just figure people can have their own opinion and they can stink (joke there somewhere I think).
I don’t have to agree with them just like that they are welcome to be wrong by not agreeing with mine.
Believe Reagan and Trump actually changed professions.
Think DeNiro is still acting and Lebraun still in hoops. When they change, might listen. But they’re too liberal for me regardless.
And besides I gave you an attaboy for a thoughtful take – you may have missed your true profession.
‘I gave you an attaboy for a thoughtful take’
Stop ruining my reputation!
I don’t know the last time DeNiro actually acted, Hamill was more recent, both have crappy political takes.
They both are so cringe-worthy that they make me glad I disagree with them.
Seriously, what I don’t like is these famous people with their audiences leaving their lanes and speaking on matters they have no more knowledge about than the next guy, But there platform allows them to have some influence over others. Seldom if ever do I hear someone like this say – hay I don’t know any more than the next guy and this is just my thought. Perhaps then I might feel differently.
And, DeNiro and LeBraun are bums to me.
Well you certainly can’t mean George Clooney.
He ‘influenced’ FJB to get out of the Presidential Race after all.
While not a LeBron fan I think Hamill is far worse, and there are others. Blame TDS.
Think Clooney is little more than Obama’s font man.
Off to do my zoo keeper duties – take care of daughter’s animals.
Enjoy.
But watch where you step.
was all fired up for golf today. First hole is a par 4. On in two, and hit a 45 foot birdie putt. I should have left right there.
45 on 9 holes.
Stupid game.
You did better than I did yesterday.
52 & 46.
It was like I hadn’t swung a club in 5 years.
Terrible.
Weather was nice.
Griffin injury appears to be minor.
Could have been worse.
He might have been ‘fine’.
Or it could have been a tweak.
I guess FJB is going to propose changing the Supreme Court. I always thought the judiciary was a separate branch of the government.
I guess we will be forced to reimagine the constitution.
It would take a Constitutional change, and only Congress could do that. Biden is afeared if Trump wins, he’ll appoint two more conservative judges, locking up the Supreme Court for the next 10 years.
I know what Biden’s fear is, but he has no authority to do anything in that regard.
Of course, he could try an executive order.
Thats how desperate these people are.
Oh absolutely.
He is following the Greasy Galvin Model.
Make a speech about making a change, then call that good enough and you don’t have to actually make a change.
They can propose all they want. Doesn’t mean that they can change it.
Kind of like the 2nd Amendment, you don’t like it? Get 2/3rds of the states/congress to recommend it and 3/4ths of the states to vote to change it.
Good luck with that.
That’s the legal way.
IMO Biden isn’t proposing that.
They know nothing will happen. This is purely political virtual waving to garner votes
I’m in full conspiracy mode at this point.
They will pullout all the stops with zero regard to the constitution.
Executive orders
Jailing Trump
Another attempt at Trump
Canceling the election
Stuffing ballots
Its all on the table now that the attempt failed.
I’m with you on four of the five. With ballot stuffing no need to cancel election.
The cancellation will come if they don’t have enough ballots.
FBI now recanting on their BS commentary about the Trump assassination attempt:
“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the agency said in a statement.
We were told not to speculate on health without examining the patient.
Somehow the FBI and others are allowed to.
Well they are more sophisticated and special than the rest of us.
So Director Wray is not allowed to express his politically biased personal opinion?
I am sure that is racist, violent speech against that poor white male.
From your background (better than me) why does it matter if it was a direct shot or the bullet went thru the teleprompter and part of the bullet hit Trump? He still got shot and it was an assassination attempt – just asking.
The left wants to minimize the event… even claim it was planned by Trump. Obviously those dramatic pictures of Trump bleeding and raising his fist are hard to beat. Dems are desperately trying to discredit this event in any way possible .
Bullet to the head or piece of bullet to the head. I’ll put up a grand ro anyone on the left that will let me try to hit their ear with with a bullet fragment from 130 yards.
Yeah… the narrative is ridiculous in the extreme… but when has that ever stopped them? Remember the fake Russian Dossier? Intelligence folks knew this was baloney as soon as they saw it. But it was allowed to run like wildfire.
To them ‘not shot’ = ‘cheap fake’.
Wife’s playing in a big softball tournament here and 3 teams had to drop out because of fatal car wrecks yesterday. Slow down, drive safe and watch your 6.
Crazy.
What sup with Montana drivers?
Amen!!
The drive up here with 2 vehicles/drivers on a 12hr trip was the scariest part of the whole ‘Escape from Calif’ process.
Truth Bomb!!
It won’t matter.
Harris will be selected and you must like it.
If you like where sniffer has brought this country you will love her.
FKH
Unbelievable…
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok will receive more than $1 million from the FBI after suing the Bureau during the Trump administration.
“On behalf of former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent Peter P. Strzok, Zuckerman Spaeder LLP has finalized a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over claims that DOJ violated Mr. Strzok’s privacy rights. Mr. Strzok was terminated by the FBI in 2018 after his private text exchanges were made public,” Strzok’s attorneys released in a statement Friday. “The settlement, finalized today, resolves the allegation that the DOJ violated the Privacy Act when it publicly released Mr. Strzok’s private text messages, which were critical of then-presidential candidate, Donald Trump.”
Here’s the kicker… the so called “private” text messages were sent and received on Strzok’s official government device. I’m shocked that he prevailed in this suit. Government devices are not private, and under the Federal Records act, any information contained on them is Federal property.
The original act was legal and the FJB DOJ paid out because they agreed with the content of the texts.
But then Legal never equaled Logical.
Absolutely, and BTW, it’s not the FBI paying this POS over a million dollars, it’s you and me… the taxpayers.
Hope/pray that they take the $$ out of the FBI budget.
Doubt it though.
This is as galling as it gets.
That arrogant lying SOB should be used in a prisoner exchange.
Or just ‘used’ in prison.
I can attest that they can get pretty rough.
You know all the good folks, with good intentions.even, might want to reconsider their continue saying – “The FBI is the premier law enforcement agency in the world.”
I once had a 32 inch waist.
I believe that the rank and file has some excellent agents among them.
But the ‘true believers’ and the upper management truly suck.
*true believers in woke, not religion*
I’m biased.
We used to work cases (our security people) and we had to do all the grunt work, pull everything together to make a case, and then they would swoop in and grab the glory.
No doubt then have some fine folks though but believe the ranks are getting thinner and thinner.
Zulgad says Darnold having problems with short to intermediate passes. Problematic if true.
Go long then baby!
It’s very very early.
But…but. ‘experts’ have said……
#smile
Good day, SKOL!
FTP!
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My wife enjoys watching the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics. We tuned in late, but watched a bunch of it yesterday. It wasn’t too bad, but I was a little surprised that they didn’t surrender half way through.
French = Surrender.
Ever since Neapoleons heyday anyway.
Plus they sucked vs the Viking Raiders so we have that, which is nice.
Interesting list…
The devil is in the details as always.
Does Jets mitigate some of those by catching ‘inaccurate passes’ ala 4th and 18?
Hmmm… was that inaccurate, or thrown very specifically to the only place that JJ had a chance to beat the two defenders on him?
As Jets tore it out of a Bills DB hands I suspect it was ‘less than accurate’ and the he was so determined that he would have ‘caught’ it thrown anywhere near him.
I suspect he was heavily covered, and Cousins gave him a jump ball to take away from the defenders. That’s how I saw it. Spectacular catch, and a great throw.
I saw ‘spectacular catch and a ‘good enough’ throw.
Laughing… we’ll agree to disagree.
Good enough to be intercepted if not for an all world WR.
HAHAHAHAHA
Kind of curious where do you put a ball for a WR that has bracket coverage and also has a guy over the top?
To the open guy not being triple covered……
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Believe they had 8 DB’s out there. Did you see anyone else open?
Happy Saturday. For those of you that need a cool down, it is going to only be 86 degrees today here in Western Wis.
We are down to 93 and cloudy today.
Yesterday we were under 100 for the first time in awhile.
Just in time for the county fair, which we went to last night. Walking by the ‘cooling stations’ and their mist sprayers still felt pretty good at 6 pm.
Gooooooooose Morning Skolbros!!
Been a busy few weeks on campus. Incoming freshman, reporting athletes, construction woes and a rogue student-cadet that went ham and papered the campus with frivolous tickets on all his buddies cars (and everyone in the Chancellor’s office, which went over like a fart in church) – it was actually pretty funny.
And it’s only going to get busier the closer we get to the start of the academic year.
Wife hit a random car bumper that was just laying in the middle of I-80 while taking her mother to the airport early Wednesday morning. She changed lanes to go around an 18 wheeler and after checking her blind spot, turned back to find a black bumper in the middle of the road. She swerved to miss it and it didn’t hit it head on, but it swung around the driver side and underneath the front end. She and her mom were okay and after she contacted the State Patrol to report it and seeing what she thought was cosmetic damage she carried on – for another 10 miles – until the car started chugging and the dash lit up with every light there was. She got it limped to a gas station and called me and then roadside assistance. Radiator was smoked. So it’s in the shop and she’s zipping around in a sporty little rental at $1.80 a day – thank god for insurance. $500 deductible and we’re good to go. I wish she’d have had the foresight to take pictures of the bumper (I’m thinking there’s got to be a parts number that links it to someone, my guess is that it fell off a salvage truck – that happens a lot around here – but it could’ve easily be a negligent driver who literally duct-taped the thing on)
Had a good doctor’s visit this week. I’m at 288 – a far cry from the 435 I was almost 3 years ago. My GP and my cardiologist both want me to start Ozempic – claiming it’ll help to protect my heart as well as eventually getting me off insulin entirely (started at 28 units of Lantus daily, now down to 16 with my daily BS averaging 118 and my A1C down to 5.9%) I’m skeptical, but ultimately trust them and I pick up my first dose this afternoon at the pharmacy.
Looking forward to Back Together Weekend starting today. I’m football starved and this will be a nice appetizer.
TL;DR – basically Hammer is just killing it down here in Bugeater country….
Hope the weekend finds y’all safe and sound, food in your bellies, spirits in your glasses and smiles on your faces…..
SKOL!
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FT*!
Sean Payton double dips his chips in the community guac….
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It would have been hard for your wife to get a picture of the bumper as she was avoiding running over it at the time. I doubt it close enough to get pictures once she safely pulled over to assess the damage.
Congrats on the healthier weight and health. I pulled weeds for a bit yesterday and feel fine today. Before the move pulling weeds would cause aftereffects for next few days. I guess organizing, packing, moving, unpacking, setting up house is a lot like exercise.
Oh and obligatory TLDR.
Lol…. She said she pulled over right away and walked over to it to see what it was as she and her mom initially thought it was an animal (MIL actually thought it was a body, lol…) – the road was dead as it was like 330 in the morning. She said she saw the license plate holder with no license plate and that’s how she knew it was a bumper – she said it looked like it came off a newer car. Ultimately I’m happy she wasn’t hurt and I don’t fault her for not getting a photo as I likely wouldn’t have thought to do it in the moment either. Just would’ve been nice to find the responsible party – but that’s a perfect-world scenario and we don’t live there.
Happy you’re into your Idahome. It’s got to feel good to be settled after dealing with banks, movers, realtors, landfills, 110 degree deserts and the stress of actual moving – no doubt all of that stuff is exercise.
Now you can kick back, fiddle with house stuff as we start the slow, steady march toward Viking football. Good for you.
Ahhhh I was picturing SoCal Freeways, not even at 3:30 am would I have felt safe examining stuff in or near the traffic lanes. Way too many impaired/distracted drivers.
The house is coming together, last few pieces of furniture was just delivered so some final organizing and they we can work on decor/accents. We have most of that stuff in the upstairs ‘great room’ so gravity can help us bring those boxes down.
It will soon be ‘fully functional’ and the rest to follow eventually. I started to put my signs up in the garage. One I-5 sign I got from along side the freeway when working with CalTrans, my ‘Only Authorized Personnel’ sign I got from the prison (don’t tell them) and my ‘Deadly Force Authorized’ signs I have had since I worked at a nuclear site from 1977-1981.
That’s an amazing weight loss – congratulations. Good luck with new meds.
And Goose looks happy too.
$220.M for 4 years for Love = $55.M a year, equalling the highest paid QBs in the NFL (Burrows and Lawrence) and the 8th QB currently making over $50.M a year.
It’s pretty insane for 8 good games and a year after they were unwilling to pay him and seemed unconvinced of him being a QBotF.
That’s a lot of guaranteed money, too, which the Packers usually don’t give out.
I figure timing was an issue.
Training camp starting and the starting QB ‘not going to participate’ until extension was signed. They needed to get it done but it seems like they wanted to believe in him as QBoTF so badly that paid him like an established star.
For most teams I’d say say this is a bit crazy. But given the Packers somehow ability to get the QB right (and really right) I’ll hold off.
Sad but ‘Truthy’.
Damn, that is too much for Love. But, as we all say, FTP!
It is not about the money but about the respect that it represents.
Have to say, the FBI looks like it’s being very political, and trying to interfere in the 2024 election by intentionally sparking conspiracy theories about the assassination attempt on Trump. We now have a true tin foil hat theory that Trump was never hit by a bullet, a piece of misinformation that was printed in Newsweek, and now MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell pushed that narrative on his show. This is grotesque that Americans are being told that Trump was potentially not shot. Gross miscarriage of professionalism by the FBI and the News media.
Don’t believe your eyes, believe what we tell you.
Remember the days when the left feared the FBI, now they embrace them – what a 180.
Indeed
FBI has confirmed that Trump was struck by a ‘bullet or portion of a bullet’ fired by the attempted assassin.
Of course a released statement will never get the coverage that the Head of the FBI testifying in front of Congress will, so the Libs are free to spout convenient lies.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-rapidly-recovering-after-being-shot-during-pennsylvania-rally-ex-white-house-doctor-says
My grandpa used to say, don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.
Now-a-days you can’t even believe half of what you see, what with ‘deep fakes’ and AIs.
So maybe a quarter of you see now? Life broadcasts and with the Mark 1 Eyeball.
Good morning and SKOL!
So far Darnold and McCarthy are looking good in camp. Looking at other teams (Chiefs, Jets, Texans, Ravens, etc) everyone is excited to be back, and the team is looking good.
Pre-season games coming. I’d think we would get an idea of what the offense will look like a little but nothing solid until the first regular season game.
GM and SKOL! I am looking forward to the preseason more than usual. Lots of questions, but I like the decisions made in the off season. I think the 6.5 over/under win total is low for this team, and took the over.
NFL network has their training camp show today, with interviews from all 32 teams. I am football-starved enough that I will watch that instead of the 3M open later today.
My sister has the Olympics on, so I will just have to go with that. Been up since 2 a.m. in meetings. No rest for the wicked.
‘No rest for the wicked.’
That would explain the last few months were I am barely getting 6hrs sleep on average.
You a salary/cap guy?
Seems the Lions and Packers have expensive QB situations while we have the opposite. Hope there’s maybe an inverse relationship with performance?
I’d say it’s obvious if you have a capable QB on a rookie deal, you’re in much better shape than the alternative. But rookies are gonna rookie. Bryce Young had a terrible first year, and 3 years in, the “young GOAT” Lawrence is decidedly average.
So, sometimes a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, as they say.
Guess “if you have……” is the prevailing theory. Also guess Bucs,Rams and Chiefs didn’t get the message.
Well again, GM’s also write big contracts they never intend to pay off. Without a no trade clause, or guaranteed years of money, a GM can dump a high priced asset, and not suffer too much. That’s the plan with contracts. They look impressive, but aren’t worth the paper they’re written.
I listen to all the analysts talk about this get a rookie on a cheap contract etc and you’re set, so to speak.
But the Bucs Rams Chiefs didn’t do that and for that matter neither did the Ravens or Niners, they had playoff teams first.
Lot of roads lead to Rome.
Exactly.