Happy weekend eve, two more days until we get to watch our favorite team. Hopefully we can get off to a faster start, we will need to, to beat the Bears. It feels weird saying that after the last few years. Soldier field is a tough place to win, hopefully at the very least we get out of there healthy.
Vikings News:
https://www.vikings.com/news/nfl-expert-picks-intriguing-week-2-matchup-bears
https://www.vikings.com/news/injury-report-week-2-chicago-bears-2026
https://www.vikings.com/news/jordan-mason-injured-reserve-deejay-dallas-signing-2026
Media Section:
One to watch Vikings equipment guy. They seem to always wear the wrong cleats or shoes or whatever they do on wet soggy ground or ice. Hopefully whomever it is they can get the players into the right gear.
Not enough cleat and it becomes a ‘slip and slide’, too much cleat and the foot is planted into the turf and can’t twist and move properly leading to injury.
Murray is officially out Sunday.
I expect we will see JJ at some point, and next week will be
Next week will be
Next week will be
QB to be namedBlockbuster trade for KirkoLive look at the Vikings’ QB room:
We caught a new family member
@who is that weirdo with a cat?@
Some psychopath that hangs out at the house
He’s a weirdo, but he’s a really good cook. Kind of handy to have around
I’ve also added to my fight club…..
Awesome! Cute little kitteh
Same
I see that, but why is he holding a cat?
He…..likes to chase pussy
I love our dogs, but next pet (if we get another) will be a cat for sure.
So much easier. No walks in Snow, etc. I can go away for a day and a cat would not care.
Pros and cons to cats.
Pros you’ve listed.
Cons – if the litter box is full they find amusing substitute toilets all over the house; you can’t have any plants in the house or they’ll shred the plants and shit in the dirt; they are very calculating – they’ll go to the pantry and see what kind of cat food you have most of and won’t eat any more of it; ours learned how to open lever doors, sliding screen doors, and has clawed out of 2 kitchen window screens.
I grew up with both cats and dogs.
And you make very valid points.
Stepping in hairball residue at 5 am is also very annoying.
I just know my wife loves having animals, and that is funny since she did not grow up with pets. We had two cats,next 5 pets were dogs, and our current dogs are 10 and 12. I need a break. I am sure she will want animals forever, so I would prefer cats again.
Maybe a turtle instead? I would like fewer Vet bills for sure.
Go with the turtle. At least you should be able to outrun it. And if you keep it in a cage, it won’t eat you when you die.
You gotta get one of those self cleaning litter boxes, man. They are the greatest thing since bottled beer.
I know, right?
Seriously, thanks a million for keeping this thing going. I’m going to rededicate myself, but I appreciate you guys keeping things afloat.
No problem, I didn’t realize I could post the thread until last Friday.
Cute kitten!
Now that I have more time to post on here, I realize that I really don’t have that much to say.
Not having anything to say never stopped me from posting.
#grin
Me either
Everything you say is full of wisdom.
I never noticed.
I think you forgot the sarcasm font.
hahahahaha
Had me some Hamms Beer just a few weeks ago. it was good stuff.
I went to a rally race a few weekends ago and Hamm’s was the $4 choice on tap. I had a few. Not bad!
The first beer I tasted was Hamms.
The first full beer I drank was Miller Lite after roofing the garage. I think I was 12. Dad handed it to me. I was very thirsty, and about 15 mn later I was very drunk.
Kinda wish I hated the beer, but I actually love the taste of beer from the first sip
The first beer I had was Meister Brau, it was delicious as a teenager but it retrospect was gross.
I don’t drink beer now
What do you do with it?
Same for me.
I don’t remember the brand, but my Dad gave me a beer when we were staining cedar siding for the cabin.
I said, “i’m dizzy.” He and my brothers laughed.
I went to bed.
One of my buddies still drinks that stuff, that’s been around a long time. Remember when they used to have the panda bears on their commercials?
Hamms is the beer…you’ve been looking for…..
Hamms, the beer you’ve been looking for….or…or….
Remember the jingle like it was yesterday.
It’s been 40 years since I was in MN on a regular basis.
I don’t remember that one….this is the one I grew up with:
It might be out of the same Sky Blue Waters group of ads.
But this is the one I remember.
LOL. That bear looks like he’s got the world by the nuts!
I was mistaken – THIS is the one I remember:
Loved these commercials.
I remember that one.
Low key hitting up the PBRs when at a bar watching football, pounders are cheap and its decent beer. Never understood the hipster phase of it, it was around way before hipsters.
yeah, PBR and HighLife are both decent beers that had recent fads of popularity.
First beer I ever had, was a Hamm’s. It was my Dad’s favorite beer. Cold and refreshing. I was fortunate enough to find some Hamm’s on my last visit to Minnesota, back in June. Still tasty!
Pretty sure my first one was a Schlittz
That was my go-to-beer in college. If I was broke, I’d buy cheap-ass Buckhorn beer instead…
baked potato
Seriously, he is useless with the amount of games missed.
He’s missed 7 games over the past 8 seasons my guy. I think you are thinking of someone else.
yep. was confusing Darrisaw with potato. I stand corrected.
O line still sucks.
Confusion is one of my better qualities.
O line does not suck. O line has played 4 quarters together as a unit so far. Did not play meaningful snaps at all in pre season ( I think they should have, KOC is dumb). Too early and small sample sizes of any unit or player to determine who is good or bad. Give it about 2-3 more weeks.
allow me my unreasonable rants. That is all I have left.
Im sorry 🙁 Rant away!
Never let the facts change your mind!
FTP !!
J E T S….JETS ! JETS! JETS!
they do have weapons. could make things interesting.
They do.
A bit shocked at how bad TN was last week.
I’m no fan of Saleh, but I thought/think he is a better coach than Glenn.
yeah, and their QB isn’t awful. not great, but not awful.
Good morning, SKOL!
FTP!
The Lions’ defense is trash, but their offense is still dangerous.
seems that way
Seems like the same as the Bores.
While we have the opposite issue, bad offense and very good defense.
This fact bums me out and confuses me a little. Like, the offense has one of if not the best WR corps in the league. Top Tier left tackle and solid to very good right tackle, looks like LG is trending to take a step forward to the good category. What should be at least a decent TE room. Like the offense talent level on paper is probably at a higher level than the defense but man, Flores knows who he wants and makes it work.
We need a OC and RG to make the offense work better.
Then a QB that can do more than ‘manage’ a few games before getting injured.
I’d lean towards the QB and the coach as the main problem with the offense.
I figured the OL fix would keep the QB up and more effective.
#trenches1st
Certainly helps.
But we have had the same “offensive guru” for years, and the offense seems to suck.
To be fair the offense didn’t suck when he had a decent QB… And even at times career sucky QBs looked decent to good under KOC.
Yep.
But the decent QBs couldn’t convert that into anything meaningful.
That’s why I said the QB and the coach.
O line is still shit.
QB play has been bad, and when it was better, it still sucked when it matters because the O line is bad.
Run game is bad. See previous.
Best WR in the game, but until you build the trenches it means nothing
IDK, Kevin’s offense scored 39 last Sunday with a backup QB that wasn’t even competing for the number one qb spot during training camp and preseason. I’ll take his offense.
FTP gave up when they figured out it was 18 on 11.
It really wasn’t though.
That’s all I’m hearing from FTP fans.
That and whinewhinewhinewhine *brat fart* whinewhinewhine
They’re delusional
Damn, good point.
Fun to watch the Kitties get wrecked last night.
Josh Allen is going for another MVP with no Super Bowl.
TGIFF!
SKOL!
FTP!
It wasn’t even as close as the final score suggests. The Bills got a lead and never looked back.
Thought that when the Loins closed within 10 late in the 4th that the NFL would direct the officials to make it more interesting by supporting Indiana.
But no, the kitties let Josh score another TD and it was over.
FTP Auto Rec.
The lions defense is trash, the offense isn’t a heck of a lot better.
Lions window has closed. I doubt they even make the playoffs this season.
pretty sure they let the wrong coach leave.
Kind of like the Vikings with Tomlin, Billick, Dungy, etc
I’ll be surprised if they win more than 5, unless they have a lot of cupcake games on their schedule.
Odd stat coming into the bears game.
Vikings are on a 6 game win streak dating back to 2019 (and Mike Zimmer) at Soldier field.
From 2000 to 2014 they won twice (2000, 2007) before winning in 2015.
Zimmer went 4-4, wins in 2015/2017/2020/2021.
KOC is undefeated at soldier field
(from Filbert33)
Uh oh. They’re due!
Why is Filbert sending you stuff and not just telling us directly?
Text
When he left the DN he got off social media
well, I’m glad we still hear from him third hand from time to time. tell him ppb says hi for me
Just did
Is the gmail account you used to signup here still valid?
yup!
LOL, thanks
I cancelled my bookface account and never regretted that decision
I gotta keep someplace to rant around though. So I can still log in here and SB Nation sites…
I dropped bookface in 2016 after we got doxxed
Twitter when Leon Musk bought it
I don’t have a SB Nation login anymore
What’s the problem with X or Elon Musk owning it?
Twitter next. Free your mind.
What’s the problem with X? It’s way better now than years ago when it was Twitter.
I deleted the app, but not the account. I will on occasion see something I wanna read while web browsing on my PC.
Never post there, or engage.
Hi Rob
Hi GF 😃
frist?
No, “FRIST” you dumb fcuk!