Minnesota Vikings Discussion- Wednesday SkolAsylum: 14 May 2025

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Vikings Discussion & Random Thoughts

Prayers and best wishes to all of you in northern Minnesota who are affected by the wildfires. The last I saw tonight, over 20,000 acres had already burned & some folks were being evacuated. It’s drier than a popcorn fart out there, and the addition of high winds creates an ugly combination. We’re expecting 3 inches or so in parts of the Greater Dakota, hopefully it makes its way over there to y’all.

It’s NFL schedule release day, the official release will happen tonight at 7 pm central time. Not that the entire schedule hasn’t been leaked already, it’s been nothing but leaks for the past week, I can’t imagine there are any surprises left.

Vikings News

Former Gophers QB Max Brosmer may be settling in to a long-term role as the Vikings QB2, per MSN. The Vikings signed Brosmer as an UDFA after this year’s draft.

The Vikings lead the NFC North and are 13th in the NFL in 2025 travel miles, per SI.com. With two overseas games, I’m surprised they aren’t higher than 13th. I suppose being located toward the center of the US helps to cut down on miles to domestic away games.

In case you hadn’t heard, the Vikings will face the Steelers in Dublin and the Browns in London in back-to-back weeks this season, per Vikings.com. Better order the players a subscription to Rosetta Stone so they can learn the language for that London game, they’re gonna be there for a week.

PFF thinks the Vikings have the most improved O-line, and Bucky Brooks has the Vikings WR as third-best in the league, details from Vikings.com.

NFL News

CBS Sports reports that the NFL is pausing its coaching diversity program initially planned to be rolled out next week, but will bring back a more improved version.

Trey Hendrickson said that he will not play for the Bengals in 2025 under his current contract, per NFL.com.

Catch up on news from around the league in NFL.com’s NFL news roundup.

Ravens S Ar’Darius Washington tore his Achilles, according to Fox Sports. That stinks, you hate to see guys get hurt, especially in preseason.

The Missouri House backed new stadium incentives to try to keep the Chiefs and Royals, per Fox Sports.

Media Selection

Here’s a good one from A.J. and Hecklefish over at Why Files, enjoy!

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SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 9:41 pm

Schedule at Vikings.com
https://www.vikings.com/schedule/

No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 6:59 pm

Looks like we signed Donovan Jackson to a fully guaranteed $17.177 million deal that includes $9.422 million signing bonus, plus training camp roster bonuses 2026 to 2028 of $615,775, $1.281 million and $1 million.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 7:35 pm

1st round rookie contracts are based on draft position.
He is being paid less than the 23rd pick and more than 25th pick.
Very little wiggle room is those.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 8:17 pm

Yeah, but there are no rules on guarantees, or how contracts are structured. When I saw the “fully guaranteed” comment I laughed. I imagine that made KAM throw up in his mouth a little.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 11:20 pm

Fully guaranteed in press speak is not necessarily fully guaranteed.

VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 4:03 pm

RE: The whole Kurt Kirk thing.

Personally I thing some people over do it with their diatribes against Kirk and his family interactions. On the other hand, why do people think that they should post their personal life on social media? If I’m doing something with my family, I may send a picture of it to a few other family members, but I never feel the need to have the whole world watch me interact with my family or watch me drive or watch me cook. I don’t need want the whole world critic critiquing everything I do.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 4:09 pm

Why shouldn’t he post things? He posts something most people think is very cool, and he’s chastised for it? That’s nothing but Cousins hate.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 4:26 pm

People can do whatever they want, I suppose, but personally I prefer to keep my private life personal. And if you do post your whole life to see, then expect people to say stuff.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 4:37 pm

Ummm I see tons of personal pictures and posts from friends and family every single day. We post pictures of ourselves doing stuff all the time. , We even post video’s of the cats. I just see this as normal behavior, from a normal person. Haters want to hate, and that’s how I view criticism of a father playing chess with his son. I mean seriously. Anyone who views that negatively has issues.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 4:49 pm

Good for you. I share stuff with my family. I don’t think the rest of the world needs to or cares to see me interact with my family. I don’t go out on social media looking to see other people interact with their families either. We obviously see this differently.
As for people criticizing a father playing chess with his son, we see that the same way.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 5:00 pm

I think this would apply to every single celebrity in the world though. We have seen many posts of McCarthy doing things and he’s “so special”. But Cousins posts something and he’s just exploiting the moment? Please. I totally accept your personal position though, as long as you apply that standard to every single celebrity. The next time there is a post about McCarthy, I expect you to exert the same exact level of criticism to him. Deal?

VikingPhilip
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 5:20 pm

I feel that way about everyone. It doesn’t matter if you are a celebrity or a bum living in a shelter, the world doesn’t need to see all of your personal life. Also, I have spent a good portion of the day sleeping or dozing as I woke up last night with one of those headaches that make you nauseous. When I am in one of those kinds of moods, even my friends can get on my nerves. A lot of nerves where gotten on today.

Mjolnir
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 5:22 pm

Hope you get to feeling better VP….

🔨🔨🔨

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 5:25 pm

Thanks man.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 5:22 pm

Sorry to hear that VP. I cannot empathize, as I have never had those kinds of headaches, but I can certainly sympathize. Hopefully you feel much better soon.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 5:25 pm

It doesn’t happen often, but it is not a fun experience.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 5:27 pm

I can send some cat videos if you think it might help.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 6:14 pm

Well Plaid.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 7:07 pm

Ok, that made me smile.

DE Viking
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 4:17 pm

I’m fine that he posts what he wants.

It’s The Kirk defenders who are so over the top of praise that they make it seem like Kirk is the ONLY NFL player who does stuff with his family. Kirk is NOT unique, yet gets crazy praise for it.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 4:29 pm

I know they won’t but I would prefer that everyone would just let it go.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 4:32 pm

That’s is so ridiculous DE. You are making this crap up simply to defend your over the top hate of Cousins. You’re trying rationalize your position with an absolute mistruth.

Face it, you are way over the top with your hate. That’s all.

freezeyface
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 4:18 pm

personally, i’d rather everyone post something nice about me…
rather than stuff i don’t care to read about.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 4:27 pm

Freezey is a swell guy.

How’s that?

freezeyface
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 4:28 pm

VikingPhilip
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 4:32 pm

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JacksonVike
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 10:03 pm

You sure can change a battery, like a boss.

bowbunch
Admin
14 May 2025 4:01 pm

Surly Viking
Admin
14 May 2025 3:55 pm

Last year, the Vikings were +20000 to win the Super Bowl.

This season, they are +2000. Sad that I only make 2k on a 100 bet this year.

I think the over (8.5 wins) is an easier bet.

Still going to bet.

freezeyface
Reply to  Surly Viking
14 May 2025 4:22 pm

if you are looking at throwing $100 away, you can just send it to me.

norseman1
norseman1
14 May 2025 3:26 pm

Twinks win 1st of 2, up 3-0 in second game.

Yore Mom
Reply to  norseman1
14 May 2025 3:33 pm

Buston doing okay?

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  Yore Mom
14 May 2025 3:35 pm

Didn’t check stats.

Yore Mom
Reply to  norseman1
14 May 2025 3:45 pm

K thanks. I can’t watch games because I’m not rich enough to pay for that streaming service.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Yore Mom
14 May 2025 3:47 pm

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freezeyface
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 3:54 pm

VikingPhilip
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 4:04 pm

The coins never stop. Is this like the widow woman and the cruse of oil?

DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:49 pm

This is the official “unoffical” schedule.
I missed weeks 9, 10 & 11.

The Official Minnesota Vikings 2025 Schedule
W1: Vikings at Bears (MNF)
W2: Falcons at Vikings (SNF)
W3: Bengals at Vikings
W4: Vikings at Steelers (Ireland)
W5: Vikings at Browns (London)
W6: BYE
W7: Eagles at Vikings
W8: Vikings at Chargers (TNF)
W9: Vikings at Lions
W10: Ravens at Vikings
W11: Bears at Vikings
W12: Vikings at Packers
W13: Vikings at Seahawks (4:05)
W14: Commanders at Vikings
W15: Vikings at Cowboys (SNF)
W16: Vikings at Giants
W17: Lions at Vikings (Christmas Day)
W18: Packers at Vikings

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:56 pm

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  FloridaSKOL
14 May 2025 5:10 pm

The Warriors, a classic movie.

FloridaSKOL
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:58 pm

Yore Mom
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:58 pm

We’ll be lucky to win 2 or 3 games.

freezeyface
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 3:00 pm

very happy that the Eagles, Ravens AND Redskins come here.

DE Viking
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 4:13 pm

Whoop !
The Ravens. That’s another game I will get out here!!

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 3:14 pm

Not sure about this, like to hear KOC’s opinion.

freezeyface
14 May 2025 2:44 pm

I’m VERY excited to watch JJ McCarthy don the new nickname JJ Primetime McCarthy, during this season…

the OPPOSITE of good ol kirk.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:37 pm

Here is the Vikings Likely 2025 Schedule.

@Chi MNF
Atlanta SNF
Cincy
@Pit Dublin
@Clev London
Bye
Philly
@Chargers TNF
Chi
@ Det
Balt.
@GB
@Seatt
Wash
@DAL SNF
@NYG
Detroit Christmas
GB

manly-purple
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:45 pm

@ Seattle again, lol. Every year.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  manly-purple
14 May 2025 2:46 pm

No shit, what’s that about? Doubt they could find Minny on a map.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  norseman1
14 May 2025 3:58 pm

The teams and venues are set for years in advance and not decided by the league. The only thing the league decides is when. You could pull up 12 out of the 17 opponents for the next however many years until the league restructures. The remaining 5 opponents are set by how teams finish in their divisions.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:33 pm

Week 18 is home against FTP

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:35 pm

The NFL obviously knows the Vikings will be winning the division and want to let them do it at home if it comes down to week 18.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:38 pm

Sunday? 7:30?

DE Viking
Reply to  norseman1
14 May 2025 2:41 pm

Depends on the standings and playoff implications.
Week 18 is all flexed.

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:43 pm

Home game good, screw lamblow.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:07 pm

I don’t need to go see a Vikings game.
It looks like 7 or 8 games on National TV this year.
Plus the Philly game will be on here and likely the Redskins.
Sweet !!

norseman1
norseman1
14 May 2025 1:56 pm

Have a feeling primetime and pond games may bite us in the ass. Guessing players like a routine. Just the logistics for Pitt/Cle has to be nasty.

DE Viking
Reply to  norseman1
14 May 2025 1:57 pm

Definitely throwing the Vikings into the fire in 2025.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:00 pm

Get used to being a good team. Good teams get prime time games. Expect a lot more of this for the next couple decades.

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 2:02 pm

DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:51 pm

@Chi MNF
Atlanta SNF
Cincy
@Pit Dublin
@Clev London
Bye
Philly
@Chargers TNF
Chi
@ Det
Balt.
@GB
@Seatt
Wash
@DAL SNF
@NYG
Detroit Christmas
GB

DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:47 pm

DE Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:48 pm

Vikings on primetime ALOT this year.
SNF.

Mjolnir was right !

HUNViking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:11 pm

Curious what they scripted for us this season, we’re getting a boatload of prime time games. Will need to work from home a lot come fall 😊

DE Viking
Reply to  HUNViking
14 May 2025 2:18 pm

Or call in sick.
Have MT give you doctor’s notes.

MT Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:23 pm

Good thing I rarely have to do that as a rad. I was not an easy person to get excuses from, cuz I’ve always been stoic and a “rub some dirt on it, it’ll be fine” sorta guy, much to my family’s chagrin. Heck, I had a hard time asking the techs to fish the “gas pedal” for the fluoroscopy table out from under the table the day after I broke my ribs, but figured me crawling under there and letting out a brief scream when the rib ends shifted might put the patient ill at ease.

HUNViking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 3:00 pm

Sound advice, I’ll get in touch with MT 😄

DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:47 pm

Poopeaters @ Vikings week 7

manly-purple
14 May 2025 1:30 pm

Uh oh for the Pack. Keep spending that money.

Veteran offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins sounds open to playing center for the Green Bay Packers in 2025, but a contractual adjustment might be required to make it work from the player’s side.

According to reporting from Jason Wilde of Channel 3000, Jenkins has not participated during the Packers’ offseason workout program so far because he wants to rework his contract before switching positions to center.

https://packerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2025/05/13/packers-ol-elgton-jenkins-wants-to-rework-contract-ahead-of-position-change-to-center/83596580007/

DE Viking
Reply to  manly-purple
14 May 2025 1:35 pm

He needs to talk it over with the shareholders…..

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:05 pm

They’ll offer him a basket of cheese curds and a night with their cousin.

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DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:16 pm

Home vs Cincy week 3
Sure hope the NFL doesn’t start the Vikings with 4 road games the first five weeks.

manly-purple
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:21 pm

But the overseas games will be more like home games, imo. Vikings have a good following in Europe (ironically, historically).

DE Viking
Reply to  manly-purple
14 May 2025 1:22 pm

Yeah.
But that’s a lot of travel in 5 weeks.
Seems a bit much from a scheduling perspective.

HUNViking
Reply to  manly-purple
14 May 2025 1:35 pm

Vikings have a good following in Europe

Can confirm.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:23 pm

Thought you said week 2 is home vs the Falcons though?

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:28 pm

That’s my guess.
If week 2 isn’t home versus the Falcons, the Vikings would be on the road weeks 1,2,4 & 5.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:05 pm

Just saves more home games for later in the season.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:03 pm

@ Det week 10

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:13 pm

Must be at Detroit, Christmas game is a home game against the Lions.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:17 pm

Yep. @Det means at Detroit.

manly-purple
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:20 pm

I believe at Detroit means @ Detroit

DE Viking
Reply to  manly-purple
14 May 2025 1:26 pm

Tomato. Tomatto.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:24 pm

Laughing… duh… missed it.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:20 pm

Detroit gets a home game at Thanksgiving. Would be unfair to also give them one at Christmas too.

manly-purple
14 May 2025 12:42 pm

I hear the Vikings will play

       
some other NFL teams
in
    
weeks 1-18.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  manly-purple
14 May 2025 12:46 pm

Don’t believe it.

freezeyface
Reply to  manly-purple
14 May 2025 12:48 pm

JRo_42
JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:31 pm

Hope JJMac is not a super extreme choker on primetime like our previous long-term QB (I don’t think the guy ever won a primetime game in his life, what loser). I guess we’ll see with a bunch of them this year.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:32 pm

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  Surly Viking
14 May 2025 12:34 pm

Haha yeah, I just like to see the world burn. 😉

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:35 pm

JJ (QB) won some big prime-time games at Michigan.
One was called the Championship Game for some reason.

So there is hope.

KFEY93
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 12:46 pm

Unlike our previous QB, who hasn’t won anything of merit in his entire football career. Winners speak for themselves, losers need to be defended

DE Viking
Reply to  KFEY93
14 May 2025 1:00 pm

But he plays chess with his son and posts it on his instacart page.
No other NFL player spends time with their son.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:04 pm

WOW – he does! That’s terrible!

DE Viking
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 1:10 pm

Never said it was terrible.
He’s not the ONLY player who spends time with his family.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:18 pm

You didn’t, I did.
When you said ‘No other player spends time with his son’, I thought you were being complimentary.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 1:26 pm

DE? Complimentary of Cousins? That will be the day. He sees Cousins like the Dem’s see Trump.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:28 pm

There’s redemption for us all.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:41 pm

You see Cousins like the dems see MS-13 gang members.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 4:04 pm

I see Cousins through the realm of reality, while you simply hate on him, with ridiculously petty and even unfounded comments. He’s in your brain of hate 24/7.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:42 pm

Complimentary of Cousins? 

Cousins is great at making money.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:07 pm

There’s still that whole grilling and backing a pickup thing though which negates all of that.

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 2:12 pm

But those aren’t his fault.
The grilling and truck companies need to communicate the plan better to him.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 2:13 pm

The driveway needs to do a better job of being where he wants to drive.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 3:43 pm

I’m glad none of you critic my backing up of vehicles.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 3:49 pm

I’m glad none of you critic my backing up of vehicles

We can critique your spelling, however.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Surly Viking
14 May 2025 3:51 pm

Yes, spelling is weird. Now I’m publicly humiliated, so I will go post pictures on social media of me interacting with my family.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 4:52 pm

Perfect!
Can you cook on a Grill?

Also, I am very bad at spelling. I just found humor in Critic/Critique for some strange reason.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  Surly Viking
14 May 2025 5:22 pm

No problem. I enjoy joshing someone on the misuse of words on occasion.
I made pork shoulder steaks on the grill last night that were to die for.

DE Viking
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:36 pm

Truth….

DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:26 pm

By default,
Vikings hosting Atl week 2 in home opener.
Unless the NFL forces the Vikings to go away, away, home, away, away to start the year.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:42 pm

By default?

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:44 pm

Vikings potential home opponents all have other games scheduled.
Except Balt, but Balt has week 1 and week 3 on the road, so I highly doubt the league would have Balt open with 3 straight road games.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:16 pm

Ahhh sooo. makes sense.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:25 pm

Full NYG schedule has been leaked.

LOL

DE Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:35 pm

Full Rams schedule has now been leaked.

DE Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:40 pm

And the Fish

DE Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:49 pm

And the Broncos

DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:14 pm

Vikings known Schedule so far….

Week 1 @ Chi Monday night
Week 4 @ Pit Dublin
week 5 @ Clev London
Week 6 Bye
Week 8 @ Chargers Thu night
Week 16 @ NYG
Week 17 Home vs Detroit Christmas
Week 18 FTP location TBD

norseman1
norseman1
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:17 pm

Should i find something else to do noon CST Sundays?

DE Viking
Reply to  norseman1
14 May 2025 12:23 pm

You don’t like Brady Bunch reruns???

MT Viking
Reply to  norseman1
14 May 2025 12:55 pm

Yeah no kidding my wife will get used to me having no football to watch on Sundays for six weeks, it’ll be a hard adjustment come November.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  MT Viking
14 May 2025 2:08 pm

You’d just be out doing yard work or chasing roosters anyway so now you won’t have to watch the rerun of the game.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:26 pm

Week 18 vs GB… if it’s at GB, that’s gonna be tough. Lambeau in Jan?

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:28 pm

Correct.
Hope it’s in Minny.

HUNViking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:34 pm

Love Week 4, hate Week 1 and Week 8, so far.

DE Viking
Reply to  HUNViking
14 May 2025 12:57 pm

Yeah, I’m sure games at 2 or 3 am sucks in Europe.

HUNViking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:38 pm

They do. I usually try to work from home the day after those games so I can watch in the middle of the night, but some games I just have to miss.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:11 pm

@NYG week 16

Mjolnir
14 May 2025 11:47 am

Also hearing rumors of a Vikes/ATL SNF slate.

again, unconfirmed

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 11:55 am

I don’t know why the Falcons date is of interest. Raheem Morris has decided to run with Penix, and has all but pushed Cousins off the team. The Falcons are really a mess from a leadership perspective IMO.

DE Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 11:57 am

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 11:57 am

and a terrible defense – we’ll beat them 40-3.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 12:03 pm

I wouldn’t doubt that. Morris made his “bones” on defense, but I don’t follow the Falcons, so no idea about the state of their defense. I’d say at this point though, our team is like 500% better than the Falcons.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:06 pm

our team is like 500% better than the Falcons’

But they have KC.
Oh wait, it is not Tuesday, never mind.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 12:29 pm

Laughing. They apparently no longer want Cousins. He is probably going to be relegated to third string, and they will be hoping some team will lose its starter and try to make a deal to trade him.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:42 pm

They, like the current Dim talking point, are looking forward not back.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 1:19 pm

Well, those who do not examine the past and learn from it, are bound to fail when “looking to the future”.

MT Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:21 pm

Believe me, I’m not even going to put into words what I thought when you mentioned a team trading for Cousins when their de novo starter goes down. Something something rookie QB something something preseason injury blah blah blah.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  MT Viking
14 May 2025 1:29 pm

No, I see this somewhat like the RGIII situation when Gruden made him 3rd string before the start of the season. They wanted to ensure he was healthy, and hoped someone would offer a trade for him during the season.

I wasn’t thinking of any team in particular.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 1:22 pm

Profound and true.

MT Viking
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:56 pm

Sure worked with the Eagles and Bradford when some stupid team offered them up some juicy draft picks.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  MT Viking
14 May 2025 1:00 pm

Rec for truth.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  MT Viking
14 May 2025 2:10 pm

Eagles didn’t have to take a $20 million cap hit to send him to that stupid GM though.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 2:10 pm

Nobody is trading for that contract and the trade compensation the Falcons would get would not be worth a $20 million cap hit. He will ride the pine for the year unless Penix gets hurt and then get moved to be somebody else’s bridge in 2026.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 4:06 pm

But… why do you care? Just a hater… that’s all.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:10 pm

Matchup of two top ten drafted QBs from last year in their first full year as starters.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 12:23 pm

I’d say that match-up really boils down to two teams that are completely at opposite ends of the quality spectrum… really. The QB’s are in two totally different situations. One has a fully mature, seasoned team. One does not.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 2:11 pm

I’m just telling you why they might make it a primetime game and why the NFL has interest. There are enough story lines to sell it.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 4:05 pm

Thanks for telling me…

Mjolnir
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:18 pm

I don’t get it either. Falcons have pieces on offense and added young firepower to that defense but they’re still a dumpster fire….. they’ve never recovered from the blown SB lead.

DE Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 12:00 pm

I would doubt primetime.
Vikes already have 5 stand alone games as it is.

Mjolnir
14 May 2025 11:44 am

All 5 games so far are primetime or stand alone games with no viewing competition….

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 11:47 am

Pretty normal so far. Overseas games, MNF games, etc. Looking to fill those somewhat individual dates covered first.

Mjolnir
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 11:54 am

I’d agree. The stand alone/primetime games are notable as a Vikes fan not in the coverage area. See them pretty frequently down here in Lincoln on local stations but the primetime games remove all doubt regarding view ability.

DE Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 12:02 pm

Green Bay is week 18

Mjolnir
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:07 pm

Also in play for primetime depending on how things shake out. Week 18 Saturday Double Header. Then SNF….

DE Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 12:17 pm

That is absolutely true.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:36 am

Vikings & FTP week 18.
Not sure home or away

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:38 am

Could be a real climactic game. Could decide who wins the Division… or at least makes the playoffs.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 11:41 am

Or gets home field in the playoffs.
Of course that ‘could be true’ on any other final game.

MT Viking
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 11:45 am

@or gets the #1 overall pick@

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 11:45 am

Folks think GB will likely challenge for the Division winner this year, and I imagine the last two weeks will be full of games where potential Division contenders will face each other. Most folks think the Lions will win the Division again, the Packers will be second, and the Bears and the Vikings will battle it out for the basement.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 11:50 am

Nah.#1 will be locked up and they’ll rest for the playoffs.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 11:59 am

Certainly a possibility. Vikings could be 8-8 going into the game and basically just hoping to get one last win, while the Packers are 11-5 and in the hunt for the Division. Dunno. I hope those positions are reversed though.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  No longer New Vikings Fan
14 May 2025 12:11 pm

Vikings will be like 15-1 and still beat the Packers with JJ, Jets, and others on the sideline.

Mjolnir
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 12:20 pm

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 12:44 pm

Laughing… OK Bow.

MT Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 12:57 pm

JRobert
JRobert
14 May 2025 11:29 am

We talked some earlier in the week about a free and honesty press. Very good discussion actually.
Was reminded of that as I read the morning news. From Fox it pears our faithful lawmakers were up most of the night pulling together the various lose ends of the big beautiful tax bill. Big attaboys.
Then went to the WSJ and read the OpEd piece from Sen Johnson (R Wis) noting how really lacking in substance the big beautiful bill actually is. This prompted me to listen to a podcast from several of the WSJ’s business analysts who weren’t all that impressed either. Seems there are many poor policy items and several temporary budget gimmicks which will quickly expire but serve just to meet campaign promises.
Not sure where all this stands but did find one rather interesting item I didn’t know. 30% of all medicaid benefits go to able bodied young men who chose simply not to work and it appears our representatives in the House have decided to let this pass. A big beautiful bill indeed.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 11:40 am

Politics is an ugly business. You can’t make a law or a change on your own you have to work with others which means you have to compromise. Give a little to get a little. I am no good at politics, life is too black and white/right and wrong for me.

It has been said that you don’t want to know how sausages and laws are made.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 11:55 am

Politics is an ugly business but bad policy is bad policy period. Can you imagine this President and Congress not touching one cent of entitlements after the dramatic run up of these programs over the last four years -spending will remain at the covid level highs.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 12:03 pm

They are also looking at 2026 and weighing the possibilities of losing the House vs completing their agenda.
Dems have been screaming ‘They are cutting entitlements to people who need it’ for months now. If they have some truth to the rant some GOP Reps would be more vulnerable and keeping the House more problematic.
Not looking to 2 years of Impeachment antics if the Dims manage to flip it.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 12:16 pm

So they do a political favorable bill and keep the house. I personally think it won’t matter but say they do. Do you think they are then going to take on entitlements – no way in hell.
Over the last four years gov’t spending has gone from 20 plus to 23 plus and in four more years it will be over 26. This trajectory is not sustainable.
The Dems are going to scream no matter what they do.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 12:21 pm

Agreed, I wouldn’t do it but I suck at politics.

I assume they have reasons and those reasons make sense, at least to them.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 12:26 pm

What’s sad, this is Republicans under cutting other Republicans to save themselves at the expense of the greater good.

DE Viking
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 1:08 pm

They’ve been doing this for decades.
Shouldn’t be a surprise.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 1:26 pm

It is. Even Clinton had the balls to cut entitlements. Thought this group did too. Guess I was wrong.

bowbunch
Admin
14 May 2025 11:28 am

Check out where this happened

KFEY93
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 12:48 pm

BPD released a statement on their Facebook page the day it happened and then a full video with break down a few weeks ago. I remember when it happened here, idiots on FB were mad the cops shot her, like what the actual fuck. Some people shouldn’t be allowed to have a phone or access to the internet.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  KFEY93
14 May 2025 2:12 pm

Thought that might have been that new lady you were telling us about a few months ago and that’s why we hadn’t heard much more about it.

MT Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 2:14 pm

LOL

Yore Mom
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 3:04 pm

Check out where this happened

I thought I saw the state’s only tree in the background!

DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:51 am

Vikings home opener has to be the Falcons week 2
It could be Cincinnati, but rumor has Cin vs Pit week2.

DE Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:33 am

Update.
It could be Cincy since Pit is @ NYJ week 2

DE Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:38 am

Update.
Not Cincy as they officially have Jax week 2.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:48 am

Still no home opener yet.
Likely not FTP as they host Wash Week2

DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:34 am

Vikings open at the Bears week 1
On Monday night.

freezeyface
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:44 am

gross

MT Viking
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:46 am

Sa-weet! Da Bears!

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:55 am

Who’d put the Bears in prime time – what have they done?

DE Viking
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 10:56 am

Vikings @ Bears has been Monday night for like 10 years straight.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:06 am

In week one?

DE Viking
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 11:08 am

Well no. Not week 1 of course.

No longer New Vikings Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:03 am

Well, our first game is the first MNF game of the year. I feel this is a decent start, because Chicago in November or December would be brutal. Playing in September should guarantee we aren’t playing outdoors in freezing weather. The same with GB. Hopefully we get them early, before the snow and cold, wet weather shows up.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:31 am

Vikings NOT opening the year at Detroit.

Lions @ FTP week 1

AND it’s NOT the Giants week1

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:00 am

Sounds like at Chicago Monday night.

Mjolnir
14 May 2025 9:58 am

SKOL!!!!

Hearing unconfirmed reports Minny hosting Detroit Christmas Day on Netflix and TNF week 8 @ Chargers…..

All unconfirmed.

SKOL!!!

🔨🔨🔨

DE Viking
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 10:08 am

Yep.
Just saw that one

freezeyface
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 10:09 am

i heard the Christmas day game rumor as well…
GREAT….a holiday that is relaxing and cheerful will now be anxiety filled…

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 10:25 am

JJ should basically have the division wrapped up by then.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  Mjolnir
14 May 2025 12:22 pm

I should ignore my family, and go to the Christmas game instead.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 9:51 am

I started taking a daily multivitamin this week.
The Teachers Dr suggested she start taking a Woman Specific Multivitamin instead of the Adult version she was taking. So she switched and that left a mostly full bottle of the Adult version sitting around. So since I hate waste I started taking one before going to bed.
So far only difference I see is that I pee more.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 10:06 am

Multivitamins are a joke, and potentially bad for you, IMO. As long as you have a generally healthy and varied diet (vegetables, meats, etc.), they are unnecessary.

Have you seen the report from a couple years ago that did a deep dive into supplements? Many of them had extreme variations from what they said was in them (some had nearly none of what they claimed, and others had wild amounts of stuff that can be bad for you in too high of amounts). Since it is an unregulated industry, essentially, you have to be careful about the company you trust to ingest vitamins daily from them.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 10:17 am

That’s not to say you can’t have deficiencies of certain things. There are certain vitamins that often times we may lack, or things like zeaxanthin and lutein, which getting more of has been shown to lower risk of macular disease. But you are better off targeting specific things like that than taking a multivitamin.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 10:26 am

My diet is not great but not bad.
Could use more fruits and veggies but it would be a modest increase.
I have read/heard that most multivitamins flush through your system and just make your pee darker. My pee color has not changed so maybe that isn’t true.
I didn’t waste any money on these just taking them seems a better option than throwing the bottle away.
I won’t comment on The Teachers Dr recommending Women’s multivitamins, that is between them and if he thinks they are helpful to her I don’t see much downside.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 10:29 am

It does seem most doctors have no problem recommending vitamins including multi ones.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 10:37 am

She was already taking them before she went to see him so maybe he said ‘if you are going to take them the women’s version might be better for you’.
I try for a balanced diet, not completely successful. So doubt a multivitamin will do me much good, but also not do me much harm.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 10:37 am

Biggest downside would be contamination and potentially overworking kidneys/liver.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 10:41 am

Chances of that happening due to one multivitamin a day are pretty slim IMHO.
Might do a little good, who knows? I don’t plan to continue taking them once this bottle is empty.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 12:11 pm

Fair enough. If your vitamin has contamination with lead or something (which apparently is a big deal in chocolate as well), taking it daily adds up.

Anyway, just thought I would give my opinion to your comment about taking them. Best of luck!

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:23 pm

Appreciate your input.
Everything is a risk and you can’t avoid all of it. We all weight the possibilities and react as we see fit.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 12:32 pm

Yep, exactly. Thanks for appreciating my input! haha. You might find some of those articles I linked interesting if nothing else.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:39 pm

Will dive into them more once we get back from the gym.
Thank you for the knowledge.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:30 pm

I take vitamins daily because that is easier than arguing with my wife.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Surly Viking
14 May 2025 12:31 pm

A wise man.
Rec for you.

freezeyface
14 May 2025 9:08 am

i don’t think there is ANYTHING more silly than the “nfl schedule release”
leave it to the NFL to hype up and draw out something as silly as a schedule.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 9:11 am

Agreed.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 9:21 am

But you know people will be watching so is it really that silly if you can make money off it?

VikingPhilip
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 12:55 pm

Just because someone makes money off from something doesn’t exclude it from being silly.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  VikingPhilip
14 May 2025 2:12 pm

Silly or not, if I could make millions doing it, I would sell triple header rainbow butt plugs.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 3:46 pm

I would not. Maybe that is why I am poor.

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 5:17 pm

triple header rainbow butt plugs’

Don’t even want to know so I am not even going to ask.

VikingPhilip
Reply to  SoCalMinnFan
14 May 2025 5:26 pm

Good option.

DE Viking
Reply to  freezeyface
14 May 2025 9:37 am

It’s probably headed to your favorite streaming service, where you will have to pay to even know what the schedule is.

Rich Eisen said he had to sign a non disclosure agreement.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 10:26 am

How many networks and streaming services do you need to watch the NFL this year, like 8?

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 10:45 am

These six for sure….

NFL
Prime
Peacock
Paramount
ESPN
Netflix

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 11:01 am

Youtube TV I believe or at least a way to watch on Youtube

DE Viking
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 11:10 am

Only one more to get Bow….
I don’t know which one.
I guess you could include DirecTv even though it’s not an app. They probably have one though.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 12:24 pm

I do not have Peacock. Price was like $24 for the first year. When the update came they wanted $80. Nope. I may jump in if they have another sale.

bowbunch
Admin
14 May 2025 8:04 am

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 8:15 am

I really did not like Madden when they beat up on the Vikings, but I did get over it rather quickly once he started announcing. Guy was very entertaining imo.

JRo_42
JRo_42
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 10:03 am

Not sure why everyone loves Madden tbh. Guy makes blatantly obvious statements. Okay, cool. He won a SB? Okay, many other coaches have won 1. Was he just a likeable guy?

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 10:07 am

There was a game many years ago chiefs versus Raiders. Hank Stram always the dapper dresser against Madden. One of the announcers said Madden looked like trailer park trash – liked him ever since.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  JRobert
14 May 2025 10:27 am

I still remember hearing Madden say “you know, I think the team that scores more points is going to win at the end of the game”.

JRobert
JRobert
Reply to  bowbunch
14 May 2025 10:32 am

Also remember they’d show him eating a hot dog and he would drip mustard on his shirt and just wipe it off like the ordinary guy sitting at the bar. Just an ordinary slob like the rest of us.

Surly Viking
Admin
Reply to  JRo_42
14 May 2025 12:25 pm

He seemed like a very normal guy.

DE Viking
14 May 2025 6:40 am

The only realistic road game opportunity for me is the NY Giants.
Waiting to see what day that game happens.

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  DE Viking
14 May 2025 7:24 am

we are thinking of going to that game too. We were going to last year, but we like to spend NFL week 1 at home binge watching games with all the kids

PA Viking Fan
Reply to  Gone fishin'
14 May 2025 8:10 am

The bridge tolls can be murder

DE Viking
Reply to  Gone fishin'
14 May 2025 8:15 am

You could visit SpongeBob on the way.
Might be worth the trip.

bowbunch
Admin
Reply to  Gone fishin'
14 May 2025 9:01 am

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JacksonVike
14 May 2025 6:16 am

Happy hump day,

FTP

FTW

SKOL

Wrenage
14 May 2025 6:08 am

May is already almost half over. That means the year is getting close to half over.

WTF?

Surly Viking
Admin
14 May 2025 6:06 am

GM!
FTP!
SKOL!
Happy Hump Day!

Also, FIRST

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FloridaSKOL
Reply to  Surly Viking
14 May 2025 6:35 am

Good morning, SKOL!

FTP!

Happy Hump Day!

SoCalMinnFan
SoCalMinnFan
Reply to  Surly Viking
14 May 2025 9:13 am

FTP Auto Rec.

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Gone fishin'

Gone fishin'

I'm a dad, husband, Army vet, believer, and a die-hard, life-long Vikings fan from the great state of North Dakota. I've been a Viking fan dating back to 1980, I've been covering the Vikings for nearly a decade, and I founded Skoloholics in 2022. I work in real estate and property management, I love spending time with family, working in the yard, doing anything in the outdoors, and as you can tell from my username, I love fishing. SKOL!!!!!!!!!!

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