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Vikings Discussion & Random Thoughts
Random thought… Now that the NBA and NHL are over for Minnesota fans, and the Twins are useless, we can focus on the Vikings! I keep reading about the QB competition being an open and real competition, and while I hope that is the case, I am skeptical. I also think Murry will be QB1 in September. And my other thought on this matter is that we will see all three QBs currently on the roster at some point during the season. I still am rooting for JJ, but if Murray plays well or they both suck less than previous seasons, this could be fun. It could also be a train wreck.
Kirko still sucks, but has a very good sense of humor. https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1tdfv9i/highlight_raiders_schedule_release_did_we_just/
I wish our favorite team would have more fun with the social media things, other than posting politically correct crap and showing they are afraid of offending some protected group….
Great weather around here today, so I hope everyone gets outside and does something fun. Golf this morning, and cooking outdoors later.
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This happened today at Mountain Home AFB near us and the base where we visit their commissary. Two U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler jets (F/A-18 Super Hornet family design) collided and crashed during a airshow.
4 parachutes were seen to deploy so hopefully everyone got out ok.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/two-jets-crash-during-idaho-air-show-emergency-crews-rush-scene
To be the best, you have to beat the best.
Considering that four of those games are against FTP and the Bores I am not overly concerned. There are always a few other tough games on the schedule, this year does not seem worse that normal.
The Teacher just saw a post online that said:
‘If you are not comfortable with a woman having a penis then maybe you are not mature enough to be dating’.
We are now discussing if that post was serious or trolling, she thinks serious while I am leaning towards trolling.
I’m pretty sick of being called homophobic, Islamophobic, or any other kind of phobic. There are things I find distasteful, and things that are actual threats to our Nation and culture. So people can stick that phobic stuff where the sun don’t shine.
‘Sticks and Stones…..’
Just like Racist and Nazi, they are just words used now days to silence disagreement.
‘Oh, you don’t like people stealing, killing, raping, etc, etc then you are a [fill in the blank]’.
Those words don’t mean very much anymore.
I agree, folks are done with the leftist labeling smear campaign BS.
Calling “phobic”, “sexist”, “racist” etc is often ised when the person cannot logically defend their position
Yep. Smearing your opponent is the norm, when you cannot intellectually challenge their position or commentary.
Parsons may very well go on the PUP list to start the season meaning we won’t have to face him week #1.
Gives our OL a bit of extra time to jell at the beginning of the season.
https://thevikingage.com/minnesota-vikings-may-benefit-disastrous-green-bay-packers-timing-week-1
That might just give us enough of an edge to win at home to start the season off on the right foot.
They should be down tight end Tucker Kraft as well as he recovers.
#nojinx
I hate the early bye week (week 6) but I think we can honestly start the season 5-0.
#nojinx
Does it really give the Vikings an edge?
Or does it equalize the matchup since a new QB needs to figure out the playbook and chemistry?
IMHO Parsons not chasing the Midget around the field while trying to murder him the first game of the season is a good thing.
I do think KOC can probably scheme up some things that he wouldn’t normally be able to with Parsons in the mix. The Vikings offense should be potent this year IMO. I think we put up 27 and the Packers put up 20 in this game. How’s that for a crystal ball?
Oline shouldn’t need any time to gel, they’ve played together enough, the dline is different story with the amputee and the fat fruit replacing Hargrave and Allen
Everyone on the OL dealt with injuries last year so they did not have many games together, if any.
Yes, time to jell under game conditions would be a good thing.
Kyler doesn’t need much of a line. He’s not going to stay in the pocket anyway.
And besides, KOC is going to modify the passing game – “sandlot right” and “sandlot left.”
Packers won’t know what hit them.
Only if those are Madden schemes.
It’s a beautiful sunny day here. Got the cars washed this morning, and went to breakfast with my wife. I had a very traditional, bacon, eggs, and pancakes order, and of course the wife had the egg white omllette with spinach, mushrooms, onions, and peppers. We were surprised to see so many folks there at 8:30 in the morning. Car wash had a few people there too.
I had a muffin and coffee, been surfing the inter web thingie since I got up.
Practically the same thing.
Almost exactly the same thing.
Too hot here – already 85 on way to low 90’s this afternoon.
Need to wash car but feel too lazy today, there’s always tomorrow.
Scottie Scheffler needs to get a serious putting lesson!
Wow… I was so worried about this…
Another 9-8 season with a one and done postseason?
I have come to the conclusion I am suffering from PTSD.
Pretty Tired of Stupid Democrats
Living in Commifornia I reached that point a long time ago.
Enough that I moved out of the state that my family has been living in since 1781.
That’s actually a very sad thing SoCal. So terrible.
Sad but better than staying in place and dealing with the PTSD.
It’s weird, I ended up moving into commisota after my family had lived in South Dakota since the 1800s
Seems like you got it backwards.
Unless of course you moved before the Somali Invasion.
Nope, I’m backwards, left the black hills and ended up in the twin cities
Condolences.
It’s Murray’s job to lose.
Total crapshoot on the season for the Vikings, as usual.
First nice day here in two months.
played golf. 48 on the front 43 on the back.
I suck but it was a nice day.
FTP.
Agreed, Murray to QB1 unless injured/lazy/stupid.
And of course FTP.
That’s not a terrible round, especially the 43 on the back. If you didn’t kill or maim anyone in your group, it was a good day.
I don’t think Fries was a ‘nightmare’ last year. Much like Darrisaw he struggled to come back from injury and should be fully healthy in 2026.
I also think that Tiernan (our 3rd rd OT) is a backup/insurance policy for both of them.
“He is a big, tall guy, but… an unusual body shape. You don’t see a [6-foot-7] guy with 32-inch arms very often.
…And some people I thought maybe he was best inside, and the fact that he was drafted [97th overall]…I thought this was a guy who had a chance to go in the first or second round just because of the shallow tackle market.
So the fact that he lasted about another round after that tells me that more teams projected him inside.
https://thevikingage.com/minnesota-vikings-biggest-offensive-line-nightmare-refuses-disappear
Good Saturday morning and FTP.
Not much going on at the moment, other than the Murray versus McCarthy discussion. I think Murray’s the starter when the dust settles.
I agree Murray has the edge, but we do not know how/if JJM has developed. Nor do we know who the real JJM is. 9 starts, many very ugly. A few were pretty good.
Also in question, is whether KOC can adjust his game planning to better fit 2 very different qbs. We may have to watch preseason games this year
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Marketing fluff. They didn’t bring Murray in, and he didn’t chose to come here, to be a clipboard holder.
If KOC adjusts his offense to take advantage of Murray’s skill set, we can be a top three offense in the league.
I think JJ (QB) will battle Wentz for #2 and the right to be first up if/when Murray gets hurt. I think he wins that job mostly due to his draft position.
I hope he is able to take the job and run with it once he get the chance but with the Vikings luck he will just get injured again and it will be Wentz time again.
I agree with this take. If Wentz ends up being QB2 to Murray, I’d say McCarthy’s 5th year option is in trouble, and the Vikings likely draft another QBOTF next year.
As I’ve said before, lots of folks think the only problem McCarthy had was his mechanics throwing the ball. There was a lot more to it than that. He didn’t operate the offense efficiently. Wentz came in and with very little time on task, ran the offense much better. I think KOC knows McCarthy is a long way from being a bona fide starting QB in the NFL. We’ll see if in the off season he made some sort of quantum leap in his passing ability, and his ability to run an NFL offense.
‘lots of folks
thinkhope the only problem McCarthy had was his mechanics throwing the ball’FIFY
They hope that whatever else ail JJ (QB) can be fixed with experience, only 10 starts make that a reasonable hope.
‘Hope for the best but expect the worst’ Always with this team.
Here’s why KOC was not happy with McCarthy last year. It was his second year in the offense. He had a whole year to study it, and watch Darnold run it. He sat through all the meetings and game plan discussions. KOC had a one on one with him every week. Yet he came out last year and didn’t run the offense as expected. Worse, he was woefully inaccurate. KOC clearly saw Wentz could run the offense far better than McCarthy, with just a couple weeks on the team, and no reps with the starters before being thrust into the starting role. McCarthy should have been much better at executing the offense than Wentz at that point, but he wasn’t. KOC went out and got Murray because McCarthy is way behind on the development curve. He worked on his throwing mechanics all off season, but the bigger problem is between his ears.
Its the hope that kills you
Which is why some here abandon it.
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