Aloha everyone, and welcome to Skoloholics! Join us here to cheer on the Minnesota Vikings as they take on the Bengals in Cincinnati. The Bengals seem to have found the QB they need to replace Burrow. The Vikings, on the other hand, are still test driving and looking for their ‘permanant’ QB replacement. Permanant for this year, anyway. Hey, I think Mullens gives the Vikings a decent shot, and he should be an upgrade over what we saw from Dobbs over the past couple/few weeks. If Mullens can help the offense enough to where they can at least find their a** with both hands, and the defense can keep up what they’ve been doing, the Vikings have a shot at winning. If the offense looks like they have over the past 2-3 games, well, I don’t have to tell you what the result will likely be. I don’t expect another 3-0 win today.
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After the game, went to a Xmas Party and drank more than usual. Was just sort of shaking my head and thinking good grief – find a way to lose.
Played for a good coach a long time ago and he used to say – you can play smart, you can play dumb, but it’s a lot easier to win if you play smart.
Reminds me of the Vikings.
So, what’s the protocol here? Game is over, do I rant here or the weekend thread?
Yes
I got my elderly fil super drunk, and now I’m the bad guy.
You’re a good man for it. My father in law just started hospice. Expecting him to pass this week. I rarely drink but we had beers this last June before my wife and I left for a trip out east. He had a stroke the day after we left and has been in a nursing home since. It’s good for your fil to kick back and have too much to drink and be young. Good for you.
Sorry to hear that. It’s tough watching them get old.
My fil is almost 80. Liked the balvenie bottle I had. I was making an old fashioned with bullet rye and I could see he was eye the scotch.
Gave him 2 doubles plus he already had a few Budweisers.
Reid was fined $100k and Mahomes $50k for criticizing officials last week.
NDSU and Montana tides at 16 with 1 m left.
Looks like overtime coming.
NDSU failed on 2pt conversation Montana wins 31-29 in 2nd OT.
For some reason, that one really stung.
It did. First game I get to watch in weeks… more importantly, if was plainly obvious that our HC lost this game, again. Whatever little confidence I had in KOC has completely evaporated.
KOC sucks.
In an inclusive and collaborative way. But he does suck, yes.
Lol
I will say this, I think most every loss we have had this year has been the result of self-inflicted wounds.
Last year we seemed to excel at finding a way to win no matter what.
This year we seemed to excel at finding a way to lose no matter what.
Every has to be a battle to the very end whether we are ahead or behind.
I am sure the NFL is happy we are sticking to the Drama Script.
Well I guess we make for good television, if nothing else.
People should be entertained, at least. Same old Vikings.
17-3 in the fourth, and then the Vikes are outscored 24-7 to end the game.
Typical Vikings
Sorry, guys. The game was 7 to 3 when I had to leave for a family obligation. It was over by the time I got home. Recorded the game, but don’t usually watch a recorded loss.
Guess you saw Teddy made his retirement after this year official. He’s going to coach his high school alma mater.
Hey Kathy, yes it was a brutal loss at the end. We were in good shaped at 24-17 with 3:48 left in the game, then fell apart.
Teddy was always a hugely popular player and genuine good guy. Hope his future is bright.
He’s always been very committed to helping his old neighborhood, and coaching his HS team was always what he wanted to do after retirement. The only kids luckier than the kids on that team are his two sons. He will be an awesome Dad. I’m happy for him, but I will miss him.
Indeed. He was/is one of the good guys!
Aww, Teddy’s little boy is adorable!
He is!
Kudos to Addison, JJ and Hock. I’ve touted Ty over Mattison all year. Mullens over 300 but lucky not to have 4-5 picks. Some red zone conversions and no contest. But, Vikings.
4-5 picks is a little obtuse don’t you think?
TD called back on offside? TD to Addison a joke. Close throws all day. You love him, fine.
OK don’t get all riled up here. He made 4 bad throws all night, and one was when he was literally laying on the ground trying to avoid a sack, and throwing the ball away. That ball miraculously ended up in the grasp of a defensive lineman he was laying on. Talk about a goofy play.
Did he throw into some tight spaces? Yes. But he didn’t make a lot of bad throws. He completed almost 79% of his passes.
LMAO…
but I can call you obtuse.
OK, gaslighter
Laughing…. you calling me that clearly shows your lack of intellect… you literally do not know what you’re saying.
Pretty funny actually.
Ok, @war dog@. I will admit I was typing too fast and meant to say “…you can call him…”. But my point stands.
Gas lighting me??? HAHAHAHA
Mullens got lucky a few times.
Good point on Chandler. Guy should be starting and Mattison can back him up.
And I agree on Mullens. Better than Dobbs, but if this is what you get, roll with Hall.
Chandler has vision, speed and can catch. What KOC sees i have no idea. I’m starting to wonder about him. Mullens is no answer at all. Try Hall, just where i’m at now. At least see if he’s a viable backup.
KOC play calling, what should i do?
It was an entertaining game. At least they did not get completely blown out.
Mullens is obviously better than Dobbs.
He still makes stupid decisions, but at least can throw the ball.
JJ is healthy.
Defense looked good until it mattered.
This is an above average team that every now and again plays like a very good team.
2-1 to end the year still makes the playoffs, but this team is going nowhere.
I would prefer to see Hall again, but I am afraid KOC will stick with Mullens until the team is eliminated mathmatically.
Well, Mild win another SO. Not sure who i dislike more, Donkeys@Kitties. Watch Wolves maybe.
On a positive note, my kids killed it at their piano recital.
So thank you kids for helping me not watch today’s game
Awesome!
The downvote on your response tells me how this day is going for one poster in particular
Well the site does have its critics… right. wrong, good, or bad.
Awesome! Family first, especially the kids. We will have the grands Monday morning until Wednesday morning this week.
Oh great. A fucking Kirk debate.
I’d rather guide my father into my mother than read another Kirk debate.
Fuck it. I’m going to start drinking.
Heavily.
Lol…
Sounds like a plan 🍻
I like it. Time to finish cleaning the garage.
Oh and watch the Griz beat the hillbillies from ND
Gummies are better for the liver….
Stupid drug tests.
Not a fan….
TD Griz!
I just watched the replay of the overtime 3rd and 4th and inches.
The vikings have to be the most gutless team in the NFL. Lead by their gutless coach.
4th and 3 inches…and our offensive line can’t dig deep enough to get even a LITTLE push. Instead they get WORKED.
Have always been gutless. Zero killer mentality. Zero “let’s take this game and win”.
Drafted little guys to run a zone blocking scheme. Last killer they had on the oline was boone
We are so wimpy
Total pansies
The ghost of Zim lives on
Apparently. And it seems to possess KOC once we have a sizeable lead.
Didn’t get a chance to see anything after the 1st quarter.
Let me guess. KOC had wimpy play calls, relied on the defense YET AGAIN and cost us the game…
Was I close?
Not completely, the defense was absolute garbage in the second half, then KOC made bad play calls, Vikings lose, the end.
Sort of. D fell apart in the 2nd half but O could have stepped up to back them up for the first time in several games, and KOC KOC’d.
Well we did score a TD to go up 24-17 with 3:48 to play.Then, we let the Bengals go on a 3 minute 10 play TD drive to tie it up with 38 seconds left.
Gahhhh
Maybe those types of games keeps flores around for another year? Doubtful
In the 4th quarter with a 14 point lead, we went into a defensive 2 deep shell with mostly zone coverage.
I’m not exactly sure how, but we somehow then just left every fucking underneath route wide open.
Was like that for 3 series. Middle of the field was completely left in covered.
Mostly by design.
Same damn D Donatel would run. I wonder if it’s actually KOC that is asking for it?
Well shit
Yup
Gonna split with the lions and lose to the packers.
Doubtful, if anything they’ll get swept by lions, packers suck and that game is at home
LET’S GO GRIZ!!!
Go 7-10, trade up for QBOTF. Roll the dice.
Fire KOC, sign Harb… oh, wait.
Bet he ends up a Charger.
Probably, rumor mill seems pretty convinced that this could happen.
Rumors of Belichek to. Bill to the Chargers, Flo to NE, Staley to MN
Interesting, could happen I guess. Not sure I’d want Staley, but Flores will most likely be gone.
They’re gonna feel they’re close, extend kirk and draft defense in the first.
Maybe a rb
Can never have enough of those.
They are close. So very close.
Their always one play away from beating the best in the league. .
But it doesn’t matter.
They are literally one play away from losing to the worst in the league.
It doesn’t matter if we keep Flores, sign Kirk or let him walk.
Not if our team has no concept of how to finish a team off and KOC has no fucking clue how to finish an opponent.
that
Sure seemed to last year when they went 13-4
Not really. Relying on most one score wins in NFL history isn’t really “finishing” to me. It’s not sustainable, as this season has shown.
They had this game in hand despite Mullens/defensive issues, and KOC’s late play calling led to loss, IMO. Running a small QB on back-to-back plays into the line when 1 yard probably ensures the win is fucking stupid.
But, yay! We won 13 games last season. You should celebrate with your family.
I agree with you here.
In 2022, Kirk set the single season all time record for 4th quarter comebacks with 8.
IIRC: Last year the offense disapeared for most of the third quarter, which let the other team back into the game before we closed it out in the third.
2022
First game against GB is one of the only times we just flat out beat a team. WIn 23-7
2nd game: Eagles beat us badly
3rd game Lions: 14-14 at half. Lions score 10 points in third 24-14. Vikings score 14 in 4th to comeback and win.
4th game: Vikings up 13-7 at half and then 16-7 in third. Saints comeback and 22-19.
4th quarter vikings win when saints miss game FG. 28-25.
5th Bears game: up 21 to 3. Bears score 19 unanswered points. Vikings fially get lead with about 2 minute left.
Miami game: We did alright. Never trailed and won 24-16.
Arizona game: Vikings up 14-3 in the 2nd.
Arizona takes lead 17-14 in third. Vikings put them away in the 4th. Win 34-26.
Washington: Vikings up 7-3 at half.
VIkings score 13-4th quarter points to win 20-17.
I’m not going to continue, but this is a team that would blow their first half lead and then come back and win it in the 4th.
This isn’t a team that knows how to get a keep a lead.
I lied. I’m going to keep going.
Buffalo game was a great comeback by us.
Dallas we got blown out.
Jets game: We were up 20-3. Jets get back in it, and we win 27-22 when we pick off the Jets with around 1:30 left.
Lions: We were never up in this game.
Colts game. Yep.
Vikings up 10-7 at half. We score 17 points in 4th to come back and with 27-24 on a Greg Joesph 61 yard FG.
Green bay beat our asses.
Bears: we were up 16-6 at the half and never let them back into it. Yeah! Finally!!
This is a major issue, will cost us more games if KOC keeps this up. Hard to watch.
We had one of the best QB’s in the league since 2018. Stop with the ridiculous calls for a QBOTF. The problem with this team was never the QB. The problem has been everything BUT the QB.
I don’t care how good Cousins is or has been. He is still almost 40 and you need a succession plan
Assuming if Kirk isn’t here, relax dude. You don’t know everything, FYI.
I know this.
*…the most overpaid…
Most productive ever for the Vikings in a 5 year span…
with one playoff win to show for it
But he threw lots of tds and such. HANG THE BANNER! WHO NEEDS A SUPER BOWL
He did throw more TD’s than all but three QB’s in the league from 2018 -2022 and was leading the league in TD’s this season.
God I hope the Vikings don’t extend kirk just so we have a chance of not hearing the same kirk crap from you over and over every day. I have no problem with kirk but with your ridiculous obsession with him there is no way you’re not kirk himself or related.
I might have to remind you…
I’m sure you will.
This is Cousins fault? Yeah right.
Not his fault but you were saying how great he is when he’s done nothing.
HE has done nothing? Laughing… what a joke.
0 MVPs
1 playoff win
0 playoff byes
0 NFCCG appearances
Career .500 record
Laughing… almost everything you listed has nothing to do with his play. Empty argument there.
Um, the good QBs win MVPs, playoff games and compete for championships.
Shall I start the long list of very good QB’s who never won the MVP or would you rather admit that is about as hollow an argument as there is?
Good job cherry picking. I’m done talking to you. Can’t understand you when your mouth is so full.
Ahhh insulting snark… the tool of the witless.
based on what? Stats or meaningful victories?
Teams win/lose games. Cousins put up more TD’s than all but three QB’s in the league from 2018-2022, and more yards than all but four. He did this behind one of the worst pass blocking lines in the league. He was/is a great QB. His team was not great during those years.
Fact: The ONLY consistently good part of the Vikings from 2018-2022 was the passing game. The end.
One thing is clear. You don’t understand football.
Laughing… I understand football… you do not.
ohhh…sorry, bro. I didn’t clarify. You don’t understand football but you’re a prodigy when it comes to fantasy football.
Laughing… so hard.
He may not know football, but he obviously personally knows Kirk.
I know football… well.
Yes…we all know you think you know stuff. Because you remind us you know stuff. But people who really know stuff don’t have to emphasize how much stuff they know. If you know what I mean?
Only insecure people would think that of me.
Ok. So, you’re a gaslighter, among other things. Got it.
But it’s cool. My young daughters have been trying to teach me that term. And now I know what it means. Thank you.
I’m glad you are learning new things, but in this particular case, you’re wrong.
My fear now is that they will decide this team is close, sign cousins to a big contract and not draft a qb for the future and next year will be more of the same. That is my current prediction and it makes me sadder than watching them lose another game they should have won.
How many times do I have to tell you Cousins is gone?
He may go team friendly. Kids in school, nice lake place on Michigan.
Might happen, wouldn’t mind keeping him around.
Whatever you have to tell yourself. Nobody will sign him and KOC is gonna decide that with Kirk this team would have had a chance
You’re about as wrong as wrong can be, Bow.
Ain’t nobody signing an almost 40 qb with a torn Achilles but the Vikings and Kam and koc will feel like they were really close and pay him.
No way that is happening. Cousins won’t sign with a team he doesn’t believe in, and he isn’t signing some cheap deal. He might retire, but there is no way he will be a Viking next year.
He’ll either be a viking or retire. If he’s a true competitor he isn’t retiring but those long walks might sound better to him.
I don’t know what the “true competitor” needle is about… he sits in there and gets killed every game with a ton of grit.
No, he won’t be a Viking next year. Might be a RAM though.
A competitor doesn’t quit if they can still play. That’s where that came from. If he retired because he doesn’t get enough money then it was always about the money and not winning anything.
Laughing… you’re nuts Bow… making a BS argument shaped like a watermelon.
Nope. For all his douchery, Rodgers hasn’t quit, he’s still with the team and has made it clear he will be playing next year if not this year. Kirk said he will help the team and be there yet is nowhere to be found and according to you will simply retire if he doesn’t get paid enough money. If he thought he was as good as you do then he would play for whatever he can get and prove it. He’s too worried about his Kohls cash and long walks.
Just twisted logic here… and irrational at that. Blather.
They’ll sign Kirk for around 2 years at 30 million a year and draft
Or they’ll let Kirk walk.
I would be happy with that but I bet they give him closer to 40
They let Cousins walk last year when they rejected his offer.
I would say this. With the game on the line, I would have kept working the ball to the tight ends. There are a couple plays in the playbook to get the ball out to the TE for an easy 4 or 5 yard gain. EASY.
This game was won until KOC decided to piss it away. SMH
Holy fuck yes!!!
They couldn’t cover it.
So damn many options.
What a waste
Another frustrating loss.
What I like about mullens:
he drives the ball downfield and gives his receivers a chance to make a play
what I don’t like about mullens:
he drives the ball downfield and gives defenders a chance to make a play
defense was trash the second half not that second pick really made the difference
We suck at 3rd and 4th and inches.
Ever since Bradbury was drafted.
Need a Leroy hoard
Need to give it to a running back and stop pretending you have hurts
The same play that didn’t work a second ago with the smallest guy on the team… A play copying the Eagles where Brandury is no Kelce and Mullens sure as shit isn’t Hurts… Fuck that.
Play Hall rest of way. See what he has. Mullens could have had 5 picks. Our QB sucks.
Disagree. Hall would be far worse.
Nobody knows that… Let’s find out.
I know it.
Lets find out. KOC will start Mullens if there is a remote chance of a playoff. Starting to dislike him.
There’s no doubt here. There is no chance in hell Hall is going to outplay Mullens. None, nada, zippo. He’s a rookie and he would look like Bryce Young’s weaker cousin.
Are you a billionaire? You must be since you can see the future…
I know football… I know it well.
A billionaire and a millionaire, just like Kim Kardashian West.
I’ve got 3 daughters so I’m the wrong audience for misogynist thinking.
Just a joke, chill
Maybe he just looks like a shorter Stroud.
Gross.
Pussy play calling and turnovers killed us.
I’m gonna go smoke some weed.
Same.
I haven’t been this pissed over a loss in years.
Yep. know the feeling. Lot of reasons. If you can’t get 1 yard on two consecutive plays not sure you deserve to win.
I hate that it even came down to that.
This year and last year, this team can’t finish anyone off.
Every damn time teams claw their way back into it.
And we lose.
With a 2 TD lead, we literally ran the Donashell D.
It’s insane to watch
bingo…KOC plays scared…he doesn’t want to be cut again.
Same, that was fucked.
Nice choke job.
#justVikingsthings
I’m fucking done with this team this year.
We should have killed them.
Our coaches are scared, nutless, bitches and I’m sick of them losing because of shit play calling.
Absolutely. Fucking awful.
Our offensive coaches…
Game over. Vikings are pissing away another W.
Mullens made mistakes but good enough to overcome. Starting to think KOC’s play calling is our weak link. Fuck.
KOC’s play calling was good all game until the end. Then he sucked big time.
Mullens threw away at least 6 points with idiotic throws, and should have been a pick 6 too
KOC goes into a shell with a lead.
Has all year and last year too.
Then after blowing the lead we usually go and score.
Then the D usually is forced into making a heroic last stand. KOC doesn’t know how to win any other way.
Master class on how to implode and lose an NFL game
“Situational Masters”
We should have had this won 15 minutes ago
Shit!
They are letting another one get away.
KOC: I’m gonna run it back with a sneak by a small QB. They’ll never expect it.
Flo: you’re an idiot
Flo’s an idiot. Terrible defense in the second half
Huh? They hadn’t allowed a TD in 3 games. I don’t disagree the D picked a bad time to be mortal but KOC has shown his team can’t put games away, ever. Offense could have sealed the game with 1 yard and they had 2 chances. The Vikings are 1 – 3 in the past 4 games because our offense is a liability.
This pretty much, unfortunately.
Flo is a good coach. Flo today was an idiot. Awful pussy defensive play calling against Jake F-ing Browning in the 4th quarter.
This shit is why Staley will be the DC next year. Flores isn’t gonna put up with it even if he doesn’t get a HC gig.
I wouldn’t say our defense was sterling in the second half.
I didn’t say they were but they’ve kept us in the past several games. Our offense sucks and although I understand having to deal with 4 different starting QBs is hard, KOC’s play calling in key moments is a major issue, IMO.
lol Flores defense gave up 24 points in the second half, koc sucked too
This team frustrates me.
Immensely.
It was so predictable I’m not even mad
Yup, one could see it coming.
Why don’t we just send a cheerleader out there to push
How many failed QB sneaks have we run behind Bradbury since he was drafted?
Bradbury shoved backwards…
Very Vikings
If you were gonna go for it on 4th you should have thrown a quick pass on 3rd
Lots of options better than what they did.
Bradbury is likely the worst center in the NFL.
Yep, he was crushed