TheLeviathan
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There might be enough Republicans getting fed up with their own party (and seeing the writing on the wall for November) that we may start to see some sabotage. Flake is certainly doing his best to push it that way. Maybe he can rally a few others. My money is still that Kavanaugh gets approved, but we'll see. If they could somehow drag this past the Nov. elections, it could be a game changer.
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Where Are The Twins Getting It Wrong?
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I propose we just randomly kick field goals after Cousins gets a few touchdowns early. Treat it like a kicker audition and make sure Bailey still has it - get to the 30, just kick a field goal, down and distance be damned. That sort of thing. No need to take the Bills seriously. Their own players don't clearly.
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You would think so. He appears to be a decent route runner. In the game he also seemed to find areas in the zone and sat down in them. He just twice ran without the catch, which is a strange issue to suddenly develop in the NFL. I don't get it. I always thought his lack of top-end athleticism and size would hold him back from being worth a first round pick. Now I just don't get what the kid's deal is.
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I initially thought the sexual misconduct allegations were a bad look. They seemed (I'm struggling for the word here)...convenient? Easily at risk of skepticism? I don't know the right phrasing. I don't want anyone to take that as the act itself was convenient for the victim or anything, but the timing seemed really hard to take at face value. But the victim coming forward, presenting more of the facts behind the case, and removing the anonymity gives it much more credibility. And I'm glad for that, without it the accusation probably has no real change to his chances of being appointed and it prevents the accusation from being a glaring mark against metoo type accustions. BTW, I'm trying really hard to balance my initial skepticism about the how/when the accusation happened and respect for the victim. I'm probably failing at it though.
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Maybe you're right. I hope you are. I don't view slot receivers by a type, I think those days are gone. Slot and outside receivers come in all sorts of forms, it's more about their technique and ability to run the routes there. If Zylstra can be that - I say roll with it. I just have no clue on that front. The only thing I know is this team (rightly) wants Thielen in the slot.
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WR does take awhile it seems. If we target anyone it'd have to be someone that Cousins is familiar with, otherwise I'm not sure it matters. Brooks and others have been right - they want to put Thielen in the slot. So they need someone who can play that outside technique. Like it or not, Treadwell is the best fit for that. But I'll bet Coley and Zylstra get some run out there in practice this week.
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I've seen him get pass rushing opportunities and get stuffed. I think the Vikes made the right call on which guy they don't resign.
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I was initially incorrect. Rookie contracts are different it seems and the dead cap is much higher. With a FA signing the penalties tend to carry forward, so I made a bad assumption. It would double the current salary obligation from 2.8 M to 5.2M. That 2.4M jump would eat the majority of our remaining cap room.
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When I think Terry Ryan, I know I think "Active Trade Deadline"
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I am not sure about next year, but cutting him would essentially prevent us from signing Bailey or any other reinforcements.
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The penalty would be next year. I think it's over 1M, which is not insignificant.
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This is correct, they would lose cap room next year. He's going to stay on the team, the question is what role should he have. I'd like to see Zylstra, but I'm also not in practice seeing what he is capable of. It should be noted - Treadwell did catch a TD on a decent route where he found the soft spot in the zone. It's clear Cousins likes him too. It's a busted pick regardless, but he is a natural outside receiver that allows Thielen to be in the slot. I'm not sure Zylstra is anything but a slot guy.
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Long gone.
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Can we practice squad Carlson if we bring in Bailey or Forbath?
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No one gave him immunity. You said he torpedoed the team based on one game and two players. I wouldn't call that criticism fair at all. It's basically the exact opposite of that. I don't think the Patriots have been the most talented team many seasons, they are just expertly coached and have an all-time great at the most important position on the field. Hell, I think their best team actually lost in the Super Bowl to a significantly inferior team. My point there was that citing a Super Bowl win as the only measure for his work as a GM is also a rather unfair criticism. As of now his Daniel Carlson decision had a major impact on a game already this season. I think it's very fair to call him out for using a 5th round pick on a kicker and not being a sure thing. He also drafted Stephon Diggs with a 5th round pick. When things go wrong, he gets 100% of the blame. When they go right he gets about 5% and the players and coaches get 95%. After the Miracle I don't recall a lot of "Way to go Spielman!" remarks. If you'd like I can detail all the badass moves he's made as GM. I guarantee you it far outweighs the two you are unfairly hyperbolizing right now. If they weren't, we wouldn't be Super Bowl contenders. My only point is not to get too far down the hyperbole path criticizing him, the roster is still really freaking good. And he should get a ton of credit for that and it should temper the criticism at least a bit.
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I'll like this, chuckle to myself, and hope you eventually sober up my friend,
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I'm not sure those are the same things. Teams with the best talent often lose. I don't think the Eagles were more talented on the field than the Pats or the Vikes last year, they just got on a crazy good roll. Top to bottom, I don't see any peer for the Vikings in terms of roster talent. Spielman can be criticized, but we should really pause a second before going too far and seeing what he has managed to do as GM. It's been overwhelmingly positive for the most part.
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I have a hard time bashing Spielman in general seeing as how we are the best roster in football top to bottom. And locked in comfortably for awhile. I will criticize him specifically that the kicker seems to have been a failure. You can't trust this kid anymore, it sucks, but he has to go.
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Yeah, I can't call this a choke by the team. One element of the team - special teams - choked badly. The offense was outstanding and the defense came to play the second half. But for special teams this is a comfortable win.
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This game should kill any talk of "Maybe we should've kept Keenum" That's the biggest win here. Keeniacs need to pony up, eat their crow, and start celebrating having an elite QB.
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I thought the same thing, with two timeouts.....get as much yardage as possible. The kid has been brutal all day, don't leave it to him.
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Time to bring back Forbath. This is a win with him in uniform.
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I love Cousins. Holy crap what a couple throws and what a drive.
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Keenum never makes that throw. Beautiful. Time for the D.
