TheLeviathan
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Great start. Defense is playing like they should be - aggressive. LDR had the pressure that forced that pick. Lots of running and quick throws. Wentz needs to throw that 3rd down away, otherwise you can't ask for a better start.
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I love the moxie. That 3rd and 19 throw is one we wouldn't have seen Cousins make. His willingness to run has been nice. I see the talent. I see the "it" factor. What I need to see is play-calling change. (Which needed to change last year too)
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Article from the future: "Twins cut chair backs from seats, say concrete will suffice for fans"
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I don't think he was setup to fail - they built him an entire offensive line and organized an amazing group of pass catchers. Mason was a great pickup too. The problem is KOC and JJ having to put on the big boy QB pants that Michigan never asked him to do. But if you know that JJ needs to work on speeding up his process and being able to get the ball out in rhythm.....then you need to call plays that work towards that. He clearly has talent...that 3rd and 19 throw for a first was a great throw. The throw to Jefferson was great. It's the normal 2nd down when we have a long-developing, 5 step drop, multi-read throw EVERY TIME that's the issue. Yeah....go ahead and try and dagger people from time to time. Just not every time! It's not illegal to pick up a first down on 2nd and 6 by throwing a slant. Or a mesh with some possibilities underneath. KOC said that organizations fail young QBs more than the reverse. Right now he's being that organization.
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As an OL you do the slide. If he doesn't then he risks the larger human, who is even closer to the QB, possibly coming free. You absolutely don't freelance on what you think is happening.
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I like KOC....but this is the area he needs someone to help him with. He's been better at running the ball (except for 1st and goal at the 2. For ****'s sake hand it off).....but he simply need to develop a mix of short, quick throws into the regular play-calling. Year after year we lead in this department. No offensive line can hold for 4 seconds every throw. You're going to make them look bad if you don't start punishing the defense with the quick game.
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I definitely think that strip sack was miscalled at the line of scrimmage. That's a center/QB responsibility and I guarantee you if Kelly is out there they aren't sliding left in that protection. I would, however, absolutely kill to see a three step drop and throw on a slant, quick out, or curl.
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Yeah, no thanks on Cousins or Winston. The roster is already so devastated with injuries that trying to patch holes with trades is a mistake IMO. At least if we are bad this year as McCarthy gets his feet under him.....we kept all our picks this year!
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Sadly....our offense might get a boost from that.
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I think the defense is officially gassed.
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That is our first good look at the ball placement/not-everything-is-a-fastball chatter we heard they were working on with him during camp.
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One issue I had last year was our 3rd and short playbook. Still have issues with that. 3rd and 2 should not be that long developing.
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Well....as bad as our offense was....we get the ball after the half and are only down 3.
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Holy ****.
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Early returns are definitely not great. Running game looks better
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Seriously....stop the cute KOC. Hand the ball to Mason. There have been some good things this quarter but everything looks difficult at this point. And for the love of god chip on the left side every single pass play.
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Not a promising start for the run defense....
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Chiefs might not be very good.
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Matt Wallner or Travor Larnach?
TheLeviathan replied to Alex Boxwell's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Wallner feels like he still has upside. Larnach does not. I'm hoping Larnach is dealt for a reliever this offseason. -
Cashman one definitely hurts in pass coverage. Especially with Smith also out and limiting what we can do with Metellus.
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Kaprizov turns down richest NHL contract in history
TheLeviathan replied to Original_JB's topic in Minnesota Wild Talk
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I wonder if we see him back this week. Like.....maybe he's actually healthy enough to play they just held him out purely to avoid that slop.
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I would add that I thought that 50 yard field goal was dicey call with how bad Santos first kick was. Glad we're done with that garbage field.
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QB School Review
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Week in Review: Avert Your Eyes
TheLeviathan replied to Nick Nelson's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Honestly? No. If we're going to be a 60-65 win team, I don't care for an extra 4-5 wins at the expense of peak trade value. We got Joe Ryan by not clutching on to Cruz and his leadership/presence. We got Lopez by selling high on Arraez. Keeping them to essentially put lipstick on a pig in 2026 doesn't interest me at all. Zero. Zilch. Now....if I were in charge and the Pohlads were gone? I'd deal Lopez, extend Ryan, and invest in this team. Given the low likelihood of that happening, however, I think shopping them both is the only reasonable thing to do.
