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  1. TheLeviathan
    I'm going to plant my stake pretty hard on this prediction: Much like Cousins this year, Darnold is going to show in the years to come just how ridiculous it was that he won 14 games. Or that Cousins won 13 two years ago. KOC was single-handidly lifting mediocrity (or worse) to levels higher than it deserved. If JJ is more than mediocrity, your faith will be restored. It ain't the scheme or the play-caller - it's the QB. (That said, it's clear the team needs to invest into a better rushing attack, but I bet KOC would agree on that. The Wilf's mandate not to blow things up and rebuild has made this thing a piecemeal rebuild)
  2. TheLeviathan
    Sean McVay gave up Goff and a crap ton of draft picks for Stafford. If it wasn't evident before: QBing matters. Goff got swallowed up by the moment, gave in to the pressure, and made a bunch of terrible throws. No coach and no game plan can account for what your QB decides to do on the field. Yes, Johnson called an absolutely terrible trick play that did major damage to the team, but Goff threw 4 picks, including a pick 6. The only coaching mistake I saw was thinking that an all-out blitz attack was going to be viable against Daniels. It only worked against Darnold because he completely lost his ability to use his brain and throw the ball. Daniels showed how you make quick decisions, step up in the pocket, and throw available routes underneath. Vikings need their Stafford/Allen/Daniels.
  3. TheLeviathan
    Hey look! It IS legal to make an all out blitz defense pay! QBs who win in the playoffs have to beat pressure. Master class by Daniels while Goff looked terrible.
  4. TheLeviathan
    Refs definitely making this harder on Houston.
  5. TheLeviathan
    I'm sure the thousands of papers and books on economics have all been in total agreement. Totally tracks.
  6. TheLeviathan
    I'm sure you do. Given how many economic theories and models there are, making sweeping, declarative statements backs that up.
  7. TheLeviathan
    Economics is a far more complicated field than your comment indicates. Which, perhaps indicates, that your suggestion may be better directed inwards.
  8. TheLeviathan
    You've allowed your political beliefs to swallow your morality entirely.
  9. TheLeviathan
    I missed the part where you researched a rebuttal and presented it.
  10. TheLeviathan
    I enjoyed it enough to read the rest after basically checking out of the Twins section of this site. Appreciate the work. Ignore our pearl clutching friends who think every comment is a political point they have to complain about.
  11. TheLeviathan
    That's partly why I suggested Elijah Moore as well. I think a good slot player like that would be really smart. For the record....I'm not saying the Vikings should deal Addison, but I'd listen if I were them. You can farm receivers in the mid rounds. You know....if we ever keep our mid-rounds.
  12. TheLeviathan
    I'm not concerned about Turner. The bend that guy showed off was stupid. But he's got to get stronger so he can rush and play from multiple spots. I hope they put a heavy muscle building routine on him. Florio seems like a guy who I respect less and less the more I hear from him. Not criticizing the article or the idea behind it....but it feels like flinging crap at the wall.
  13. TheLeviathan
    Yes, I took them seriously as a good team, but not at the same level as Detroit, Buffalo, Baltimore, Philly, and KC. But I would never use blow outs or bad losses to make that determination. If I did, the list of teams that are actually Super Bowl contenders is only Detroit. If my criteria eliminates all but one team, then my criteria is probably broken.
  14. TheLeviathan
    I don't see them paying both either and I definitely see "Free 3" making a stink. Make no mistake - I think he's really, really good. But if you're looking at players that could be traded to assemble more picks, I think that list starts with him. I don't know exactly what you get (Patriots deal 38, 69, and a future pick?) but I see why it might have appeal. Problem is that you have to replace him then. Elijah Moore, Josh Palmer, and Dyami Brown are younger FA receivers but no one that's as good as Addison unless you want to fish in the Tee Higgins waters.
  15. TheLeviathan
    If his games are swapped for Plouffe, Vegas has this as the best move the Twins make all offseason set at -500.
  16. TheLeviathan
    You probably could've had a good last paragraph, but putting Puka over JJ really discredits the rest you have to say. I've said all season, the NFL rarely has blowouts and that measure is an antiquated way of viewing the game. The Bills, as good as they look now, have had some really rough stretches. Some of the Ravens losses are preposterous. The Eagles looked terrible early. Teams go through stretches. I think this team played over their head. I'm on the record having never taken them seriously as a Super Bowl contender, but the reason here doesn't hold for me.
  17. TheLeviathan
    One sleeper part of dealing Addison is that he may be looking at a 4 game suspension and, if you get the right deal, it might be worth it. As you said, unlikely though.
  18. TheLeviathan
    There are a couple guys in that area, but the class is shallow. I don't see them dealing Hockenson for a 2nd either. I think the most likely outcome is an aggressive series of trading down. Something like going from 24 to 35-40 and in the process picking up 3-4 more picks. I don't really see anyone else that they'd get huge value for that would be a good idea to trade. Maybe Addison? But then you open up a glaring hole that needs to be filled.
  19. TheLeviathan
    Our CB situation is pretty problematic and the DB class is strong. The interior DT class is strong too. I'm sorta wondering if we don't end up doing something kinda bonkers like trading Hockenson for a 1st. Or if we do franchise Darnold in hopes of extracting a 2nd round pick out of someone. Just to add another opportunity in a draft that is strong in areas we need.
  20. TheLeviathan
    Guard is a weak point in this draft. OL in general. RB class is bonkers good though. If they take two I won't be disappointed.
  21. TheLeviathan
    Yup. That the the situation was much closer to Dobbs than we thought. It definitely was a regular occurence to run the clock down. The quote in The Athletic shows KOC laying out the play pretty basically too. It's also possible that we would see much the same with McCarthy because it's just what KOC does. Or that he's just a long winded play caller that takes every second he has.
  22. TheLeviathan
    I was listening to Purple Daily and I thought Zulgad made an interesting statement that might have gotten lost in this season and the catastrophic ending: We had a lot of delay of games or near penalties this year for the clock running down before the play got off. It sounds like there was some confirmation, due to media having access to KOC/Darnold communication, that those are happening because KOC was doing the same thing with Darnold that we saw him do with Dobbs in that Atlanta game. The insinuation was that this had been a year long feature that explains that tendency. Could be he's speculating, but that's not the way he came off. More of a "inside media circles" type of comment. FWIW.
  23. TheLeviathan
    Nick Mullins is similar to Darnold. He's an aggressive, chuck it deep style guy. He shouldn't change the approach IMO. (Also, context matters - several of those times he had to come were 3rd and Long situations. I'd prefer my coach not give up on a series if he doesn't have to. It's my one thing I am a bit disappointed in about the game - KOC did give up. He saw what I'm arguing: Darnold couldn't hit the ocean from the beach. I wish he had the guts to sit him) We did change things for Dobbs...not quite fully for a scrambling QB, but that's a major shift on very short notice. I thought, overall, he did well to get anything out of Dobbs. Or Mullins. Even Darnold. Some of this is being a victim of his own ability to improvise and coach from the sideline. All that said - I've been on here willing to criticize KOC. I've criticized his short yardage and goal line calls. The sneaks with freaking Brandon Powell pushing. The inconsistency in running the ball and when he goes for it/doesn't. He's not beyond criticism for me. What's frustrating, localized to these two games, is to see people keep claiming there are problems with his gameplan when the film quite clearly contradicts that. Sam Darnold didn't look like the guy from the previous 16 weeks. (Well...mostly. He was inaccurate on intermediate throws all year. And I think I might've posted in game threads two or three dozen times that he holds the ball too long) It is one of the most breath-taking, single human collapses I can ever recall in sports.
  24. TheLeviathan
    You don't get to become angry and defensive after you keep trying to revive the horse. You posted a link, am I not allowed to respond? Cmon. It's not like I've been negative on this team all year and waiting to pounce on Darnold. Up until three weeks ago I was firmly in "I don't know what to do. He's playing so well the decision is complicated" So spare me this tone you keep getting and then blaming me for it. Please. Getting the right QB matters even to smart coaches. Do you think the Rams and McVay paid the heavy price to upgrade from Goff to Stafford for no reason? Read that again - Goff, the current pilot of the NFL's best offense - was dumped so that McVay could see his offense rise to its best form by replacing him. Not every QB can be great, even given the ingredients to do so. What we saw from Darnold was evident: he was given all the ingredients. He was shown the recipe. He was told how to make it. He was instructed how to not start it on fire. Then he blow-torched it in such epic fashion it's still hard to fully comprehend it. What KOC needs is his Stafford. Let's hope JJ is that guy.
  25. TheLeviathan
    It's preposterous once you start to see it. I really appreciate what Darnold did this year. It was fun. It's also evident that he's not the guy. Nor should what happened the last two games give us pause about our head coach.
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