gunnarthor
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Everything posted by gunnarthor
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Detroit is really looking forward to playing us
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Because the team is still trying to win.
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Plus side, they get 10 days to rest, get healthy, and fix everything.
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3 first downs for the offense.
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You know, I don't think I've actually watched a Herbert game. Highlights, sure. He's bigger and faster than I thought.
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I love KOC but he does need to adjust and run the ball
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Wentz might be out
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Um, no. I'm always there. They took away tds two weeks in a row
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Unreal
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He's playing pretty good today
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I really don't like these refs. Missing some holds and hands to the face on the Chargers line.
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Opposing TE seem to be killing us this year.
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Well, it's points but the defense needs to make something
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?
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There's a joke here somewhere ...
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Smith has to retire. Gads
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Wentz showing happy feet already
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Ugh. Just ugh.
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That drive sucked on every level
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I hate review
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TD!!
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Would be nice to use Mason on short downs. I thought that was why we got him.
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Yeah, this isn't a "must-win" since it's a Thursday night road game against an AFC team but it's "almost" a must-win. Since they still have 5 games left against the Lions, Packers, and Bears they control their own destiny a bit, still, but you don't want to fall too many games back.
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Well, he has some offensive snaps since he has a catch but let's see how much the 102 pick plays, typically. 2025 - Tai Felton - mostly on special teams. 2024 - Troy Franklin - had 28 catches and 6 starts for Denver. 2023 - Mekhi Blackmon - 3 starts, 41 tackles. (He's actually looking really good for Indy, kinda wish we still had him). 2022 - Channing Tindall - 3 tackles all season. 2021 - Ambry Thomas - 5 starts, 23 tackles. So, again, this kind of goes to what is the realistic expectation of a guy picked 102? None of those guys had great rookie seasons, Blackmon being the best, I suppose. That doesn't mean he's a bad pick. He's learning the system, playing a lot on ST, and is likely to move up the depth chart since we're likely to lose Addison, Nailor, and Theilen. I'm not saying he was a good pick - I have no idea how he will play out. Maybe drafting Skattabo would have been better? But fans have unrealistic expectations. And the most important thing - w/l - the Vikings under KAM have been pretty good at so judging KAM based on the drafts and not the other stuff is what I'm complaining about.
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Again, it's not really Kwesi, it's the 50+ people involved in the scouting/drafting rooms. I can't find it but there was an article a few years ago in the strib about how the scouting staff was very excited to work with Flores, because he had been a scout for 5 years before coaching and the scouts wanted his thoughts on the types of players to draft. A lot of the undrafted guys - who really help fill out the roster - have been defensive guys. So maybe Flores has a better idea of how to communicate or maybe there's less to communicate on offense - "get me a big guy to block" is, on paper, easier than "get me an EDGE who can cover the flat" or "nickel who can run with WR and TEs." My personal belief is that some teams are good at some things but others might not be. For example, the Vikings have always been pretty good at coaching up wide receivers. That doesn't mean all WR we get are going to make it but we seem to have an internalized idea of how to do well. So, yeah, Jefferson and Addison were first round guys but guys like Theilen, Diggs, Nailor have all been serviceable or better, over multiple coaching and front offices but some of those coaches have stuck around. I also think KOC is a good coach for QBs - I don't think Sam Darnold has the year he had last year if he was under Zimmer and, say, Turner at OC.
