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You see that once in awhile and I can't figure out what's going through the players' heads.
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Are you kidding me?!?!? New York will now call down and tell the refs to throw a facemask flag for the NEW YORK Jets? I wish I could quit this league. It's so corrupt.
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nicksaviking replied to Mike Sixel's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
I mean, if it was up to me, I'd like to see 10 batting titles with 10 teams in 10 years. That would be a heck of a lot of fun. Although probably less fun for Arraez. Also, woof. Any list that is dominated by relievers isn't a terribly attractive list. -
Right, this team can't run up the middle and the other teams know it. Makes it that much harder to run to the outside and frees up the LBs to focus on taking away underneath passes and play more DBs to double team the receivers.
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Yes, you are. That is your entire argument. He has gotten Sam Darnold to run the offense up to Kirk Cousins level of play in what EVERYONE said should have been a step back offensively and a rebuild year, yet you won't stop complaining about it.
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So four coaches who've found success with HOF QBs in Mahomes, Jackson, Rodgers and Stafford, and Mike Tomlin who is a HOF coach but who Vikings fans would have wanted out of here a decade ago due to his club's inability to get out of the first round of the playoffs BECAUSE they don't fix the QB situation. Why do you continue to duck the obvious correlation between the caliber of QB on the team and the offensive success?
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Alex Kirilloff retiring from baseball
nicksaviking replied to Cory Engelhardt's topic in Minnesota Twins Talk
Sad news. Clearly this is due to his inability to stay healthy. I hope those injuries don't impact his quality of life going forward. -
Extremely sad news. Tough break for the young man as I'd guess this is related to his inability to stay healthy.
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I mean if you're going to refuse to correlate the offensive production to the starting QBs the team had during those years, I don't know that there's much more to discuss here. There wasn't a person on this planet who thought Darnold was an upgrade to Cousins in his prime, which was why McCarthy was drafted. Arguing that Darnold was expected to be an improvement seems irrational.
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I would venture to say that anyone who has started even a single game at LT this season is a better option than Quesenberry.
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Minnesota Twins Arbitration Dilemma: Jhoan Durán
nicksaviking replied to Matthew Lenz's topic in Twins Daily Front Page News
Well be prepared because if as implied and Twins give us nothing to talk about this off season, discussions here are going to be like Uncle John trying to fill awkward silence during Thanksgiving dinner. "So, how about that weather we're having?" -
I agree with your post, but the first sentence is what always gets me about these discussions. When it comes to player development, I think draft position needs to be dropped from consideration about two years into their minor league career. At that point, they need to be evaluated on production and attributes that indicate future capabilities. When it comes to prospect ranking, I think that consideration needs to be dropped after year two in the majors. Again, they should mostly be evaluated on their production and attributes that indicate future capabilities. And honestly, I think fans are better about this than front offices. And it's not a Twins thing, it's a leaguewide reluctance to cash out the initial investment. I'm long past caring about Kirilloff's draft position and prospect rankings. I'm not saying drop him for some waiver wire veteran, but I've seen enough to move on.
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Right, two of the Vikings lowest yardage games came when the game was over before half time. You usually don’t get yards in those kinds of games. Detroit just scored 52 points and only totaled 225 yards total.
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It would be close for me. Johnson has had crap QBs but I'm also not sure he was ever more than an average receiver to begin with. Odds are Hopkins is done, but quite often those HOF types get a change of scenery with a chip on their shoulder and prove everyone wrong one last time. But both went for a pick just one round a part. KC is sending a 4th, but it's a 5th if they don't make it back to the Super Bowl.
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I'm not surprised. Johnson hasn't done much in four years. Definitely still a usable player, but probably not in the same class as the other WRs that have been traded.
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I know I'm lower on Addison than some, but this seems like a trade the Vikings could have done and then stocking up on better DL/OL/Picks for Addison.
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Dionte Johnson and a 6th to the Ravens for a 5th. Great trade for the Ravens, that's basically nothing. Still, that's never seemed to be an offense that can support more than one wide receiver.
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Well I guess there will be no drama about it, the Colts have already announced Richardson is benched for Flacco. I'd rather see Flacco, but at least the Vikings will know what to prepare for. The Vikings should be the better team by a mile, but I'll be worried about quick hitters to Taylor and Downs. Downs looks like he's going to be a pain to cover. Outside of one play last week, he doesn't seem to really be a big play threat, but one of those guys who can get to the sticks and pick up a first down every time you need one.
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What great numbers are you looking at? And what are you considering 'great'? Keeping in mind this is a corner bat only. And his power isn't going to increase if his swing plane continues to look like a table top.
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Has he? In his four partial seasons he's only once had an OBP over .300. I think you'd have to really buy into his very ordinary 319 PA in 2023 and disregard his other poor 565 PA in his career to come to that conclusion. Couple that with next to no power potential and him ONLY being able to play 1B and I see little upside with Kirilloff. I'd look to see if he could be included as a 3rd or 4th piece in a trade before I non-tender him though.
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Bottom of the 6th 2 on 2 out. This seems like the series here.
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Getting Cashman back should help a ton. The quick hit passes often fall in him to defend. Hopefully it will free up Grenard and Van Ginkle to get after the QB again too.
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This conversation is tiring, I'm sitting the rest of this out......
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I'd much rather face Richardson than Flacco (I can't imagine typing that a year ago) so they better plan accordingly for more wily veteran quick throws. Jonathan Taylor and Josh Downs specialize at those.
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https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/shane-steichen-on-anthony-richardson-starting-this-week-were-evaluating-everything Well here we go. Of course this happens against the Vikings. Now they'll have to draw up and practice two completely different game plans for two completely different QBs. I know it's not like they're stuck scheming for either Joe Montana or Steve Young, but still. Last week Kupp and Nacua surprisingly suit up, London three weeks ago and Love comes back early and plays four weeks ago. The Vikings sure seem to be running a gauntlet of atypical and unexpected game planning.
