nicksaviking
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Yeah, I had given the GM a pass for awhile considering the last draft was completely different than the first two. And maybe it's still on ownership and not the GM, I just don't like this strategy. I'd rather stink with the slightest whiff of potential instead of desperately trying to be mediocre. And yeah, my thing is that Hall probably has no potential, but Rypien absolutely has no potential. And if not Hall, there were other young QBs they could have grabbed instead.
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The DB situation is unfortunate, but they signed a half dozen LB/Edge/DL guys before all that happened, then cut a bunch of young guys in the last several weeks. I mean, why is Harrison Smith, who will be here for one more meaningless season on the team instead of Lewis Cine? Cine will probably never amount to anything, but there's a better chance he's relevant in four years than Smith. Same argument with Rypien and Hall and Gaskin and any of the numerous RBs out there that are 25 and under. I just don't like this fence straddling 'rebuild' approach as it seems like they're more interested in winning 9 games and saving their jobs than they are in building a sustainable contender. It's the same thing with holding on to all the vets until their contracts are up instead of trading them when you have no chance to truly contend. I get why the GM would want this, but I personally don't care for it.
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Cut Hall and sign Brett Rypien. OK, well why? https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/vikings-will-waive-jaren-hall-sign-brett-rypien If Rypien plays, your season is over. This is the kind of pointless move this team keeps making that I really dislike.
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Because the Vikings didn't choose Pace, Pace choose the Vikings. He was the top UDFA that year and he came to the Vikings because they had the worst LB group in the league. It was easily the best place for him to score a job. I don't hate Adofo-Mensah, but I don't agree with his roster building. If this team is supposed to be taking a step back this year, why are they still the 7th oldest in the league? https://bookies.com/nfl/picks/nfl-teams-average-age With the Vikings front office, it's really a similar argument as the Twins. Way too reliant on average-at-best veteran players and they either won't, or can't get enough young affordable high-ceiling players to build a sustainable contender. The 2024 draft was much better, so if things drastically change soon, I'm OK counting the last two years as a learning curve error or ownership meddling. But they really have to start building through the draft not free agency. I'll give it until next year before I suggest we need to do something new.
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I'm a cynic until this team wins another World Series, so I kind of like Falvey's 'say everything, but really say nothing' approach. Don't share trade secrets. But as a fan, I get the plea for honesty and transparency. On the other hand, whoever is pushing to sign and trade for back end starters, replacement-level-at-their-peak veterans and whatever the heck is going on with non-organizational relievers, that person can take a hike. -
I can't reiterate enough how much I dislike thinking of Falvey and Levine as a package deal just because they were hired in the same year. They are different people with different jobs. If one of them is good at their job and the other is not, it shouldn't be a 'both stay' or 'both go' scenario. Frankly, I like the architecture of the organization more than I did during the prior regime. Forward thinking, analytical and willing to change course year-to-year. The free agent singings and in-season trades couldn't be worse. Presuming player acquisition is still the purview of the GM, I think there's a solid case to retain Falvey and replace Levine. Though, honestly, if a team willing to spend money to win championships is offering Falvey a job, I don't know how he doesn't jump at it.
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Ugh, or I guess they re-sign Myles Gaskin to the practice squad. What is their obsession with him? This is like the third time they've signed/cut/re-signed him.
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Right, attendance problems are their own undoing. The best way to advertise going to a game, is to remind people about going to the games by PUTTING THEM ON TV. This is all on St Peter and the Pohalds. They've worked three terrible TV deals since their attempt to create a terrible Twins-only TV station about two decades ago. It's insane that they haven't hired someone with a background in marketing, Wall Street or TV deals to lead this organization. Instead it's a former intern with a law degree and no experience outside of this organization. Poor decision making. As to your last point, I also completely agree. I am not happy with our ownership, but recognize that this team is more likely to get a John Fisher or Derek Jeter led ownership group than they are to get a Steve Cohen. It could get much worse. We're kind of just screwed.
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I'm surprised Evan Hull got cut by the Colts. 2nd year guy out of Northwestern who was known for his passing down skills and pass protection. Also from Maple Grove, though the local angle doesn't do anything for me.
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Yeah, sucks, but still glad they did it. Removing him, not trading for him.
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Looking at their bullpen, it looks like they already have seven once-promising-but-now-journeymen-vets. They probably couldn't tell any of them apart at this point.
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Sure, but outside of designed QB runs, there are like three teams left in the league that do that anymore.
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Yeah, even if none of them are elite, they brought in so many edge guys that they'll rotate the front seven (more often than not it will only be a front six) like the Jets and Eagles do. They'll be fresh and be able to blitz in ways that each player specializes in; I can see this team leading the league in sacks even if no single player is a particular stand out. If they get that much pressure on the QBs, the rest of the defense will look good by default.
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I'd be all for trading most of these vets at the deadline if the team stinks, but while I think O'Connell has some job security, I'm not sure Adofo Mensah does. I think he'll do everything in his power to scrape 9 wins together this year. Which is the worst amount of wins to have.
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He should have gotten more. That's the price Jerry Jones should have had to pay by dragging his feet just to make a spectacle to put the Cowboys in the spotlight. The best player at each position only gets paid as the top player for a brief moment. The other top tier players at the position all get to top him. It's how it works. And honestly, Lamb MIGHT actually be the best player at the position right now. I hate the Cowboys. -
I haven't said it out loud yet, but my fear is the Pohlad's will force such a drastic payroll reduction, that the Twins will be forced to trade Correa, and the only way to do so without eating a good chunk of money is by also giving up top prospects. I'm sure that's just the irrational part of my brain trying to scare me though.......
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I'm more worried they are going to do something even more drastic and chose between Correa and Lopez.
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Moonshots are scarce on this club, I'll happily take the cringing that goes along with them.
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Max fell into the perfect landing spot as far as finding a stable home. Had he landed with a team like the Rays, he'd have been traded after 2019 (if not earlier) for prospects, had he landed with a team like the Yankees, he'd have been packaged early in his career for an ace pitcher, if he'd landed with a team like the Pirates he'd have been non-tendered after 2022. I know I'm not a very sentimental guy about players any longer, but I think things worked out pretty good for him all things considered.
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Yeah, and Pace wasn't drafted, he signed as a UDFA because this team CAN'T draft defensive players and Minnesota was clearly the best shot for him to make a roster.
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Court date isn't until November. Then the inevitable appeal. He probably won't be suspended until 2025 when we're all excited to see McCarthy again.
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I agree, but the problem is that the improved defense is due to free agency, not drafting and developing. The guys they brought in are a 1-2 year fix, so unless they're planning on bringing in 5-6 new defense starters every year, the peak defense probably won't match up with when this offense peaks.
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Even after losing all the free agents, the projected payroll in 2025 is about 130M. Santana is making over 5M this year, and the only players who will make more than that on the Twins next year are Correa, Buxton, Lopez, Vazquez and Castro. Unless the Pohlad's have a change of (gain a) heart, I don't anticipate any free agents this off season.
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For sure, but less since Jeter, Bernie, Posada and that gang retired. Though if you asked me why, I couldn't say exactly.
