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  1. nicksaviking
    The last several years the Vikings have played really well in the games they were heavy underdogs, and they won several of those games too. Not feeling it today. It's fine, my expectations for the season already went in the tank. I'll look for the details to find encouragement. Let's see McCarthy make quicker reads and have the OL stay healthy today.
  2. nicksaviking
    Tough fire for basically a life lone employee. Still, at least the Dolphins are doing it the right way. Start at the top. Certainly they'll fire the coach too, but no need to deal with that until the new GM decides who should be hired.
  3. nicksaviking
    I saw that one. Most presumptions I've seen is that people think the Cardinals are just trying to be cagey about the starting QB. Which is stupid. The Ravens JUST got busted pulling this nonsense last week. This is one of those poorly run organizations because of who the owner is.
  4. nicksaviking
    Yeah, that was the one game the KOC and Wentz both clearly were intent on getting the ball out early. Slow reads seemed to be McCarthy's biggest issue the first two games. If they got that part fixed already, it would be surprising. But if they did, the offense should be functional the rest of the year.
  5. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I don't see any news except that he's back at practice and expected to start Monday. The Cardinals are a thrifty team, I don't think they'd cut him even after this season, that's a lot of money to eat. Pretty low base pay for a QB though, maybe they can trade him to a team that won't be able to draft a good QB next year.
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    He was with NY, Cleveland, TB and Toronto first. And he was originally on Molitor's staff. He was with Baldelli for only one season. Outside of them being white, middle-aged, bearded, thirst traps, I don't think there's any indication that they are at all similar.
  7. nicksaviking
    How is he exactly like Rocco though? Personality wise they don't seem to be similar at all, mostly because Baldelli never had one. Looking at the team stats, the Pirates appeared to platoon way less, let left handed hitters hit left handed pitching way more and played younger players way more. The Pirates had nearly half as many pinch hitting appearances in 2023-2024 as the Twins did. And that's despite Pittsburgh having an objectively worse offensive roster. Yeah, sounds crazy to say, but both seasons their team OPS was .50 points below the Twins.. Between the two guys with managerial experience, Shelton and Servais, Servais was the one who seemed to be most like Baldelli to me.
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    And terrible hitting years. Maybe the worst in the history of the organization. Good starting pitching and bad hitting; that already described the Twins until the starters went down last season.
  9. nicksaviking
    The track record with those young players stinks. But the willingness to use them most is encouraging. Hopefully they don't even give him a choice this year. No need for Ty France types to be on the Twins next year. Low level of hope and expectations here, but that was going to be the case with any of the hires.
  10. nicksaviking
    This is underwhelming, and to me and smells like a place holder until/if the Pohlad's ever get their crap together. But I'm a bit confused about the anger about the manager doing what Falvey wants him to do. I'm curious about which profession someone intentionally hires someone to be their antagonist, contradict them at will and plots to usurp their power? I have low expectations, but if Shelton runs the team the way Falvey wants but does it in a way that develops young hitters, something Baldelli wasn't able to do, this team will improve. His track record with the Pirates suggests that's not his forte, but these 'Yes-man' complaints sound like hollow venting to me. We don't know enough any of these guys, but if there's one Ron Swanson in the group, Shelton looks like the most likely.
  11. nicksaviking
    Good write up Eric. I have to say, the article felt like an objective review of Shelton and the Twins situation; that is right up until the last paragraph! I'm sure like the rest of us, the frustration is boiling inside and needed to be let out at the end. And I'm in complete agreement with those sentiments.
  12. nicksaviking
    Ridder has been around a few years, but he still seems like an inexperienced QB. My thought was that Wolford is maybe a good veteran QB room guy, which is what they wanted instead? But then my next thought is that Carson Wentz isn't dead, he's just not playing. He's still under contract and still in the building. I mean, except when he's having one of his several surgeries.
  13. nicksaviking
    Yes it can happen, every other league managed this. This league is just historically stubborn and deferential to the top end owners. Jerry Jones was adamant the NFL wouldn't force the Cowboys to revenue share, and that lunatic thinks he's an actual god. The 20 have-not teams need to merely vote to do it and tell the Yankees and Dodgers they can get on board or get the hell out and start their own league. Anyway, they'll either do it or watch the league die. Or split into two leagues. The Twins and Reds can then play for the championship of the low level league that nobody will watch.
  14. nicksaviking
    Agree, except that it's not the salary cap the Twins need to win a World Series, it's the salary floor they need raised. To within 90% of the cap, just like every other pro league. They need to be forced to spend; either with their funds or funds from the large markets. Unless that happens, the Twins winning the World Series is no more likely than The University of Memphis winning the College Football Championship. Sure, it's possible, but we're way to close to Miracle on Ice historic underdog territory.
  15. nicksaviking
    Outside bullpen help is just as likely to be terrible as it is usable. You could allocate 20M to spending on the pen this year and at best you have a 50% chance of it being better than what you'd get with internal options. 95% of relief pitchers simply are not reliable team-to-team and year-to-year. Trying to buy a bullpen is a fool's errand; you have to spend a couple years building one.
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    Agree. He's likely almost exclusively there for his presence in the QB room. Still, no other team wanted him for that role?
  17. nicksaviking
    So who had John Wolford on their back-up QB bingo card? I'm guessing no one. He wasn't on anyone's practice squad and hasn't appeared in a game since 2022. Very odd choice. I presume this means Brosmer is and was always going to be the number 2. Otherwise the Vikings would have had their choice of the top practice squad QBs.
  18. nicksaviking
    So looking at the last two games I think it was predictable what the Eagles and Chargers were going to do, then they did the complete opposite. The Vikings prepared to stop the run and spy Hurts all game. And Hurts had -10 yards rushing somehow, so, mission accomplished? Aside from the Eagles deciding that was the game they'd air it out. Then the Chargers game; a depleted and bad run blocking OL and the third string RB is starting. The most dangerous thing about the Chargers is Herbert's arm. So of course he only throws for 227 yards while running for 62 since the Vikings had everyone back in coverage and there were holes up the middle. And the backup RB has a field day. So what happened to the defense? I'd say the other teams anticipated what the Vikings were going to try to do and out-schemed them.
  19. nicksaviking
    Right, a backup QB ASKING to come out? I don't care if they have blue tents on the sidelines and take players out for suspected concussions now; asking out when you're a fringe player still is the fastest way to being blackballed and unemployed.
  20. nicksaviking
    I mean ideally you'd get a backup that would also be a coveted starter, but that tends to only happen with the reclamation projects. Not sure there are any Darnold/Jones/Jones types floating around next year. If Zach Wilson already got passed by Quinn Ewers on the depth chart, I'm guessing he's just really, really, really bad. If we're talking Wentz vs Cooper Rush, Gardner Minshew or Tyrod Taylor, I'm past the point of having a strong opinion on the matter.
  21. nicksaviking
    Seems everything about Minnesota sports is always lesser stage. Which I suppose to our Minnesota players still makes it their biggest stage.
  22. nicksaviking
    Ouch. Wentz clearly wants to stick around in the league. Playing through that probably will make him a more coveted backup than throwing for 300 yards. Honestly, I didn't care much for Wentz, and I'm an NDSU fan. In the past every interview he gave was full of so much Bible thumping and phony humility I couldn't take it. But since he's been starting, I didn't hear any of either of those things. And he played through a broken and torn up shoulder? I guess he's matured a bit. Kudos.
  23. nicksaviking
    Same. I also previously thought they were fine.
  24. nicksaviking
    This might be tough to watch. I somehow feel bad for both McCarthy and Wentz. Never thought I'd feel bad for either this season. This competitive rebuild stuff is nonsense. You're either a contender or your not. Being 'competitive' is vague and almost always used hyperbolically. Even the Jets are saying they're competitive.
  25. nicksaviking
    Yeah, it was classless by Herbstreit. Since Wentz is no Randy Moss, it won't be remembered like Joe Buck's self righteous indignation from 20 years ago, but it was just as sanctimonious.
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