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  1. nicksaviking
    Stupid fantasy apps spoiling the game. My streaming is at least two plays behind.
  2. nicksaviking
    Yeah, I want to be mad at somebody, but hard to point any fingers. The front office went all in trying to fix the OL. And you can't expect three back ups to be good enough to win. Otherwise they wouldn't be backups.
  3. nicksaviking
    Right through Addison hands.
  4. nicksaviking
    So far the Oline seems to be getting beat on stunts and delayed blitzs. Seems that’s likely to be more of a product of a smart defensive mind as much as it is talented players.
  5. nicksaviking
    I was so excited about the fixed OL. So frustrating, how do other teams keep that unit healthy?
  6. nicksaviking
    Yeah, JJ gets out of bounds at the 5 otherwise.
  7. nicksaviking
    Scott used to be a wide receiver?
  8. nicksaviking
    Weird how it somehow feels like the Steelers should be up three scores but also the Vikings haven't really played that poorly.
  9. nicksaviking
    What the hell
  10. nicksaviking
    It’s a nicksaviking original.
  11. nicksaviking
    Man, Pace in coverage is like a horse riding a bike. They have to find another option.
  12. nicksaviking
    Darrisaw is back and the Steelers right side edge, Alex Highsmith, is out. I think if the Vikings keep a TE or double TJ Watt, they'll do pretty well moving the ball down the field, even if they have to dink and dunk. Though committing to dinking and dunking is big ask for the Vikings. Last game Wentz's biggest criticisms would have been the two sacks he held on to the ball too long. But that might have been a fantastic omen actually. In the past Wentz's issue has been trying to be a hero on every play. Most seasons he didn't even throw that many INTs but the ones he did were absolutely back breakers. If he's matured and will take a sack instead of throwing it into double coverage, I think he can game manage this club quite a way. Ok, so then the Devil's Advocate take. Wentz has been the last QB to sign the last three years hoping (delusionally) that he'd land a starting gig for a team that found themselves in need. This is Aaron Rodgers last season; Carson Fing Wentz better in no way be looking at this game as an audition for the Steelers next year. Nor the Browns next week. Just play ball, don't try to do too much thinking about your next gig. If he follows the script and the Vikings win the games he starts, he may finally get his wish; if he tries to play Rambo, it will almost certainly backfire.
  13. nicksaviking
    There was one fantasy football nerd that was ringing the alarm bells for him pre draft. Basically the issue this guy had (don't recall who), was that while Harrison was productive, he wasn’t a good separator. He compared him to George Pickens. They can make amazing catches, but can’t make space from the defender so they get no YAC and have plenty of targets get knocked down or defended. I think that guy nailed it.
  14. nicksaviking
    Good analysis. I'd like it to be one of the starters-turned-relievers, but historically most of them need a year to adjust to the role. But having a 'closer' would imply that at some point next year the Twins will be leading a game in the 9th inning. Count me skeptical.
  15. nicksaviking
    I absolutely am looking for actual offense and not projected offense if they're going the 'established' player route, but I struggle with Busch as I don't really want a 28 year old as the headliner for a rebuilding team. Also, I know the narrative on this site regarding defense, half the fans will be calling on him to DH by May. I guess I'd have interest in Wilyer Abreu if they were to go that route. But I'd want a new manager then; can't bring in more young left handed corner bats that will automatically be disregard every third day. Most of these guys look like prospects that have lost their sheen. The Twins already have a dozen of those. If they're trading Ryan, there needs to be middle of the order upside. Not multiple tertiary players who project to bat 7th, or worse yet, doomed to platoon.
  16. nicksaviking
    The only name up there that had me saying yes is Zach Neto, But I also don't see the Angels trading their best player for Ryan.
  17. nicksaviking
    So it's going to be an even uglier look for the Bengals when they trade for him.......
  18. nicksaviking
    I actually wouldn't be surprised if the Twins extended Ryan. Though I due to his age, I probably wouldn't. The A's got their prize with the approval of a move to Las Vegas so MLB finally told them they had to stop manipulating the revenue sharing formula and made them increase their payroll to 100M. Now that the Pohlad's went through the charade of their fake sale and got the cashflow they wanted, I'll bet the 100M will be the bench mark required for approval of these new hedge fund investors. Otherwise, why would the other billionaire owners willingly give the Pohlad's free money to pay off their non-baseball debts when they could instead NOT approve the investors and force the Pohlad's to actually sell to someone who WON'T require such revenue sharing? I think the Twins current payroll next year is something like 50M? Assuming no prideful free agents would even consider this dumpster fire, I'd guess the Twins would have to consider extensions for both Ryan and Jeffers to even sniff the 100M mark.
  19. nicksaviking
    That's news to me. Those are two tough DL's the Vikings have to deal with the next two weeks. Does Jurgens slide over to guard assuming Kelly is back? I liked Jurgens so far.
  20. nicksaviking
    I don't want to pull the plug on McCarthy either, it's just that upcoming four game stretch of the schedule is absolutely brutal and tracking to turn the mob against him. Even though a rational mind would know that the Vikings would be lucky to win even one of those four games with any QB under center, if those defenses make McCarthy look bad (as they do many QBs) god help us. Maybe you just hide from the noise and let Wentz get manhandled by the Eagles and Chargers so it's more natural to turn back to McCarthy after that? It would be blatantly obvious that the kid was shielded, and having to shield a QB makes me even less sure that I'll ever trust him, but those teams can do what the Falcons did but exponentially better. Of course if the Vikings and Wentz were to win those games, then there's no question that the team rides him the rest of the way. It just seems like there are so many avenues that the Vikings can find themselves in the same situation they were with Cousins and Darnold the past two seasons. Expiring vet contract and long-term QB situation still unknown. Yuck.
  21. nicksaviking
    Why not? The other trades have worked out so well for the Twins.....................
  22. nicksaviking
    Also, yesterday's game was as ton of fun so sorry about the downer tone. If the defense stays hot and the OLine stays mostly healthy, I think this is a playoff team despite the schedule.
  23. nicksaviking
    I hate to say it, but JJ McCarthy's path to being the Vikings long term QB has significantly narrowed. The timing of his injury is absolutely brutal. Unless Wentz goes out and throws for 350 yards and 3 TDs against both Cleveland and Pittsburgh, I think McCarthy will get his job back. But for how long? After the two Europe games the Vikings have a bye week, so the following week is the most probably time for him to return. But against the Eagles. Then the Chargers, Lions and Ravens. So what if the Vikings DO happen to win the next two weeks (in which they'll likely be favored) and sit at 4-1 heading into the bye, how many of the Eagles, Chargers, Lions and Ravens games can JJ lose before both fan AND player pressure causes the coaches to turn back to Wentz? It's going to be the big media talking point even before the Eagles game and it's going to intensify 1000x every time they lose after. And then if/when they do go back to Wentz, the faith in McCarthy is going to be at a low point heading into the 2026 season; lower than it was heading into 2024 or 2025. If he's riding pine at the end of the year after not showing anything in 2025, I think there's a serious chance he's not handed the starting job in 2026. This is both so frustrating and so Vikings.
  24. nicksaviking
    I didn't like the comments, but I understand his frustration. He's supposed to follow this coaching staff's instruction on adjustments, when this coaching staff is about 0 for 20 in helping offensive players make adjustments? Publicly he probably shouldn't have said anything, but ownership is refusing to do ANYTHING to fix the club so I'm all for the players making a stink to demonstrate that this is in fact an extremely dysfunctional organization right now. If it becomes clear the inmates are running the asylum, at some point things will have to change, even if ownership is loathe to do so.
  25. nicksaviking
    You're jinxing us.......
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