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  Rodgers
Posted by: Watcher - 09-21-2025, 01:42 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (3)

Can we put a rest to people saying that Rodgers shouldn't be a starting corner?

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  McCarthy expected back after Bye week, against Philly
Posted by: StickierBuns - 09-21-2025, 10:46 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (17)

He's also going to travel with the team overseas, which I think is a smart move. Keep him saturated into the team so he's ready to pop in Week 7. He'll be 100% by that time for sure.

If the O-line is all back together at that time, then he can be evaluated for the next 10 weeks without a sieve at LT. I like this plan. The team should be solidified around him by then. They need an identity, and I think JJ is that identity but all the new moving parts need to mesh more. And less injuries.

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  Tommy Kramer's cool ride
Posted by: Vikergirl - 09-20-2025, 10:45 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (3)

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  REPORT: Harrison Smith to play tomorrow against Cincy
Posted by: StickierBuns - 09-20-2025, 10:07 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (23)

...show me Darrisaw also and I'll feel some good will heading into Game 3.

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  What do these QB's all have in common?
Posted by: purplefaithful - 09-20-2025, 09:47 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (2)

Jaden Daniels
Brock Purdy
Joe Burrow
JJM
Justin Fields

yikes!

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  So...if Sunday goes well...
Posted by: Zanary - 09-19-2025, 05:09 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (18)

...and Wentz helps our beleaguered offense regain rhythm/productivity, and Flores keeps getting player back into his evolving defense, and we find ourselves 2-1 on Monday...


...will the possibility of optimism, return?

Right now, I don't blame anyone that's gone into a bit of a tailspin regarding our season. Starting week 1 with so many injuries and then having a 4-quarter torture fest last Sunday with JJM and Jones both getting beat up...it's been rough as hell.

But, as some have pointed out, we're vicious against the opposing passing offenses, you KNOW that everyone got extra tackling drills this week, we hopefully get Darrisaw back, maybe Harry as well...and, while he won't have much time in the system, Carson's been around a few blocks.

Maybe, just maybe, we can consider the possibility of a good season that just had a rocky-as-**** beginning?

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  Conservatives and Progressives should both hate this...
Posted by: purplefaithful - 09-19-2025, 03:25 PM - Forum: Sensitive Topics - Replies (22)

I mean, take some joy out of Kimmel off air if you like (for now, he wasn't fired)...But Cruz is looking at this from a long-ball perspective and I think he's spot on.

Dems, Republicans and Independents should be very wary of this...Not just out of fear of tit for tat, but because Feds have no right imo to dictate a policy on what constitutes acceptable free speech or not.

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GOP Sen. Ted Cruz on Friday denounced Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr’s threats to pull ABC’s broadcast license as “unbelievably dangerous” and compared some of his rhetoric to “mafioso” tactics.

In an episode of his podcast, “Verdict with Ted Cruz,” released on Friday, the Texas Republican said he was “thrilled” Jimmy Kimmel was pulled off the air by ABC over his comments about conservative influencer Charlie Kirk. But he said he strongly disagreed with the government policing speech, asserting it could come back to bite conservatives when Democrats retake power.

“I hate what Jimmy Kimmel said. I am thrilled that he was fired,” Cruz said. “But let me tell you: If the government gets in the business of saying, ‘We don’t like what you, the media, have said. We’re going to ban you from the airwaves if you don’t say what we like,’ that will end up bad for conservatives.”

Though Carr’s comments have drawn widespread condemnation on the left, Cruz’s remarks represent one of the strongest denunciations of the threats against broadcasters by an elected conservative. Cruz also chairs the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, which has broad authority over the FCC.

“Going down this road, there will come a time when a Democrat wins again – wins the White House … they will silence us. They will use this power, and they will use it ruthlessly. And that is dangerous,” Cruz said.

President Donald Trump has also vaguely threatened to pull networks’ licenses if they air overwhelmingly negative coverage of him, though Cruz did not rebut the president’s remarks directly.

Cruz played recent remarks Carr made on far-right podcaster Benny Johnson’s podcast, in which the FCC chairman threatened to take action against broadcasters who don’t “find ways to change conduct” the government considers disagreeable.

“I mean, look, we can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Carr said. “These companies can find ways to change conduct, to take action, frankly, on Kimmel, or you know, there’s going to be additional work for the FCC ahead.” ABC pulled Kimmel’s show off the air indefinitely the day after Carr made those comments.

Responding to Carr’s comments, Cruz said: “No, no, no, no, no.”

“Look, look, I like Brendan Carr,” the senator said. “He’s a good guy. He’s the chairman of the FCC. I work closely with him. But what he said there is dangerous as hell.”

“He says, ‘We can do this the easy way, or we can do this the hard way.’ And I got to say, that’s right out of ‘Goodfellas.’ That’s right out of a mafioso coming into a bar going, ‘nice bar you have here. It’d be a shame if something happened to it.’”

Cruz later added: “I think it is unbelievably dangerous for government to put itself in the position of saying, ‘We’re going to decide what speech we like and what we don’t, and we’re going to threaten to take you off air if we don’t like what you’re saying.’”

“And it might feel good right now to threaten Jimmy Kimmel,” the senator said. “But when it is used to silence every conservative in America, we will regret it.”

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  The dreaded ofer 3 start
Posted by: purplefaithful - 09-18-2025, 11:43 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (1)

Falling to 0-3 is essentially a death sentence for playoff hopes.

Only six teams in NFL history have started 0-3 and rallied to reach the postseason. 

The most recent example was the 2018 Houston Texans, and before that you have to go back to the 1998 Bills. It’s rare for a reason – digging out of a three-game hole in a league built on parity is almost impossible.

This week, 10 teams are staring at that cliff: the Chiefs, Texans, New York Jets (who will be missing starting QB Justin Fields due to a concussion), Miami Dolphins, Giants, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, Bears, New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers. 

That means a slew of “must-win” games in Week 3, even though the calendar still says September.

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  So....Carson Wentz
Posted by: MaroonBells - 09-18-2025, 09:36 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (43)

I’m not overly familiar with Wentz, so I did some digging.

He’s had several good seasons. One Eagles insider said a few months ago that 2017 Carson Wentz was the best QB he’d ever seen in an Eagles uniform. That year he threw for 3200 yards, 33 TDs and 7 INTs. He was voted All Pro, and was a legit candidate for MVP honors before he was hurt and Nick Foles took over.

He followed that season with two more mostly good seasons in Philly. Then for whatever reason, he shit the bed in 2020, was benched and Hurts took over. He was traded to the Colts where, again, he played pretty well (3500, 27 TDs and 7 INTs) before collapsing late in the year, losing two games that eliminated the Colts from the playoffs. This is where Wentz earned his reputation for poor performances in big moments (he’s got some Sam Darnold in him). There was also buzz about a lack of leadership and resistance to coaching. After one season, he was traded to Washington in 2022, where he didn’t play well, broke his finger and never got his starting job back when he returned to health.

He signed with the Rams late in 2023 as a backup to Matt Stafford after Brett Rypien faltered in his only start. So like this year, Wentz had no training camp and was in the offense for just a few weeks before starting a late season game after the Rams secured a playoff spot. This is the offense that most resembles ours. Below are highlights from that game.

Prediction: Wentz will at least make our offense look functional again and there will be talk about him continuing as the starter after JJ returns. However, it’s pretty clear he can’t be trusted in crucial moments. And there might even be some cultural flare ups. So I think, to the surprise of everyone, KOC will go back to JJ when he’s healthy. It will be controversial; it will also be the right decision.

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  Thursday walking wounded report....
Posted by: purplefaithful - 09-18-2025, 09:35 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (6)

Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy is in a walking boot on his sprained ankle, coach Kevin O’Connell told reporters on Wednesday.

McCarthy, center Ryan Kelly and tackle Justin Skule did not practice Wednesday due to injuries. Kelly and Skule are among four Vikings players in the concussion protocol, along with outside linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel and cornerback Jeff Okudah.

McCarthy, who sprained his right ankle in the loss to the Falcons, has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Bengals. The team did not place him on injured reserve, indicating his absence could be shorter than the four-game minimum required by IR.

“He’s responding well early on to treatment,” O’Connell said. “He’s in a boot and kind of letting that thing settle down when he’s not getting treatment. Still heavily involved in meetings and installs and everything.”

Which blockers are available to protect McCarthy’s replacement, Carson Wentz, remains to be seen. Kelly and Skule have started both games so far but may not be cleared to play this week. Second-year center Michael Jurgens took first-team snaps on Wednesday.

Left tackle Christian Darrisaw, who has yet to play this season, was a full participant in practice. He’s nearly 11 months removed from last year’s season-ending knee injury, but he’s still trying to get “comfortable,” O’Connell said.

“He’s been progressing exactly on the timeline,” O’Connell said. “Christian’s expectations and desire to be out on the field is driving everything right now, and he’s continuing to try to get to a place where ... he’s comfortable.”

Seven players needed limited reps on Wednesday: Van Ginkel, safety Harrison Smith (illness), guard Donovan Jackson (wrist), outside linebacker Jonathan Greenard (oblique), tight end Josh Oliver (ankle), safety Theo Jackson (hip) and linebacker Austin Keys (groin).

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