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BigAl99 · (This post was last modified: 12-01-2025, 03:56 PM by BigAl99.)

I live in-town, but one of those automatic Horse waterers sound like a more productive way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I thought i had forgotten Kelly Holcomb and Brooks Bollinger, no this years team brings it all back.
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Throw Spurgen Wynn in just to complete the trip down repressed memory lane.

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supafreak84 · 12-01-2025, 04:29 PM

(12-01-2025, 03:56 PM)BigAl99 Wrote: I live in-town, but one of those automatic Horse waterers sound like a more productive way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I thought i had forgotten Kelly Holcomb and Brooks Bollinger, no this years team brings it all back.

Throw Spurgen Wynn in just to complete the trip down repressed memory lane.

Judd said on his podcast, "McCarthy/KOC is the new TJack/Chilli"

comet52 · 12-01-2025, 09:30 PM

I'll always watch. Mostly for the laughs at this point.

Vikergirl · 12-01-2025, 09:58 PM

I am glad I have more than 1 sport to watch. It is going to be brutal next year too. I had no expectations for this year but I could not have anticipated this enormous shit show. Oh well

MaroonBells · Yesterday, 01:38 PM

I think if you're a "one before I die" person, I definitely understand the need to take a break. That's not really me, so I'll continue to watch the games, much like I do preseason games, watching the performances of some of the younger players. Mostly JJ, but also Jurgens, who somehow graded at an elite level in both run and pass blocking in Seattle. Can he put two games together like that? Can Turner? LDR?

Just curious who the players are who are going to represent the core of this team moving in to 2026. And who are the players we likely won't bring back because the salaries do not match the performance? And what are the positions we should be focused on in the draft? Vikings will likely be picking top 10, but also have a legit shot at picking top 5.

greediron · Yesterday, 01:54 PM

(Yesterday, 01:38 PM)MaroonBells Wrote: I think if you're a "one before I die" person, I definitely understand the need to take a break. That's not really me, so I'll continue to watch the games, much like I do preseason games, watching the performances of some of the younger players. Mostly JJ, but also Jurgens, who somehow graded at an elite level in both run and pass blocking in Seattle. Can he put two games together like that? Can Turner? LDR?

Just curious who the players are who are going to represent the core of this team moving in to 2026. And who are the players we likely won't bring back because the salaries do not match the performance? And what are the positions we should be focused on in the draft? Vikings will likely be picking top 10, but also have a legit shot at picking top 5.

Yeah, like last week, I watch without expectation now. Makes the misery easier to bear. I do enjoy watching Ginkel, Redmond and Harrison. Cashman was a tackling machine again.

As to bring back, I think the edge is well worth the money. Gink is the straw that stirs Flores's cocktail. I think Greenard is very good, but he hasn't been able to complete the sack this year, with his hits and pressures going to someone else for the finish. Redmond needs a pay upgrade. Take Allen's bundle and give it to JR. I think Murphy and Rodgers are fine, need an upgrade at safety and 3rd DB. Cashman and Wilson are solid.

supafreak84 · Yesterday, 03:26 PM

https://youtu.be/l1dEEvkg-CI?si=lV81VzVSTi-l_kwo

Thor did a pretty good breakdown today on the roster heading into 2026. Likely cuts, salary cap, who he seems being retained, biggest positions of need, and even throws in some draft stuff at the end with a mock draft.

badgervike · Yesterday, 04:32 PM

I saw this posted on Reddit:

When I die, I want some Vikings to be my pallbearers.

That way, they can let me down one last time.

SurfnRide · (This post was last modified: Yesterday, 04:43 PM by SurfnRide.)

I'm done with this season. 42 years and soooo much time wasted following this team. I'm going to go surf or ride my dirtbike on Sunday vs watching this mess of a team.

I'll be a much happier person internally which will be good for my health and my marriage Wink

Still need interior OL and DL, a QB, a RB with break away speed etc...

IMO sell the farm. Get a haul for JJ and Addison. Rebuild. Dump all the big vet contracts and try to get draft picks for Cashman, Van Gink & Greenard. Bring in a new FO who can get more return on our draft picks. Aim for a run in 2028 or so. Have 2-3 low in seasons as we rebuild. JJM is not the answer. He was in a run heavy offense in MI and when he did pass it was normally to WR's with one guy covering because the box was stacked against the run.

supafreak84 · Yesterday, 04:59 PM

(Yesterday, 04:41 PM)SurfnRide Wrote: Have 2-3 low in seasons as we rebuild.

That's rational thinking, but the Wilfs will never let that happen. Their goal every year is simply to make the playoffs, not to build a roster capable of winning the Super Bowl...but to make the playoffs. Judd just confirmed this as their philosophy on his podcast after years of covering the team. The Wilfs are a joke who have no fucking clue what they are doing, but as long as the money keeps flowing in, they don't give a shit. I've been a fan of this team for 40 years, but if this season continues down this path, and the idiot owners don't make significant changes to fix their mistakes with competent people, then I also might just find better ways to spend my Sunday's going forward