Icky Poopoo

purplefaithful wrote:
Man, that was one of the worst offensive performances Ive seen in a while. 

The thing is, we've been saying this every other week since the beginning of the year. Sloppy on offense all year long.

supafreak84 wrote:

The thing is, we've been saying this every other week since the beginning of the year. Sloppy on offense all year long.

13 penalties for 102 yards

Lost the turnover battle 3-0

Not a good reflection on players or coaching

8 false starts at home, completely and utterly unacceptable

Penalties and turnovers, as usual.

The unusual— from my couch it seemed like Justin Jefferson had a terrible game. Offense definitely not in sync with McCarthy yet, as evidenced by the false starts and missed connections.

Nailor played great.

Maybe it JJM should call that alter ego Nein!  As in,  Nein more of that shit.  Between him and KOC im not sure who made the worse decisions yesterday.

JimmyinSD wrote:
Maybe it JJM should call that alter ego Nein!  As in,  Nein more of that shit.  Between him and KOC im not sure who made the worse decisions yesterday.

lol  :P   

A couple calls from KOC, but overall a decent plan until we got down 2 scores. This is the JJM game we all kind of expected but loathed to see.  Now we just have to see if he develops or NOT.   

As far as the alter ego stuff, it’s fun when you’re playing good and sucks when the opposite.  I wouldn’t blame him too much as we all are all closer to the cane rattling and cloud yelling stage than we are to his generation

There is better and more exciting football played at local parks.

Was it just me over-analyzing or did he have a different look in his eyes at the end of the 3rd and all the 4th.  Personally, I think he puts himself out there too much, and the moment may have just bitch-slapped him, we'll see.  Watching him go up and down the bench rah-rahing a bunch of tired NFL vets may have had it's moment, but is not helping anyone, like Jefferson perhaps.  The whole nine, work shirts, meditation bag, could have waited till after the season for me as a fan.  Hope it's just part of the process, but just show me the baby from here on out.

Bullazin wrote:

lol  :P   

A couple calls from KOC, but overall a decent plan until we got down 2 scores. This is the JJM game we all kind of expected but loathed to see.  Now we just have to see if he develops or NOT.   

As far as the alter ego stuff, it’s fun when you’re playing good and sucks when the opposite.  I wouldn’t blame him too much as we all are all closer to the cane rattling and cloud yelling stage than we are to his generation

Lol, so true...

I was going to rant about that 9 crap and tell people to shut-up and just grind but didnt because of cloud yelling.

What's this "9" stuff everybody referencing?

I know its his #.

savannahskol wrote:
What's this "9" stuff everybody referencing?

I know its his #.

It's his gameday persona.  So off the field he's mild mannered clark kent.  On the field, he tries to embody a more intense alter ego.

pattersaur wrote:
Penalties and turnovers, as usual.

The unusual— from my couch it seemed like Justin Jefferson had a terrible game. Offense definitely not in sync with McCarthy yet, as evidenced by the false starts and missed connections.

Nailor played great.

The penalties killed us.  Not sure where that blame lies.

It was fugly.
I turned it off midway through the 4th quarter and went outside and got projects done. It was a more productive use of my time.

Bullazin wrote:

lol  :P   

A couple calls from KOC, but overall a decent plan until we got down 2 scores. This is the JJM game we all kind of expected but loathed to see.  Now we just have to see if he develops or NOT.   

As far as the alter ego stuff, it’s fun when you’re playing good and sucks when the opposite.  I wouldn’t blame him too much as we all are all closer to the cane rattling and cloud yelling stage than we are to his generation

Exactly. Every time I see that "nine" face, I kinda a cringe a little. Sure, it plays well when we win. But there are enough JJ haters out there who will use it to embarrass him when he doesn't play well.

StickierBuns wrote:
I see that some are 'annoyed' with JJ's intensity....its like being mad at the sun because its bright. Its who he is genuinely. Does anyone think he'd resonate with seasoned NFL vets the way he has if this was an act? And the crustiest of the crusty, Harrison Smith, loves JJ to death. Fans are so jaded about things, lol. Its ok to eye roll whatever you'd like, but to say its anything other than JJ being 100% authentic to himself is a lie. Its a big lol to me that fans worry that other fans make fun of '9' on the Interwebs....like JJ gives a shit about that....he's been fading the haters for years all the way to a national championship and the 10th overall pick in the Draft. And all he said was he goes into another mode with '9'....you'd think the way its portrayed by some on Twitter that he's Cybil and has another personality, lol.

Hate him, love him, think he's a bust, think he needs time, etc. but he's always going to be the same guy. Some may not like his personality, but its not an act. Its just better to say I don't like a dialed in, intensely focused, football 'sicko' as O'Neill described him than to say he's inauthentic.

seemed odd that we never heard a word about an alter ego until he notches a signature win,  and it didnt appear that 9 made an appearance during the loss on Sunday.  Maybe this is legit,  maybe its made up,  I dont know,  I just know I want to see the kid succeed and the more attention he draws to himself while he is learning the game,  the more scrutiny he will be under and the brighter the lights will seem.  I would prefer he keeps his head down and just proves that taking him at 10 was a smart move.  Play  with a chip on his shoulder for those that didnt think he was good enough to be taken sooner.  He gets that chance again this Sunday,  I hope he packs away whoever it was we saw playing like ass this last week and brings back whoever it was that we saw against the Lions.

If I could give him advise I would tell him to just be yourself.

I'm just reminding myself the kid is 22, he's played 4 f'ing games, he's got a longer learning curve vs others in his class coming from Michigan and its a really hard job that KOC makes harder imo.

I hope he can show progress for us and himself as the season progresses.

I'm not even thinking about playoffs or team records anymore.

Vikings offensive coordinator Wes Phillips, who usually skips an opening statement in his weekly remarks to local media, dived in right away Tuesday on one of the most important issues in Sunday’s loss to the Ravens: eight false-start penalties.

“Obviously something we can’t have,” Phillips said. “That’s losing football. To lose the turnover battle, pre-snap penalties — that’s not winning football. I personally am embarrassed by it. We got the unit together. We have a plan going forward to make sure none of that happens again."

Five false starts were against offensive linemen, including three on veteran right tackle Brian O’Neill. Rookie tight end Ben Yurosek, wide receiver Justin Jefferson and quarterback J.J. McCarthy were also guilty parties.

Five of the flags flew on first downs, putting the Vikings behind the sticks early, and the other three came on third or fourth downs, putting them in must-pass situations on late downs.

Phillips was vague about the details of the fix for the problem, but said clarity on “expectation and procedure throughout” was an emphasis and that the team had found “the right group of guys.”

“As a football coach, you want to see a clean operation, particularly at home,” Phillips said. “We’ve actually functioned better in a crowd at times, obviously, than we did last week.”

The Vikings have 75 total penalties through nine games, costing them 591 yards. Forty-four of those have been against the offense, according to Pro Football Focus.

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