Is this the least you’ve been excited for a season?
….. at least in recent memory???
Maybe it’s preseason that resembled wet dog shit. Maybe it’s the litany of question marks that surround Kyler Murray. Maybe it’s the questions surrounding how good of a coach KOC actually is. Maybe it’s just me…
But this is the least amount of hype I’ve EVER had going into a season…and that’s including Darnold’s year (and I thought Sam was a fucking joke). I mean I’m gonna watch the games, but I have less than zero faith in K1. And this team will only go as far as he takes them. Therefore I have almost no faith in this offense.
I think the defense is good enough that they’ll be in every game this year regardless of opponent, but I don’t know if the offense can keep up their end of the bargain unless Kyler (by some miracle) can regain his form from more than half a decade ago. I hope I’m wrong.
I could make a case for Kyler going off for 4 total TD and beating Green Bay’s ass in week one. I could also make an equally compelling case for him throwing 3 picks and being an absolute disaster. I’m more dreading the game than I am excited for it.
MaroonBells wrote:
Yeah, he's not just a runner. Some passing facts about K1 from AI:
Deep Throw Accuracy Tracking: Per Pro Football Focus (PFF), when protected on deep-shot attempts (passes of 20+ air yards), Murray has consistently graded in the top 5 in adjusted completion percentage over several seasons, boasting elite deep-ball touch despite his lower average depth of target (aDOT) in scheme-heavy offenses.
Completion Rate relative to Career Attempts: His career completion percentage hovering around 67.1% puts him among the top all-time active passer averages. He became the second-fastest quarterback in NFL history (by total pass attempts) to reach 1,500 career completions, trailing only Justin Herbert.
Completion Percentage Between the Hashes: Murray consistently ranks among the elite in middle-of-the-field efficiency, leading the NFL with an 84.5% completion rate between the hashes in 2024.
I already said I was excited, you don't have to sell it to me.
It's not so much that I'm not excited about this season. It's more that I would be more excited if I was watching JJM continue his development journey. Drafting, developing & having our QB succeed is something that we haven't experienced since DC (purposely omitting Ponder).
Having said that, I can't believe that no one else has mentioned the 1982 season that began with the players threatening to strike (which they did) & the owners threatening to replace them with scabs (which they did). There was so much uncertainty to the start of that season. Would the players actually strike? Would the owners actually try to replace them? Would the entire season be lost? Would the scab games actually count in the standings? I remember being so desperate to watch football on Sundays that walked over to the local park to watch the little kids play in Pop Warner games.
Knucklehead wrote:
It's not so much that I'm not excited about this season. It's more that I would be more excited if I was watching JJM continue his development journey. Drafting, developing & having our QB succeed is something that we haven't experienced since DC (purposely omitting Ponder).
Having said that, I can't believe that no one else has mentioned the 1982 season that began with the players threatening to strike (which they did) & the owners threatening to replace them with scabs (which they did). There was so much uncertainty to the start of that season. Would the players actually strike? Would the owners actually try to replace them? Would the entire season be lost? Would the scab games actually count in the standings? I remember being so desperate to watch football on Sundays that walked over to the local park to watch the little kids play in Pop Warner games.
I'm with yah on the McCarthy development...The injuries have been very frustrating. I am so tired of the decades of QB ring around the rosie BS.
But I wouldn't have made him Qb1 with K1 available, not if I was HC.
Could come back to bite us in the asz? Or K1 could end-up with a new 2-3 year deal here too.
Maybe JJM gets another swing of the bat?
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
You don't need a win Week 1 to go to the Super Bowl.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) September 9, 2026
Patriots and Seahawks both lost in Week 1 last year.
3 of the last 6 Super Bowl teams lost in Week 1.
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