Minnesota Vikings Talk

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/photos/each-nfl-teams-most-soul-crushing-playoff-loss/ For the Vikings I bet you can guess which year is listed. However, the Vikings have no shortage of embarrassing playoff losses. There are too many to list.

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A Bears fan, a Packers fan and a Vikings fan are climbing up a mountain and get into an argument about who is the most loyal to their team. The Bears fan declares his love yelling, ‘This is for CHICAGO!’ and jumps off the mountain. The Vikings fan is next to declare his love and yells, ‘This is for MINNESOOOOOOOTA!’ and pushes the Packers fan off the mountain. Hehe

I'm amazed at how dumb that rule is and that they still haven't fixed it. Two feet, knee, elbow, break the plane and incomplete.

Really? How was the offensive line today? I was golfing

Since it's not the offseason anymore.... What the hell was with the "personal foul" on the Brees sack? Can't hit a QB in the hips anymore either I guess.

I saw this during the Saturday night game against the Packers. The players were ranked by something called pro football focus and the announcers talked a lot about how Harrison Smith was the #1 safety. But the rankings for other guys - Xavier Rhodes was something like 29 out of 90+ corners, Kendricks was 50ish out of 100 or so linebackers - seemed low to me but I don't obsess about football that much. Can someone explain why their rankings are lower than what I would have assumed. If I'm understanding the rankings, about every team has a corner as good as Rhodes while I thought he was having a pretty good year.

I guess I'm late to the realization that NFL refs don't even try. Just call that not-even-nearly-a-fumble a TD, and let the video review crew make the actual decision. Sheesh.

How about offering Laquon Treadwell to the NYG for Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. DRC would really give us a good corner opposite Rhodes and let Waynes have a lesser role or good depth in case of an injury. In todays NFL, you can never have enough cover guys, and DRC might be available, since he has be in disfavor with the NYG. They need receivers, also.

STAND UP AND SHOUT LOS ANGELES FANS! WOO!!!!! Here's pics of the LA Rams and LA Chargers opening game. The Chargers can't even fill up a 27,000 seat soccer stadium..... What a disaster.

Here comes this one...

It's not looking good for ol' Sam Bradford... He's getting a 2nd opinion on his knee by James Andrews today. This may be more serious than they anticipated. My view on sports is the same no matter what sport... If my favorite team is competitive, I want them to go for it. If they're not competitive, I want the highest draft pick possible. So, if Bradford is out for any extended period of time, this year looks like the right year to lose as many games as possible. There's up to 4 QB's projected as 1st round picks. Most notably Sam Darnold of USC and Josh Rosen of UCLA. What say you? If Bradford is out for a while, do you want to see the Vikings still go for it wit…

Hey guys, Any of you who used to visit Vikings Journal probably know that we did a Pick 4 game throughout the season. We have it again this year, at our new (old?) home at Purple Pain. I remember a few from Twins Daily and Wild Xtra would play, so I'm inviting you again! The more players there are, the better the experience! So please join us! If you are new to this and want to try it out, here is the general thread explaining the game: Link: http://purplepain.proboards.com/thread/607/purple-pains-pick-2017-edition If you played last year and know what you're doing and just want to jump in and get started, here is the thread for Week 1: Link: http://purplepain.…

Well, might as well start one right?

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The Vikings play a preseason game tonight, and I can't say I'm excited about football returning. It's a weird feeling, as I used to love football and couldn't wait for the next season to start. A lot of things have played into this new feeling... Moving on to other things besides sports for entertainment CTE/concussions becoming a huge issue in the gameNFL owners holding communities hostage to pay for a new stadium or elseQuality of game play decreasing year over year Playing fantasy football with friends is really the only thing keeping me aware of what's going on in the sport. If it weren't for that, the only game I would really watch is the Super Bowl. Maybe this is…

The Bears got duped by a first time GM.... Trading picks #3, #67, #111, and a 2018 3rd in order to move up one spot and take QB Mitch Trubisky... A guy with 13 career starts in college. The Chiefs also mortgaged their future to move up 17 spots and take project QB Pat Mahomes at #10 overall. 2 RBs are off the board - Fournette to the Jaguars, and McCaffery to the Panthers. The Browns appear to be not screwing this up. And they're stockpiling a boat load of draft picks for next year too. Only 2 OL were selected last night... Is it really that bad of a draft for OL? If so, that's bad timing for the Vikings.

What an end to such a sad story.

Here's a thread to track notable NFL signings, cuts, trades, etc.

Clearly TJ Clemmings has no business being a LT in the NFL. This team has a lot of work to do rebuilding the line, and frankly, not a lot of options to improve it. Does Ryan Clady or Kelvin Beachum do anything for you? Both are slated to become FAs, and coming off poor seasons. Do you give Matt Kalil the franchise tag? Or risk him getting a multi-year offer on the FA market? For me, I think I would hesitantly give Kalil the franchise tag and see if he is finally healthy again.

Well, AP will likely be a FA March 9..... I'd probably take a flyer on Jamaal Charles, or a 4th round pick for this coming year, to go with McKinnon.

Other than the football part....this sounds eerily familiar. Starting out argumentative, being afraid to admit things, realizing that it isn't about convincing anyone of anything other than sharing "this is what I believe"..... http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13369076/houston-texans-arian-foster-goes-public-not-believing-god

http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/08/26/womens-week-nfl-wives-rachel-terrill-finances Interesting article on NFL players and how they and their wives deal with money. She says that 78% of football players experience financial hardship just a few years out of the game. Pretty depressing. I know there are similar articles out there on guys like Schiling and other baseball players who lost their money through a variety of different ways.

Former Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals Coach Denny Green passed away this morning as a result of a heart attack. He was 67 years old. So many quotes about Denny Green over the years. The New Sheriff coming to town.... And this epic post-game melt down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmQbk5h86w RIP Denny.

While it isn't a done deal, it appears that the Chargers are on their way to LA. This just seems wrong. Some teams move and it elicits a shrug of the shoulders but it just seems to be wrong for the Chargers not to be in SD. What are some of the other iconic teams that have moved? The moves could have made sense financially or stadium wise but it sucks from a fan standpoint. Football Houston Oilers Baltimore Colts Cleveland Browns NBA Seattle Supersonics Charlotte Hornets - not really comparable to the other teams but my peak interest in the NBA occurred during the Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning years. New Orleans Jazz Lakers - had to include MLB Brooklyn Do…

This can be the thread for people rooting for the Packers, whether it is rooting for them to win or lose, but one is more appreciated than the other. I am rooting for them to lose, just to let y'all know, because I think the Packers are the most arrogant, conceited team in professional sports, and they deserve to never win a game again. This is my favorite game in Packers history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lp1WM00U0aE

Well, we made it. The Twins have kept my interest so much this year that the NFL season actually snuck up on me. Where as in the last 4 years, I could have counted the days until real football began. I thought it would be fun to do a Predictions thread to see what everyone thought of the new season. Below are my predictions. Feel free to post yours. NFC NORTH: Green Bay Packers 11-5 Minnesota Vikings 10-6 (HOMER PICK ALERT) Detroit Lions 7-9 Chicago Bears 5-11 NFC EAST: Dallas Cowboys 12-4 Philadelphia Eagles 9-7 NY Giants 8-8 Washington R Words 3-13 NFC WEST: Seattle Seahawks 12-4 Arizona Cardinals 10-6 St. Louis Rams 7-9 San Francisco 49ers 4-12 NFC SOUTH:…

http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/02/06/oco-coliseum-jumper-2013-oakland-raiders-brittany-bryan-donnie-navidad Lady fell/jumped off of Oakland Colosseum but survived b/c some guy tried to catch her. Hopefully she has a good life.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11851971/orlando-thomas-former-minnesota-vikings-player-dies-42 I always liked Thomas. I remember him hitting Shannon Sharpe so hard on a play that he both 1) knocked Sharpe out and 2) intercepted the ball at the same time. Probably something we don't celebrate as much 15 years later. Thomas was 42.

http://deadspin.com/espn-suspends-bill-simmons-three-weeks-over-goodell-cri-1638842937 For criticizing Roger Goodell.