Vanimal46

High risk but very high reward. I’m looking forward to seeing how this turns out.

It’s official. Now on to the HC search!

I didn’t really have a horse I bet on in this race to be GM, but I’m assuming you liked Poles more because of his traditional scouting background? KOM is unorthodox, but could pay off big if the NFL is ready for an analytical approach like baseball. It failed in Cleveland 5 ish years ago when they started hoarding draft picks. Maybe it’s ready now? At the very least, I’m more confident than ever that Kirk and other long term veterans are likely on the way out.

Yeah, I’m not sure why Daboll limited his coaching search so much. Unless his buddy who just got the GM gig has big plans to go acquire a veteran QB like Russell Wilson, why not interview with more teams? Just looking at Hines Ward’s Wikipedia, he’s the WR coach at Florida Atlantic. Seems like an extreme reach to think he’s ready to coach an NFL team. Then again, we’re talking about the Texans. The biggest dumpster fire in the league…

Certainly sounds like he’s going to be the pick for GM.

Alright. Good luck with that. I’ll go back to the Vikings section until real baseball updates happen.

I wouldn’t view it as anything more than pre-work. The list can always grow if the GM says I want to interview (insert coach name here) as well.

I think this lockout has made you go searching for angles that don’t make sense. Is this you signing Galvis in your offseason plan 3 months ago? Nice work coming up with a story when there are no baseball stories though.

I’ve been on TD long enough to remember when Brock pinned a forum topic that Joe Mauer was never, ever going to return to catching full time. Looks like we may have to do the same thing with Polanco returning to SS. Never gonna happen.

Nope. I still want to proceed with the rebuild. It’s possible we end up like Philly and end up winning a bad division while rebuilding. Even better.

https://vikingswire.usatoday.com/lists/danger-in-trading-star-players/?taid=61eafbf2e941150001c7051b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=twitter This trade was in the linked article: Jets send -10th overall pick -35th overall pick -Conditional 2023 third round pick (moves to a 2nd with 12+ sacks) Vikings send -Danielle Hunter -2023 fifth round pick Im a big fan of Hunter but if this is realistic it’s a no brainer for the Vikes to make this trade

Making progress. My guess is we’ll know by this time next week who the GM is then we should be able to move quickly for the HC.

I’m that petty where I cancel Kellen Moore’s interview solely for the QB draw play call with 14 seconds left and 0 timeouts. That was mind boggling bad. Also, weird, both 7 seeds are getting smoked.

A couple of duds so far in this SUPER Wild Card Weekend. Philly as the 7 seed as expected gets demolished by Tampa. And the Buffalo vs. New England game was over at halftime.

That’s a tough one. I don’t know who was a catalyst for their team’s success, and who was along for the ride. All I would do is look at media guides like the Pohlads when they found and hired Derek Falvey.

I read Flores and the GM didn’t see eye to eye. And the owner sided with his GM buddy that’s been in the organization for 20 years. Flores will be a HC again very soon. He’s on my short list of candidates to interview for sure.

Too many negatives added up for him. His last couple of draft classes have been awful. Too many panic trades, and continuing to not identify QB and OL.

Nagy is out in Chicago. And here’s your surprise firing… Brian Flores is out in Miami. Wow!

It’s official. Zimmer AND Spielman are fired. A new era of Vikings football begins!

Matt Boldy is a keeper. I don’t know if it’s worth burning Rossi’s first year now but Boldy is ready.

Ozark season 4 set to hit Netflix on January 21!

I haven’t gone in depth on the draft yet. All I know is there isn’t a QB I’d hitch my wagon to if I were a team looking for a QB. The veteran QB market could get hot with the teams I mentioned plus Denver and New Orleans needing a new QB.

As opposed to what, continuing to go 8-9 or 9-8? I see a lot of parallels to this organization and the Minnesota Wild. We need a fresh perspective on the roster, and someone who can make difficult decisions to move this team forward. I fully expect with my plan to take a step back in 2022. However, the team gets younger and we keep key players like Jefferson, Smith Jr, Darrisaw, Cleveland, O’Niell, etc.

Head Coach - We will 100% have a new coach for 2022. Not too hard to read through the tea leaves here. Every single one of his decisions for playing time is to solve a problem for today, not next year. Interview as many candidates as we can and hire someone who will run a modern offense. GM - I’ve been pretty neutral about Rick, but you know what? It’s probably best to clean house and start with a new perspective. I don’t trust Rick with identifying the most important positions on the team at QB and the trenches. QB - Part of me is curious what Kirk would look like with a coach who is not stuck in the 1970s. But it’s probably best to reset and see what Kellen Mond looks like in 2022. It’s a bad QB draft class, and plenty of QB needy teams. I’d try to trade Kirk to either Pittsburgh, NY Giants, Philadelphia, or Carolina. He should bring back a 1st round pick at the very least. And let the next team extend his loser ass. RB - What is Dalvin’s trade value? If he only brings back a 2nd or 3rd round pick, I guess I’d keep him as insurance for Mond. WR - Time to have a difficult talk with Thielen. If he wants to finish his career here, we need to discuss a pay cut. Father Time is not friendly to WRs in their 30s. Justin Jefferson is a stud. Full stop. TE - Conklin’s probably gonna get paid. Let someone else do it. Irv Smith hopefully is healthy next year to take the targets. OL - Darrisaw, Cleveland, and O’Niell are keepers. We need upgrades at C and RG. EDGE - The Hunter decision is a predicament now that he’s been hurt 2 seasons in a row. I’d try to extend him long term, but if we can’t get it done, he will fetch a 1st round pick, if not multiple 1st round picks in a trade. Total rebuild after that. Interior DL - So long Pierce and Richardson. Tomlinson probably makes too much money to cut outright. Lynch and Watts get an extended run to see if they can be long term pieces. LB - So long Barr. Good riddance. Vigil is fine, but not worth keeping long term. Kendricks is also getting long in the tooth. Trade him for a 2nd round pick? DB - Total rebuild. I have zero interest bringing back Mack Alexander or Patrick Peterson. I still have faith in Cam Dantzler, but no doubt he’s taken a step back in his 2nd year. Safety - Harry the Hitman is no longer elite. What is his name trade value? Woods looked okay at the beginning of the year, but getting exposed more often as the year goes along. As I type this out, the defense needs a total rebuild. We have some tradeable assets that are getting old, but not too old. Trade Assets: Kirk (1st round), Hunter (potentially multiple 1st round picks), Kendricks (2nd?), Cook (2nd?), Smith (2nd?)