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Arlowe84 -> RE: General Vikes Talk (1/16/2023 12:25:15 PM)
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This will be a big year for our young GM
He came in with a lot of fancy words, and talk of callobaration, etc.
This is a win now business. And if your aren't winning, then you better have clear roadmap the fanbase can see to getting better
Oak just did this with Carr, they realize they have no chance with paying a good, not great QB while trying to have. a complete roster good enough to win.
The Wilfs got their "Division Title" and home play-off game, but reality hit hard and fast, that this team was likely more lucky than good.
A lot of us saw it, and warned the most optimistic fans the NFL experts were not wrong about this team. They don't "hate" the Vikings, they just saw a team with a bad defense who had a lot of breaks at the end of games, and were greatly outplaying their metrics.
Now we've got a soon to be 35 year old QB with 1 playoff win in his career. A roster that will likely lose Smith, Cook, Kendricks, Peterson, Thielen, etc.
No idea why will happen with Hunter. Some claim he's still elite, playing out of postion, but he clearly is not the guy who wen thought 2 major surgeries.
He's likely going to get his last big pay day at his age. Can you do it? Do you franchise him? Sign and trade him?
It's not clear we havre any young players to build a defense around. The 2022 class is.a major incomplete with most of the class injured.
We only have 4 picks this draft.
I believe I read with expected cuts the team will be $30 million under the cut. A decent number, but hardly a windfall to back up the brinks truck.
It's time Kwesit/KOC build their team, the Spielman roster just couldn't get it done. They were close, but just fell short.
I would argue they weren't close at all. I never bought into the idea that this club was going anywhere. They were a few breaks from being 8-9.
Sorry, meant the tenure in general. I think they had a short window when the defense was elite, you had Barr/Kendricks/Smith/Hunter/Rhodes all in their prime
Yes, they 2022 team was living on fumes. The Lions outplayed them 7 of 8 quarter. Someone would have to be blind, not to see that Det has a more talented roster at this point.
They thought they were a QB away. Cousins blew it in his first season. Maybe had a chance after they beat NO but downhill from there really.
Kwesi had 28 million in dead cap this year. New Coach. New Defense. They still went 13-4.
A lot of things went right. They were entertaining and they have building blocks at both OT, TE, #1 WR, #2 WR. Start there.
Kwesi had nothing to do with those building blocks.
His 2022 draft has been a disaster. People can make excuses, but that's just a fact.
He gets credit for Hockenson, so far, looks like a good trade
No objective analyst thought this was a good team. Rex Ryan literally said yesterday, they didn't even belong in the playoffs...My lord. Most recent power rankings had non-playoff teams ranked ahead of them
The Bears gave up, the Packers were dealing with their dysfunction for most of the season and a washed Rodgers, and thankfully it took the Lions half a season to realize they're pretty good.
Where did I say he was? You don't go into total rebuild because of them (those young building blocks) though. That is what I am saying.
Yes the draft is key. I think the LB and Nailor showed something but outside of Ingram we had no starters.
My bad
I have to guess down deep Kwesi knowing the value of players vs cost is cringing down deep with this roster on where money is being spent
Wouldn't surprise if we see a surprise move or 2 outside of the expected, Smith, Kendricks, Thielen, etc
There are lots of rumors out there on tracking Hunter why he has value, I know we love what he did in prime, but you have to start thinking about how you build a roster for the future than can complete up and down the football field.
Need to keep the Wilfs out of the decision making process.
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