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ORIGINAL: Pager

K Johnson on IR for the Lions.

Seriously I double Golladay, man up everyone else, and zero/run blitz every down. ALL GAME LONG.

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There are starting caliber guards in every draft. Through Williams, mid second round, I believe, every guard drafted is starting - though I didn't see Williams starting last game I watched Dallas (idk if it's injury or performance). I don't know how well each is playing. I assume Nelson is doing well. Ragnow has been inconsistent. Price I think has done well. Wynn injured right? Idk now Corbett or Smith are doing. Daniels and Herndandez are doing very well.

A lot of plug and play options last year. Not sure about next draft. But draft 1 in the top two rounds and look at FA options. A lot of guard FA have been huge disappointments lately.

I still probably let Barr walk. I'm not paying more than we are this year. We might not have the high-end but less downside.

Yep. Look at Indy.

Their OLine was getting Luck killed year after year and they went Nelson and Smith(both starting) early and have turned the team around.

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In the past, when a team, any team, has gotten 10 sacks on a division rival while playing at home, do they typically go to that teams' later in the season and get 15 sacks ?

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

Vikings 2019 opponents nearly finalized

The Minnesota Vikings are still finishing up the 2018 season with hopes to get into the playoffs once again, but their 2019 slate of games is nearly set with the dust clearing on a few variable heres down the stretch. We will not know the dates and times of these contests for many months, but the Vikings will know what they are up against heading into the offseason with big decisions and adjustments on the way.

Next season obviously sees six of the 16 games on the schedule occupied with a pair of contests against each of their division rivals in the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, who they will see each on the home and on the road. In terms of the rotating yearly schedule, 2019 will feature the Vikings taking on the AFC West and NFC East divisions, as well as the second place teams from the NFC West and NFC South.

247sports.com

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

Vikings 2019 opponents nearly finalized

The Minnesota Vikings are still finishing up the 2018 season with hopes to get into the playoffs once again, but their 2019 slate of games is nearly set with the dust clearing on a few variable heres down the stretch. We will not know the dates and times of these contests for many months, but the Vikings will know what they are up against heading into the offseason with big decisions and adjustments on the way.

Next season obviously sees six of the 16 games on the schedule occupied with a pair of contests against each of their division rivals in the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, who they will see each on the home and on the road. In terms of the rotating yearly schedule, 2019 will feature the Vikings taking on the AFC West and NFC East divisions, as well as the second place teams from the NFC West and NFC South.

247sports.com

Yikes.
Chicago
Chicago
Chiefs
Chargers
Dallas
Philly
Seattle
Carolina

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

Vikings 2019 opponents nearly finalized

The Minnesota Vikings are still finishing up the 2018 season with hopes to get into the playoffs once again, but their 2019 slate of games is nearly set with the dust clearing on a few variable heres down the stretch. We will not know the dates and times of these contests for many months, but the Vikings will know what they are up against heading into the offseason with big decisions and adjustments on the way.

Next season obviously sees six of the 16 games on the schedule occupied with a pair of contests against each of their division rivals in the Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions and Chicago Bears, who they will see each on the home and on the road. In terms of the rotating yearly schedule, 2019 will feature the Vikings taking on the AFC West and NFC East divisions, as well as the second place teams from the NFC West and NFC South.

247sports.com

Yikes.
Chicago
Chicago
Chiefs
Chargers
Dallas
Philly
Seattle
Carolina

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Having Rhodes on the other side makes it tougher for him- not easier. Opposing teams are shying away from Rhodes and picking on Waynes.

If you suck, then you are being picked on. If you're good, you give less cushion and make more plays on the ball. Give Hughes or Hill about 10 starts, and they will be better than Waynes.

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If the #2 CB is any good, he gets plenty of INTs, and seldom gives up big cushions leading to easy conversions.

Unlike Waynes 1 INT, and allowing too many conversions.

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We scratch, claw, and fight our way just barely into the playoffs.
We get better each weekend, and somehow defeat two teams who took us lightly.
We hit our stride about the time we have to go into New Orleans, ..... where we
RUIN THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS


Hey. It's my dream. And I'm sticking to it.
I deserve one to come true.

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I was a big Wright guy but the new 17 has more TD's in his season with us that the old one did in his 3 years.

We complain we need a #3 but AR has actually put up pretty decent #'s. Some of our 1's and 2's going back to recent history haven't done as much...TD wise.

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I was a big Wright guy but the new 17 has more TD's in his season with us that the old one did in his 3 years.

We complain we need a #3 but AR has actually put up pretty decent #'s. Some of our 1's and 2's going back to recent history haven't done as much...TD wise.

Those touchdowns are nice. And being on the wrong side of a scoring touchdowns debate probably isn't wise but I think of all the 3rd downs he converted into first downs. He was money on 3rd downs.

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ORIGINAL: Jeff Jesser

Man, I was way off on Gordon. I really wanted us to sign him a couple years ago.

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ORIGINAL: Todd M

I was a big Wright guy but the new 17 has more TD's in his season with us that the old one did in his 3 years.

We complain we need a #3 but AR has actually put up pretty decent #'s. Some of our 1's and 2's going back to recent history haven't done as much...TD wise.

Those touchdowns are nice. And being on the wrong side of a scoring touchdowns debate probably isn't wise but I think of all the 3rd downs he converted into first downs. He was money on 3rd downs.

I get it.

Cousins is making Robinson because he throws a really great (and super accurate) deep ball, and that's the one place that Robinson can shine.

Aldrick is a really limited player. He doesn't run good routes (its amazing how often he ends up right next to another WR...), he doesn't get open - except when he gets behind the defense and he has mediocre hands.

There is a reason he's on his 4th team in 5 years (and was even totally out of the NFL in 2015). He's the very definition of a Journeyman.

But to his (and our) credit, we found a role that suits him. And he deserves snaps. But we really need a 3rd guy that can move the chains and take defensive pressure off Diggs and Thielen (and help open the middle of the field for our running game). Maybe its a modern TE that plays like a Big WR, in that case Aldrick can probably stay as a #3 (or co-#3 with a bigger chain over depending on situations).

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Man, I was way off on Gordon. I really wanted us to sign him a couple years ago.

Sad, really
Talented as hell
He even showed flashes of it in his brief time this year with the Pats
Could have added time to Bradys calendar