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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Thielen officially shut down Thursday night
Good decision

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: ambear

That's Zim all right. Don't really give a shit as long as the guys understand where he's coming from. I just think as was stated with all that has been invested on that side of the ball, things should be tighter than they seem to be.

Seems like someone posted in the last couple of months that our "investment" in the offensive side of the ball has pretty much evened up with our investment on the defensive side.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/positional/defense/

highest % spent on defense in NFL.

On offense you've got

Oline: 1 - first rounder, 1 - 2nd, 1 - 3rd. 2 FAs. Even throw in Samia as a 4th.
RB: 2nd and 3rd.
WR - 5th and URFA - Include two more firsts in Treadwell and Patterson
TE: 2 second rounders.
QB both FA. Teddy - first

Dline: Holmes (3rd), Hunter (3rd), J Johnson (4th), Griff (4th) FA Joseph. Not sure how you want to count Stephen 7th or FA
LBers: 1st and 2nd
DB: 1st = Hughes, Waynes, Rhodes, Smith. 2nd: Mac.

5 firsts on defense to 4 on offense (two flamed out/ 1 injured).
4 second rounders on offense vs 2 on defense
2-2 on thirds

I'll stop there but slight lean to defense, last year's draft helped balance it out. Really hurts not hitting on offense with QB and both WRs.

Cap leans Defense in comparison to other teams. Draft pretty close, I'd say defensive lean. Gotta give Zim and coaches for picking and developing defense players.

That was off top of head. Did I miss any?

EDIT: Missed Teddy.

I don't think we are much different than most teams.

Click the link. We have the highest percentage of cap space dedicated to defense in the entire league.

The original argument(in here) was about high draft choices and big FAs. It has evened out.

I tend to break down the value of picks as: Day 1, Day 2, 4th rd (IMO the last chance to grab a decently regarded player), and rds 5-7 (a higher risk grab bag).

Honestly.

Since 2014

Ist rd.
D – Barr, Waynes, Hughes
O – Bridgewater, Treadwell, Bradbury
2nd-3rd rds.
D – Crichton, Kendricks, Alexander, Hunter
O – McKinnon, Cook, Elflein, O'Neill
4th rd.
D – Johnson, Gedeon, Holmes
O – Clemmings, Beavers, Samia
5th-7th rd.
D – Exum, james, Stephen, Watts, Price, Dubose, Robinson, Brothers, Weatherly, Kearse, Odenigbo, Lee, Tocho, Aruna, Downs, Smith Watts, Epps, Boyd
O – Yankey, Pruitt, Diggs, Thompson, Shephard, Bohringer, Morgan, Adams, Isidora, Hodges, Coley, Conklin, Gossett, Udoh, Mitchell, Johnson

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

Davion Davis is brought up from the practice squad.

Probable WR depth for the #Vikings tomorrow night:

• Stefon Diggs
• Bisi Johnson
• Laquon Treadwell
• Davion Davis

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Thielen officially shut down Thursday night
Good decision

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

One NFL team has never played in London - The Packers. They have avoided it at all costs. Why the special treatment? And the Packers have said they do not want to give up a home game to play there. When did one team get to dictate what they wanted, while the rest oblige?

(VikeFans on Twitter)

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ORIGINAL: Bruce Johnson

One NFL team has never played in London - The Packers. They have avoided it at all costs. Why the special treatment? And the Packers have said they do not want to give up a home game to play there. When did one team get to dictate what they wanted, while the rest oblige?

(VikeFans on Twitter)

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: Pager

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: ambear

That's Zim all right. Don't really give a shit as long as the guys understand where he's coming from. I just think as was stated with all that has been invested on that side of the ball, things should be tighter than they seem to be.

Seems like someone posted in the last couple of months that our "investment" in the offensive side of the ball has pretty much evened up with our investment on the defensive side.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/positional/defense/

highest % spent on defense in NFL.

On offense you've got

Oline: 1 - first rounder, 1 - 2nd, 1 - 3rd. 2 FAs. Even throw in Samia as a 4th.
RB: 2nd and 3rd.
WR - 5th and URFA - Include two more firsts in Treadwell and Patterson
TE: 2 second rounders.
QB both FA. Teddy - first

Dline: Holmes (3rd), Hunter (3rd), J Johnson (4th), Griff (4th) FA Joseph. Not sure how you want to count Stephen 7th or FA
LBers: 1st and 2nd
DB: 1st = Hughes, Waynes, Rhodes, Smith. 2nd: Mac.

5 firsts on defense to 4 on offense (two flamed out/ 1 injured).
4 second rounders on offense vs 2 on defense
2-2 on thirds

I'll stop there but slight lean to defense, last year's draft helped balance it out. Really hurts not hitting on offense with QB and both WRs.

Cap leans Defense in comparison to other teams. Draft pretty close, I'd say defensive lean. Gotta give Zim and coaches for picking and developing defense players.

That was off top of head. Did I miss any?

EDIT: Missed Teddy.

I don't think we are much different than most teams.

Click the link. We have the highest percentage of cap space dedicated to defense in the entire league.

The original argument(in here) was about high draft choices and big FAs. It has evened out.

I tend to break down the value of picks as: Day 1, Day 2, 4th rd (IMO the last chance to grab a decently regarded player), and rds 5-7 (a higher risk grab bag).

Honestly.

Since 2014

Ist rd.
D – Barr, Waynes, Hughes
O – Bridgewater, Treadwell, Bradbury
2nd-3rd rds.
D – Crichton, Kendricks, Alexander, Hunter
O – McKinnon, Cook, Elflein, O'Neill
4th rd.
D – Johnson, Gedeon, Holmes
O – Clemmings, Beavers, Samia
5th-7th rd.
D – Exum, james, Stephen, Watts, Price, Dubose, Robinson, Brothers, Weatherly, Kearse, Odenigbo, Lee, Tocho, Aruna, Downs, Smith Watts, Epps, Boyd
O – Yankey, Pruitt, Diggs, Thompson, Shephard, Bohringer, Morgan, Adams, Isidora, Hodges, Coley, Conklin, Gossett, Udoh, Mitchell, Johnson

Sam Bradford?

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Thielen officially shut down Thursday night
Good decision

Yes.

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

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ORIGINAL: kevinemmer

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Thielen officially shut down Thursday night
Good decision

Yes.

It’s one of those games. At home against a team that we should easily dominate both defensively and offensively.

Which means that it will turn into a nail biter, that will have the neg- nellies all a flutter with fire Zimmer and Spielman chirping in the G D thread until the game is well in hand.


I fear the indigenous, Potomac drainage basin football team any more than real 11th century Viking warriors would have feared the same indigenous Potomac drainage basin, loincloth and bearskin clad, “warriors” of that era.

Fuq the non P.C. deadskins..

Bring it bitches.. one receiver tied behind a training table is not gonna save you from an old school beatdown in OUR house.

Nome sain?

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ORIGINAL: Richard Neussendorfer

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

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ORIGINAL: kevinemmer

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Thielen officially shut down Thursday night
Good decision

Yes.

It’s one of those games. At home against a team that we should easily dominate both defensively and offensively.

Which means that it will turn into a nail biter, that will have the neg- nellies all a flutter with fire Zimmer and Spielman chirping in the G D thread until the game is well in hand.


I fear the indigenous, Potomac drainage basin football team any more than real 11th century Viking warriors would have feared the same indigenous Potomac drainage basin, loincloth and bearskin clad, “warriors” of that era.

Fuq the non P.C. deadskins..

Bring it bitches.. one receiver tied behind a training table is not gonna save you from an old school beatdown in OUR house.

Nome sain?

So are you going with nailbiter or beatdown? I say we win by 14.

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ORIGINAL: Richard Neussendorfer

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

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ORIGINAL: kevinemmer

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Thielen officially shut down Thursday night
Good decision

Yes.

It’s one of those games. At home against a team that we should easily dominate both defensively and offensively.

Which means that it will turn into a nail biter, that will have the neg- nellies all a flutter with fire Zimmer and Spielman chirping in the G D thread until the game is well in hand.


I fear the indigenous, Potomac drainage basin football team any more than real 11th century Viking warriors would have feared the same indigenous Potomac drainage basin, loincloth and bearskin clad, “warriors” of that era.

Fuq the non P.C. deadskins..

Bring it bitches.. one receiver tied behind a training table is not gonna save you from an old school beatdown in OUR house.

Nome sain?

So are you going with nailbiter or beatdown? I say we win by 14.

Only 14!!??

Oh, right, there's that damn Buffalo game hanging over our heads. I forgot what the spread was on that game. Close to the same I'm sure.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Thielen officially shut down Thursday night
Good decision

Yes.

It’s one of those games. At home against a team that we should easily dominate both defensively and offensively.

Which means that it will turn into a nail biter, that will have the neg- nellies all a flutter with fire Zimmer and Spielman chirping in the G D thread until the game is well in hand.


I fear the indigenous, Potomac drainage basin football team any more than real 11th century Viking warriors would have feared the same indigenous Potomac drainage basin, loincloth and bearskin clad, “warriors” of that era.

Fuq the non P.C. deadskins..

Bring it bitches.. one receiver tied behind a training table is not gonna save you from an old school beatdown in OUR house.

Nome sain?

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Vikings PR@VikingsPR
The Vikings defense has not given up a rush longer than 18 yards in 2019, marking the shortest "long rush" allowed by an NFL team this season.

Minnesota has also only allowed one rushing touchdown this season, tied with San Francisco for the fewest in the NFL

This is fascinating. Why do you suppose this is? Good tackling?

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

It's too bad Peterson isn't going to be out there as healthy as he can be, imo! Missed opportunity for everyone.