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ORIGINAL: The Happy Norseman

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

The Panic-Time lineup:

Cleveland - Cole - Davis - Udoh - O'Neill

According to Overthecap, the Vikings have $13 million dollars to work with and a roster that is pretty much set everywhere except at oline. As usual. Spielman needs to get on the phone with Russell Okung and Austin Reiter and get them in camp. Yes, they are both older and have injury histories, but this team already needs reinforcements.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: beo

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: beo

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ORIGINAL: marty

LT Orlando Brown would have made A LOT of sense, I hear they really like him in KC. He is working with Mahomes on things they can do together against certain matchups.

And if you are Mr. Brown... why on earth would you choose the Vikings over the Chiefs?

Because the missing piece or two is all that is needed to get over the top?

I would think the Chiefs would seem like a far better bet to get over the top than the Vikes to an objective FA... ymmv

I would have loved Brown as a FA but once the Chiefs entered the picture I don't think you can fault the Vikes for losing out.

Now could they have found SOME FA LT? You know... like the guy they had at LT last year who played pretty solidly... yeah, absolutely...

But Brown wasn't coming here.

Actually he very well could have. Brown was not a FA and only demanded to either play LT or be traded. KC simply out bid us.

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I'm just glad our medical staff spotted this nagging little problem during the pre-draft process or it could be worse

Darrisaw could be missing practice time and maybe even have to go in for a follow-on procedure.

(unused script for today's media session)

we can stop wondering why darrisaw fell to the Vikings at 23...we can stop thinking that spielman made a brilliant maneuver to get more picks and draft a top-[/b]tier tackle....

this is what happens when you use all of your young tackles as guards - instead of just signing a decent phucking guard - the vikings are near the bottom of 'money teams are spending on their offensive line' this year....

and what about our big free agent wide receiver?...will he ever see the field as a viking?....

sooner or later, spielman will be signing larry fitzgerald....

I didn't know it was a career ending injury. That stinks.

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ORIGINAL: marty

The Vikings probably could have given the Ravens a 3rd this year for Brown, and a 4th next year, and it sounds like the Vikings have some money to pay him.

A missed opportunity, but I would strongly considering moving Cleveland to LT RIGHT NOW, I think he would do all right there.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

The Panic-Time lineup:

Cleveland - Cole - Davis - Udoh - O'Neill

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I'm just glad our medical staff spotted this nagging little problem during the pre-draft process or it could be worse

Darrisaw could be missing practice time and maybe even have to go in for a follow-on procedure.

(unused script for today's media session)

we can stop wondering why darrisaw fell to the Vikings at 23...we can stop thinking that spielman made a brilliant maneuver to get more picks and draft a top-[/b]tier tackle....

this is what happens when you use all of your young tackles as guards - instead of just signing a decent phucking guard - the vikings are near the bottom of 'money teams are spending on their offensive line' this year....

and what about our big free agent wide receiver?...will he ever see the field as a viking?....

sooner or later, spielman will be signing larry fitzgerald....

I didn't know it was a career ending injury. That stinks.

I don't know that it is career ending, but think about it it's core surgery and if your hobbled off season as a rookie you need to work on core strength and he wouldn't have been able to do any of that

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I'm just glad our medical staff spotted this nagging little problem during the pre-draft process or it could be worse

Darrisaw could be missing practice time and maybe even have to go in for a follow-on procedure.

(unused script for today's media session)

we can stop wondering why darrisaw fell to the Vikings at 23...we can stop thinking that spielman made a brilliant maneuver to get more picks and draft a top-[/b]tier tackle....

this is what happens when you use all of your young tackles as guards - instead of just signing a decent phucking guard - the vikings are near the bottom of 'money teams are spending on their offensive line' this year....

and what about our big free agent wide receiver?...will he ever see the field as a viking?....

sooner or later, spielman will be signing larry fitzgerald....

I didn't know it was a career ending injury. That stinks.

I don't know that it is career ending, but think about it it's core surgery and if your hobbled off season as a rookie you need to work on core strength and he wouldn't have been able to do any of that

I just think that there is a lot of overreacting going on.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I'm just glad our medical staff spotted this nagging little problem during the pre-draft process or it could be worse

Darrisaw could be missing practice time and maybe even have to go in for a follow-on procedure.

(unused script for today's media session)

we can stop wondering why darrisaw fell to the Vikings at 23...we can stop thinking that spielman made a brilliant maneuver to get more picks and draft a top-[/b]tier tackle....

this is what happens when you use all of your young tackles as guards - instead of just signing a decent phucking guard - the vikings are near the bottom of 'money teams are spending on their offensive line' this year....

and what about our big free agent wide receiver?...will he ever see the field as a viking?....

sooner or later, spielman will be signing larry fitzgerald....

I didn't know it was a career ending injury. That stinks.

I don't know that it is career ending, but think about it it's core surgery and if your hobbled off season as a rookie you need to work on core strength and he wouldn't have been able to do any of that

I just think that there is a lot of overreacting going on.

upgrading the o-line should have been the easiest part of spielman's job this offseason...a solid left tackle in reiff is on the team, several free-agent guards available, the best guard in the draft available at 14, we're seemingly in good shape with young tackles with o'neill, cleveland and udoh....

are we in worse shape at o-line than last season at this time?...yes

am i bolding my text to make a stronger point?...no, i just can't figure out how to un-bold it....

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I'm just glad our medical staff spotted this nagging little problem during the pre-draft process or it could be worse

Darrisaw could be missing practice time and maybe even have to go in for a follow-on procedure.

(unused script for today's media session)

we can stop wondering why darrisaw fell to the Vikings at 23...we can stop thinking that spielman made a brilliant maneuver to get more picks and draft a top-tier tackle....

this is what happens when you use all of your young tackles as guards - instead of just signing a decent phucking guard - the vikings are near the bottom of 'money teams are spending on their offensive line' this year....

and what about our big free agent wide receiver?...will he ever see the field as a viking?....

sooner or later, spielman will be signing larry fitzgerald....

I didn't know it was a career ending injury. That stinks.

I don't know that it is career ending, but think about it it's core surgery and if your hobbled off season as a rookie you need to work on core strength and he wouldn't have been able to do any of that

I just think that there is a lot of overreacting going on.

upgrading the o-line should have been the easiest part of spielman's job this offseason...a solid left tackle in reiff is on the team, several free-agent guards available, the best guard in the draft available at 14, we're seemingly in good shape with young tackles with o'neill, cleveland and udoh....

are we in worse shape at o-line than last season at this time?...yes

am i bolding my text to make a stronger point?...no, i just can't figure out how to un-bold it....

Looking a lot like we should have kept Rieff. Your absolutely right regarding Spielman and his lackluster oline building. I believe we've been at #32 the last 2 years in oline spending. Spielman just refuses to spend any cap space on this unit and it shows. Relying on rookies is foolhardy at best.

The only time he did invest cap space in the oline we went to the NFCCG.

KC had a weak oline that really got exposed in the SB. Their GM went out and did something about it. meanwhile Spielman has spent a decade as gm and still doesn't get it.

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I'm just glad our medical staff spotted this nagging little problem during the pre-draft process or it could be worse

Darrisaw could be missing practice time and maybe even have to go in for a follow-on procedure.

(unused script for today's media session)

we can stop wondering why darrisaw fell to the Vikings at 23...we can stop thinking that spielman made a brilliant maneuver to get more picks and draft a top-tier tackle....

this is what happens when you use all of your young tackles as guards - instead of just signing a decent phucking guard - the vikings are near the bottom of 'money teams are spending on their offensive line' this year....

and what about our big free agent wide receiver?...will he ever see the field as a viking?....

sooner or later, spielman will be signing larry fitzgerald....

I didn't know it was a career ending injury. That stinks.

I don't know that it is career ending, but think about it it's core surgery and if your hobbled off season as a rookie you need to work on core strength and he wouldn't have been able to do any of that

I just think that there is a lot of overreacting going on.

upgrading the o-line should have been the easiest part of spielman's job this offseason...a solid left tackle in reiff is on the team, several free-agent guards available, the best guard in the draft available at 14, we're seemingly in good shape with young tackles with o'neill, cleveland and udoh....

are we in worse shape at o-line than last season at this time?...yes

am i bolding my text to make a stronger point?...no, i just can't figure out how to un-bold it....

Looking a lot like we should have kept Rieff. Your absolutely right regarding Spielman and his lackluster oline building. I believe we've been at #32 the last 2 years in oline spending. Spielman just refuses to spend any cap space on this unit and it shows. Relying on rookies is foolhardy at best.

The only time he did invest cap space in the oline we went to the NFCCG.

KC had a weak oline that really got exposed in the SB. Their GM went out and did something about it. meanwhile Spielman has spent a decade as gm and still doesn't get it.

It’s that easy to fix..
Draft guards to play guard… if you want pass blocking guards, draft good guards from pass happy college teams .

If you want run blocking linemen.. obviously draft from run oriented colleges.

Stop pounding square tackels into triangle shaped guard holes and draft players who have been learning skills at the position of need, then NFL level them up with bulk, muscle, and technique.

It would help to have an OL coach and training staff capable of improving a player’s toughness and endurance to NFL standards.

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ORIGINAL: Pauldiercks1

Unconventional yes, but Cousins should play three qtr this week. Hopefully his gets sacked three or more times as well. The last few years it’s seems like he plays like crap for a few games, until he gets banged around and berated a bit. Let’s just get that out of the way earlier this year. He seems to need a little wake up call to pull on his big boy pants and get going.

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ORIGINAL: DavidAOlson

NFL says every team is more than 75% vaccinated. So that means a few more Vikings have gotten vaccinated recently.

Reportedly 28 teams over 85%, and I'd guess the Vikes are not one of them, yet. And 15 teams are over 95%.

https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1426512651182612481

What probably doesn't get enough emphasis: because this year's Delta strain is so much easier to transmit, players should both be vaccinated and continue as many precautions as reasonably possible (meet in well-ventilated areas, N95 masking, etc.).

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Daniel Lee Young

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: thebigo

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ORIGINAL: Mark Anderson

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

I'm just glad our medical staff spotted this nagging little problem during the pre-draft process or it could be worse

Darrisaw could be missing practice time and maybe even have to go in for a follow-on procedure.

(unused script for today's media session)

we can stop wondering why darrisaw fell to the Vikings at 23...we can stop thinking that spielman made a brilliant maneuver to get more picks and draft a top-tier tackle....

this is what happens when you use all of your young tackles as guards - instead of just signing a decent phucking guard - the vikings are near the bottom of 'money teams are spending on their offensive line' this year....

and what about our big free agent wide receiver?...will he ever see the field as a viking?....

sooner or later, spielman will be signing larry fitzgerald....

I didn't know it was a career ending injury. That stinks.

I don't know that it is career ending, but think about it it's core surgery and if your hobbled off season as a rookie you need to work on core strength and he wouldn't have been able to do any of that

I just think that there is a lot of overreacting going on.

upgrading the o-line should have been the easiest part of spielman's job this offseason...a solid left tackle in reiff is on the team, several free-agent guards available, the best guard in the draft available at 14, we're seemingly in good shape with young tackles with o'neill, cleveland and udoh....

are we in worse shape at o-line than last season at this time?...yes

am i bolding my text to make a stronger point?...no, i just can't figure out how to un-bold it....

Looking a lot like we should have kept Rieff. Your absolutely right regarding Spielman and his lackluster oline building. I believe we've been at #32 the last 2 years in oline spending. Spielman just refuses to spend any cap space on this unit and it shows. Relying on rookies is foolhardy at best.

The only time he did invest cap space in the oline we went to the NFCCG.

KC had a weak oline that really got exposed in the SB. Their GM went out and did something about it. meanwhile Spielman has spent a decade as gm and still doesn't get it.

It’s that easy to fix..
Draft guards to play guard… if you want pass blocking guards, draft good guards from pass happy college teams .

If you want run blocking linemen.. obviously draft from run oriented colleges.

Stop pounding square tackels into triangle shaped guard holes and draft players who have been learning skills at the position of need, then NFL level them up with bulk, muscle, and technique.

It would help to have an OL coach and training staff capable of improving a player’s toughness and endurance to NFL standards.

Lame. You don't get it.

Not only is our regime smarter than everybody else

Their secret IOL recipe (which has been passed down for generations, it feels like) ...

prioritizes IQ scores, love-of-football and short-shuttle times over god-given talent, skill, football strength and toughness.

Bony, angular and gaunt are the special sauce.

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ORIGINAL: DavidAOlson

NFL says every team is more than 75% vaccinated. So that means a few more Vikings have gotten vaccinated recently.

Reportedly 28 teams over 85%, and I'd guess the Vikes are not one of them, yet. And 15 teams are over 95%.

https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1426512651182612481

What probably doesn't get enough emphasis: because this year's Delta strain is so much easier to transmit, players should both be vaccinated and continue as many precautions as reasonably possible (meet in well-ventilated areas, N95 masking, etc.).

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

If this game was all about backups, I'd say our backups aren't very good.

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ORIGINAL: Viking Rich

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ORIGINAL: Brad H

If this game was all about backups, I'd say our backups aren't very good.

Granted, they played nothing but backups.

But Denver's philosophy was to throw the ball downfield.

Zimmer was stuck on running, and running, and running, and running...

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ORIGINAL: kgdabom

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ORIGINAL: DavidAOlson

NFL says every team is more than 75% vaccinated. So that means a few more Vikings have gotten vaccinated recently.

Reportedly 28 teams over 85%, and I'd guess the Vikes are not one of them, yet. And 15 teams are over 95%.

https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1426512651182612481

What probably doesn't get enough emphasis: because this year's Delta strain is so much easier to transmit, players should both be vaccinated and continue as many precautions as reasonably possible (meet in well-ventilated areas, N95 masking, etc.).

I predicted we'd be living under this crap for the rest of our lives and looks like we will.