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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

We need to be in cap compliance Mar 15. Like I was saying what has he done to get busy with this?

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

We need to be in cap compliance Mar 15. Like I was saying what has he done to get busy with this?

He has 2 weeks yet. He should let you know what he is going to do because you think that is right? Odds are they are known internally or being worked out but not official.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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The Minnesota Vikings are the place to be. No other team in the NFL offers the facilities, player treatment, or coaches that the Vikings do.

That’s the word from NFLPA, as the association released its inaugural “team report cards” Wednesday, and the Vikings topped the list.

Vikings Have Huge New Bargaining Chip for Free Agents

NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero tweeted, “The NFLPA is releasing its first-ever team report cards based on surveying roughly 1,300 players. Ranking No. 1 overall in football facilities, staff, and overall treatment of players: the Vikings, followed by the Dolphins at 2 and Raiders at 3.”…vikingsterritory

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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Kwesi has a PHD in bullshit

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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Kwesi has a PHD in bullshit

i think that spielman spoke around issues better than kwesi...while he adds a lot of unnecessary gibberish, one can understand the situation better....


the vikes don't want to go with a one-year extension....


when asked about our linebackers; kwesi ran on about asamoah, dye, and kwenkeu but never mentioned kendricks or hicks....gone....

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

We need to be in cap compliance Mar 15. Like I was saying what has he done to get busy with this?

He has 2 weeks yet. He should let you know what he is going to do because you think that is right? Odds are they are known internally or being worked out but not official.

Your right let's wait until the last minute. Kwesi will then need to sleep 72 hrs and miss free agency.

GB has restructured 4 contracts and are +11ml for example.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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Kwesi has a PHD in bullshit

i think that spielman spoke around issues better than kwesi...while he adds a lot of unnecessary gibberish, one can understand the situation better....


the vikes don't want to go with a one-year extension....


when asked about our linebackers; kwesi ran on about asamoah, dye, and kwenkeu but never mentioned kendricks or hicks....gone....

Hopefully he will launch a few more diatribes when asked about certain positions.

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

News break

Kwesi has a PHD in bullshit

i think that spielman spoke around issues better than kwesi...while he adds a lot of unnecessary gibberish, one can understand the situation better....


the vikes don't want to go with a one-year extension....


when asked about our linebackers; kwesi ran on about asamoah, dye, and kwenkeu but never mentioned kendricks or hicks....gone....

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

We need to be in cap compliance Mar 15. Like I was saying what has he done to get busy with this?

He has 2 weeks yet. He should let you know what he is going to do because you think that is right? Odds are they are known internally or being worked out but not official.

Your right let's wait until the last minute. Kwesi will then need to sleep 72 hrs and miss free agency.

GB has restructured 4 contracts and are +11ml for example.

I guess I’m in the minority … I’m esctatic we’re bazillions over the cap at this moment. It means change. And addressing our inhouse problems before even thinking of adding new people.

I want to see Kwesi and Kevin in filthy butcher aprons going to work like a couple of mad brazillian churrasquieros.

Its going to happen. And soon. No choice, thankfully.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

We need to be in cap compliance Mar 15. Like I was saying what has he done to get busy with this?

He has 2 weeks yet. He should let you know what he is going to do because you think that is right? Odds are they are known internally or being worked out but not official.

Your right let's wait until the last minute. Kwesi will then need to sleep 72 hrs and miss free agency.

GB has restructured 4 contracts and are +11ml for example.

I guess I’m in the minority … I’m esctatic we’re bazillions over the cap at this moment. It means change. And addressing our inhouse problems before even thinking of adding new people.

I want to see Kwesi and Kevin in filthy butcher aprons going to work like a couple of mad brazillian churrasquieros.

Its going to happen. And soon. No choice, thankfully.

I think the state of the franchise has even penetrated Zygi's brain housing group. Maybe he's now given Kwesi carte blanche to cut like there is no tomorrow. Kwesi might be thinking, shit I lost a year with this dolt.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

We need to be in cap compliance Mar 15. Like I was saying what has he done to get busy with this?

He has 2 weeks yet. He should let you know what he is going to do because you think that is right? Odds are they are known internally or being worked out but not official.

Your right let's wait until the last minute. Kwesi will then need to sleep 72 hrs and miss free agency.

GB has restructured 4 contracts and are +11ml for example.

I guess I’m in the minority … I’m esctatic we’re bazillions over the cap at this moment. It means change. And addressing our inhouse problems before even thinking of adding new people.

I want to see Kwesi and Kevin in filthy butcher aprons going to work like a couple of mad brazillian churrasquieros.

Its going to happen. And soon. No choice, thankfully.

I think the state of the franchise has even penetrated Zygi's brain housing group. Maybe he's now given Kwesi carte blanche to cut like there is no tomorrow. Kwesi might be thinking, shit I lost a year with this dolt.

As much as I'd love to see the cuts-a-plenty, and I'm not saying that won't happen, let's not ignore that all the older guys with high cap figures could also be extended which would lower their 2023 numbers enough to get us through 2023. H Smith, Thielen, Cook, ZSmtih, and Kendricks' contracts are by no means underwater. There is plenty of space to retructure every last one of them and, of course, kick even more money into upcoming years.

I wish like crazy they just cut all or most of them (or trade if possible). Let Kirk play out his final year and then go into 2024 with tons of cap space and hopefully a 1st round QB we can take a try with.

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ORIGINAL: David F.

Could we scrape by in 2023 with Cousins at qb, Jefferson, KJ, Nailor and a cheap FA at wr, Hock at TE, wangwu and chandler at rb, the best OT tandem in the nfl, ezra, ingram at G and a mid-tier FA center? I think we could. On the defensive side though...

Dantzler, Booth, bynam, and evans at CB, Hunter, Jones, and wonnum at DE/OLB, Lynch, and Tonga and a FA DT, Metallus and a FA safety?

I suppose we could sprinkle in our first-rounder as a possible starter at a position of need. It looks scary but maybe it could work?

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

I gave Kwesi a pass last year being new to the job and getting settled in. But he was deathly slow at getting things done before the new calendar year and he appears to be well behind this year as well.

Most teams have cut players and have reneg others to get in cap compliance. Meanwhile what has Kwesi done? He had a deadline with Tomlison and had to post date that. Why? You knew about this deadline for a year.

Couple this with reading his blather while rubbing shoulders with other GM's at the combine has me wondering about this guy.

Sorry, just thinking out loud.

The new year doesn't start for 2-3 weeks....Derek Carr's decision was early because it was setup that way in his contract.

Feb. 21-March 7: Window for teams to designate franchise or transition players. March 13-15: Legal negotiation window ahead of free agency. March 15 (4 p.m. ET): 2023 NFL League Year begins.

We need to be in cap compliance Mar 15. Like I was saying what has he done to get busy with this?

He has 2 weeks yet. He should let you know what he is going to do because you think that is right? Odds are they are known internally or being worked out but not official.

Your right let's wait until the last minute. Kwesi will then need to sleep 72 hrs and miss free agency.

GB has restructured 4 contracts and are +11ml for example.

I guess I’m in the minority … I’m esctatic we’re bazillions over the cap at this moment. It means change. And addressing our inhouse problems before even thinking of adding new people.

I want to see Kwesi and Kevin in filthy butcher aprons going to work like a couple of mad brazillian churrasquieros.

Its going to happen. And soon. No choice, thankfully.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: David F.

Could we scrape by in 2023 with Cousins at qb, Jefferson, KJ, Nailor and a cheap FA at wr, Hock at TE, wangwu and chandler at rb, the best OT tandem in the nfl, ezra, ingram at G and a mid-tier FA center? I think we could. On the defensive side though...

Dantzler, Booth, bynam, and evans at CB, Hunter, Jones, and wonnum at DE/OLB, Lynch, and Tonga and a FA DT, Metallus and a FA safety?

I suppose we could sprinkle in our first-rounder as a possible starter at a position of need. It looks scary but maybe it could work?

Harrison Phillips will be on the roster and you left out ILBs. Sure 'maybe' it could work, but really it's a defense only in the technical sense that there are 11 people lining up on defense.

On offense, same old Cousins, unknowns at RB, crap IOL, and a RT with an achilles tear late in the year. Let's hope Darrisaw doesn't get concussed.

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

News break

Kwesi has a PHD in bullshit

i think that spielman spoke around issues better than kwesi...while he adds a lot of unnecessary gibberish, one can understand the situation better....


the vikes don't want to go with a one-year extension....


when asked about our linebackers; kwesi ran on about asamoah, dye, and kwenkeu but never mentioned kendricks or hicks....gone....

I was listening to Reggie Wilson (w/ Sam Ekstrom & Luke Inman) and he disagrees with the take that they are gone and Kwesi was talking more that Hicks and Kendricks were in place and the others were there to be able to "step up" - not an "intentional omission"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgMrwbslf4 -- see 10:40

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

News break

Kwesi has a PHD in bullshit

i think that spielman spoke around issues better than kwesi...while he adds a lot of unnecessary gibberish, one can understand the situation better....


the vikes don't want to go with a one-year extension....


when asked about our linebackers; kwesi ran on about asamoah, dye, and kwenkeu but never mentioned kendricks or hicks....gone....

I was listening to Reggie Wilson (w/ Sam Ekstrom & Luke Inman) and he disagrees with the take that they are gone and Kwesi was talking more that Hicks and Kendricks were in place and the others were there to be able to "step up" - not an "intentional omission"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgMrwbslf4 -- see 10:40

we shall see....

i can see us cutting kendricks and thielen and then offering them a 1-yr deal at $4mm....

hicks is gone....

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ORIGINAL: David F.

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ORIGINAL: Bill Johanesen

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ORIGINAL: David F.

Could we scrape by in 2023 with Cousins at qb, Jefferson, KJ, Nailor and a cheap FA at wr, Hock at TE, wangwu and chandler at rb, the best OT tandem in the nfl, ezra, ingram at G and a mid-tier FA center? I think we could. On the defensive side though...

Dantzler, Booth, bynam, and evans at CB, Hunter, Jones, and wonnum at DE/OLB, Lynch, and Tonga and a FA DT, Metallus and a FA safety?

I suppose we could sprinkle in our first-rounder as a possible starter at a position of need. It looks scary but maybe it could work?

Harrison Phillips will be on the roster and you left out ILBs. Sure 'maybe' it could work, but really it's a defense only in the technical sense that there are 11 people lining up on defense.

On offense, same old Cousins, unknowns at RB, crap IOL, and a RT with an achilles tear late in the year. Let's hope Darrisaw doesn't get concussed.

Yeah I whipped that post together on the quick and wasn't very thorough. The question I was getting to was: Could we field a serviceable team in 2023 with what would be left after the cuts, after the draft, and after a few FA pickups? If we win some games - great! If we lose a bunch of games then maybe we enter 2024 with a solid amount of cap space to help the D and IOL, two elite tackles, the best WR in the game, the third best (second?) TE in the game, some other 2nd-7th round picks, and a shiny new Caleb Williams at QB?

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ORIGINAL: Tom Sykes

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Ricky J

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ORIGINAL: ratoppenheimer

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ORIGINAL: Bill Jandro

News break

Kwesi has a PHD in bullshit

i think that spielman spoke around issues better than kwesi...while he adds a lot of unnecessary gibberish, one can understand the situation better....


the vikes don't want to go with a one-year extension....


when asked about our linebackers; kwesi ran on about asamoah, dye, and kwenkeu but never mentioned kendricks or hicks....gone....

I was listening to Reggie Wilson (w/ Sam Ekstrom & Luke Inman) and he disagrees with the take that they are gone and Kwesi was talking more that Hicks and Kendricks were in place and the others were there to be able to "step up" - not an "intentional omission"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCgMrwbslf4 -- see 10:40

we shall see....

i can see us cutting kendricks and thielen and then offering them a 1-yr deal at $4mm....

hicks is gone....

This is what makes me nervous, reworking contracts to keep the 13-5 band together. Exactly what foundation was put down to augment and build upon?

We were the third best team in our division at playoff time and one of the worst in the playoffs. That includes our wildly up and down offense, not just the lousy defense (although mostly).

No tweaking with Thielen, Harry, Cook, Hicks, Ham. I will be greatly discouraged if we simply shuffle their peas under different shells.

Its not just the money ... show some confidence in your ability and stop leaning on Spielman.