Bill Johanesen
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Always a pleasure reading the posts here, I can feel the passion from the Viking brethren.
A few thoughts:
I loved watching the lions choke. Many want new blood winning. If the lions win a bowl before we do I’m done. Same reason I didn’t want the aints to win, the bills to win, Cincinnati, the Texans , etc. it was hard enough to see the buccaneers win ffs. I’m a Viking from birth to death and screw all the superbowless teams hanging with us. I root for us to be the next off the winless list always, and none of the others. We’ve had a lot of teams that could’ve would’ve but never did. Let the other teams feel that despair too.
We need a. QB. We need OL and DL upgrades. We need secondary improvement Our coach needs balls and to shed his toxic positivity. Our GM needs to stop shorting stock and hedge fund managing and learn to build a freaking team. We need some ice cold in our participation trophy regime. Cut the high priced, low performers and draft some studs damnit!!!
The Lions have drafted well despite prideful emotion drives Campbell. The Pack has drafted well despite ego driven lafleur. The Vikings have drafted horrendously and also have a conservative empath not willing to make tough choices. The bears….well they may overtake us too if we continue on this path of incompetency.
I want to see a superbowl before I’m gone. We need a QB to get there. Mahommes and Brady have proven that. There are KC and NE teams that had no business even making the Super Bowl let alone win it, save for a great QB and coach. KFC is not it. I don’t want competitive failure. Reach for the stars and live with the risk. Get that QB or keep trying until we do. Otherwise we’re just a perennial competitive loser at best.
Cheers Viking brethren, may the odds be in our favor.
-Mockingjay.
Toxic positivity. Hit the nail on the head.
We don't need Parcells or Zimmer type ripping (on players)but a happy medium would be nice.
That term was like "Huh... brilliant."
Conservative empath also on the mark.
The post made me want to grab a pitchfork and drive to Eagen.
I want to get along with people. But I really don’t mind if my football team is a bunch of lousy stinking jerks that physically abuse other football teams.
Yes, like the old Raiders. Although they'd all be suspended in today's NFL.
Re Parcells and Zimmer above. Zimmer said he often sought out advice from Parcells. Parcells used to say he adapted to each player, for example he could push Lawrence Taylor a lot and he'd respond as opposed to some other player.
What Parcells said: "You have to be an asshole and lay down the law, but you have to tailor what you say to each player."
What Zimmer heard: "You have to be an asshole and lay down the law."
< Message edited by Bill Johanesen -- 2/1/2024 11:03:08 AM >
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