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*** Official Vikings vs Rams Wild Card Thread ***

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Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:39 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:38 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:29 am

I couldn’t care less about the two 13 win seasons. Not a single playoff win to show for it. He’s mid. Plain and simple and when the stakes are high, his teams are completely unprepared and look out matched. Flores is supposed to be some defensive genius too. Our defense has been absolutely terrible since November. Dipshit was thinking about HC interviews instead of preparing for the Rams and it showed. This team makes me sick and the coaches got way too much credit. It’s okay though… we can all throw Darnold under the bus and that will make everyone feel better about being absolutely embarrassed in the playoffs once again.
Yeah, ok. :lol:
Everything I said was accurate. But enjoy not winning a playoff game in his 3 years as HC. Maybe he’ll win a playoff game in 2 years though. Can’t wait!
Either this is some sort of tongue in cheek Boob level shit or you are actually serious and neither really deserves a reply other than to say, Small guy, you are better than this silliness. :lol:
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hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:43 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:39 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:38 am
Yeah, ok. :lol:
Everything I said was accurate. But enjoy not winning a playoff game in his 3 years as HC. Maybe he’ll win a playoff game in 2 years though. Can’t wait!
Either this is some sort of tongue in cheek Boob level shit or you are actually serious and neither really deserves a reply other than to say, Small guy, you are better than this silliness. :lol:
Tired of wasted opportunities and coming up small in the biggest moments. They got completely manhandled last night. That falls on lack of preparation. 10 sacks given up. Virtually no pressure from our defense.

If you didn’t see Sean McVay giving his former assistant a spanking last night, I can’t help you. One team came prepared for the do or die moment. The other looked like a deer in headlights.
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The game was over on the first 2 drives.
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Sellingguy wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:18 am The game was over on the first 2 drives.
SG, sadly yes it was. :pissed:
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Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:53 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:43 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:39 am

Everything I said was accurate. But enjoy not winning a playoff game in his 3 years as HC. Maybe he’ll win a playoff game in 2 years though. Can’t wait!
Either this is some sort of tongue in cheek Boob level shit or you are actually serious and neither really deserves a reply other than to say, Small guy, you are better than this silliness. :lol:
Tired of wasted opportunities and coming up small in the biggest moments. They got completely manhandled last night. That falls on lack of preparation. 10 sacks given up. Virtually no pressure from our defense.

If you didn’t see Sean McVay giving his former assistant a spanking last night, I can’t help you. One team came prepared for the do or die moment. The other looked like a deer in headlights.
KOC got out coached. He did last week also. He also had a QB go from playing very well to very poor. That's hard to overcome. He is a third year coach also. He already has improved at some shit - witness, recognizing he has to throw in 4min off vs GB to seal win when at home to Det he fucked that up not throwing on earlier downs. He will continue to get better.

Like I said earlier some huge critical things he's very good at - We have an elite culture. That's a big deal. He is elite that helping quarterbacks improve. For a team with a young highly thought of prospect, and for any team, anytime actually, this is a major positive. He has a creative and really strong passing offense.

Your Flores stuff was bewildering. Defense had about as much to do with losing these two games as you did. The defensive talent we have compared to the defensive performance we've gotten all year, give me a break, the guy has done a fantastic job. Mcvay kicked his ass first drive, this often happens with first drives of games that are scripted. After that the defense played pretty well.

Going 14 and 2 and then losing two straight major games and playing s***** in both certainly is not acceptable. It fn sucks. Render is the season not nearly as successful. But there's still reason for optimism going forward.
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How on earth do you not have your team ready to play in the playoffs? It’s like they didn’t even show up the last two weeks. There is something off with this regime.
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SirJmon wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:14 pm
Bunker Inspector wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:11 pm I enjoyed this season more than any of the Kirt seasons
Can’t say the same. Just too many exciting games the season we played the Bills…all the comeback wins…etc.

This year was fun. But not as many exciting individual games. Too many times our offense completely disappeared for 2-3 quarters.
I never made the mistake of actually believing in the 2022 team

I did make that mistake this time around, but I guess that's how I know I was more into this team
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Bunker Inspector wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:31 am
SirJmon wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:14 pm
Bunker Inspector wrote: Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:11 pm I enjoyed this season more than any of the Kirt seasons
Can’t say the same. Just too many exciting games the season we played the Bills…all the comeback wins…etc.

This year was fun. But not as many exciting individual games. Too many times our offense completely disappeared for 2-3 quarters.
I never made the mistake of actually believing in the 2022 team

I did make that mistake this time around, but I guess that's how I know I was more into this team
Fair enough. It’s subjective of course. I just won’t forget how many games two years ago saying…”they’ll come back. This team always comes back.” And they did. They always found an exciting way to win a game. I never enjoyed so many games in one season than I did then. They kept pulling off the impossible that year.
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hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:29 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:53 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:43 am

Either this is some sort of tongue in cheek Boob level shit or you are actually serious and neither really deserves a reply other than to say, Small guy, you are better than this silliness. :lol:
Tired of wasted opportunities and coming up small in the biggest moments. They got completely manhandled last night. That falls on lack of preparation. 10 sacks given up. Virtually no pressure from our defense.

If you didn’t see Sean McVay giving his former assistant a spanking last night, I can’t help you. One team came prepared for the do or die moment. The other looked like a deer in headlights.
KOC got out coached. He did last week also. He also had a QB go from playing very well to very poor. That's hard to overcome. He is a third year coach also. He already has improved at some shit - witness, recognizing he has to throw in 4min off vs GB to seal win when at home to Det he fucked that up not throwing on earlier downs. He will continue to get better.

Like I said earlier some huge critical things he's very good at - We have an elite culture. That's a big deal. He is elite that helping quarterbacks improve. For a team with a young highly thought of prospect, and for any team, anytime actually, this is a major positive. He has a creative and really strong passing offense.

Your Flores stuff was bewildering. Defense had about as much to do with losing these two games as you did. The defensive talent we have compared to the defensive performance we've gotten all year, give me a break, the guy has done a fantastic job. Mcvay kicked his ass first drive, this often happens with first drives of games that are scripted. After that the defense played pretty well.

Going 14 and 2 and then losing two straight major games and playing s***** in both certainly is not acceptable. It fn sucks. Render is the season not nearly as successful. But there's still reason for optimism going forward.
I understand the optimism moving forward. He certainly has a good regular season record in his 1st three years. In a bubble, I think he does some very good things. Team morale was high most of the season. They bounced back after 2 losses in a town mid season. He got the most out of a journeyman QB. It is a red flag to play that terrible and virtually get shut down on all phases vs a team that they should have beat. He’s also had some horrible decisions in pivotal moments the last two weeks. The most important two weeks of his career thus far. Being out coached by a division rival and your former boss 4 times in one year (twice each) leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

As for Flores… think again and look at the advanced statistics. They have been getting hammered with play action for 2 months and he refuses to adjust. Some of that is lack of talent on the DLine. Some of it is purely stubbornness. The opening drive last night Stafford went 6-6 for 64 yards and a TD vs the blitz. That means Flores knew Stafford (or should have known) had a 105 passer rating vs the blitz this year and still called a blitz on virtually every play on the scripted opening drive. Make that make sense. Same goes for the Lions last week. Goff has been the best QB vs the blitz this year and he repeatedly tried to blitz him. It’s
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Sportsrgreat wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:25 am
Sellingguy wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:18 am The game was over on the first 2 drives.
SG, sadly yes it was. :pissed:
Fuck that. The last 4 minutes of the half is where the game was lost. First the defensive touchdown by the Rams. And then Darnold taking a big sack on 4th and 2. Thus giving up another TD with 15 seconds left in the half. The Rams defense dominated us much more than their offense.
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Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:46 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:29 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:53 am

Tired of wasted opportunities and coming up small in the biggest moments. They got completely manhandled last night. That falls on lack of preparation. 10 sacks given up. Virtually no pressure from our defense.

If you didn’t see Sean McVay giving his former assistant a spanking last night, I can’t help you. One team came prepared for the do or die moment. The other looked like a deer in headlights.
KOC got out coached. He did last week also. He also had a QB go from playing very well to very poor. That's hard to overcome. He is a third year coach also. He already has improved at some shit - witness, recognizing he has to throw in 4min off vs GB to seal win when at home to Det he fucked that up not throwing on earlier downs. He will continue to get better.

Like I said earlier some huge critical things he's very good at - We have an elite culture. That's a big deal. He is elite that helping quarterbacks improve. For a team with a young highly thought of prospect, and for any team, anytime actually, this is a major positive. He has a creative and really strong passing offense.

Your Flores stuff was bewildering. Defense had about as much to do with losing these two games as you did. The defensive talent we have compared to the defensive performance we've gotten all year, give me a break, the guy has done a fantastic job. Mcvay kicked his ass first drive, this often happens with first drives of games that are scripted. After that the defense played pretty well.

Going 14 and 2 and then losing two straight major games and playing s***** in both certainly is not acceptable. It fn sucks. Render is the season not nearly as successful. But there's still reason for optimism going forward.
I understand the optimism moving forward. He certainly has a good regular season record in his 1st three years. In a bubble, I think he does some very good things. Team morale was high most of the season. They bounced back after 2 losses in a town mid season. He got the most out of a journeyman QB. It is a red flag to play that terrible and virtually get shut down on all phases vs a team that they should have beat. He’s also had some horrible decisions in pivotal moments the last two weeks. The most important two weeks of his career thus far. Being out coached by a division rival and your former boss 4 times in one year (twice each) leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

As for Flores… think again and look at the advanced statistics. They have been getting hammered with play action for 2 months and he refuses to adjust. Some of that is lack of talent on the DLine. Some of it is purely stubbornness. The opening drive last night Stafford went 6-6 for 64 yards and a TD vs the blitz. That means Flores knew Stafford (or should have known) had a 105 passer rating vs the blitz this year and still called a blitz on virtually every play on the scripted opening drive. Make that make sense. Same goes for the Lions last week. Goff has been the best QB vs the blitz this year and he repeatedly tried to blitz him. It’s
Most of this is fair and I agree with. I also agree with other post - twice his team wasn't prepared, however, I think most of that is the damn QB wasn't prepared. But that's his responsibility anyway. The moronic going for it at end of half was desperation and he is very rippable for it.

You're over the top on Flores. The reason why these scripted drives work is because A the team works on the goddamn plays in the Northern amount of time during the week and B The entire point often is to do things the other team doesn't suspect or is prepared for. That didn't bother me. He made adjustments in the defense played mostly pretty well. We had some bad luck touchdown being taken off the board although I thought it was the right call, and just self-inflicted b******* donating a touchdown to the Rams making it a two-score spread.

Are defensive line talent is subpar. We are just okay at corner. That is not a goddamn good mix. Get this defense was top five and points allowed. Give me a break doing anything other than praising the job the guy did this year. Get him some more talent in this defense could be legit good next year. This nonsense about him leaving is just that, he's radioactive and he ain't going anywhere. Hopefully he's also developing his replacement for down the line...

We are too finesse and need to get way more strong and powerful on both lines of scrimmage. Hopefully we are able to accomplish at this off season.
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Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:46 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:29 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:53 am

Tired of wasted opportunities and coming up small in the biggest moments. They got completely manhandled last night. That falls on lack of preparation. 10 sacks given up. Virtually no pressure from our defense.

If you didn’t see Sean McVay giving his former assistant a spanking last night, I can’t help you. One team came prepared for the do or die moment. The other looked like a deer in headlights.
KOC got out coached. He did last week also. He also had a QB go from playing very well to very poor. That's hard to overcome. He is a third year coach also. He already has improved at some shit - witness, recognizing he has to throw in 4min off vs GB to seal win when at home to Det he fucked that up not throwing on earlier downs. He will continue to get better.

Like I said earlier some huge critical things he's very good at - We have an elite culture. That's a big deal. He is elite that helping quarterbacks improve. For a team with a young highly thought of prospect, and for any team, anytime actually, this is a major positive. He has a creative and really strong passing offense.

Your Flores stuff was bewildering. Defense had about as much to do with losing these two games as you did. The defensive talent we have compared to the defensive performance we've gotten all year, give me a break, the guy has done a fantastic job. Mcvay kicked his ass first drive, this often happens with first drives of games that are scripted. After that the defense played pretty well.

Going 14 and 2 and then losing two straight major games and playing s***** in both certainly is not acceptable. It fn sucks. Render is the season not nearly as successful. But there's still reason for optimism going forward.
I understand the optimism moving forward. He certainly has a good regular season record in his 1st three years. In a bubble, I think he does some very good things. Team morale was high most of the season. They bounced back after 2 losses in a town mid season. He got the most out of a journeyman QB. It is a red flag to play that terrible and virtually get shut down on all phases vs a team that they should have beat. He’s also had some horrible decisions in pivotal moments the last two weeks. The most important two weeks of his career thus far. Being out coached by a division rival and your former boss 4 times in one year (twice each) leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

As for Flores… think again and look at the advanced statistics. They have been getting hammered with play action for 2 months and he refuses to adjust. Some of that is lack of talent on the DLine. Some of it is purely stubbornness. The opening drive last night Stafford went 6-6 for 64 yards and a TD vs the blitz. That means Flores knew Stafford (or should have known) had a 105 passer rating vs the blitz this year and still called a blitz on virtually every play on the scripted opening drive. Make that make sense. Same goes for the Lions last week. Goff has been the best QB vs the blitz this year and he repeatedly tried to blitz him. It’s
I have to agree with a lot of this. Especially the Flo part. Too many times teams just went right down the field without effort. He just wouldn’t adjust. A one trick pony. Sure, the talent on the D is not great, but when his scheme isn’t working, he doesn’t adjust. And don’t get me started on his prevent bullshit causing teams to come back in a game where the offense was wiping the floor against the other team.
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hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:53 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:46 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:29 am

KOC got out coached. He did last week also. He also had a QB go from playing very well to very poor. That's hard to overcome. He is a third year coach also. He already has improved at some shit - witness, recognizing he has to throw in 4min off vs GB to seal win when at home to Det he fucked that up not throwing on earlier downs. He will continue to get better.

Like I said earlier some huge critical things he's very good at - We have an elite culture. That's a big deal. He is elite that helping quarterbacks improve. For a team with a young highly thought of prospect, and for any team, anytime actually, this is a major positive. He has a creative and really strong passing offense.

Your Flores stuff was bewildering. Defense had about as much to do with losing these two games as you did. The defensive talent we have compared to the defensive performance we've gotten all year, give me a break, the guy has done a fantastic job. Mcvay kicked his ass first drive, this often happens with first drives of games that are scripted. After that the defense played pretty well.

Going 14 and 2 and then losing two straight major games and playing s***** in both certainly is not acceptable. It fn sucks. Render is the season not nearly as successful. But there's still reason for optimism going forward.
I understand the optimism moving forward. He certainly has a good regular season record in his 1st three years. In a bubble, I think he does some very good things. Team morale was high most of the season. They bounced back after 2 losses in a town mid season. He got the most out of a journeyman QB. It is a red flag to play that terrible and virtually get shut down on all phases vs a team that they should have beat. He’s also had some horrible decisions in pivotal moments the last two weeks. The most important two weeks of his career thus far. Being out coached by a division rival and your former boss 4 times in one year (twice each) leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

As for Flores… think again and look at the advanced statistics. They have been getting hammered with play action for 2 months and he refuses to adjust. Some of that is lack of talent on the DLine. Some of it is purely stubbornness. The opening drive last night Stafford went 6-6 for 64 yards and a TD vs the blitz. That means Flores knew Stafford (or should have known) had a 105 passer rating vs the blitz this year and still called a blitz on virtually every play on the scripted opening drive. Make that make sense. Same goes for the Lions last week. Goff has been the best QB vs the blitz this year and he repeatedly tried to blitz him. It’s
Most of this is fair and I agree with. I also agree with other post - twice his team wasn't prepared, however, I think most of that is the damn QB wasn't prepared. But that's his responsibility anyway. The moronic going for it at end of half was desperation and he is very rippable for it.

You're over the top on Flores. The reason why these scripted drives work is because A the team works on the goddamn plays in the Northern amount of time during the week and B The entire point often is to do things the other team doesn't suspect or is prepared for. That didn't bother me. He made adjustments in the defense played mostly pretty well. We had some bad luck touchdown being taken off the board although I thought it was the right call, and just self-inflicted b******* donating a touchdown to the Rams making it a two-score spread.

Are defensive line talent is subpar. We are just okay at corner. That is not a goddamn good mix. Get this defense was top five and points allowed. Give me a break doing anything other than praising the job the guy did this year. Get him some more talent in this defense could be legit good next year. This nonsense about him leaving is just that, he's radioactive and he ain't going anywhere. Hopefully he's also developing his replacement for down the line...

We are too finesse and need to get way more strong and powerful on both lines of scrimmage. Hopefully we are able to accomplish at this off season.
This is right.

It’s a fact of the roster, especially after the Darrisaw injury. It needs to be addressed this offseason. To me, this mitigates some of the decisions. You have to play the hand you’re dealt. The cards you have are partly your own fault, but that’s neither here nor there in the moment.

Also, Ingram was bad. Way too inconsistent. But he was physical. Risner was more consistent, but doesn’t exactly move anyone.
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Beef Supreme wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:07 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:53 am
Small Hands wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:46 am

I understand the optimism moving forward. He certainly has a good regular season record in his 1st three years. In a bubble, I think he does some very good things. Team morale was high most of the season. They bounced back after 2 losses in a town mid season. He got the most out of a journeyman QB. It is a red flag to play that terrible and virtually get shut down on all phases vs a team that they should have beat. He’s also had some horrible decisions in pivotal moments the last two weeks. The most important two weeks of his career thus far. Being out coached by a division rival and your former boss 4 times in one year (twice each) leaves a sour taste in my mouth.

As for Flores… think again and look at the advanced statistics. They have been getting hammered with play action for 2 months and he refuses to adjust. Some of that is lack of talent on the DLine. Some of it is purely stubbornness. The opening drive last night Stafford went 6-6 for 64 yards and a TD vs the blitz. That means Flores knew Stafford (or should have known) had a 105 passer rating vs the blitz this year and still called a blitz on virtually every play on the scripted opening drive. Make that make sense. Same goes for the Lions last week. Goff has been the best QB vs the blitz this year and he repeatedly tried to blitz him. It’s
Most of this is fair and I agree with. I also agree with other post - twice his team wasn't prepared, however, I think most of that is the damn QB wasn't prepared. But that's his responsibility anyway. The moronic going for it at end of half was desperation and he is very rippable for it.

You're over the top on Flores. The reason why these scripted drives work is because A the team works on the goddamn plays in the Northern amount of time during the week and B The entire point often is to do things the other team doesn't suspect or is prepared for. That didn't bother me. He made adjustments in the defense played mostly pretty well. We had some bad luck touchdown being taken off the board although I thought it was the right call, and just self-inflicted b******* donating a touchdown to the Rams making it a two-score spread.

Are defensive line talent is subpar. We are just okay at corner. That is not a goddamn good mix. Get this defense was top five and points allowed. Give me a break doing anything other than praising the job the guy did this year. Get him some more talent in this defense could be legit good next year. This nonsense about him leaving is just that, he's radioactive and he ain't going anywhere. Hopefully he's also developing his replacement for down the line...

We are too finesse and need to get way more strong and powerful on both lines of scrimmage. Hopefully we are able to accomplish at this off season.
This is right.

It’s a fact of the roster, especially after the Darrisaw injury. It needs to be addressed this offseason. To me, this mitigates some of the decisions. You have to play the hand you’re dealt. The cards you have are partly your own fault, but that’s neither here nor there in the moment.

Also, Ingram was bad. Way too inconsistent. But he was physical. Risner was more consistent, but doesn’t exactly move anyone.
Yeah it's been the most prevalent thought on my mind. We have to get more mean, physical and just fn BETTER at C and G. You go get a caliber of the Alabama G you guys were talking about at both positions of C and G then you likely can get away with one of the 3 guards we used at other starter position. AND we need a diff making nose on defense. A physical, demands attention diff maker.

My God were you right about Brandel. He was fn terrible since Thanksgiving or earlier. Brutal last night.
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hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:14 am
Beef Supreme wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:07 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:53 am

Most of this is fair and I agree with. I also agree with other post - twice his team wasn't prepared, however, I think most of that is the damn QB wasn't prepared. But that's his responsibility anyway. The moronic going for it at end of half was desperation and he is very rippable for it.

You're over the top on Flores. The reason why these scripted drives work is because A the team works on the goddamn plays in the Northern amount of time during the week and B The entire point often is to do things the other team doesn't suspect or is prepared for. That didn't bother me. He made adjustments in the defense played mostly pretty well. We had some bad luck touchdown being taken off the board although I thought it was the right call, and just self-inflicted b******* donating a touchdown to the Rams making it a two-score spread.

Are defensive line talent is subpar. We are just okay at corner. That is not a goddamn good mix. Get this defense was top five and points allowed. Give me a break doing anything other than praising the job the guy did this year. Get him some more talent in this defense could be legit good next year. This nonsense about him leaving is just that, he's radioactive and he ain't going anywhere. Hopefully he's also developing his replacement for down the line...

We are too finesse and need to get way more strong and powerful on both lines of scrimmage. Hopefully we are able to accomplish at this off season.
This is right.

It’s a fact of the roster, especially after the Darrisaw injury. It needs to be addressed this offseason. To me, this mitigates some of the decisions. You have to play the hand you’re dealt. The cards you have are partly your own fault, but that’s neither here nor there in the moment.

Also, Ingram was bad. Way too inconsistent. But he was physical. Risner was more consistent, but doesn’t exactly move anyone.
Yeah it's been the most prevalent thought on my mind. We have to get more mean, physical and just fn BETTER at C and G. You go get a caliber of the Alabama G you guys were talking about at both positions of C and G then you likely can get away with one of the 3 guards we used at other starter position. AND we need a diff making nose on defense. A physical, demands attention diff maker.

My God were you right about Brandel. He was fn terrible since Thanksgiving or earlier. Brutal last night.
I wonder if losing Darrisaw next to him had an effect. I thought he was pretty good to start the year. Not sure when exactly he started to decline. But it wasn’t good by the end.
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Beef Supreme wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:32 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:14 am
Beef Supreme wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:07 am

This is right.

It’s a fact of the roster, especially after the Darrisaw injury. It needs to be addressed this offseason. To me, this mitigates some of the decisions. You have to play the hand you’re dealt. The cards you have are partly your own fault, but that’s neither here nor there in the moment.

Also, Ingram was bad. Way too inconsistent. But he was physical. Risner was more consistent, but doesn’t exactly move anyone.
Yeah it's been the most prevalent thought on my mind. We have to get more mean, physical and just fn BETTER at C and G. You go get a caliber of the Alabama G you guys were talking about at both positions of C and G then you likely can get away with one of the 3 guards we used at other starter position. AND we need a diff making nose on defense. A physical, demands attention diff maker.

My God were you right about Brandel. He was fn terrible since Thanksgiving or earlier. Brutal last night.
I wonder if losing Darrisaw next to him had an effect. I thought he was pretty good to start the year. Not sure when exactly he started to decline. But it wasn’t good by the end.
I think that had a big effect.
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Oriole81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:46 am
Beef Supreme wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:32 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:14 am

Yeah it's been the most prevalent thought on my mind. We have to get more mean, physical and just fn BETTER at C and G. You go get a caliber of the Alabama G you guys were talking about at both positions of C and G then you likely can get away with one of the 3 guards we used at other starter position. AND we need a diff making nose on defense. A physical, demands attention diff maker.

My God were you right about Brandel. He was fn terrible since Thanksgiving or earlier. Brutal last night.
I wonder if losing Darrisaw next to him had an effect. I thought he was pretty good to start the year. Not sure when exactly he started to decline. But it wasn’t good by the end.
I think that had a big effect.
Could have had a nagging injury as well
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Nothing redeemable or positive to take from this season.

They shamed themselves two weeks in a row on a national stage.

It was beyond pathetic.
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Mandatory wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:24 am Nothing redeemable or positive to take from this season.

They shamed themselves two weeks in a row on a national stage.

It was beyond pathetic.
That’s how I feel. 14 wins completely up in flames with absolutely no effort when it mattered to be found. I’m hearing a lot about culture in here today. I think KOC’s style is the encouraging father type role. The problem with this approach is when the chips are stacked against them, they wilt like a rose in -10 degree weather. Guys were pouting on the sideline. Not the culture I want to see. No urgency on the national stage.
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winning nine games In a row is a nice experience for a fan. this has been all gravy mode for me since they ran the table in November. last night they lost to a better team. it's as simple as that. if that loss has you all hot and bothered? Ts and Ps.
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Another question I have about the 2nd half of last night's game.

You are behind 24-3, and you continue to run the ball?
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mlhouse wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:41 am Another question I have about the 2nd half of last night's game.

You are behind 24-3, and you continue to run the ball?
Once it was three scores in 4th that and the lack of urgency was very strange and Denny Green like. Normally he doesn't do that.

But fuck, donating them a fg at half with that moronic decision was the worst call of the evening.
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weimy froob wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:37 am winning nine games In a row is a nice experience for a fan. this has been all gravy mode for me since they ran the table in November. last night they lost to a better team. it's as simple as that. if that loss has you all hot and bothered? Ts and Ps.
Maybe, but I think that is a bit of a leap. The Rams scored 3 points in the second half. If our QB doesn't fumble the ball when he should not have and lets the opponents defense score 7 and then your coach decides to go for it late in the first half on 4th and 4 and you give up a short field touchdown, that game could be a different story.

Two MENTAL mistakes made that game into a route instead of a close game.

And add a bit of luck. One thing that the Vikings need to do is keep a RB or TE close to the QB so that if they are being sacked they can just whip the ball away. That, as proven in the previous two games, is NOT intentional grounding. There was someone somewhere and the ball wasn't really directed to them, but they were close enough.... good god the Lions and Rams got away with it, and the Lions Int Grounding would have been a safety.
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Oriole81 wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:46 am
Beef Supreme wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:32 am
hategreenticemase wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 8:14 am

Yeah it's been the most prevalent thought on my mind. We have to get more mean, physical and just fn BETTER at C and G. You go get a caliber of the Alabama G you guys were talking about at both positions of C and G then you likely can get away with one of the 3 guards we used at other starter position. AND we need a diff making nose on defense. A physical, demands attention diff maker.

My God were you right about Brandel. He was fn terrible since Thanksgiving or earlier. Brutal last night.
I wonder if losing Darrisaw next to him had an effect. I thought he was pretty good to start the year. Not sure when exactly he started to decline. But it wasn’t good by the end.
I think that had a big effect.
More like it exposed him. Needs to go, that's for sure.
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if i'm looking at the all 22 tape of the game i'd like to see if Sam had a chance to run from the pressure in the first half. he did that a couple times in the second half, but by that time it was way too late. the better team won the game though, so it's not that big of an issue either way. Vikings have to get better if they want to win playoff football games. the rams offense was in cruise control in the second half. if the game was closer i'm sure Stafford would have driven them down for more points if he had to.
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mlhouse wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:46 am
weimy froob wrote: Tue Jan 14, 2025 9:37 am winning nine games In a row is a nice experience for a fan. this has been all gravy mode for me since they ran the table in November. last night they lost to a better team. it's as simple as that. if that loss has you all hot and bothered? Ts and Ps.
Maybe, but I think that is a bit of a leap. The Rams scored 3 points in the second half. If our QB doesn't fumble the ball when he should not have and lets the opponents defense score 7 and then your coach decides to go for it late in the first half on 4th and 4 and you give up a short field touchdown, that game could be a different story.

Two MENTAL mistakes made that game into a route instead of a close game.

And add a bit of luck. One thing that the Vikings need to do is keep a RB or TE close to the QB so that if they are being sacked they can just whip the ball away. That, as proven in the previous two games, is NOT intentional grounding. There was someone somewhere and the ball wasn't really directed to them, but they were close enough.... good god the Lions and Rams got away with it, and the Lions Int Grounding would have been a safety.
geeze Louise. you sure like to play the what if game while ignoring the evidence that the rams were the physically more dominant team. if ifs and buts were candy and nuts we'd all have a merry Christmas.
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I had an uneasy feeling about the success of this team all season long. I as many expected a .500 team at best and although we kept winning game after game I never had the feeling that this was anything close to a dominant team. Lots of things went our way during the season that led us to the wonderful record, but when push came to shove they just didn't have the talent to make any sort of a playoff run.
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Sam Darnold's 82 yards lost to nine sacks against the Rams is an NFL record for a playoff game, surpassing Bart Starr's total in the Ice Bowl in 1967. That's how historically bad it was.

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Vikings voted biggest losers of the Wild Card round:

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