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  Will the Vikings trade down?
Posted by: MaroonBells - 5 hours ago - Forum: The Longship - Replies (16)

As it stands right now, I think the Vikings will either take Keldric Faulk or Dillon Thieneman at 18 or trade down big for one of the IDLs.

New England makes some sense. They sit at 31 and need WR, OT and Edge, three positions that have good value at 18, but also positions we likely won't be drafting in the 1st round. Pats were in the Super Bowl last year and could see themselves one impact player away.

Moving all the way from 18 to 31 should get us their 2nd rounder, plus a 5th. Woods, McDonald, Banks or EMW have a lot better value at 31 than they do at 18, and having FIVE picks between 31 and 97, where the value is the flattest in this draft would be a very good thing.

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  You in or out on KOC/Vikings coming up big in 2026?
Posted by: StickierBuns - 8 hours ago - Forum: The Longship - Replies (28)

@SleeperVikings
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The Vikings have the sixth best win percentage in the NFL (.632) since Kevin O’Connell took over the team in 2022 per
@statmuse.

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  Random Thoughts Less Than 2 Weeks Out
Posted by: JustInTime - 04-10-2026, 12:29 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (13)

Starting to hear talk about several teams trying to move up. 

Charles Davis’ latest mock has the Cardinals taking Simpson at 3. You know someone is going to do something totally unexpected in the top 10, and this would be classic Cardinals. They’ll follow it up next year with Arch or Sayin.

Early look at 27 is heavy with top end guys. Might be as many as 4 RBs with first round grades. 

Latest word out of Minnesota is they’ll view production over traits in the draft. Depending on the position, I’m not sure I agree with that approach. 

I don’t think Downs is going as high as he’s consistently mocked. He’s just not special as far as traits go. 

I cannot wait to see what Frank Smith does with the run game. Could have a big impact on the C we acquire. I think they’ll place a premium on movement over anchor. 

I think I like Faulk and Woods as our best options at iDL. Both were somewhat miscast in 25. Woods in particular. I really like him in 24 more than 25. 

Grabbing Demond Claiborne to be our Achane would be my best outcome at 97 or if we acquire a 4th in a modest trade down. Delp at the same range would also be an excellent outcome. J-Rod would be great insurance for the annual Cashman injury.

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  Working on rebuilding the forum
Posted by: Mike Olson - 04-10-2026, 08:35 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (7)

Not sure if you guys saw it in the pinned messages but I am rebuilding the forum from the ground up and could really use some input from you guys to make sure that we have everything we need when I launch it. 

I am writing our own software for the most part and trying not to lock in on using a platform that already exists because frankly all of them are annoying in one way or another. 

So if you could Please take a look that thread and let me know your thoughts.

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  Shield under investigation
Posted by: purplefaithful - 04-09-2026, 05:06 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (4)

The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official.

The official, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by name and spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday, said the investigation is “about affordability for consumers and creating an even playing field for providers.”

The investigation was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

The NFL has not received a notification that the league is being investigated, according to two other people with knowledge of the situation. Those people spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak on possible legal matters.

The investigation comes amid increasing federal scrutiny of the amount of money fans are paying to watch sports on television. The Federal Communications Commission, for example, is seeking public comments on the ongoing shift of live sports from broadcast channels to streaming services.

The NFL said in a statement Thursday that over 87% of its games are available on broadcast television, including all that are played in a team’s local market.

‘’The NFL’s media distribution model is the most fan and broadcaster-friendly in the entire sports and entertainment industry. The 2025 season was our most viewed since 1989 and reflects the strength of the NFL distribution model and its wide availability to all fans," the league said in its statement.

Utah Sen. Mike Lee, chair of the Senate judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, competition policy, and consumer rights, wrote a letter to the Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission on March 3 urging them to review whether the NFL’s distribution methods are in line with the Sports Broadcasting Act, which grants limited antitrust immunity to allow teams to collectively license game broadcasts to national networks.

“The modern distribution environment differs substantially from the conditions that precipitated this exemption. Instead of a small number of free broadcast networks, the NFL now licenses games simultaneously to subscription streaming platforms, premium cable networks, and technology companies operating under different business models,’’ the Republican senator wrote. ‘’To the extent collectively licensed game packages are placed behind subscription paywalls, these arrangements may no longer align with the statutory concept of sponsored telecasting or the consumer-access rationale underlying the antitrust exemption.’’

Lee said in his letter that football fans spent almost $1,000 on cable and streaming subscriptions. Forbes estimated the cost of watching every NFL game via streaming last season at $765.

The NFL aired games last season on CBS, NBC, ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube TV.

The Sports Broadcasting Act exemption passed in 1961 applies only to broadcast television. Courts have ruled in the past that it does not apply to other media, including cable, satellite and streaming.

The Sports Broadcasting Act includes a rule allowing blackouts of local games, which still applies to out-of-market packages sold by the league. The NFL ended local TV blackouts, which applied to games within 75 miles of a team’s market if they did not sell out 72 hours before kickoff, after the 2014 season.

Last year, the House Judiciary Committee requested briefings from the NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB on whether antitrust exemptions should still be granted for coordinating their broadcast television rights.

All four of the major North American professional sports leagues have deals with streaming platforms.

In 2024, a jury in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service and awarded $4.7 billion in damages.

A federal judge overturned the verdict in the class-action lawsuit because the testimony of two witnesses for the subscribers had flawed methodologies and should have been excluded.

The lawsuit covered 2.4 million residential subscribers and 48,000 businesses in the United States who paid for the ‘’Sunday Ticket’’ package on DirecTV of out-of-market games from the 2011 through 2022 seasons.

Because damages can be tripled under federal antitrust laws, the NFL could have been liable for $14,121,779,833.92.

Source: AP

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  Vikings Top 30 Visits
Posted by: MaroonBells - 04-09-2026, 08:55 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (35)

Hard to find a comprehensive list anywhere, but this is a good start. VIR is virtual meeting, PRO is pro day visit, WOR is a private workout. What can be surmised from this? The Vikings will take a RB. ILB is a real consideration starting in round 2. The Vikings are looking at mostly middle round WRs. Why would they meet with Pregnon, who is a round 1-2 guard? I think to ask about Thieneman and Sadiq. 

Demond Claiborne, Running Back, Wake Forest (T30)
Jonah Coleman, RB, Wash (T30)
Emmett Johnson, RB, NE (T30)
Jacobian Guilory, Defensive Tackle, LSU (PRO)
Gracen Halton, Defensive Tackle, Oklahoma (PRO)
Anthony Hill Jr., Linebacker, Texas (T30)
Erick Hunter, Linebacker, Morgan State (PRO)
Ted Hurst, Wide Receiver, Georgia State (T30)
Khalil Jacobs, Inside Linebacker, Missouri (VIR)
Chris Johnson, Cornerback, San Diego State (WOR)
Tristan Leigh^, Offensive Tackle, Clemson (WOR, T30)
Lance Mason, Tight End, Wisconsin (T30)
Jake Pope, Offensive Tackle, Illinois State (PRO)
Emmanuel Pregnon, Offensive Guard, Oregon (PRO)
Mason Reiger, Defensive End, Wisconsin (T30)
Treydan Stukes, Cornerback, Arizona (PRO)
Jeff Golday, ILB, Cinc (T30)

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  For the upcoming season.... What would you want in a Web Forum
Posted by: Mike Olson - 04-08-2026, 09:57 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (52)

Let's hear it. 

What would you like a web forum to have? Aside from free beer and the girl you could never get, what would you want in a web forum for VikeFans.com?

For me I want an audio hangout sort of like discord but without creepy people there.
I want a mobile app that just works.
Of course a chatroom that works and has every bell and whistle we could want.

Another thing that would be helpful is if there is anything from this software that you absolutely want to have that isn't integrated into most forum platforms let me know please




If anyone wants to watch the building process of a potential new home and play around on the dev site you can check it out at:
http://dev.vikefans.com

If you register an account there it will be wiped on the day that we transition from here to there. So don't worry about anyone stealing your account.
Be aware it will be incredibly ugly for a while as I am trying to focus on functionality first and then styling.

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  DJ’s Top 50
Posted by: JustInTime - 04-08-2026, 02:34 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (14)

https://www.nfl.com/news/daniel-jeremiah...nkings-4-0

16-22 fits about perfectly. Value is the for S. If they love a WR and want a S later, and there are plenty to be had, that works. If they want to trade down, particularly for a team looking for an OT (Chiefs) there’s plenty of those too.

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  Russini and Vrabel
Posted by: smleh - 04-08-2026, 09:28 AM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (31)

https://pagesitwitter.com/2026/04/07/cel...ury-hotel/

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  Potential New Destination For Greenard
Posted by: JustInTime - 04-06-2026, 07:10 PM - Forum: The Longship - Replies (11)



I think I’d prefer the 4th the former first round bust.

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