Vikings ZERO Pro Bowlers

[comet52]

I thought they stopped playing the Pro Bowl because it turned into a joke.  I stopped paying attention years ago TBH so what do I know.

I'm not big into beauty contest stuff anyway.  Winning a title would be 1000x more fun than having a dozen pro bowlers on yet another of the one and done or no playoff squads which are pretty much the norm here for the last 25 years.

[pattersaur]

I see this as an indicator.. the organization is trending in the wrong direction. The money they spent on oline and dline didnt produce the results. Building a team via free agency is short term. Kewsi gambled and lost.

Yeah. I don't place much stock into the Pro Bowl selections. I doubt the Wilfs do either but in looking at this board, others, and in talking to friends-- enthusiasm for the Vikes is in the gutter and that apathy will start to hit the books soon if it hasn't already. I don't know if the Vikings need some kind of splash move in the offseason or if time will pass and everyone will be fired up again next August, but it's a drag seeing the state of the fandom right now. At least Kirk was a lightning rod haha. McCarthy is like the kid on the soccer team who try as he might, just can't score a goal. Everyone is rooting for him but mostly it's just been sad.

[purplefaithful]

They went all in on spending for the roster, for the lines and the signings didn't hit (i.e. Allen etc.) or hit big (Fries) ala 2024
McCarthy was/is green and fragile as glass till he proves otherwise
Injuries smite the team in a biblical fashion

I'd say those are 96% of the reason we're not playing for anything the next two weeks

I expect a QB signing and some significant roster re-tooling into 26. Probably some coaching staff pruning too. 

Your guess is as good as mine when it comes to the front office/personnel staff.