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StickyBun · 10-19-2020, 11:16 AM

Its my narrative, damnit, and I'm sticking to it!

https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/10/19/trevor...li-manning

10-19-2020, 11:24 AM

Lol....if it were only so.

10-20-2020, 02:41 PM

I couldn't blame him for avoiding the Jets, and he could just go back to Clemson. But...why would he try to get his draft rights traded to Minnesota, of all places? Does he have family here? Is he known to enjoy winter sports? (OK he does have the classic look of a snowboarder..) Will his agent advise him that the state tax rate in Minnesota is favorable to NFL millionaires?
I suppose it's "because we're such a good team and organization". Well, the article suggested Lawrence might have watched the Jets' game against Miami and decided they are a terrible team. What if Lawrence tuned in to the Falcons manhandling the Vikings??
I think the Jets are locked on to him.

10-20-2020, 03:15 PM

...or an Elway. I don't think it will happen, but it COULD if the Vikings are close enough to the top, rendering a trade feasible. Among the 5 or 6-loss teams (Jets, Wash, Giants, Falcons, Jax, Miami) only the Dolphins and Falcons could make a case for being an organization as appealing to a QB as the Vikings. And the Dolphins just drafted Tua.

Probably moot though. Both the Falcons and Vikings are likely to win too many games to remain that high in the order.

10-20-2020, 04:45 PM

Quote: @MaroonBells said:
...or an Elway. I don't think it will happen, but it COULD if the Vikings are close enough to the top, rendering a trade feasible. Among the 5 or 6-loss teams (Jets, Wash, Giants, Falcons, Jax, Miami) only the Dolphins and Falcons could make a case for being an organization as appealing to a QB as the Vikings. And the Dolphins just drafted Tua.

Probably moot though. Both the Falcons and Vikings are likely to win too many games to remain that high in the order.

of course we did just lose to the falcons, come out of the bye (Zimmer team seems to suck out of the bye) and go to green bay (zimmers team seems to suck against green bay now), factor in the way Zim seems to like throwing people under buses... I could see a bad loss to green bay and the wheels come flying off.

10-21-2020, 12:33 AM

https://nypost.com/2020/10/20/roddy-whit...nfl-draft/

10-21-2020, 10:12 AM

Quote: @Vikergirl said:
https://nypost.com/2020/10/20/roddy-whit...nfl-draft/

10-21-2020, 11:35 AM

Quote: @JimmyinSD said:

@MaroonBells said:
...or an Elway. I don't think it will happen, but it COULD if the Vikings are close enough to the top, rendering a trade feasible. Among the 5 or 6-loss teams (Jets, Wash, Giants, Falcons, Jax, Miami) only the Dolphins and Falcons could make a case for being an organization as appealing to a QB as the Vikings. And the Dolphins just drafted Tua.

Probably moot though. Both the Falcons and Vikings are likely to win too many games to remain that high in the order.
of course we did just lose to the falcons, come out of the bye (Zimmer team seems to suck out of the bye) and go to green bay (zimmers team seems to suck against green bay now), factor in the way Zim seems to like throwing people under buses... I could see a bad loss to green bay and the wheels come flying off.

Yeah, I could see a bad loss prompting some sort of big change, but I doubt it will be against Green Bay. A bad loss against the Lions at home the following week might do it. But what the hell does that even look like? We don't have a lot of options. Mannion is a support QB, not a backup. He's not someone who's going to come in and win a game for us. If we do bench Cousins, it will be because we are tanking. And there goes whatever trade value he might have. So not very likely.

Contrary to what the talk-radio crazies are saying, the Vikings are not firing their coach or their OC. And it's not like we're going to bench our veteran corners in favor of some youngsters. The youngsters are already starting.

So yeah, I can see the wheels flying off but I have no idea what that would look like. It might look like status quo.

10-21-2020, 11:37 AM

Yup, there are no quick fixes for what ails the team...kids starting need experience and the average or below average vets on the team are here for the season too.

Unless there is some major player insurrection, or Zimmer goes all Denny Green on the Wilfs, he aint going anywhere during the season either.

It is what it is this year.

The only thing worse for this team finishing 3/13 would be to end up 6/10.

10-21-2020, 11:46 AM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:
Yup, there are no quick fixes for what ails the team...kids starting need experience and the average or below average vets on the team are here for the season too.

Unless there is some major player insurrection, or Zimmer goes all Denny Green on the Wilfs, he aint going anywhere during the season either.

It is what it is this year.

The only thing worse for this team finishing 3/13 would be to end up 6/10.

And I almost hate to say it, but the latter is more likely.