Jim Harbough Watch

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@JustinTime18™ said:

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CB Patrick Peterson said he would be "thrilled" to play for Jim Harbaugh if he is in-fact hired to be the #Vikings next HC.

Man, P2 sure seems confident that he’ll be re-upped. I do hope he is, too.

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The Bears did hold talks with him, but it’s said he wanted a 10 year contract at $10 million a year. They didn’t want to commit so long term. If I were to guess, that could be a sticking point with ownership here as well. I don’t blame him at all. Who wouldn’t want to be able to avoid “contract years” every few? 
It seems like they are down to Harbaugh and Patrick Graham as front runners. The contract will probably factor though. 
A few interesting things I’ve read on Harbaugh: 

* He wants nothing to do with front office/personnel control. Not his thing.
* Reading more into his 49ers time, Trent Baalke is the sole reason it went south
* In my opinion Baalke isn’t just a dink, he’s lousy at his job - horrible drafter
* The character Ted Lasso is based on him. He’s good friends with Jason Sudeikis.
* Is 100% driven obsessively to win a Super Bowl. Told Michigan recruit as much the other day
* Spent all day with an assistant preparing for this interview with the Vikings - he doesn’t view it as his by default 

I’m most curious to see how he and Cousins get along. They’re both so weird, they might actually make a great pairing. 
The most exciting part for me if he’s hired is his staff. He always has elite assistants around. 
Lastly, I think Kwesi will likely be masterful dealing with him. He has the right kind of style, emotional intelligence to deal with Harbaugh’s idiosyncrasies. 

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I keep flip flopping on Harbaugh. The longer I think about it the more I like it. 

Don't give a damn if he's crazy, off the wall,  whatever.

If he brings the Vikes a SB I will wear khakis and I own nothing but jeans

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@Havoc1649 said:
The Bears did hold talks with him, but it’s said he wanted a 10 year contract at $10 million a year. They didn’t want to commit so long term. If I were to guess, that could be a sticking point with ownership here as well. I don’t blame him at all. Who wouldn’t want to be able to avoid “contract years” every few? 

It seems like they are down to Harbaugh and Patrick Graham as front runners. The contract will probably factor though. 
A few interesting things I’ve read on Harbaugh: 

* He wants nothing to do with front office/personnel control. Not his thing.
* Reading more into his 49ers time, Trent Baalke is the sole reason it went south
* In my opinion Baalke isn’t just a dink, he’s lousy at his job - horrible drafter
* The character Ted Lasso is based on him. He’s good friends with Jason Sudeikis.
* Is 100% driven obsessively to win a Super Bowl. Told Michigan recruit as much the other day
* Spent all day with an assistant preparing for this interview with the Vikings - he doesn’t view it as his by default 

I’m most curious to see how he and Cousins get along. They’re both so weird, they might actually make a great pairing. 
The most exciting part for me if he’s hired is his staff. He always has elite assistants around. 
Lastly, I think Kwesi will likely be masterful dealing with him. He has the right kind of style, emotional intelligence to deal with Harbaugh’s idiosyncrasies. 

Wow, 10 years is an eternity in the life of an NFL coach.  If the Wilf's are stupid enough to agree to that they sure as hell better give them an out when Harbaugh's potential short shelf life expires. 

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@prairieghost said:

@JustinTime18™ said:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1488859751915999234

Cris must have a patsy within the organization still.

Yup, Cris must…

I am very mixed on this dealio. The past success certainly is tantalizing but my biggest hope is that IF Harbaugh is the guy that he’s bringing some great coaches because they’re really going to have to coach up and show their chops with certain areas of the roster.  We’ll be fielding a lot of new faces I believe. 

I also can’t deny that I was excited about getting in on the ground floor of a guy like O’Connell. 

The idea of 2 very strange/nerdy/weird people being front and center for our beloved team is a bit trepidatious for me, and so the Kirk and Jim cocktail wigs me out. Gotta hope for some awesome coordinators and position coaches to buffer the situation…

Maybe that mix is what the Vikings need.  Look at the relationship between Tarkenton and Grant.   Fran was/is a gregarious personality, a joker, and loved the spotlight, Grant was the complete opposite and it worked.  Worked pretty damn well.    

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@Greylock said:

@Havoc1649 said:
The Bears did hold talks with him, but it’s said he wanted a 10 year contract at $10 million a year. They didn’t want to commit so long term. If I were to guess, that could be a sticking point with ownership here as well. I don’t blame him at all. Who wouldn’t want to be able to avoid “contract years” every few? 

It seems like they are down to Harbaugh and Patrick Graham as front runners. The contract will probably factor though. 
A few interesting things I’ve read on Harbaugh: 

* He wants nothing to do with front office/personnel control. Not his thing.
* Reading more into his 49ers time, Trent Baalke is the sole reason it went south
* In my opinion Baalke isn’t just a dink, he’s lousy at his job - horrible drafter
* The character Ted Lasso is based on him. He’s good friends with Jason Sudeikis.
* Is 100% driven obsessively to win a Super Bowl. Told Michigan recruit as much the other day
* Spent all day with an assistant preparing for this interview with the Vikings - he doesn’t view it as his by default 

I’m most curious to see how he and Cousins get along. They’re both so weird, they might actually make a great pairing. 
The most exciting part for me if he’s hired is his staff. He always has elite assistants around. 
Lastly, I think Kwesi will likely be masterful dealing with him. He has the right kind of style, emotional intelligence to deal with Harbaugh’s idiosyncrasies. 

Wow, 10 years is an eternity in the life of an NFL coach.  If the Wilf's are stupid enough to agree to that they sure as hell better give them an out when Harbaugh's potential short shelf life expires. 

I don't know, the Wilfs gave Zimmer damn near 10 years and his shelf life was over 3 years ago. Not so unusual for them.

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Not gonna lie, I am looking forward to seeing how training camp goes with a new coach. There are so many personalities and relationship dynamics at play, just seeing how a different approach impacts that will be interesting. 

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No matter what happens, we as Vikings fans will be disappointed. 
The crowd that wants to go “New Young OC” for HC will immediately point out everything that is wrong with Harbaugh after the first preseason loss.

The crows that wants Harbaugh but somehow this whole thing falls through will do the same when the “New Young” coach loses his first game.

We love to hate each other and our team.

Hopefully better days are around the corner no matter who ends up coaching the Purple!

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Actually, my nearly 62 yr old ass is genuinely excited…  B) :p  

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I'm not too big of a fan of Jimmy

Jimmy knows QBs though.

Here are Jimmy's QBs at Michigan ...

Jake Rudduck

Wilton Speight

John O'Korn

Shea Patterson

Joe Milton

Cade McNamara


 ... Yuck!

Keep Jimmy away from decisions about which QB to draft please.

Here is how I really feel about Coach Hairball ...