Cousins signs with Falcons

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@AGRforever said:

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@purplefaithful said:

@Vikergirl said:
At some point, you have to move on. Would you rather have Cousins for 4 years/180 million?

$45mm was my #

How the rest of it was structured or guaranteed? I dont get paid enough to figure that out. 

Vikings offered more. Structure just wasn't going to work. They wanted to go year to year. 

Any idea what a plan B will look like?

pill form,  no baby.

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@JimmyinSD said:

@kmillard said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@kmillard said:

@StickyBun said:

@kmillard said:

@CFIAvike said:

@JimmyinSD said:
silver lining.... the Vikings didnt get stupid and held hostage again.  Yes they lose the starting QB,  but they arent stuck in a bad contract for the next 4 years,  its going to  sting  a bit,  but they didnt overspend when backed into a corner,  which is typically their response to losing an aging impact type player that will likely decline over the course of the deal.  onto the next chapter.

“it’s gonna sting a bit”…understatement of the century

I am going to miss all those Division titles, playoff wins, and Super Bowl appearances. 

We will be probably missing a lot of things for awhile. But now that Kirko is gone, the curmudgeon crew can go after KAM. Then KOC. And keep hammering on the Wilfs. 

What has been great in the Wilf era? Keeping the team in MPLS? Favre 2009? Miracle 2017? Viking fans should be used to mediocrity.

well,  as an in market fan of the team... I am pretty happy they didnt move the team,  would really suck to have to pay to watch their annual trials and tribulations.

That is their  good moment, though from a tax standpoint I would probably be against a stadium if they ever did it again. 

IIRC the state of Minnesota is about a decade ahead in terms of revenue projections from the pull tab sales that were earmarked for the stadium, add on top of that the additional revenue from hosting the superbowl as well as other events,  probably is saving tax payers money vs not having a pro team.

Living in Minnesota I don't think it is possible to add more taxes. Saving taxpayers money is not what this state government does. But I digress.

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@AGRforever said:

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@purplefaithful said:

@Vikergirl said:
At some point, you have to move on. Would you rather have Cousins for 4 years/180 million?

$45mm was my #

How the rest of it was structured or guaranteed? I dont get paid enough to figure that out. 

Vikings offered more. Structure just wasn't going to work. They wanted to go year to year. 

Any idea what a plan B will look like?

The "sinking feeling" in my gut says plan B will be at best a 5-12 record for next season.  :#

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@kmillard said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@kmillard said:

@JimmyinSD said:

@kmillard said:

@StickyBun said:

@kmillard said:

@CFIAvike said:

@JimmyinSD said:
silver lining.... the Vikings didnt get stupid and held hostage again.  Yes they lose the starting QB,  but they arent stuck in a bad contract for the next 4 years,  its going to  sting  a bit,  but they didnt overspend when backed into a corner,  which is typically their response to losing an aging impact type player that will likely decline over the course of the deal.  onto the next chapter.

“it’s gonna sting a bit”…understatement of the century

I am going to miss all those Division titles, playoff wins, and Super Bowl appearances. 

We will be probably missing a lot of things for awhile. But now that Kirko is gone, the curmudgeon crew can go after KAM. Then KOC. And keep hammering on the Wilfs. 

What has been great in the Wilf era? Keeping the team in MPLS? Favre 2009? Miracle 2017? Viking fans should be used to mediocrity.

well,  as an in market fan of the team... I am pretty happy they didnt move the team,  would really suck to have to pay to watch their annual trials and tribulations.

That is their  good moment, though from a tax standpoint I would probably be against a stadium if they ever did it again. 

IIRC the state of Minnesota is about a decade ahead in terms of revenue projections from the pull tab sales that were earmarked for the stadium, add on top of that the additional revenue from hosting the superbowl as well as other events,  probably is saving tax payers money vs not having a pro team.

Living in Minnesota I don't think it is possible to add more taxes. Saving taxpayers money is not what this state government does. But I digress.

well how about SD... sales tax cuts last year ( to make noem look good for a hopeful VP bid )  but in return they raise valuations on all property to hit those that own homes and farms harder... makes perfect sense for a state thats #2 income is from tourism... to spend millions annually to get people to come vacation here,  but then cut the funding mechanism that those tourists feed into.... seriously,  how fucking brain dead is that?

but yes totally agree,  if you think they are doing something to help the little guy,  its because the big guy is profiting more.  ( Look up carbon pipelines,  what a bunch of crap that one is )

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@kmillard said:

@CFIAvike said:

@JimmyinSD said:
silver lining.... the Vikings didnt get stupid and held hostage again.  Yes they lose the starting QB,  but they arent stuck in a bad contract for the next 4 years,  its going to  sting  a bit,  but they didnt overspend when backed into a corner,  which is typically their response to losing an aging impact type player that will likely decline over the course of the deal.  onto the next chapter.

“it’s gonna sting a bit”…understatement of the century

I am going to miss all those Division titles, playoff wins, and Super Bowl appearances. 

yeah…..super excited for the Sam Darnold era to begin

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@CFIAvike said:

@kmillard said:

@CFIAvike said:

@JimmyinSD said:
silver lining.... the Vikings didnt get stupid and held hostage again.  Yes they lose the starting QB,  but they arent stuck in a bad contract for the next 4 years,  its going to  sting  a bit,  but they didnt overspend when backed into a corner,  which is typically their response to losing an aging impact type player that will likely decline over the course of the deal.  onto the next chapter.

“it’s gonna sting a bit”…understatement of the century

I am going to miss all those Division titles, playoff wins, and Super Bowl appearances. 

yeah…..super excited for the Sam Darnold era to begin

Let's hope anything but Sam Darnold. 

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@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@purplefaithful said:

@Vikergirl said:
At some point, you have to move on. Would you rather have Cousins for 4 years/180 million?

$45mm was my #

How the rest of it was structured or guaranteed? I dont get paid enough to figure that out. 

Vikings offered more. Structure just wasn't going to work. They wanted to go year to year. 

@AGRforever said:

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@purplefaithful said:

@Vikergirl said:
At some point, you have to move on. Would you rather have Cousins for 4 years/180 million?

$45mm was my #

How the rest of it was structured or guaranteed? I dont get paid enough to figure that out. 

Vikings offered more. Structure just wasn't going to work. They wanted to go year to year. 

Any idea what a plan B will look like?

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@AGRforever said:

@"Geoff Nichols" said:

@purplefaithful said:

@Vikergirl said:
At some point, you have to move on. Would you rather have Cousins for 4 years/180 million?

$45mm was my #

How the rest of it was structured or guaranteed? I dont get paid enough to figure that out. 

Vikings offered more. Structure just wasn't going to work. They wanted to go year to year. 

Any idea what a plan B will look like?

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@kmillard said:

@CFIAvike said:

@kmillard said:

@CFIAvike said:

@JimmyinSD said:
silver lining.... the Vikings didnt get stupid and held hostage again.  Yes they lose the starting QB,  but they arent stuck in a bad contract for the next 4 years,  its going to  sting  a bit,  but they didnt overspend when backed into a corner,  which is typically their response to losing an aging impact type player that will likely decline over the course of the deal.  onto the next chapter.

“it’s gonna sting a bit”…understatement of the century

I am going to miss all those Division titles, playoff wins, and Super Bowl appearances. 

yeah…..super excited for the Sam Darnold era to begin

Let's hope anything but Sam Darnold. 

It’s totally going to be Sam Darnold, and I’m 100% gonna be here to chirp the Kirk haters for it all season long

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Never thought I'd pray for the tandem of Fields and JJ McCarthy.