Quote: @greediron said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Bezerker88 said:
Do I belong here?....
Asking for a friend.
if you are a Viking fan... which I think has been verified... then yes you do.
When do we get our check marks?
check marks?... is that like czechoslovakian currency?
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@ greediron said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Bezerker88 said:
Do I belong here?....
Asking for a friend.
if you are a Viking fan... which I think has been verified... then yes you do.
When do we get our check marks?
check marks?... is that like czechoslovakian currency?
lol, no the verified check marks. Like you are the Verified one and only JimmyinSD
Quote: @greediron said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ greediron said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Bezerker88 said:
Do I belong here?....
Asking for a friend.
if you are a Viking fan... which I think has been verified... then yes you do.
When do we get our check marks?
check marks?... is that like czechoslovakian currency?
lol, no the verified check marks. Like you are the Verified one and only JimmyinSD
aah... good point, what if I am not really me, but a troll that used my PT user name to start an account here... that is a valid concern and unfortunately I dont think anybody here can vouch for me being the real JimmyinSD.... oh wait... RSexpress and I met at a tailgate in KC and we met again at the tailgate last year at USB... so I am good. now who you got?
Quote: @greediron said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ greediron said:
@ JimmyinSD said:
@ Bezerker88 said:
Do I belong here?....
Asking for a friend.
if you are a Viking fan... which I think has been verified... then yes you do.
When do we get our check marks?
check marks?... is that like czechoslovakian currency?
lol, no the verified check marks. Like you are the Verified one and only JimmyinSD
I guess you have to ask yourself. Does anybody else want to be me? That's a question not everyone would want to ask.
Just asking...err...for a friend.
Quote: Z@suncoastvike said:
I take no responsibility for my ignorance. I really don't do the whole draft analysis thing. I only watch a couple college teams really. My Gators and the Gophers. So I listened to everyone else who told me he was a reach. They lied to me. I was framed.
I am the same way. I learn what I learn on this site and hope they pick the right guys.
Quote: @Bezerker88 said:
Do I belong here?....
Asking for a friend.
I know there is some humor in most of these replies but I'm sure not fond of the "who belongs here" perspective. I'm sure I don't belong by some accounts...but if the criteria actually is "Vikings fan", does NJVike fail? I've never seen him post a "hate the Vikings" or "glad to see them lose" thread. He has reached the conclusion Spielman must go for this team to win. He might be right. Did you kick out people who kept saying Ponder must go, or TJack, or Blair Walsh, or Frazier, or Childress? I know his posts can get repetitive, but they generate discussion, sometimes interesting. That's the point of a discussion board, right? I guess there is sometimes an argument over whether we should be discussing/debating the team here, or just cheerleading.
Quote: @Jor-El said:
@ Bezerker88 said:
Do I belong here?....
Asking for a friend.
I know there is some humor in most of these replies but I'm sure not fond of the "who belongs here" perspective. I'm sure I don't belong by some accounts...but if the criteria actually is "Vikings fan", does NJVike fail? I've never seen him post a "hate the Vikings" or "glad to see them lose" thread. He has reached the conclusion Spielman must go for this team to win. He might be right. Did you kick out people who kept saying Ponder must go, or TJack, or Blair Walsh, or Frazier, or Childress? I know his posts can get repetitive, but they generate discussion, sometimes interesting. That's the point of a discussion board, right? I guess there is sometimes an argument over whether we should be discussing/debating the team here, or just cheerleading.
his posting goes to nearly zero when the team is producing wins, he only shows up to drool his schtick after losses or something else that could be twisted to fit his anti spielman narrative. I am not a huge fan of the rickster, but even I can see his position is pretty much that of a bit poster and not really that of a fan sharing their perspectives. even the most jaded fan finds positives from time to time and wants to discuss them. I am not saying anybody does or doesnt belong, but as it being a fan site, should we see some positivity once in a while, let alone more often than not, when the team is having a decent year?
Quote: @JimmyinSD said:
@ Jor-El said:
@ Bezerker88 said:
Do I belong here?....
Asking for a friend.
I know there is some humor in most of these replies but I'm sure not fond of the "who belongs here" perspective. I'm sure I don't belong by some accounts...but if the criteria actually is "Vikings fan", does NJVike fail? I've never seen him post a "hate the Vikings" or "glad to see them lose" thread. He has reached the conclusion Spielman must go for this team to win. He might be right. Did you kick out people who kept saying Ponder must go, or TJack, or Blair Walsh, or Frazier, or Childress? I know his posts can get repetitive, but they generate discussion, sometimes interesting. That's the point of a discussion board, right? I guess there is sometimes an argument over whether we should be discussing/debating the team here, or just cheerleading.
his posting goes to nearly zero when the team is producing wins, he only shows up to drool his schtick after losses or something else that could be twisted to fit his anti spielman narrative. I am not a huge fan of the rickster, but even I can see his position is pretty much that of a bit poster and not really that of a fan sharing their perspectives. even the most jaded fan finds positives from time to time and wants to discuss them. I am not saying anybody does or doesnt belong, but as it being a fan site, should we see some positivity once in a while, let alone more often than not, when the team is having a decent year?
This. If you ONLY show up when the team loses (for some reason bongbreath just came to mind), then I think it's fair to ask why you're "here". I guess you can still be a fan... but how good of a fan are you if you would rather be right- than to have your team win (assuming you're not trying to tank for the #1 seed and you really need a QB)?
Back to OT....
And by the way, I was totally right to defend the pick. My new name should be FSUDraftGuru.
But why did I like it? There's been some really great success stories regarding TEs putting on weight and converting to OTs.
Lane Johnson is the poster child but we saw another one last night: Alejandro Vilkanueva. Tried out a couple of times as a TE, didn't get picked up, went back to the Army. Eagles eventually inked him as a DE and he started putting on weight. They cut him and Tomlin immediately signed him and told him to add even more weight. Now he's a legit Franchise LT.
You can't always expect athletic TEs to bulk up, keep the weight AND keep the athleticism. But O'Neil had the work ethic and he's kept the athleticism. Sure, he was raw. But there's plenty of tales of guys struggling at Sr. Bowls and developing. And I saw none of the issues Clemmings had before he was drafted.
It was a great pick and I suspect you'll see an early pick on Guard and boy there are plenty to choose from again this year.
If Rick goes DE, DT and LB with the first 3 picks and doesn't sign any Guards, though, I will rip him a new one here ad nauseum. Until that actually happens I'm going to trust him. Signed Reiff, drafted Elf & O'Neil. He's earned the benefit of the doubt.
I loved the Hughes pick in the first and I thought that O'Neill was a reach. I didn't think he had the bulk to be a contributor right away.
Now looking at it, I love how the draft fell and who we got. We couldn't have gotten someone of Hughes impact if we would have went OL in the first. I am happy to say I was wrong about O'Neill not being ready year 1
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