This is a real tough one for the team

@"CFIAvike" said: In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if they sign Colt McCoy and toss him out there after 3 days learning our offense as opposed to letting Hall get turned inside out. 

Mark my words…if they march Hall out there for the remainder of the season, they are absolutely knowingly tanking

@"mblack" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if they sign Colt McCoy and toss him out there after 3 days learning our offense as opposed to letting Hall get turned inside out. 

Mark my words…if they march Hall out there for the remainder of the season, they are absolutely knowingly tanking

At the bold… Who knew we had members with insider info posting here. Thanks for the insights

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"mblack" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: In fact it wouldn’t surprise me if they sign Colt McCoy and toss him out there after 3 days learning our offense as opposed to letting Hall get turned inside out. 

Mark my words…if they march Hall out there for the remainder of the season, they are absolutely knowingly tanking

At the bold… Who knew we had members with insider info posting here. Thanks for the insights

That’s cool man. Everyone goes through the stages of grief at different paces. I’'ve reaches acceptance that we’re done for the year. I sse a lot of bargaining and denial right now   

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"bigbone62" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: Jaren Hall is ass, and we don’t have a running game to hide/protect him. The Vikings are about to look like the Hawkeyes. I’ll bet everything in my FanDuel account we lose to the Falcons

I know it's an emotional time but lets not get carried away with the Hawkeyes comparison. That is unless KOC is giving up play calling to Brian Ferentz. 

when Jaren Hall has 92 passing yards next week and we run for 35 because there’s 10 in the box, you’ll see what I’m talking about. 

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"bigbone62" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: Jaren Hall is ass, and we don’t have a running game to hide/protect him. The Vikings are about to look like the Hawkeyes. I’ll bet everything in my FanDuel account we lose to the Falcons

I know it's an emotional time but lets not get carried away with the Hawkeyes comparison. That is unless KOC is giving up play calling to Brian Ferentz. 

when Jaren Hall has 92 passing yards next week and we run for 35 because there’s 10 in the box, you’ll see what I’m talking about. 

Glad you got it all figured out. Sounds like you were just waiting for something bad to happen to join us and voice your opinions.

My first reaction about Hall (after watching his few replacement plays and him in pre-season) was oh crap. And then I remembered two things...first was that in pre-season, he not only was running against scrubs, he was playing WITH scrubs...he was not playing with our first string...heck, during pre-season, nobody even knew what Addison was capable of.  And #2 to keep in mind was what KOC said this morning, he has not been running with the first team on our Vikings playbook...he has been running Scout team each week (and doing a fine job with a different playbook each week against our #1 D...said KOC).

I saw something this morning that caused me a bit of pause...I recommend that everyone go and watch his college highlight reels...he definitely has the athletic ability and the wheels to be a dual threat QB. After I watched that reel, I felt a lot better. 

Glad it's not my job to make the call...heck, I don't even feel qualified to have an opinion.

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"bigbone62" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: Jaren Hall is ass, and we don’t have a running game to hide/protect him. The Vikings are about to look like the Hawkeyes. I’ll bet everything in my FanDuel account we lose to the Falcons

I know it's an emotional time but lets not get carried away with the Hawkeyes comparison. That is unless KOC is giving up play calling to Brian Ferentz. 

when Jaren Hall has 92 passing yards next week and we run for 35 because there’s 10 in the box, you’ll see what I’m talking about. 

Glad you got it all figured out. Sounds like you were just waiting for something bad to happen to join us and voice your opinions.

@"AGRforever" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"bigbone62" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: Jaren Hall is ass, and we don’t have a running game to hide/protect him. The Vikings are about to look like the Hawkeyes. I’ll bet everything in my FanDuel account we lose to the Falcons

I know it's an emotional time but lets not get carried away with the Hawkeyes comparison. That is unless KOC is giving up play calling to Brian Ferentz. 

when Jaren Hall has 92 passing yards next week and we run for 35 because there’s 10 in the box, you’ll see what I’m talking about. 

Glad you got it all figured out. Sounds like you were just waiting for something bad to happen to join us and voice your opinions.

Why are we gate keeping?  Who cares if someone joins a board full of grumpy old men. (and woman). 

99% of back-up QBs that play us have a great game. Now it's time to turn the table.

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"AGRforever" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"bigbone62" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: Jaren Hall is ass, and we don’t have a running game to hide/protect him. The Vikings are about to look like the Hawkeyes. I’ll bet everything in my FanDuel account we lose to the Falcons

I know it's an emotional time but lets not get carried away with the Hawkeyes comparison. That is unless KOC is giving up play calling to Brian Ferentz. 

when Jaren Hall has 92 passing yards next week and we run for 35 because there’s 10 in the box, you’ll see what I’m talking about. 

Glad you got it all figured out. Sounds like you were just waiting for something bad to happen to join us and voice your opinions.

Why are we gate keeping?  Who cares if someone joins a board full of grumpy old men. (and woman). 

I could care less who joins in and gives tbeir opinions. I was just kinda of surprised by the completely negative take on Hall, who hasn't even had a chance to show what he can do, from someone who rarely if ever posted his opinions before.

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"Vikergirl" said: Ok preseason was against the scrubs too. They picked Hall for a reason, they have to give him a shot. There are no really good options to pick up (other than Brady or Brissett, maybe Dalton). It is what it is. This is the reality now. 

oh i agree 100%. Ain’t no one coming in, learning this system and personnel, and saving this season. 

I’m just saying that Jaren Hall showed nothing against the scrubs he played against in the preseason that should lead anyone to believe he’s going to remotely have any success against first stringers. I’m honestly not a Kwesi hater, but the jury is still out on his player evaluation skills. 

@"AGRforever" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"AGRforever" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"bigbone62" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: Jaren Hall is ass, and we don’t have a running game to hide/protect him. The Vikings are about to look like the Hawkeyes. I’ll bet everything in my FanDuel account we lose to the Falcons

I know it's an emotional time but lets not get carried away with the Hawkeyes comparison. That is unless KOC is giving up play calling to Brian Ferentz. 

when Jaren Hall has 92 passing yards next week and we run for 35 because there’s 10 in the box, you’ll see what I’m talking about. 

Glad you got it all figured out. Sounds like you were just waiting for something bad to happen to join us and voice your opinions.

Why are we gate keeping?  Who cares if someone joins a board full of grumpy old men. (and woman). 

I could care less who joins in and gives tbeir opinions. I was just kinda of surprised by the completely negative take on Hall, who hasn't even had a chance to show what he can do, from someone who rarely if ever posted his opinions before.

I agree on giving Hall a shot. It a heck of a Hail Mary but it’s worth it at this point. 

The QB School reviewing Hall's longest preseason performance.  

@"AGRforever" said:

@"1VikesFan" said:

@"CFIAvike" said:

@"bigbone62" said:

@"CFIAvike" said: Jaren Hall is ass, and we don’t have a running game to hide/protect him. The Vikings are about to look like the Hawkeyes. I’ll bet everything in my FanDuel account we lose to the Falcons

I know it's an emotional time but lets not get carried away with the Hawkeyes comparison. That is unless KOC is giving up play calling to Brian Ferentz. 

when Jaren Hall has 92 passing yards next week and we run for 35 because there’s 10 in the box, you’ll see what I’m talking about. 

Glad you got it all figured out. Sounds like you were just waiting for something bad to happen to join us and voice your opinions.

Why are we gate keeping?  Who cares if someone joins a board full of grumpy old men. (and woman). 

Not getting the Hall hate by one poster.  Like others have said, there is absolutely no downside in seeing what he has at this point.

There isn't a veteran QB that can be signed, get to the Vikings facilities, learn the playbook, and get instant chemistry with our team in 3 days.  Mullens is on IR for at least one more week so it's Hall as the likely starter and Mannion elevated to be the backup.

If the Hall hate is coming from a place of wanting to beat the Falcons and keep our playoff dreams alive...  again, Hall gives us the best chance to do that THIS week after Cousins went down. 

Seems like everyone is being reasonable about it.  Acknowledging our season is likely done, but maybe there is a chance Hall surprises?  It's a no lose situation.  Any chance of making the playoffs and winning a Super Bowl tanked when Cousins went down.  Now it's just hope and prayers and fans trying to find some excitement from seeing a rookie play.  Might be we're all cranky and hopeless if Hall face plants next week, but who cares if he does?  This season is all about seeing if Hall can be the guy or accepting that we're going to lose a bunch of games and be in line for taking a top rookie QB in the 2024 draft.

Whether Kirk Cousins returns to the Vikings, I think we can all agree that the Vikings got the Kevin O’Connell hire right. KOC empowered Kirk on and off the field and brought out the best in him. We saw a different side of Kirk the past two years.

— Judd Zulgad (@jzulgad) November 1, 2023

@"StickyBun" said: https://twitter.com/jzulgad/status/1719539440845009001

Kirk played well this year. But he played well last year too. And the year before. And the year before that. He was never the problem.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"StickyBun" said: https://twitter.com/jzulgad/status/1719539440845009001

Did we, Judd? Or has Kirk always been the same guy and you just recently decided to start giving him some credit?

Kirk played well this year. But he played well last year too. And the year before. And the year before that. He was never the problem.

@"StickyBun" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"StickyBun" said: https://twitter.com/jzulgad/status/1719539440845009001

Did we, Judd? Or has Kirk always been the same guy and you just recently decided to start giving him some credit?

Kirk played well this year. But he played well last year too. And the year before. And the year before that. He was never the problem.

Mostly agree, but we didn't get Kirko Chainz before KOC. Regardless, Judd sucks. 

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"StickyBun" said: https://twitter.com/jzulgad/status/1719539440845009001

Did we, Judd? Or has Kirk always been the same guy and you just recently decided to start giving him some credit?

Kirk played well this year. But he played well last year too. And the year before. And the year before that. He was never the problem.

Mostly agree, but we didn't get Kirko Chainz before KOC. Regardless, Judd sucks. 

We did. We just didn't call him that. He was too often disguised by poor OL play and historically bad defenses. But he was there to see for those capable of watching a game critically and objectively, unswayed by narrative. Judd could not. Judd is a moron.