PFF Identifies S As A Long Term Need

Definitely a bit surprising that we took last year's safety room, subtracted Cam Bynum, added one more year to Harry's age and called it good.

MaroonBells wrote:
Definitely a bit surprising that we took last year's safety room, subtracted Cam Bynum, added one more year to Harry's age and called it good.

They're banking on some youth and hoping Harry maintains. 

I agree with BN, they had 5 picks and it is surprising none of them went to S. 

S and RB may be positions they try and fortify this summer and b4 September.

MaroonBells wrote:
Definitely a bit surprising that we took last year's safety room, subtracted Cam Bynum, added one more year to Harry's age and called it good.

There are a couple name safeties still floating in the FA ether, but long term prospect is…dim. If the front 7 plays up to potential it might be a moot point. Still, I’d prefer to address a glaring issue a year early as opposed to a year late. 

RB
S
C
iDL under 30 are concerns for 26.

Thank heavens someone of a higher authority has identified this gaping need! None of us knew it, we were completely in the dark with no clear consensus of what any of our greatest needs might possibly be.

They have a good grasp of the obvious.

Montana Tom wrote:
Thank heavens someone of a higher authority has identified this gaping need!  None of us knew it, we were completely in the dark with no clear consensus of what any of our greatest needs might possibly be.

They have a good grasp of the obvious.

Some of us pay for these rare insights.

Ugh

JustInTime wrote:
https://x.com/vikingterritory/status/1937963804752810093?s=46&t=TjjB9Q4BmOwmN74RrrMjoQ

No shit.

was exactly what I was thinking when I clicked on the post.

its amazing that the good folks at PFF have the awareness and insight to see such an obscure potential weakness.  They must really be plugged into the pulse of the organization.

JimmyinSD wrote:

was exactly what I was thinking when I clicked on the post.

its amazing that the good folks at PFF have the awareness and insight to see such an obscure potential weakness.  They must really be plugged into the pulse of the organization.

It's the type of article written while lounging around a pool, sipping on a margarita & Jimmy Buffet playing in the background.

JimmyinSD wrote:

was exactly what I was thinking when I clicked on the post.

its amazing that the good folks at PFF have the awareness and insight to see such an obscure potential weakness.  They must really be plugged into the pulse of the organization.

Makes you wonder if there’s any sort of editorial oversight. More often than not we get better insight on our team on this site than from those paid to produce content. 

Or maybe we’re more in tune than the average Joe.

JustInTime wrote:

Makes you wonder if there’s any sort of editorial oversight. More often than not we get better insight on our team on this site than from those paid to produce content. 

Or maybe we’re more in tune than the average Joe.

well we know for a fact that some of the talking heads have used our site for takes as they have at times not even bothered to change the words before going to print.

JimmyinSD wrote:

well we know for a fact that some of the talking heads have used our site for takes as they have at times not even bothered to change the words before going to print.

Get out.

JimmyinSD wrote:

well we know for a fact that some of the talking heads have used our site for takes as they have at times not even bothered to change the words before going to print.

I've noticed that too.

Where art thou, Lewis Cine? He and Booth really set us back in the secondary dept but not all picks are gonna hit. It’s frustrating but it happens.

I’m glad Harrison Smith is back— really glad, he’s a Vikings legend in my mind— but yeah, pretty glaring need. The team has unfortunately failed to have an upsidey understudy at QB for Kirk’s last year, or by the looks of things, S for Harry’s presumably last year. Nothings going to be perfect but those seem like two unfortunate missed opportunities that really shouldn’t have been too difficult to achieve in some fashion.

I think Jordan Mason is going to have a big year and Jones will be solid again too. RB will be a big need next year but I’m very okay with our top 2 this year. If either goes down for extended the team needs to add someone. Chandler and/or Ham don’t need carries.

Safety on the other hand could be a big problem this year. TBD.

MaroonBells wrote:

I've noticed that too.

Who has done this? KFAN? PA? Ragatz? Vikings Territory?

JustInTime wrote:

Who has done this? KFAN? PA? Ragatz? Vikings Territory?

More the latter two, and more on Twitter and various podcasts. You can include Dustin Baker, Luke Braun, Nystrom, SkorNorth and a half dozen other twitter regulars. 

People are desperate for content, and will read even the tiniest sliver of Vikings news, so I know these guys scour the internet (forums, facebook, etc) for topic ideas and takes to bump up engagement and meet the ever-increasing demand for "news." I worked in marketing for many years and our director of social media would have her staff do exactly this on a daily basis.

MaroonBells wrote:

More the latter two, and more on Twitter and various podcasts. You can include Dustin Baker, Luke Braun, Nystrom, SkorNorth and a half dozen other twitter regulars. 

People are desperate for content, and will read even the tiniest sliver of Vikings news, so I know these guys scour the internet (forums, facebook, etc) for topic ideas and takes to bump up engagement and meet the ever-increasing demand for "news." I worked in marketing for many years and our director of social media would have her staff do exactly this on a daily basis.

That’s crazy.

MaroonBells wrote:

More the latter two, and more on Twitter and various podcasts. You can include Dustin Baker, Luke Braun, Nystrom, SkorNorth and a half dozen other twitter regulars. 

People are desperate for content, and will read even the tiniest sliver of Vikings news, so I know these guys scour the internet (forums, facebook, etc) for topic ideas and takes to bump up engagement and meet the ever-increasing demand for "news." I worked in marketing for many years and our director of social media would have her staff do exactly this on a daily basis.

At times I've definitely noticed Phil Mackey saying stuff on PD that I found myself reading a day or two earlier on various message boards.  Made me wonder, but hey he's free to read the same stuff we all are.    

I don't know if people are desperate for content so much as "content creators" are in need when they decide they're going to do a one-team focused show every day of the year.

comet52 wrote:


At times I've definitely noticed Phil Mackey saying stuff on PD that I found myself reading a day or two earlier on various message boards.  Made me wonder, but hey he's free to read the same stuff we all are.    

I don't know if people are desperate for content so much as "content creators" are in need when they decide they're going to do a one-team focused show every day of the year.

I'm sure its happened....these young guys are looking for topic ideas, discussion points. I don't believe I've seen anything verbatim, but I've seen a thread start on this board and in less than half a day/few hours there is a VERY similar topic out in the Twitterverse for their 'shows'. I think most people would be surprised how much topic stealing/pure plagiarism that goes on in general everywhere in the media. Or even outright lying about 'sources'. For instance: Colin Cowherd loves to say this, 'so I got a text from someone I really trust on this matter'....insinuating a source on a team. He could mean his fricking gardener in that context for all we know. Its just too easy to lie that you have sources when the journalism game is to never name sources, or at the very least be manipulative about the context like Cowherd does. There have been Pulitzer prize winning journalists that have been found out to be completely lying about the content.