Son, careful what you wish for...

I know, I know...

What else is he supposed to say?

"I'm scared shitless?"

He has confidence, that is good.  Hopefully his preparation level is up there with that confidence.

If Hill plays, you can bet Brees will know and test him early and often. 

Good luck, kid! :)

I like it. Just like when I was watching the replay and they were talking about the Jets going after Hill and Darnold threw an interception. Of course it's going to be a test for him but I wouldn't want him curled in the fetal position crying in the corner. Get after it!

Never play scared. I like it...might fail admirably but I still like it.

@"purplefaithful" said: I know, I know...

What else is he supposed to say?

"I'm scared shitless?"

I like that Holton Hill wants Brees to throw his way. That was good. But my favorite part of the OP is:  X cannot practice and is limping around the locker room, but says he feels great.  Barr also can't practice.  And Zimmer says there is a pretty good chance they both will play on Sunday.
OK, it's one thing for a 21-year-old rookie to be in denial, . . . but X and Zim?  I have a sore ankle. Maybe I'll play CB on Sunday against Brees. Yeah, I think there's a pretty good chance of that.

False confidence. Talk is one thing, walking it against one of the all time best QB's in NFL history is another. He'll understand it better after the game. Its fine, his comments. But it comes across empty to me. His INT last Sunday against the Jets was 100% a bad throw by Darnold and had nothing to do with Hill....but he did catch it, which can't be said for every DB I see on the Redzone Channel. 

A bad throw was tossed in his direction and he intercepted it. I remember Xavier Rhodes dead handing many potential INTs his first couple years before he snagged a few and never looked back. 

@"StickyBun" said: False confidence. Talk is one thing, walking it against one of the all time best QB's in NFL history is another. He'll understand it better after the game. Its fine, his comments. But it comes across empty to me. His INT last Sunday against the Jets was 100% a bad throw by Darnold and had nothing to do with Hill....but he did catch it, which can't be said for every DB I see on the Redzone Channel. 

A bad throw was tossed in his direction and he intercepted it. I remember Xavier Rhodes dead handing many potential INTs his first couple years before he snagged a few and never looked back. 

Yeah, like I said, Hill is in denial. Is it fake because he knows better?, or is it real because he is so ignorant? Again, kinda forgivable coming from a rookie about to make his first start. 
Meanwhile, the latest injury report shows that X, Barr, Sendejo, Cook, and Compton did not practice today. No change from yesterday.  And Reiff and Linval were limited. Same as yesterday.

@"dadevike" said:

@"StickyBun" said: False confidence. Talk is one thing, walking it against one of the all time best QB's in NFL history is another. He'll understand it better after the game. Its fine, his comments. But it comes across empty to me. His INT last Sunday against the Jets was 100% a bad throw by Darnold and had nothing to do with Hill....but he did catch it, which can't be said for every DB I see on the Redzone Channel. 

A bad throw was tossed in his direction and he intercepted it. I remember Xavier Rhodes dead handing many potential INTs his first couple years before he snagged a few and never looked back. 

Yeah, like I said, Hill is in denial. Is it fake because he knows better?, or is it real because he is so ignorant? Again, kinda forgivable coming from a rookie about to make his first start. 
Meanwhile, the latest injury report shows that X, Barr, Sendejo, Cook, and Compton did not practice today. No change from yesterday.  And Reiff and Linval were limited. Same as yesterday.

It would be great to get RR and LJ back on Sunday. I hope you are right about that.  O'Neill has to have won the RT job by now. Every game he has played there has been better than any game Hill played at RT. I don't care that he is a rookie. So are Holton Hill and Mike Hughes. If you are better than the vet, you should play.

@"StickyBun" said: False confidence. Talk is one thing, walking it against one of the all time best QB's in NFL history is another. He'll understand it better after the game. Its fine, his comments. But it comes across empty to me. His INT last Sunday against the Jets was 100% a bad throw by Darnold and had nothing to do with Hill....but he did catch it, which can't be said for every DB I see on the Redzone Channel. 

A bad throw was tossed in his direction and he intercepted it. I remember Xavier Rhodes dead handing many potential INTs his first couple years before he snagged a few and never looked back. 

As to Reiff, he practiced, but I am still skeptical.

I can't help but think they'll keep Reiff out till after the bye..Hell, maybe even XR and or Barr too. Might we toss LJ into the post bye pile too????

Back to O'Neill and the OL, the best defense against Brees? Keeping him on the bench with our Offense on the field. Sure wish we could run it Sunday and keep that lil SOB off the field. 

With Rhodes dinged up, Vikings may need rookie Hill to step in
Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said Wednesday that Xavier Rhodes and Anthony Barr have a “pretty good” chance of playing against the New Orleans Saints, but neither practiced, leaving the door open to the possibility they will face Drew Brees without the two Pro Bowlers.
Both players are extremely valuable to the Vikings’ defense, but Rhodes’ skills are especially important to slowing the Saints because of the presence of top wide receiver Michael Thomas, who has 53 receptions this year.

If Rhodes can’t play, the Vikings will turn to undrafted rookie Holton Hill.
While Minnesota originally saw Hill as a project coming into the NFL, he’s been pushed up the depth chart because of Terence Newman’s retirement and a season-ending injury to first-round draft pick Mike Hughes.
“We really liked him in the draft,” head coach Mike Zimmer said of Hill. “We thought he had length and characteristics were looking for in a corner. He’s a tough guy, tackles well, can run, has physicality, can get in and out of breaks. Corners always get hurt it seems like. You don’t go through the season with the same two corners every single ball game, typically, and so that’s why everybody laughs at me ‘we need one more corner,’but it’s kind of proving out now.”
The former Texas Longhorn has been in for 39 plays this year. He’s been targeted five times with three completions for 33 yards and one interception, which came in relief of Rhodes last week against the Jets.
Hill will have help in his corner. Newman, who worked closely with Hill camp as a teammate and is now coaching the rookie DB, faced Brees on many occasions throughout his long NFL career.
“He basically told me that I’m going to have to be on my A game because Drew Brees is going to know our defense, so I have to know it as good as Drew Brees does,” Hill said Wednesday. “So I’m just taking that and coming in every day, watching extra film, meeting up with Terence.”
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/10/rhodes-dinged-vikings-may-need-rookie-hill-step/

@"purplefaithful" said: I can't help but think they'll keep Reiff out till after the bye..Hell, maybe even XR and or Barr too. Might we toss LJ into the post bye pile too????

Back to O'Neill and the OL, the best defense against Brees? Keeping him on the bench with our Offense on the field. Sure wish we could run it Sunday and keep that lil SOB off the field. 

Barr was just a tweaked hammy, so who knows.  Reiff has tried to fight through the injury but has been less effective, so I hope he stays out until he is healthy. 

Hit Brees early and often-----make him feel like the 40 yr old and don't let him get in a rythmn sp?

@"Akvike" said: Hit Brees early and often-----make him feel like the 40 yr old and don't let him get in a rythmn sp?

I think he’ll throw at Alexander myself, we shall see. I read going into last weeks game that our “D” had 7 players w/ a 100+ passer rating when throwing against them... ugly

Brees will be looking to pick on Hill when BAM   Hunter introduces him to the turf.