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Dek, grow that mustache. It’s like Samson’s hair, the longer it gets the stronger the Vikings will be !!!!!!!!!
The Vikings have fired a Torpedo into the Ship. the ship catches fire and it is evident that the ship will sink.
F#%k IT! Fire Torpedos 3, 4, and 5 into the ship and really do the job. This is the mentality I want the Vikings to have the rest of the season. Even though the Vikings are winning/ahead, I want the Vikings to keep scoring points and keep points from being scored , even in garbage time at the end of the game.
Oh no, the Favre Greg Lewis pass is still #1
Sam Darnold does not need the biggest bag – he was top 3 pick – and he will be paid if he is top 10 after 2024. I think he will take a good landing place over biggest bag. I can be wrong – but I bet he would rather pick where he is going to play versus the biggest pay day. Time will tell
any link for where Purdy told Flores he has a good scheme?
Flores gives me Neil Armstrong, Buddy Ryan and Bob Holloway vibes 💜💛 from the 70’s-80’s success. Purple People Eaters rise again💜💛❣️
Fred Warner kept the Niners in that game. If it wasn't for his two turnovers caused the Vikings probably win 33-10.
I'm no Kirk Stan but Phil you keep saying Kirk's falcons contract is 200 million and 50 million per year but it's only 40 million per year and only 100 million guaranteed. you're over-exagerating it a little bit
Darnald seems to be accurate, calm, can run in the back field, and is young so I say sign him to a 3 or 5 yr. Contract. He won’t command the highest dollar and I think he realizes it’s a team game and it takes other good players to win.
i am ready for a great season.
Give BFlo a lifetime contract with the Vikings don’t let that man leave pay him whatever he wants. That man is the Mike Tomlin of the defense – steady n resilient
If Kwesi traded a First Round pick for ALL THE UDFAs, I wouldn't even be mad at this point. 😂
All I was asking for was an entertaining season. Not important if they win or lose. And heck yes, it is entertaining and they win.
What I really like about Darnold: he throws an interception or a bad pass – but on the next drive he goes out again as if nothing has happened. Not like a certain previous qb, with whom you knew the game was over at this point.
Pie Chart of Praise — what about the Field Goal kicker??
Did KOC really want to bring Kirk back, or was he saying the right things about a player at the most important position that he personally liked so that it didn't look like they were discarding him out of hand? We'll never know, but I suspect, KOC was more than fine moving off Kirk given their draft position and the strong QB draft class. I've no doubt Kwesi wanted to move on from Cousins, but something tells me KOC was too….because it was the smart thing to do.
Major nitpick missed. Why was their so much red in the stadium? Viking home opener can’t be filled with purple? Not good.
The sports dad is the biggest dumb ass in the business. Who tells the head coach that he looks exhausted. Such a dip shit
Phil's right….that final drive that resulted in a field goal was legendary. We haven't seen this kind of drive, from this team, in decades.
Judd pressing KOC's buttons 😮 watch it sports dad😊
We are not getting a comp pick for Darnold next year. We are spending big money in free agency and it will cancel out anything sam would get us.
Points per game allowed is still king for defenses. Through 2 games they’re giving up only 11.5 per game.
Dex hot take is spot on, the only pass and catch that is in the same realm as the 97 yard strike would be Farve to Lewis.
Cunningham to Moss was great, but a lot of those were sloppy deep balls that Moss had to stop for, adjust for or tip them around and snag them out of the air.
Darnolds piss missile hit Jets in stride, over the defense and dropped in there there like a butterfly with sore feet.
Judd Glazes McCarthy so much, he’s only played 1 pre season game. We’ll see what he becomes, Darnold is balling rn
… and that’s the worst excuse for a mustache in Viking history!
What a game. Let’s get healthy and go for 3
Two weeks in a row darnold airs it out from our own endzone they're dangerous no matter where they are on the field
Let’s play Yrishton Jackson and less of Sherfield
MONSTER Defense
Darnold already had the depleted roster. And he was horrible
Honk if you love the 'stache
Ignoring the miracle, I remember the 99 yard TD to Berrian from Gus Frerrote, it was flawless. Carters 65 yard OT TD against the Bears. This was a great play but that take is too much.
If we beat houston, phil and mackey gotta shave and have a mustache like declan
I think it’s a stretch to say that Flores is better than Zimmer at this point. There is certainly potential for him to get there though. You have to remember that 2017 defense was one of the best defenses in the NFL this century.
Very astute nitpicks Sports Dad.
I’m actually predicting the entire NFC North losing this week, lol. Hope I’m wrong about the Vikes!
Kwesi did make moves this past off-season. However, it still remains to be seen if it will work out. I'm going to wait to see how the season goes before I give him praise.