Your Open Thread For Thursday
by Ted Glover on Nov 17, 2011 3:30 PM CST
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PrintI'm still smarting from the Monday Night beatdown, and I'll need a few more hours to talk myself into believing that we have a chance to beat Oakland on Sunday. So until I can write something that's utterly realistic and believeable about that, I present to you a cornucopia of open thread topics:
Adrian Peterson and Jared Allen are leading vote getters by the fans for the Pro Bowl. Steve Hutchinson is third, Percy Harvin is fifth. That might help explain why the Vikings are at 2-7 this year, no? Was it just two years ago that half the team was named All-Pro? Sigh...
Former Packer Johnny Jolly was sentenced to 6 years in prison for violating his parole. I have little sympathy for someone when they have it all at their fingetips and piss it down their leg, but Michael Vick only got two years for torturing and killing dogs. Was Jolly's sentence too harsh? Discuss.
Ramsey County officials briefed the Governor on the Arden Hills stadium site. Why do I get the feeling that Dayton might have mistaken these guys as door to door salesmen?
Reusse is in his element by declaring that football in Minnesota is 'years away' from being competitive. It all depends on what his definition of 'years' is.
So what are the chances the Colts go 0-16, draft Andrew Luck, and then trade Peyton Manning to the Vikings? Don't tell me, after all the scrap heap quarterbacks we've been forced to cheer for, it hasn't crossed your mind? Discuss.
Benny, Benny, Benny, Benny and the Vikessssssssssssssssssssssssssss. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, our defensive woes have ended, now that Benny Sapp is back in town. WOO! So is it me, or is it the fact that Benny Sapp will get a lot of playing time against the Raiders fill you with an "Oh my God an asteroid is going to collide with the earth and wipeout mankind' kind of dread? No, I'm not the only one? Good. Discuss.
We'll be back with more later, but for now, consider this an open thread. Any topic goes, just no politics, no religion, no personal insults. Have at it.
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When will Sapp get his required "Unnecessary Roughness" penalty?
I say the second quarter.
by Midnight Rambler on Nov 17, 2011 3:35 PM CST reply actions
Third play from scrimmage
Which keeps a drive alive.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
You can't put him on special teams
because if he gets hurt, Ryan Cook will need to be signed to play safety.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
Yup--everyone remembers the same Benny Sapp I do.
by Midnight Rambler on Nov 17, 2011 4:56 PM CST up reply actions
I'd say that if we were 6-2, my friend.
Each to their own. His stats seem better than what we’ve had here the past 2 years.
We don't need Ryan Cook...
… we got Everson Griffen to play safety.
The picture put a smile on my face
And then the text beneath it turned it into a frown. Tracy Porter for Vikings 2012!
And Colston!
Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, it's just that your's is stupid.
by HolySchnikes on Nov 17, 2011 3:38 PM CST up reply actions
ahhhhhh
Tomorrow is paycheck Friday…. This week is lookin up
by Lunchpail on Nov 17, 2011 3:41 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Jolly's Incarceration
Seriously 6 years for being an addict, he was given that harsh punishment because of the color of his skin. A white man would have received an ankle bracelet, I’m white so don’t think this is another brother crying racism. Our judicial system is soooo racially biased it’s terrible. Jolly is sick, he’s not a criminal!
If I could invoke the great Philosopher Meat Loaf
stop right there. A comment like that leads to nothing good.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
I'm just surprised
That they didn’t simply extend his probation again.
After all, that strategy had been working so well up to this point. Why mess with a good thing?
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by Christopher Gates on Nov 17, 2011 7:20 PM CST up reply actions
Just the way it is
Somewhere in the last few years I have lost the ‘OMG I am going to die because my favorite team just lost’ attitude. That may have something to do with the fact that I root for some of the worst teams in pro sports, but I have a few good ones also.
NY Islanders
Minnisota Vikings
Detroit Tigers
LA Lakers
STL Cardinals
I think after so many years of having my heart ripped out and stomped on I just don’t really care that much anymore. I still follow these teams with the passion I use to but no longer ‘live and die’ by them.
These last two years of our beloved Vikings have been some of the hardest I have ever witnessed and I go back almost 40 years of rooting for them. I think what has made this stretch so bad for me is that I had high hopes for them. I thought this might be the time when they finally get over that last hill and earn the great respect they deserve. And I cannot even begin to fathom the possibility that there may not even be a true Vikings team in a year. If the worst happens it will most likely be the end of my NFL fandom. I truely only watch a game if the Vikings are playing. I have not watched a super bowl in years. Just can not sit and watch other teams.
Ok, I have used my crying towel to wipe away the tears and I am ready for Sundays game. GO VIKINGS!
I think we all know how this little girl feels..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RUGq8hIBuhQ
Is there a way we can send her a Helga Helmet or something?
"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game because they almost always turn out to be—or to be indistinguishable from—self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
― Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
chicago based fan here.....
The wife and I are flying into TC’s for the game this weekend (my younger bro and family live up there)….
I travel to at least one game a season. Have been for 8 years now.
We coughed up the big dough for tickets to last years game vs (REDACTED)…..horrifying.
I have no idea what to expect from this team I adopted when I was 8 years old.
I try to remain positive….but it is rough.
Anyhoo….we are gonna get to Huberts pretty early this Sunday……I would love to bump into some fellow DNorsemen. I will be wearing my Hovan jersey (99) in case anyone wants to say hi.
Skol Vikings
Hovan jersey? Wow
Were there no Wasswa Serwanga jerseys on the clearance rack? :)
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
I never thought Benny was that bad
especially compared with Asher Allen.
2) Kurt Zellers is German, and a Tea Party publican, the Koch brothers are German, and financed the astroturf Tea Party, and they are from Wisconsin, coincidence?
3) Speaking of their Governor (now that they made fun of Jesse Ventura, who sh!ts bigger ones than Scott), why aren’t Aaron Rodgers and Clay Matthews et al. out there drumming up support for his recall petition drive? Surely THEY benefit from collective bargaining. Oh, and BTW isn’t public ownership kinda, oh I dunno socialist and everything? Seems like it works for some people that way a lot bewtter than having everything privately owned which can be vended at any time to any one else, n’cest pas?
4) Since Aromadejavu can’t catch, why not put Arceneaux in, who can? (just has to keep a tight grip on).
Questions in my mind….
Uh, what part of NO POLITICS
was not comprehended?
Seriously, people, this isn’t brain surgery.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
Well it isn't really politics.
Stadium issue is politics, Wisconsin football is politics… the personal is political.
And point 2 is a grand Stadium conspiracy theory.
Yeah recall petitiion is politics, but it is kind of a big deal. Besides, Kurt Zellers.
Kurt Zellers just loves us!
He carries his laptop into the john to read us during his morning crap!
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
Better than strong coffee
and a big bran muffin?
it was weird reading that in line...
…for a second, i thought you meant the big bran muffin was for porn…
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
Can't it be both?
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by Christopher Gates on Nov 17, 2011 7:21 PM CST up reply actions
valid point
way to put the ‘touch’ in ‘touche’…!!
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
Tebow prediction vs the Jets
10 for 23 – 119 yds 0 TD, 1 int, 64 yds rushing, 0 TD’s
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
Rex Ryan prediction vs. Denver
4 Big Macs, 2 large Slurpies, and 5 bag of Goobers.
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
Take away...
… the INT and a couple of completions and then you’d have McNabb.
If Tebow gets those stats, that’d be quite the breakout passing game, especially against the Jets.
No way Tebow completes double digit passes
And if he beats the Vikes, I think I’m going to draw a nice, hot bath and open my veins.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
That was....
… quite the amazing prediction. Surprisingly, his real stats were even better:
9/20 104 yards. 8 carries for 68 yards and a TD.
Did you guys see this yet on Yahoo?
If you think you are upset about the MNF loss, there is no way you are more sad than this girl.
Proof that Aaron Rodgers hates little girls
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
I can't deny it
The part I loved was the setup question by her Mom: Do you want the Packers to win? NO!!!, she says, with the angriest face a cute little girl can conjure.
Anybody seen this yet?
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
Can't understand the Sapp hate - he seemed pretty decent when he was here before, from what I saw.
Kinda weird but that’s us Vikings fan, I guess. LOL
Maybe I'm in the minority
but I never thought Benny was any good. Always seemed to take dumb penalties and wasn’t a very good CB.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
His stats for the time he played, seem better than much of what we currently have/had here.
So he seems like he could help us, in that regard.
Not hate so much as apathy at this point.......
for sheer entertainment, would rather see Herschel Walker signed, just to see if he can produce.
Reusse's great.
He’s a curmudgeon, you know it, I know it, he knows it. He’s on the mark more than not. As Mr. Glover put it, he “is in his element.”
On the mark??! ROFLMAO
Not really. Dude’s old and out of touch – I really enjoy hearing him fumble his way through any type of soccer-related news. He’s an idiot and an incomplete sports journalist, imho.
Okay, that was a bit harsh
But man, he only seems to have intelligent or accurate opinions on either Twin’s baseball or Gopher sports. Anything else and I wouldn’t trust his opinion as far as I could throw him. Which isn’t…well, you get the idea… ;)
UGH...
Vikings coach Leslie Frazier made no promises that Sapp would play a significant role going forward. For now, he’s a spare part slotted on the depth chart behind Cedric Griffin, Asher Allen and Marcus Sherels.
c’mon LF… why can’t you just… Asher Allen …??
"Th_r_'s n_ h_p_ f_r _ssh_l_ f_ckw_ts."
Can I buy a vowel...?? +1, Kluwe.
How in God's name has Denver
Won 4 games. Their offense makes Chilly’s KAO epic and fierce.
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
by Ted Glover on Nov 17, 2011 8:47 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Zamboniesque is how I would describe it!
by VikingTodd on Nov 17, 2011 9:06 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
I missed the first half
With Sanchez’s numbers, how do the Jets have all of 3 points? Penalties?
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
What's the score? I don't have the NFL Network.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
by JethroBoViking on Nov 17, 2011 9:18 PM CST up reply actions
firstrow says it's jets 10 broncos 3
thanks jethro!
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
by JethroBoViking on Nov 17, 2011 9:24 PM CST up reply actions
Viking fan talking to himself.
Seems kind of normal.
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
Broncos have the ball in Jets territory
after a punt.
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
And Denver immediately goes 3 and out
because Tebow can’t hit the broadside of a barn.
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
Pick Six for Denver
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
INT TOUCHDOWN for Denver
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
Tebow can win whether he has a pass completion or not.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
by JethroBoViking on Nov 17, 2011 9:41 PM CST up reply actions
Jets fumble ensuing kickoff
Broncos recover
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
This is getting out of hand
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
by JethroBoViking on Nov 17, 2011 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
Denver went three and out anyway
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
Isn't slamming your helmet into the back of a quarterback after he has made the pass a penalty?
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
That's what I thought
I was surprised they didn’t call Roughing the Passer.
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
Though there is a penalty I think for leading with your helmet
Not sure what it’s called though.
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
they just showed a replay
the network is onto it, but the refs obviously weren’t
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by JethroBoViking on Nov 17, 2011 9:55 PM CST up reply actions
Maybe he'll get fined for it later
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
Folk nails a 45 yarder
Now 13-10 Jets
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
I'm shutting the laptop down.
I hope your team wins. I only liked the Jets when Favre was QB
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted. - John Lennon
by JethroBoViking on Nov 17, 2011 10:13 PM CST up reply actions
I'm not fond of the Jets either
Christian Ponder: Super Bowl 50 MVP for the Minnesota Vikings
Brad Childress
just ran out on the field nude!
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
I feel like this is going to end on a missed field goal...
No idea why, though. Nothing to do with lots of recent examples of just that happening.
I spoke too soon.
Was wondering how they’d do that without Tebow completing a pass and getting to double digit completions…
Tebow just f ed my prediction
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
I hope the Vikings
never have to play a prime time game again – ever
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
This game is going right to the wire!
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
Usually, you expect a team to stop 4th and 19
But since it’s the Broncos, apparently not.
Tebow does it again
Very weird
"I saw a wino eating grapes and I was like, dude, you have to wait!" - Mitch Hedberg
I swear.
I’m just as confused as the analysts are. Sure the big turning point were the Jets 2 turnovers in 10 seconds, one a pick 6… then that 95 yard drive from nowhere… Teams gotta put away the Broncos early because even if Tebow isn’t pretty… he pulls through in the clutch.
Single digit completions, 0 TD passes?
Sounds like a recipe for success to Tebow!
Seriously, his record as a starter is what, 4-1? It’s getting a little ridiculous. At least we could chock the Dolphins game up as a fluke…
So is this some Tebow magic?
Or is it Sanchez ineptitude?
Or is it a little of both? Any way it is I am loving this, cuz a guy I work with is a huge Jets fan, lmao
I've given up
On trying to figure out the Broncos.
A couple of weeks ago, I was hoping that Tebow would be the starting quarterback when they came to the Dome. Now I’m starting to think that it won’t make a damn bit of difference.
Looking more like one less potentially winnable game for us. . .and we didn’t have a hell of a lot to start with. )-:
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by Christopher Gates on Nov 18, 2011 2:56 AM CST reply actions
the jets played really bad
There is no was that tebow and the broncos are better than newton and he panthers. It’s also in the dome and unless we play like we just got out of high school we should win
by jayj55405 on Nov 18, 2011 9:09 AM CST via iPhone app up reply actions
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