JimBob2232

You're right on one account. Our Special teams played with heart and were coached extremely well. They only play a down here and there and thus conditioning is not so much an issue with most memebers of the squad.

I need the one that says "big man with your gun" to put up in my bedroom. Either that or "do you know who I am"

I think #17 and next years #1 is fair value for the #8. Though they may be hesitant to do such a trade because personally, I feel the vikings are in for a 4-12, 5-11 season.

I disagree. You win with coaching, conditioning, hard work and heart. And this team has lacked all 4 the last few seasons

Problem: BPA in 1st, DT in 2nd...when do we upgrade our OL? Hopefully Brick falls to us. It might happen if the jets take a QB.

Agreed...But is he the kind of prospect that Mike Williams, Bryant Mckinney are?

Awesome. Realize its a re-post, so change the topic entirely. Good plan! LOL

17 baby!

Welcome to Wednesday...

I really like Brandon Marshall as well. For what thats worth...

Yeah, i heard his combine press conference. They guy sounded like he was reading a teleprompter (which probably isnt far from the truth knowing how much these guys are prepped). Might not be the best option if in fact he is adverse to cold weather. We have too many southern boys on the team now.

Um...clearly players selected in the first round are presumed to be better than those selected in later rounds. This is not always true, but at the time the draft occurs THIS IS THE THOUGH. Therefore yes, this analysis DOES hold water.

If the big 6 are gone (as expected), and cutler is sitting there, I expect us to move the pick. If cutler is also gone, It will be harder to move the pick, and I think we stand pat and take either Ngata, Bunkley, Huff or Davis. The key to trading down is Cutler (or yonug) staying off the board until we pick. Tennessee taking Young will really wrinkle this draft.

31...i think) Why does Mike Tyson cry during sex? A: Mace will do that to you.

Just voted (for huff). 29.9 VD 21.3 Huff Only 10.2% Bunkley

Dont you all understand. THIS IS WHY WE TRADED UP FOR LOSMAN. TD knew he had to spend a 1st round pick on a QB in 2004 or 2005. In 2004 he looked, saw losman and in 2005 he saw aaron rogers and alex smith (and possibly andrew walter who was highly rated for a while). He obviously thought (and from what I have seen thus far, he was correct) that losman was the best of the bunch and thus needed to trade up and take him in 2004. For all TDs faults, this IS NOT ONE OF THEM. Edit: He also liked roth, tried to trade up and couldnt.

Norfolk Va? There will be a big open lot where the Ford plant currently is....

Told ya it was worthless.

The vikes have pick 17. Thats kinda low. It might be good enough to pick up the vikes 1st rounder next year, which could be a steal. At any rate...this would move us down to #17. This is where things start getting tough for us. Gone: Bush, Leinert, Cutler, Young, DBrick, Huff, Hawk, Mario. Probably also gone: Greenway, Ngata, Bunkley, Justice And thats only 12, so its reasonable to assume Chad Jackson, Jimmie Williams, maybe Ernie Simms, Wimbley all gone. Maybe one of them falls to us..but if not...ouch. Maybe take a corner? Whitner? I dont know...its a bit farther than I want to fall I think.

Riiiiiiight. Favre, Cullpepper and Harrington...HA!

Holy cow..good call on Kowalczyk. Tell the this inst chris! http://www.magieheim.at/keltica/me/cyberli...lczyk(LiVE).jpg

Bah...I'd post it but you might get dumb. There isnt anything on that article that you dont already know. Unless you have been tucked away in a cave somewhere. Lets see... -3QBs fighting it out -EM is gone -PP is back -Bowen good at ST -Draft is coming up -NC is a holdout Yeah..thats about it

I just re-watched the first quarter of Buffalo/NE from this past December(?). A couple comments. 1) As of this game, the bills were +40 in the first quarter, which led the league. 2) JP Losman had a nice bomb to Lee Evans. (Note: this is the game moulds was suspended). Evans was double teamed and ran past them. 3) JP seemed to make good decisions with the football (Most of the time). He knew where he was on the field all the time and was constantly throwing from the run. 4) JP had NOOO time (but we all knew this). 5) JP was jittery. Constantly running aronud, couldnt stand still etc. It was interesting watching a game I already knew the outcome, but watching it specifically for individual performances. I really think JP will be okay. He needs to take a deep breath, calm down just a tad and just relax. He has shown good skills, and (reasonably) good decision making, but he needs to stop rushing all the time. That said an upgraded OL (Are you listening Marv?) goes a long way, but I didnt need to see the game to tell me that. I also think point #1 above is very very telling. How can we lead the league in first quarter point differential and wind up 5-11? I submit 2 options. 1) We were under conditioned and got very tired late in the game. and 2) We stuck our tails between our legs, went very conservative and beat ourselves alot. Its probably a combination of both. Hopefully our new Strength and conditioning coach knows what he is doing (i assume we have a new one anyway...), and letting Mularkey go does alot of for the play calling. So, in retrospect, I think we will be okay. I have been thinking we are going for the #1 pick this year, and maybe if I take off my hot sauce stained glasses I would see it, but give JP some time and confidence and even without EM, I think he can succeed...BUT HE NEEDS AN OL. Oh, and Willis man...what an ugly quarter. Guy couldnt see a hole if it was right in front of him. Granted the OL sucked (per usual), but he needs to cut outside if its not there. So many times in the quarter (too many because losman was pretty good), he tried to run into a non-existant hole when cutting outside would have gained 5-7 yards. I dont know how to correct this problem, other than a new OL to give him holes, but he needs to see this stuff or he is in trouble. And one more thing...King was all over the field. Good quarter by him

IMO there are 8 players I wouldnt mind selecting with the #8 pick. Convienent! Bush, Leinert, Young, Huff, Davis, Mario, D-Brick, Hawk. Now, I wouldnt be thrilled with Young or Leinert (or really Davis)...but I would take it in stride. Im not thrilled with Ngata or Bunkley, especially this high. See if you cant trade down with someone looking to leapfrog Detroit and Arizona for Young or cutler. I think the demand will be high. If we move into the 10-15 range, we can likely get Ngata or Bunkley there. If not, Chad Jackson, Winston Justice or Chad Greenway are good Options. If we need to move down below 15, we likely pick up another 1st rounder next season, plus can grab a good CB or possibly someone who falls. None of these options sound terrible to me. I dont like what the options look like late in the first. But if it means getting another first next year, it might be worth it.

Who has performed thus far? Ace, Kellie, Chris and Bucky?