Cresting the hill of this work
week
Adrian
Peterson Jersey , I see a nice, long downhill coast into a beautiful
weekend."Happy Wednesday, everyone!We’re inching closer to the downhill side of
this week, and then it’s only one more work week until the NFL Draft is finally
upon us. I don’t expect a whole lot of noise or surprise moves by the Vikings
during the draft; no ‘move-up’ in the first round or anything, but it wouldn’t
surprise me if they pulled the trigger on a trade either in the days leading up
to the draft, or during the draft. They have an extremely talented roster, but
it is also a roster that is starting to get a little older, and in order to
continue to keep that roster talented, you have to rotate the stock. I think
Zimmer and Co. are trying to build a consistent winner, they’re not trying to
shoot the moon to win it all with no forethought of the future in mind (despite
a couple of Rick’s decisions in the last
pre-season
John
Randle Jersey , I’m still a little peaved about those). Who would I expect
them to trade? I honestly don’t know, but there are vets like Everson Griffen
who would bring a lot in a trade, and although impossible or extremely difficult
to replace talent-wise, are basically at their peak as far as value in a trade.
I would hate to see Griffen leave, and I’m not suggesting that they trade him, I
just threw his name out there as one of several highly talented vets who are
near or at the 30 mark. These guys are valuable to the team, but they are also
valuable in a trade, and the GM of a team with a huge need at that position
would pay a premium in order to secure the guaranteed talent of one of these
vets. We’ll know in a little over a week if it will happen.Around the DN since
our last open thread:Everson Griffen seems to be doing well, and says he is
‘comfortable,happy’
now
Alan Page
Jersey , after some personal issues last season, per Chris.Similar to us
die-hard fans, many of the Vikings players are ‘Vikings for life’, per
Wludford.Chris has the latest on the Vikings 2019 schedule and opponents, and
also a rumor tracker where you can keep up with the latest noise being heard
through the grapevine.Vikings & NFL news from elsewhere, other sports news,
& random oddities:From Vikings.com, Adam Thielen spoke with the press after
his contract extension, you can also hear from Dalvin Cook as well as Harrison
Smith.From the Sporting News, the Packers could be considering a quarterback in
the early rounds of the upcoming draft.
Wow
Randy Moss
Jersey , we haven’t heard rumors like this since........the early 90s?
There were no rumors of them looking QB when Rogers miraculously fell to them in
2005, and they haven’t really looked since, although they did select Brett
Hundley in the 5th round in 2015.Odd story from CBS. In Florida, a guy got
caught stealing $300 worth of stuff from KMart, which isn’t odd, until you learn
that this same guy recently bought an $8 million island.Riveting news from
Montana, traffic stopped and the road was blocked last night by.......a
beaver......dragging a tree across the road, from UPI.We come to today’s media
selection:That last story gave me an idea for our media selection. Here’s some
Primus, enjoy!Again, we all know the
rules
Cris Carter
Jersey , but in case someone is new:No discussion of politics or
religionNo feeding of the trollsThis isn’t a male version of The View, so leave
the gender hatred at the doorKeep the bad language to a minimum (using the
spoiler tags, if you must)Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or
movie, please use spoiler tagsNo pictures that could get someone fired or in
serious trouble with their employerIf you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel
free to go awayWhile navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasmWith
that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up and tie one on. Don’t
forget to tip your waitress, and try the chitlins. With the afternoon in the
bag, here’s a look at where things stand for the 12 playoff seeds.Chiefs (12-4):
Sunday’s win over the Raiders gave the Chiefs the No. 1 seed in the AFC.Patriots
(11-5): Sunday’s win over the Jets gave the Patriots the No. 2 seed in the
AFC.Texans (11-5): The Texans have clinched the AFC
South
Chris
Doleman Jersey , and the No. 3 seed, with their win over the
Jaguars.Ravens (10-6): The Ravens secured the AFC North title, and the No. 4
seed, by beating the Browns.Chargers (12-4): The Chargers beat the Broncos, but
Kansas City’s win knocks the Chargers to the No. 5 seed.Titans (9-6): The Titans
will clinch the No. 6 seed with a win over the Colts.Colts (9-6): The Colts
clinch the No. 6 seed with a win over the Titans.Steelers (9-6-1): The Steelers
will be the No. 6 seed if the Colts and Titans tie.Saints (13-3): The NFC South
champions are locked in as the No. 1 seed.Rams (13-3): The NFC West champions
nailed down the No. 2 seed by beating the 49ers.Bears (12-4): The NFC North
champions are the No. 3 seed.Cowboys (10-6): The NFC East champions are locked
in as the No. 4 seed.Seahawks (10-6): The Seahawks secured the No. 5 seed with
Sunday’s win over the Cardinals. (With the Vikings losing, the Seahawks would
have had it anyway.Eagles (9-7): The Eagles secured the No. 6 seed by beating
Washington, and via Minnesota’s loss to Chicago.Vikings (8-7-1): The Vikings
failed to qualify for the playoffs, by losing to the Bears and by the Eagles
winning.
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