joeybrowner47 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Vikes_Bolts1228 said: Bears fans have heart broken by kicker? Check. Eagles season ends with heartbreaking mistake? Check. Chiefs beat and retire Brady/Belichick? TBD. Rams beat & retire Brees? TBD. Chiefs beat Rams? TBD. Perfect non-Vikings playoff The hate is strong in this one ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/6/2019 at 8:00 PM, vikingsrule said: I guess I don't understand the anti Philly sentiment. They whooped us fairly in the playoffs. I'd rather a rival suffer a devastating loss than some team who beat us last year. I can understand the hatred (seems petty now since it was 9 years ago) for the Saints since they cheated but the Eagles won fair and square. I don't have anything against the Eagles as a team. I just lost a TON of respect for a lot of the fans in Philadelphia after their behavior last year. It's a similar situation with the Saints. I like Drew Brees - he seems like a good guy. I like their fans and their city. I just cannot stand their head coach. Today was a no-lose situation for me with their game. I was glad when the Eagles were bounced from the playoffs, and I feel fairly confident that Sean Payton will be given his walking papers from the postseason when the Saints travel to LA to play the Rams. I think the AFC will win this year's Super Bowl, whether it is the Chiefs or the Patriots. If the Saints get that far and find a way to win it all, I guess I have the small consolation that Brees finally gets to cap his Hall of Fame career with his first "legitimate" championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Uncle Buck said: I feel fairly confident that Sean Payton will be given his walking papers from the postseason when the Saints travel to LA to play the Rams. The game is in New Orleans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milanb Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 What's that they say about defence winning championships? Of the four remaining teams, the Saints defence was statistically the best at 14th in the NFL during the regular season. Kansas City was 31st. I like the Rams' chances right now, as they have the game's best DT in Aaron Donald. If you can get pressure on Drew Brees (or Tom Brady) up the middle they become very ordinary very quickly. But other than that the four remaining teams are pretty close, and any one of them can win it all, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 If the Super Bowl winds up to be between the Saint and the Patriots, is should just be renamed the "Disgrace Bowl." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Yup. This is an offense first league. I don't see the Vikings winning at a consistent level until they realize that. And execute successfully in fixing the line and TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, VikeManDan said: The game is in New Orleans. Well that would certainly be reason to fire him if he took the team to LA.... 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 18 hours ago, VikeManDan said: The game is in New Orleans. Well, then color me not quite as confident. It should be a good game either way though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 16 hours ago, PrplChilPill said: Yup. This is an offense first league. I don't see the Vikings winning at a consistent level until they realize that. And execute successfully in fixing the line and TE. The NFL is cyclical. This year happens to have the top offenses vying for the Super Bowl, last year it was the top defenses. Also, why do people continue to act like Rudolph is a problem? In the last 4 seasons Rudolph is the only TE in the league to play in all 64 games, plus playoffs. He’s got the 3rd most catches among TEs, 3rd most touchdowns, and 8th most yards. If the objective is to cut costs, Rudolph may be a casualty. But if you think a rookie TE is going to come in and easily match or exceed Rudolph’s production, you’re fooling yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 Rudolph definitely isn’t a problem, but he’s not a solution or overly valuable piece at this point in time either. We’ve got to face tha, while Cousins is around, we are a cap team. He offers little versatility at the position, isn’t a threat to stretch the field down the seams or after the catch. He’s simply paid too much for his role on the team. He’s at best the fourth option here, and his cap dollars could be spent retaining other players or upgrading elsewhere. I truly don’t think there’d be much of a drop off if David Morgan got his snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, RpMc said: Rudolph definitely isn’t a problem, but he’s not a solution or overly valuable piece at this point in time either. We’ve got to face tha, while Cousins is around, we are a cap team. He offers little versatility at the position, isn’t a threat to stretch the field down the seams or after the catch. He’s simply paid too much for his role on the team. He’s at best the fourth option here, and his cap dollars could be spent retaining other players or upgrading elsewhere. I truly don’t think there’d be much of a drop off if David Morgan got his snaps. Agreed. With ~$20M/year tied up with Diggs and Thielen, it just doesn't make sense to spend so much on a TE. Especially when he isn't a true threat. The dropoff from Rudolph to a rookie or Morgan is not that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 10 hours ago, RpMc said: Rudolph definitely isn’t a problem, but he’s not a solution or overly valuable piece at this point in time either. We’ve got to face tha, while Cousins is around, we are a cap team. He offers little versatility at the position, isn’t a threat to stretch the field down the seams or after the catch. He’s simply paid too much for his role on the team. He’s at best the fourth option here, and his cap dollars could be spent retaining other players or upgrading elsewhere. I truly don’t think there’d be much of a drop off if David Morgan got his snaps. If anything, you may end up getting more out of Morgan given his ability to block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Why cut Rudolph instead of trading him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 isn't this thread about the playoffs...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 23 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: Why cut Rudolph instead of trading him? Sure, if is comes to cutting him they can try to trade him first. They might have trouble finding a team willing to take on his current contract especially if they suspect he might be free later in the offseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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