vike daddy Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 i can't see any similarities between Walker and Kluwe... not in their personal styles, their politics, their social values, their character, their communication styles, their values to the team or the NFL... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisplacedViking Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Give me Rickey Young for #34. He was arguably the best receiver out of the RB position during his tenure with Minnesota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, vike daddy said: i can't see any similarities between Walker and Kluwe... not in their personal styles, their politics, their social values, their character, their communication styles, their values to the team or the NFL... I can see why someone would see either of them as somewhat eccentric. Which of them do you have trouble understanding why someone would think of them as somewhat eccentric? Edited June 21, 2020 by Cearbhall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 what's really eccentric about Walker? he seems fairly mainstream to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 5 hours ago, vike daddy said: what's really eccentric about Walker? he seems fairly mainstream to me. Click the link I'll leave below. It will help you understand even though it doesn't go into all the details that I remember. On that list he comes in as number five in this list of most eccentric players in NFL history. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/607846-ochocinco-and-the-20-most-eccentric-players-in-nfl-history Walker is a very interesting character. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 18 minutes ago, Cearbhall said: Click the link I'll leave below. It will help you understand even though it doesn't go into all the details that I remember. On that list he comes in as number five in this list of most eccentric players in NFL history. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/607846-ochocinco-and-the-20-most-eccentric-players-in-nfl-history Walker is a very interesting character. Herschel Walker was an overweight child without any ambition. Both of these things came to an abrupt end. His dad was frustrated and worried about his son and asked him what he wanted to do with his life. Herschel replied he didn't want to do anything but watch TV. His dad made him a deal. He would let him watch all the TV he wanted if he would exercise during the commercials. Herschel attacked that like he has everything else in his life, with full force. He began doing sit-ups and push-ups that eventually led to a routine of 3,500 sit-ups and 1,500 push-ups a day—a routine he still practices. Walker revealed that he suffers from dissociative identity disorder. As a consequence, he doesn't remember the season he won the Heisman Trophy or later holding a gun to his own head. He almost qualified for the U.S. Olympics as a sprinter. He later participated in the Winter Olympics in the two-man bobsled. He has been in professional ballets, Celebrity Apprentice and he is currently a 2-0 MMA fighter. Walker's personalities are very productive. i'm not sure that fits the description of eccentric. nor does any of this make him similar to Kluwe. who, by the way, didn't even make the list, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 54 minutes ago, vike daddy said: i'm not sure that fits the description of eccentric. nor does any of this make him similar to Kluwe. who, by the way, didn't even make the list, lol. I have no problem with your opinion that Walker isn't eccentric. My opinion is that he is somewhat eccentric. Perhaps the reason Kluwe didn't make that list is because it was published in 2011. Of course, I don't know whether he would have made it if the author wrote it today. Whether you think Walker is eccentric or not, now you know that plenty of people do think he is eccentric. You don't have to take it from the several people that see him that way. Take it from the man himself. In 2013 Walker referred to himself as an “eccentric...wild stallion” He's a strange cat. He varied interests away from the gridiron are not all that dissimilar to Kluwe having varied interests away from the playing field. I do not know Mr @SteelKing728's reasons thinking exactly for his opinion but it is an opinion that I do not see as outlandish. It appears he doesn't feel the need to convince you to agree with him. Not at all unlike Mr Steelking728, I also do not feel a need to sway you to agree. I have no problem with your opinion that Herschel isn't eccentric. That said, if you want to discuss it more feel free to ask more questions. There isn't much else going on to discuss and I am still on furlough with the most interesting things planned being a trip to Winona on Tuesday with my middle daughter, a trip to Jordan, MN with my youngest daughter, and trips to Mason City, IA and then backpacking for four days on the Superior Hiking Trail with my oldest daughter. If any of you are in those parts of the state I'll wave as I drive by. For those of you in CA, I am sorry that you have to wear face masks. That will slow you down from doing anything too strenuous in public. It is for the greater good. Edited June 22, 2020 by Cearbhall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 the eccentric matter aside, what i really am trying to grasp is how Walker and Kluwe are similar. i mean... one is a multi talented top shelf athlete, an Olympian even, and the other is a specialist punter. one is rather humble and quiet, and one is flamboyant and outspoken. one is not known for taking stands on social issues and one certainly is. politically and religiously they are opposites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perrynoid Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 hour ago, vike daddy said: the eccentric matter aside, what i really am trying to grasp is how Walker and Kluwe are similar. i mean... one is a multi talented top shelf athlete, an Olympian even, and the other is a specialist punter. one is rather humble and quiet, and one is flamboyant and outspoken. one is not known for taking stands on social issues and one certainly is. politically and religiously they are opposites. Similar, in that they are different lol. One would think that you, of all people, would be well-versed in "Steve-logic" by now ha ha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) If I had to make that comparison, Herschel is far more eccentric than Kluwe. I don't even find Kluwe to be all that weird. He can be a jackass, certainly, but that doesn't make him weird. I don't really find Kluwe to be all that eccentric...it's not like he's out of the norm for a certain group of people, unlike Herschel. Kluwe has a group of people he fits into, Herschel really doesn't...he's fairly unique...which is a sign of his eccentricity. Edited June 22, 2020 by swede700 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 8 hours ago, perrynoid said: Similar, in that they are different lol. One would think that you, of all people, would be well-versed in "Steve-logic" by now ha ha! Yeah duh. LOL I'm actually surprised Kluwe didn't make that list. He's one weird fella. Edited June 22, 2020 by SteelKing728 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, vike daddy said: the eccentric matter aside, what i really am trying to grasp is how Walker and Kluwe are similar. i mean... one is a multi talented top shelf athlete, an Olympian even, and the other is a specialist punter. one is rather humble and quiet, and one is flamboyant and outspoken. one is not known for taking stands on social issues and one certainly is. politically and religiously they are opposites. Yeah. I get that. Their eccentricities go in different directions. Chris Warcraft will never be riding a bobsled in the Olympics. I don't think that anyone was trying to suggest they were similar politically or religiously. In fact, why are you bringing politics and religion into the conversation? I thought we are explicitly asked not to discuss those topics. Please don't walk us into the topic being closed. There are lots of numbers left and we are almost to Marcus Sherels. What makes them more interesting than the average NFL player is their life away from the field. Edited June 22, 2020 by Cearbhall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake Plissken Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 There is a saying about “marching to the beat of your own drum”. It is possible for two guys to march to the beat of a drum, but have two different beats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Cearbhall said: In fact, why are you bringing politics and religion into the conversation? I thought we are explicitly asked not to discuss those topics. Please don't walk us into the topic being closed. There are lots of numbers left and we are almost to Marcus Sherels. i wasn't going to take the conversation down that path or encourage others to, just stating that in those arenas Kluwe and Walker couldn't be more different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Vikings that have worn the number 35: Doug Mayberry (1961 - 1962) Bob Ferguson (1963) Billy Harris (1969) Robert Miller (1975 - 1980) Kyle Morrell (1986) Andre Thomas (1987) Mike Slaton (1987) Ronnie West (1992) Chris Johnson (1996) Ciatrick Fason (2005 - 2006) Marcus Sherels (2011 - 2019) Sorry I didn't get to this yesterday. I am teaching a course over ZOOM three days a week during the summer and yesterday was one of those days between class time and meeting individually with students that I was pretty much on ZOOM from 9AM to 5PM. The rest of the week will not be that bad. Anyway...Marcus Sherels owns the number 35! Anyone want to debate that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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