Guest Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I think it makes since to cut Bailey now. His confidence is complete mush. He is a liability on this roster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) On 12/2/2020 at 1:23 PM, SteelKing728 said: Yeah, but Forbath was pretty below average (he had a lot of missed XPs if I recall) and Vedvik was a complete waste. We just need to bring back prime Patterson, Sherels, Farwell, Onatalu, Kearse, Sendejo, Mitch Berger, Chris Walsh and a few other guys and we are golden! Actually, I wouldn't mind bringing back the current Cordarrelle Patterson. He is still a dangerous returner, as we found out when we played 'da Bears, and he is also an effective gunner on the other side of the ball. I'd love to get him back here! Edited December 14, 2020 by Uncle Buck 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 On 12/2/2020 at 1:42 PM, vikingsrule said: Mike Morris while we’re at it too. I used to love it when he was on the radio and people would give him a hard time about his supposed bad snap losing the '98 NFCCG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Is Sarah Fuller going to be eligible for the draft next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 Our special teams unit keeps proving to be something else man...dang. A lot has to change there in 2021. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: Our special teams unit keeps proving to be something else man...dang. A lot has to change there in 2021. I’m convinced it will always be a problem under a Zimmer led team. His disdain for that group has been apparent over the years, how can anyone expect to perform well? Bailey seemed to manage it fine, until the last two weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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VikeManDan Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 13 hours ago, vikingsrule said: His disdain for that group has been apparent over the years, how can anyone expect to perform well? Because it is their job. To me, Zimmer handled the post-game questions perfectly, he certainly didn't throw Bailey under the bus but admitted that Bailey needs to perform better. Any coach would be frustrated with this kicking game the past two weeks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted December 15, 2020 Author Share Posted December 15, 2020 I have a feeling this will be a hot topic after the Chicago game as well lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, VikeManDan said: Because it is their job. To me, Zimmer handled the post-game questions perfectly, he certainly didn't throw Bailey under the bus but admitted that Bailey needs to perform better. Any coach would be frustrated with this kicking game the past two weeks. As they should. Maybe Zimmer has learned from past mistakes of giving up on kickers way too early after 1-2 games. Looking at Daniel Carlson. Obviously Bailey has more experience to get the benefit of the doubt but Zimmer’s made it known how he feels about kickers. It’s not an easy job in MN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 4 hours ago, VikeManDan said: Because it is their job. To me, Zimmer handled the post-game questions perfectly, he certainly didn't throw Bailey under the bus but admitted that Bailey needs to perform better. Any coach would be frustrated with this kicking game the past two weeks. They are humans.....if your boss disdained your job in general, fired all your predecessors quickly, and didn't endorse you publicly, how would you do? Especially if it happened over and over to others that had the job before you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Makes sense to ride out the season with Bailey. Any outside free agent has to go through two weeks of quarantining prior to joining the team. Another option would be to activate the kid off the practice squad and have two kickers active on game day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, PrplChilPill said: They are humans.....if your boss disdained your job in general, fired all your predecessors quickly, and didn't endorse you publicly, how would you do? Especially if it happened over and over to others that had the job before you? The only one that was fired quickly was Carlson. Walsh was into his 3rd year with Zimmer when he got fired. Carlson probably should have been cut after preseason, but once he got the job over Forbath (who was there for over a year), he had the shortest leash. It should be noted too that Forbath has bounced around since then and Walsh has been out of the league for 3 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, PrplChilPill said: They are humans.....if your boss disdained your job in general, fired all your predecessors quickly, and didn't endorse you publicly, how would you do? Especially if it happened over and over to others that had the job before you? Has a recent coach been more screwed over by missed kicks then Zimmer? I honestly don't know. I mean I understand the guys frustrations with the position, the kickers are not without blame for his "disdain" for the position. We're all familiar with the history. Zimmer hired in January 2014. Blair Walsh misses 27 yard FG against Seattle to advance Vikings in 2015-16 playoffs. Vikings cut Carlson, who replaced Forbath, after an 0-3 performance against the Packers that ended in a tie. Vikings went on to finish the year 8-7-1. Philadelphia got the 6 seed but the Vikings owned H2H tiebreaker from earlier in the year. Bailey, now is struggling, coincidentally after Chase McLaughlin was signed off the PS for the Jaguars game. Perhaps I'm in the minority but I think Zimmer gets far too much blame for the kickers performances. He probably has a shorter temper then other coaches because he kickers miss kicks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Well, Bailey will be the K on Sunday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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