All Things 2025 Minnesota Vikings In-Season Thread

[Gopher_In_NYC]

You’re a funny poster. You do get people whipped up in the OTB but still.

High praise from a joke star like you

 

[Slim Tubby]

Dies it matter on the severity of it?
Or is the accumulation too much regardless of the severity?

I think it can reach a point where the players themselves have to look at their overall health after football and make tough decisions. Andrew Luck and Luke Kuechly come to mind as recent examples of guys retiring in their prime due to repeated concussions.

It's probably a lot easier decision for players that already have millions in career earnings.

 

[upnorthkid]

I think it can reach a point where the players themselves have to look at their overall health after football and make tough decisions. Andrew Luck and Luke Kuechly come to mind as recent examples of guys retiring in their prime due to repeated concussions.

It's probably a lot easier decision for players that already have millions in career earnings.

this. it's frequency, severity, and accumulation coupled with where he's at in his career. he's made $77mil, but that means nothing if you don't know who your kids are when you're 45. some guys can't say no and step away (like Tua for example will be a very curious one to watch given his multiple known concussions). think more guys have been empowered to do it by some big names stepping away even during their relative peak years (like Keuchly retiring a year he was a pro bowler). Wouldn't surprise me at all if he were to step away.

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

Mostly good news here, I would think

 

[Ogie Ogilthorpe]

Holy shitballs. Been reading the summary about the Vikings-Bengals game from a stats standpoint. Bengals terrible at both running the ball and stopping the run, no 1st round pick Shamar Stewart for the Bengals this week either. So I go to my betting app to see Rushing Yds for Jordan Mason and the damn O/U is at a whopping 77.5 yards rushing for Mason. I think his O/U number was like 36 yds in Week 1, then about 56 yards last week, and now 77.5 yards. So much for getting a good number and hitting it. I think he has a great game but 77.5 yards is not a small number for a KOC team that ain't great at running the ball.

 

[Gopher_In_NYC]

this. it's frequency, severity, and accumulation coupled with where he's at in his career. he's made $77mil, but that means nothing if you don't know who your kids are when you're 45. some guys can't say no and step away (like Tua for example will be a very curious one to watch given his multiple known concussions). think more guys have been empowered to do it by some big names stepping away even during their relative peak years (like Keuchly retiring a year he was a pro bowler). Wouldn't surprise me at all if he were to step away.

Thanks for an informative post

 

[GopherWeatherGuy]

I think Darrisaw being out could have a domino effect, it certainly weakens the unit. Right now I would mostly just be concerned about the two high-priced FA they picked up in Fries and Kelly. They really need those guys to play all season and play well

Darrisaw makes a huge difference, but much like most of Kwesi's signings, Fries/Kelly have past injury issues. Combine that with a lack of depth due to horrible drafting and this season could be lost quickly.

On a positive note, the next three games are winnable and they could come back fairly healthy after the bye. I think they are going to have to win all 3 to save this season though because the schedule after the bye is brutal.

 

[TRF Guy]

This doesn’t bode well for Sunday considering the state of the offensive line

When is the last time Carson Wentz played with this much talent around him?

If you check the data, it's pretty clear that Wentz plays up and down to the supporting cast around him.

www.si.com

 

[kg21]

Darrisaw makes a huge difference, but much like most of Kwesi's signings, Fries/Kelly have past injury issues. Combine that with a lack of depth due to horrible drafting and this season could be lost quickly.

On a positive note, the next three games are winnable and they could come back fairly healthy after the bye. I think they are going to have to win all 3 to save this season though because the schedule after the bye is brutal.

All I care about this season is the development of two players.

McCarthy and Dallas Turner

I think Turner has bust written all over him.

I still love McCarthy, but who knows on him.

It's armageddon if McCarthy busts.