All Things 2025 Minnesota Vikings In-Season Thread

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Watching Mr. Darnold play rt now. Yeah, MN might have made it to the Super Bowl with Darnold. Penny wise - pound foolish by the wilfs.
 






GopherGrit said:
The Jags could be #1 in the AFC and also didn't have a single Pro Bowler.

That proves the topic is completely irrelevant to things that matter.
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Good one.

The Jaguars do have a single Pro Bowler who has helped them to their now 12-4 record.


Any Jaguars fans tuning into the Pro Bowl Games will have a rooting interest unlike Vikings fans currently.
 


Spaulding!No! said:
Watching Mr. Darnold play rt now. Yeah, MN might have made it to the Super Bowl with Darnold. Penny wise - pound foolish by the wilfs.
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Obviously this was tongue in cheek, but for posterity the Wilfs don't have any input on any personnel decisions.

KAM and KOC were given free reign to cut Darnold and claim that McCarthy was ready. An incredible blunder
 




Ope3 said:
Good one.

The Jaguars do have a single Pro Bowler who has helped them to their now 12-4 record.


Any Jaguars fans tuning into the Pro Bowl Games will have a rooting interest unlike Vikings fans currently.
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The only thing I get from this post is that you agree the still potentially #1 seed in the AFC doesn't have a single Pro Bowler in any real position.

As you know, long snappers are all entirely interchangeable, with almost zero variance between them, and are the least valuable players in football.

Ross Matiscik isn't any better than any other long snapper in the league. Honestly have no idea how they select them. It could just be a random bone thrown to a random team.
 

GopherGrit said:
Obviously this was tongue in cheek, but for posterity the Wilfs don't have any input on any personnel decisions.

KAM and KOC were given free rein to cut Darnold and claim that McCarthy was ready. An incredible blunder
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The above bolded actually incorrect per a post (see link below) I made on 12/3 following the Seahawk game; the information I cited was from Alex Lewis’ the Vikings beat reporter for The Athletic. Below the first link, is a link to the article on 12/1.

You’re stating your opinion without any third party attestation vs. me quoting a source inside Winter Park; no one gets them all right kiddo🤷‍♂️

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kg21 said:
Could drop all the way to 20 in the draft.

LOL
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Maybe there’s a Joey or Randall awaiting vs. a Rudd or Clemons - I think the key is Just Say No to anyone named Duane🥴

Per Chat GPT, Vikes picks from 15-20 in the first round.


Minnesota Vikings first-round picks (15th–20th overall)

  • 1967 – Alan Page (DE, Notre Dame): The Vikings’ 15th overall pick in 1967, Page became a Hall-of-Fame defensive lineman. He earned NFL MVP and Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1971, and was selected to five first-team All-Pro teams and nine Pro Bowls . Page also helped Minnesota win the 1969 NFL Championship and later was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  • 1974 – Fred McNeill (LB, UCLA): Taken 17th overall, McNeill was a steady linebacker for the Vikings from 1974–1985. He appeared in Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl XI with Minnesota . Over his 12-year career he recorded 15 sacks, 16 fumble recoveries and 7 interceptions , but did not earn Pro Bowl honors.
  • 1979 – Ted Brown (RB, NC State): The 16th overall pick in 1979, Brown became Minnesota’s primary running back in the early 1980s. He rushed for 4,546 yards and 40 touchdowns over his eight-year Vikings career . (He also caught 339 passes for 2,850 yards and 13 TDs as a pro .) In college he was a consensus All-American at NC State , but never made an NFL All-Pro or Pro Bowl team.
  • 1983 – Joey Browner (S, USC): The 19th overall pick in 1983, Browner was a standout safety. He earned six Pro Bowl nods and four first-team All-Pro selections with Minnesota . Over his career he recorded 40 interceptions (with 505 return yards) and scored four defensive touchdowns , also amassing over 1,100 total tackles and 18 forced fumbles for the Vikings.
  • 1988 – Randall McDaniel (G, Arizona State): Selected 19th overall, McDaniel was a dominant guard. He was chosen to 12 Pro Bowls and 7 first-team All-Pro teams . McDaniel was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009 , cementing his legacy as one of the greatest offensive linemen in Vikings history.
  • 1994 – Dewayne Washington (CB, NC State): Drafted 18th overall, Washington became a solid cornerback for Minnesota (1994–1997). He finished his career with 31 interceptions and 807 tackles . As a rookie in 1994 he earned PFWA All-Rookie Team honors , but he did not make Pro Bowls.
  • 1994 – Todd Steussie (OT, California): Taken 19th overall in 1994, Steussie was a longtime starting tackle. He earned two Pro Bowl selections and two second-team All-Pro honors (1997–98) . Over a 13-year NFL career he played in 213 games (starting 185) , anchoring the Vikings’ offensive line though never earning first-team All-Pro accolades.
  • 1996 – Duane Clemons (DE, California): The 16th pick in 1996, Clemons was a pass-rusher who eventually left Minnesota after a few seasons. In his career he registered 49.5 sacks and 340 tackles . (Most of those sacks came later in Kansas City and Cincinnati.) He did not make any Pro Bowls or All-Pro teams.
  • 1997 – Dwayne Rudd (LB, Alabama): Selected 20th overall, Rudd was a linebacker for Minnesota (1997–2000) and later played elsewhere. He totaled 512 tackles and 11.5 sacks in his career . Rudd’s best season was 1998, when he earned Second-team All-Pro honors , but he was never a Pro Bowler.
  • 2004 – Kenechi Udeze (DE, USC): The 20th overall pick in 2004, Udeze’s career was cut short by illness. He recorded 117 total tackles and 11.0 sacks over his Vikings tenure . He did not accumulate further individual honors before retiring.
  • 2005 – Erasmus James (DE, Wisconsin): Taken 18th overall in 2005, James was a defensive end whose NFL career was brief. He finished with 38 tackles and 5.0 sacks . He did not receive any Pro Bowl or All-Pro recognition.
  • 2006 – Chad Greenway (LB, Iowa): The 17th pick in 2006, Greenway became a perennial starter at linebacker. He earned 2 Pro Bowl selections (2011–12) and was named second-team All-Pro in 2012. Over 11 seasons he totaled 1,101 tackles, 18 sacks and 11 interceptions .
  • 2019 – Garrett Bradbury (C, NC State): Selected 18th overall in 2019, Bradbury immediately became the Vikings’ starting center. As of 2025 he has played in 101 games (all starts) . He has not yet earned Pro Bowl or All-Pro honors; his notable achievement was being a Rimington Trophy winner and consensus All-American in college.
  • 2024 – Dallas Turner (LB, Alabama): Chosen 17th overall in 2024, Turner is an incoming rookie linebacker. As of the 2025 season he has not played a full NFL season, so no career highlights or statistics yet .
 
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GopherGrit said:
The only thing I get from this post is that you agree the still potentially #1 seed in the AFC doesn't have a single Pro Bowler in any real position.

As you know, long snappers are all entirely interchangeable, with almost zero variance between them, and are the least valuable players in football.

Ross Matiscik isn't any better than any other long snapper in the league. Honestly have no idea how they select them. It could just be a random bone thrown to a random team.
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You moved the Goal Posts.

I don't claim to know Jack Squat about Long Snappers. I only knew Jacksonville had a Pro Bowl Long Snapper because Greg Olsen mentioned him in the Jags-Colts game. I found it humourous someone on this board of previously seemed to infer that they had as many as the Vikings. Multiple times.

They did not get shut out.

Jags - 1
Vikes - 0

If the Vikings Long Snapper qualified (as he did the 3 previous seasons) then my original post on Tuesday would not included a blank list of home town honorees.

FOX9 also deemed it noteworthy that the Vikings were goose egged for the first time since 2014 and 3rd time ever.

No Vikings added to Pro Bowl roster for 1st time since 2014 | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

For the first time in more than a decade, no Minnesota Vikings players will be on the NFL's Pro Bowl roster.
www.fox9.com www.fox9.com

Last year the Vikings had 7 Pro Bowl representatives. I suppose that was aided by going 14-3 last year.

I hope you send the Sports Director at KMSP your comments about the Jags. Give them hell!

Still hope for the Purple faithful. Could get an injury replacement or fill in for a Super Bowl player I suppose.
 



GopherGrit said:
There is no physical or mental (talking biology of the brain) maturing left to do at 22. It doesn't matter if you're 22 or 25, in of itself.

What matters is the NFL reps you've gotten.
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My goodness, you say so many ridiculous things on this thread, but I can’t let this one pass. For a number of years now, neuroscientists have established that the human brain is not fully developed until age 25. You speak with such assurance about something you are totally off the mark on. Yes, reps matter, but 25 is not interchangeable with 22 (not in football and not in life).
 


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