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    All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

    At the very least, I'm guessing this years draft will basically be "take best guy available" and they won't get too cute and trade back so many times they accumulate innumerable 7th-round picks like Spielman used to do.
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    All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

    For all you KAM backers, I've run this bit before, but good grief does it bear repeating. On top of that, Cine got paid $11.4MM from the Vikes for that one assisted tackle. Lewis Cine career stats: Kyle Hamilton career stats:
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    ***OFFICIAL MINNESOTA AT wisconsin IN-GAME THREAD!!!***

    F that hurts. However, two hard fought games against Wisky that they had no business being in from the tip. Give Niko some healthy players and/or time to recruit some dudes, and they look like they could be legit.
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    All Things Gophers Football at Washington Road Trip Thread

    Pumped about this one. We were fortunate enough to go to UCLA 2 years ago with the kids and had an absolute blast. They'll be coming to this one as well. I also have a buddy from grad school in Seattle, so I'm coaxing him to come along to the game as well (he's a tOSU fan) and will supply him...
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    All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

    Pickens is a decent comp. However, Pickens has much more baggage than Addison that very much likely limits has value. Based on the fact that he's not a malcontent on the team, and that his legal offenses are largely "low level", I'd be willing to bet there are numerous teams willing to give him...
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    All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

    Neither. I think your point is valid - those guys listed are below him in production/value. I'm going with the consensus and re-signing Nailor if you can get him on a reasonable contract and maybe drafting somebody next year. Paying two WR's big bucks when you currently have a QB that has had...
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    All Things 2026 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

    You can put up with this stupidity when he's on a rookie deal. If you're paying him the going rate for a good free agent WR, I think it's a risk not worth taking. I'm no FA expert, but looking at WR contracts, I would assume he's at least in the $18MM/year neighborhood as a floor (avg/year...
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    Black Monday NFL coaching firing thread

    If I'm Harbaugh, I'm waiting to see if Tomlin and the Steelers part ways. Talk about job security. Those two (Steelers and Harbaugh) seem like they'd be on the same wavelength.
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    Black Monday NFL coaching firing thread

    I've never quite understood the Lamar Jackson love. Sure, he can be exciting at times to watch. But his refusal to work within a structured offense would have to be so maddening as a coach. The way the Bills call a game with Josh Allen as a mobile QB seems so much more productive than Jackson's...
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    Official 2026 Roster Movement Thread - Who's In and Who's Out?

    Honestly, the risk is so low at this point with free agency. If the "better" West brother doesn't pan out, you cut them both after 2026. If he does pan out, having his brother on roster is worth the cost.
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    Michigan fires Moore

    Bummer. I think with him, Michigan would have remained beatable. Hopefully they hire another dud.
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    Troy Aikman is ‘done’ funding NIL: ‘Didn’t even get a thank you’

    Has to be Moore. As we've learned, these are YEARLY deals. Hence the "I'm announcing I'm coming back to the U thanks to DTA", or however those tweets are worded. I suppose it depends on what was offered to Moore and how it was framed to Aikman by the UCLA collective. Was it a multi-year...
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    Official 2026 Roster Movement Thread - Who's In and Who's Out?

    Apparently Fame knows next year is an even year, which means our RB's will all stay healthy. And if Taylor and Turner come back, he's not playing as much. It's only in odd years that all the RB's get hurt ;) Taylor and Turner only have 1 year left, so if he stayed, he would likely get a pretty...
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    We've got Grey Duck beer sales for NIL, meanwhile...University of Utah nearing landmark private equity deal expected to generate $500 million

    It seems this has a high likelihood of going really poorly. If private equity is giving hundreds of millions of dollars, they're going to want a return, and quick. PE isn't exactly known for taking a calculated, slow, and long-term view on investments. Most athletic programs either break even or...



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