All Things 2025 Minnesota Vikings In-Season Thread

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Gopher_In_NYC said:
Dies it matter on the severity of it?
Or is the accumulation too much regardless of the severity?
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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.
 

Slim Tubby said:
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.
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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 said:
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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.
 


upnorthkid said:
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.
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Thanks for an informative post
 

Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
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
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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.
 


GopherWeatherGuy said:
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.
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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.
 



kg21 said:
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.
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I've always been high on McCarthy and I still am. But outside of him, this is the most expensive roster in the NFL. Fall short of the playoffs and Kwesi deserves to be fired. This is not a development season.

Dallas Turner had 5 tackles, 1 sack, and 2 QB pressures last week.
 

GopherWeatherGuy said:
I've always been high on McCarthy and I still am. But outside of him, this is the most expensive roster in the NFL. Fall short of the playoffs and Kwesi deserves to be fired. This is not a development season.

Dallas Turner had 5 tackles, 1 sack, and 2 QB pressures last week.
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the sack was blind luck, though.

He was getting blown out on the run. No physicality whatsoever.
 


Looking better and better for the Vikings this week, especially with Darrisaw back, and a host of others getting healthy it sounds like

 



GopherWeatherGuy said:
The same can be said for our more experienced, and more expensive DTs.
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exactly, the interior of our offensive line and defensive lines were blown...............the guys getting blown out are injury prone, old, and were not re signed by their former teams.
 



kg21 said:
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F*cking Darrisaw better play this week. This is really getting slow-played; I've heard some speculate that it's been more HIS call than it has been the training staff. I hope not.

 

Ogie Ogilthorpe said:
F*cking Darrisaw better play this week. This is really getting slow-played; I've heard some speculate that it's been more HIS call than it has been the training staff. I hope not.

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If he doesn’t trust it out there, that is also really problematic. You can’t rush this with how important lateral movement is for him. Now that partially on the vikes that they should’ve been prepared for this instead of rolling with skule and minimal depth. This line was all injury prone or coming off injury it feels
 

upnorthkid said:
If he doesn’t trust it out there, that is also really problematic. You can’t rush this with how important lateral movement is for him. Now that partially on the vikes that they should’ve been prepared for this instead of rolling with skule and minimal depth. This line was all injury prone or coming off injury it feels
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Ya wonder if some of the players know the emperor has no clothes so they are sitting out.
 






gophersfan said:
There it is. Christian Darrisaw will return tomorrow.

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Can't be understated.

In fact, I dare claim that having 2024 late round picks playing their first NFL regular season action at left OT and C, then along with a rookie in his 2nd NFL regular season game at left OG ... really made the entire left side of the line suspect.

I assume it will still be Jurgens at C.
 

upnorthkid said:
If he doesn’t trust it out there, that is also really problematic. You can’t rush this with how important lateral movement is for him. Now that partially on the vikes that they should’ve been prepared for this instead of rolling with skule and minimal depth. This line was all injury prone or coming off injury it feels
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I read with the upcoming London trips, they were being uber careful with him, trying to do everything in their power to make sure he’ll be good for the rest of the season.

I’d rather be overly cautious than have rushed him back too soon.
 
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Slim Tubby said:
A list of Vikings starters out (or likely out) for Week 3:

McCarthy
Jones, Sr.
Addison
Darrisaw
Kelly
Cashman
Van Ginkle
Okudah
Harrison

That's 42% of our starters on offense and defense.
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As predicted Broseph @Slim Tubby, two of our most valiant warriors return for their season debut. Hagar @Gopher_In_NYCYour Purple Shepra has got you🤠

We feast on a certain delicacy of Tiger today @ High Noon. A convincing W of 27-10 shall restore thee Purple Pride😎
 

Roland Brooks said:
Forget the D! The O needs help getting lined up!!!
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The D played fine. The Falcons last TD drive, our D was gassed and injuries finally caught up. They played well enough for us to win the game, easily, if our O had any pulse.
 

I also recall a couple times our interior DL guys got massive penetration, against quite good OL mind you, to completely blow up a running play.

Robinson is possibly the best back in the league.


Last year some were clamoring for more pass rush from the IDL. We traded away a massive run stopper and upgraded in free agency.

Now the complaint has, somehow shockingly, done a 180 to complain about rush defense. 🧐
 

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