Sorry to "milk" the same video twice... INTERESTING Perich news.

[touchdownvikings]

I linked to the relevant timestamp.

 

[short ornery norwegian]

a little background if you don't follow the Skor North world.

the guy talking about Perich is Thor Nystrom. Here is a little of his bio:

Thor Nystrom is a college football and NFL Draft analyst for Fantasy Life. Thor got his sports writing start with MLB.com covering the Minnesota Twins. Prior to his time at Fantasy Life, he was the lead CFB/NFL Draft analyst at NBC Sports’ Rotoworld and FantasyPros.

So - a guy who follows college football with a focus on the NFL draft. Fantasy Life is a web site focusing on Fantasy sports and sports betting. (of which there are more than you can shake a stick at)

 

[upnorthkid]

good lord for eye roll.

Thor has had some really good takes and is a great guy, but he also likes to talk things into existence and is working on raising his profile.

Of course Koi wants to play for a team that's going to compete. No one who is a competitor wants to play on a team that sucks. He's going to get 3 shots at this in college and i'm sure playing meaningful games down the stretch is important to him. nothing about this is remotely novel/ingenious but it just creates talking points that are impossible to refute and make discussion.

 

[mcrow47]

Yes. I think it's pretty obvious he will be playing offense some. You can't not take advantage of having an athlete like that and has hands and speed to do it.

 

[mcrow47]

good lord for eye roll.

Thor has had some really good takes and is a great guy, but he also likes to talk things into existence and is working on raising his profile.

Of course Koi wants to play for a team that's going to compete. No one who is a competitor wants to play on a team that sucks. He's going to get 3 shots at this in college and i'm sure playing meaningful games down the stretch is important to him. nothing about this is remotely novel/ingenious but it just creates talking points that are impossible to refute and make discussion.

Yeah, he's not saying anything that's not obvious. He's got the gifts to play both ways. He wants to be on a playoff team. He also wants to stay in MN. These are all obvious things.

 

[MaxyJR1]

Makes sense.

 

[btowngopher]

Why does he say this stuff like the player told him this?

 

[NateDawgUM]

Why does he say this stuff like the player told him this?

You mean Koi Perich doesn't call up a 40 year old podcaster who went to Kansas to spill the beans?

 

[mcrow47]

Why does he say this stuff like the player told him this?

He does have sources in college football. Might not be direct from Koi but may be family, friends, other players, or even coaches.

 

[Gophers1992]

I mean, not exactly some shocking insider-only info there. Koi wants to play for a contender (preferably here), and would consider leaving after next year if he's not confident in the team being put together. Could probably be said for every star player in CFB.

 

[btowngopher]

The problem I see with playing him both ways is do we know if he can play WR? If he plays rb like he did in high school from my understanding, then I can’t imagine giving him more than a few touches a game. Even a rb2 type role seems like it’d be asking a lot at an injury prone position.

 

[upnorthkid]

The problem I see with playing him both ways is do we know if he can play WR? If he plays rb like he did in high school from my understanding, then I can’t imagine giving him more than a few touches a game. Even a rb2 type role seems like it’d be asking a lot at an injury prone position.

i think i could see them running him on jets, tunnels, etc. Simple route tree. Super underrated part of a guy like Hunter's game is he can run the full route tree at an NFL level. That is really hard to learn if you haven't done it before (and added to that you need to do it with timing/in sync with your QB to hit things consistently other than go routes or screens/pop passes) and it's why I hate when anyone throws out that a guy will be like the next Hunter. There are a handful of guys every year who play one side of the ball and a short set of snaps on the opposite side. To do what Hunter did at the level he did is a way different thing.

It's part of why doing it out of the backfield/RB set is so much different. The route tree is actually really small and not really at all complicated.

 

[GopherDog1]

The problem I see with playing him both ways is do we know if he can play WR? If he plays rb like he did in high school from my understanding, then I can’t imagine giving him more than a few touches a game. Even a rb2 type role seems like it’d be asking a lot at an injury prone position.

Yes, he can play WR. In many ways, but most importantly as a competitor, he is on a different level than almost everyone on the field, you can see it while you watch him play live. He lined up in the slot but never carried the ball up the middle so don't worry about that. Maybe a jet sweep or two next year? Watch him play; focus on him only for a play or two, he is a special player.

 

[Allshade]

Putting him in to run a few jet sweeps is useless. Everyone will know why he's in the game. That shit rarely works. Prefer if he were a decoy. Just my opinion.

 

[GopherLady]

Here's the clip if you like:

 

[ergopher]

Here's the clip if you like:

Interesting. 8-9 wins is absolutely doable with the team’s talent level and the schedule going into 2025, I’m just hoping we see something closer to Max-level performance out of Lindsey than Athan-level performance. Good (or even serviceable) quarterback play is a must for playoff contention.

 

[Word]

Interesting. 8-9 wins is absolutely doable with the team’s talent level and the schedule going into 2025, I’m just hoping we see something closer to Max-level performance out of Lindsey than Athan-level performance. Good (or even serviceable) quarterback play is a must for playoff contention.

If we can even get non-2019 Morgan type QB production, I think we win at least 9 games.

 

[swede2]

If the is evenly remotely true and specifically the part about wanting to play for a contender (remember, SKOR North is the home of "Reckless Speculation" - these guys are at times nothing more than gossip mavens) why would KP have picked us in the first place? It has always been the case that MN is much more likely to go 4-8 than to the CFP.

 

[Just Gopher It!!]

Here's the clip if you like:

Probably could have gotten more money.

Man, anyone can start a podcast.

I’m sorry, but this isn’t impressive.

Sorry, but Breaking News is if a ship runs into a bridge; not the middle aged musings of men regarding a 18/19 year CFB player.

 

[Mr. 131]

Thor is good but also is too staunch. His position is that there isn't a world where Kwesi brings back Sam, because it's antithetical to the plan (rookie QB to free up roster cap). But, sometimes plans change, and I think it's really likely that the Vikings DO bring back Sam.
I know we are talking about Koi, but I think this was part of the same conversation.

Also, Thor recently reported that AK tried to leverage MORE cash and PJ told him it wasn't happening.