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]]>The Packers took care of the Vikings 43-34 in week 1, spoiling the Vikes "Home Opener." Here is our 4 takeaways from the game...
1. Preseason games ARE necessary! On the 1st drive of the game you could see how rusty the Vikings Defense was. Guys not getting off blocks and multiple missed tackles (like Eric Wilson completely whiffing on the Jamal Williams screen pass) were just the start to what would be a disastrous day for the D. On offense, besides the typical scripted first drive, we were full of 3 and outs the rest of the first half. I knew the first month was going to be interesting with no preseason games but game 1 sure was rough for the Vikings!
2. Vikings Defensive Line Not A Factor. Everson Griffen and Linval Joseph are gone. Linval's replacement Michael Pierce, opts out of the season. No problem, we still have Danielle Hunter! Oh crap... he's on IR now for (at least) the first 3 weeks. I can not remember the last time I watched a Vikings vs Packers game and we didn't put Rodgers or Favre down for a sack at least once! I was hopeful the newly acquired Yannick Ngakoue would be able to put some pressure on Rodgers but he was contained all game long. Green Bay also seemed too have little trouble rushing the ball up the middle against our experienced Defensive Tackles. So while we wait for the day Hunter can get back out on the field we will just have to be hopeful that guys we have up front right the ship.
3. Rodgers Picks Apart Young Corners. Mike Hughes (23), Holton Hill (23) and rookie Cam Danztler (22) were given a rude welcome back to football from Aaron Rodger on Sunday. Rodgers completed 32 passes on 44 attempts for 364 yards and 4 TDs. Rodgers found multiple wide open receivers throughout the game as it appeared there was some confusion at times with the young corners. Then there were the times where the coverage was pretty good and Rodgers still placed the ball perfectly into the receivers hands. Vikings rookie CB Cam Dantzler had pretty good coverage on Marquez Valdes-Scantling but Rodgers still found the receiver for a 45 yard TD before the half.
4. The Vikings Offense has Potential. The Vikes scored a touchdown on their 1st drive of the season. Then for the next 2 quarters they couldn't get anything going, scoring only 3 points before halftime and nothing in the 3rd. We did get to see Captain Kirk have a couple nice runs but that might be the only thing i can mention that was positive for the offense between quarter 2 and 3. Then down 19 points entering the 4th quarter the Vikings offense showed up in what some would call "Garbage Time." The reality is the Vikings still put up 24 points in the 4th quarter against the Packers starting defense. Prevent defense? Sure! But if you think star DBs like Jaire Alexander, Adrian Amos, Darnell Savage and Kevin King were just allowing Cousins to throw all over them then you are very wrong! Now only if, A. the Vikings offense could have come alive a little sooner than the 4th quarter or B. The Vikings defense could have come up with a damn 3 and out one time, then maybe we are talking about something different today!
UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
The Vikings travel to Indianapolis to take on the 0-1 Colts. A very Winnable game if the defense can play better. If Gardner Minshew can put 3 TDs up against the Colts, than Cousins should be able to as well!
The Packers will host the 0-1 Detroit Lions who allowed Mitch Trubisky to throw 3 TDs in the 4th quarter and choke one away. Rodgers should have at least 3 TDs by half.
- Jesse
]]>It wasn’t meant to be this past October with the Twins being swept by the Yankees 3 games to zilch in the ALDS. It wasn’t meant to be has now been the headline of 13 straight playoff defeats at the mercy of the boys from the Bronx.
Now that it is unlucky number 13, it reinforces the fact that it truly is a curse, and CURSES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN (for the better of society, and more importantly Twins Territory).
If the curse is going to be lifted two things are often brought up: hit more homeruns and have better starting pitching. Although this is true, this is a lot harder than it looks against a team that has a payroll that equates to celebrity status.
The true way we will ultimately lift this curse is keeping the core of the 2019 Twins together; the most winning regular season team since 1965, the team with the most regular season home runs in MLB history: the Bomba Squad. It is worth noting that the 307 record home runs beat out a close second of 306 from our friends in New York.
The top 5 bomba hitting Twins return from 2019…
Nelson Cruz 41
Max Kepler 36
Miguel Sanó 34
Edddie Rosario 32
Mitch Garver 31
Also returning…
Jorge Polanco 22
Marwin Gonzalez 15
Byron Buxton 10
That is 221 bombas back in the lineup with unreal potential to repeat those historic numbers. This core shows potential individually and as a team, the clubhouse has that feel of the World Series teams of 1987 and 1991. These Twins for the most part haven’t been apart of the curse but they got thrown into it in 2019 and that is all they need for motivation in the coming years.
Keeping this core together was a step in the right direction and the definitive reason that this group of players are meant to break the curse.
Oh yeah, and 1 more thing. They also signed former MVP Josh Donaldson who hit 37 home runs for the Braves last season. So looks like the plan for breaking the curse is to outscore them... let’s hope it works!
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The baseball world was not immune to the COVID-19 effects, cancelling the remainder of Spring Training and delaying the season substantially. With no end in sight for now in regards to the Corona virus, the season is likely to skip what would be the entire first half of the season. This delay will have everlasting effects on the 2020 baseball campaign. The questions now arise, based on the 2019 season:
What teams will be ecstatic to play just the second half and what players really turned it on post all-star break?
Second Half Teams (Based on 2019)
Oakland A’s: In 2019 the ball club posted a first half record of 51-41 (.544), a solid first half nonetheless. It is what the Athletics did in the second half of the year that the team will want to repeat in the 2020 season. As the summer heated up in the bay area, so did the Oakland A’s bats, finishing the season with a record of 97-65 (.599). The team loved staying at home with an astounding second half record of 26-9 at the Coliseum. The team got hot at the right time, unfortunately the Astros were hotter and claimed the AL West crown leaving the A’s cheatedout of a great season.
Washington Nationals: The Nationals if anyone want to forever disregard the first half of the 2019 season, with a dismal record of 47-42 (.522) at the break. Not only did the team streak together the best second half in baseball, their season will go down in history. The team finished the season on a terror winning 9 of their last 10 and solidifying their spot in the NL Wildcard with a record of 93-69 (.574). That wasn’t enough from the team out of the nation’s capital; they would go on to win their first ever World Series in a classic David vs. Goliath matchup over the Houston Astros.
Second Half Players (Based on 2019)
Chris Davis (BAL): The former all-star went through a stretch that had never been done before in the first half. Not to his liking or the rest of the Baltimore faithful, it was not a positive one. Chris Davis started the year 0 for 33 with 16 strikeouts. This got to a point where as a baseball or merely human fan, you were pulling for him to end this skid. The drought dated back to September 15 of the previous year and in the end totaled a 0 for 54 streak. Chris may not have had the best recovery in 2019 but the fact that he will not be faced with that situation again in 2020, makes Chris Davis the biggest fan of the second half.
Nelson Cruz (MIN): The designated hitter had a new home in 2019, coming to Minnesota from Seattle in the off-season. The now Twin, Nelson Cruz had a first half plagued by injury. After the break, he became the face of the Bomba Squad; hitting 25 bombas in the second half. His veteran leadership seemed unparalleled in the Twins clubhouse, and oh yeah he hit everything not just homeruns. Nelson Cruz posted a batting average of .344 post all-star break and an incredible OPS of 1.147 leading the Twins to an AL Central title. The Twins ended up falling to the Yankees in the 2019 ALDS, proving the curse is real……..(Foreshadowing of the next post).
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]]>RANDY MOSS!! That's what you're thinking right now. You saw the title of this article and clicked to see Randy Moss as the answer, right? And if the topic was to talk about who the best wide receiver to ever play for the Vikings was it would most certainly be Randy. However, that's not what we are here for. We are talking about the best all-time Minnesota Vikings wide receiver... and it's Cris Carter.
Cris Carter came to Minnesota after being cut by the Eagles for his off the field issues. He was fortunate enough to be given a second chance in Minnesota. He got clean and sober and repaid the Vikings over the next 12 seasons by becoming the teams all-time leading receiver in receptions (1004), rec yards (12,383), and touchdowns (110)! Chris Berman nicknamed him "All He Does Is Catch Touchdowns" and he was voted #1 on NFL Networks Top Ten Greatest Hands. Pretty damn impressive!
In 1998, Carter became teammates with Randy Moss, who fell to the Vikings in the draft for his own off the field issues. Carter took Moss under his wing and together they become one of greatest, if not the greatest, wide receiver duos of all-time. (Probably only Rice and T.O. compare statistically)
The argument for Randy of course is that he is second to Carter in all of the previously mentioned stat categories and he played less games as a Viking. But that's my point, he wasn't here as long and both of his departures were messy. He played almost as many games away from Minnesota as he did with them. Randy went on to have some success in Oakland before teaming up with Tom Brady in New England for just over 3 years. In 2007 he put together maybe the greatest receiving year of all time scoring 23 TDs, but not here in Minnesota. I consider Randy Moss to be the most talented Vikings receiver ever to play, but not the greatest.
Cris Carter is often the 2nd receiver people think of for the Vikes. Depending on the fans age maybe he's even 3rd or 4th behind Adam Thielen and the recently departed Stefon Diggs. But now you see why maybe he should be the 1st when it comes to the great debate, Who truly is the Minnesota Vikings greatest wide receiver!
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Minnesota hockey has been a big topic this season with 3 of the 5 Minnesota schools getting #1 seeds in their respective regions. Minnesota Duluth however was the only team to survive the first weekend. Minnesota State Mankato and St. Cloud State both got upset in there tournament openers. With NHL blue chips in Samberg and Perunovich only in their sophomore seasons, Duluth could be back next year as well.
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The likes of Nino Niederreiter, Charlie Coyle and Mikael Granlund have all been dealt within the last few weeks and it has caused quite a stir amongst the State of Hockey's fan base. The Wild received Victor Rask, Ryan Donato and Kevin Fiala as well as a draft pick in return. While some people were calling for a total rebuild others thought we still had a chance with our current roster. It looks like we know what Fenton thought as he dealt away key pieces of the franchise in order to really compete down the road.
It might look bleak right now for Wild fans but keep your head up, this could be an exciting young bunch and something Minnesota sports has been missing for a long time. Highly touted prospects such as Jordan Greenway, Luke Kunin, Ryan Donato, Kevin Fiala, Joel Eriksson Ek and current KHL superstar Kirill Kaprizov could make for a Stanley Cup run in the not too distant future.
Ryan Donato celebrates as he scores the OT winner against the Blues this past Sunday
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]]>When asked about how Kirk Cousins is performing, Pro Image Sports employee Verscel said, "I think our line is to blame, he doesn't get enough time." Another Pro Image Sports employee Evan had this to say, "Kirk Cousins ain't worth that kind of money, I want a Super Bowl and I want it now!" There has been scrutiny about the offensive line, Cousins ability to sense pressure and his lack of mobility at times.
All said and done, Kirk Cousins is one of the best quarterbacks the organization has ever had and they don't seem to be giving up on the gunslinger just yet. It shall be interesting to see how the veteran QB handles the media attention, but one thing is for sure, Vikings fans will be on the edge of their seat every time he drops back to pass.
Kirk Cousins under pressure in Sunday Nights matchup vs the Chicago Bears
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Cynthia Frelund, The Data Analyst
Daniel Jeremiah, The Former Scout
Maurice Jones-Drew, The Former Star
Elliot Harrison, The Historian
We took all of their predictions and placed them onto an Excel spreadsheet, averaging out the win totals and creating final win-loss predictions for each team. Here are the predictions for the NFC:
and the AFC:
According to their expert opinions, we should look for divisional battles this season in the NFC North with the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers, The NFC South with the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints, and the AFC South with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Houston Texans. Do you think they got their predictions right?
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Offense
QB; Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers
HB; Ezekiel Elliott, Dallas Cowboys
Flex; David Johnson, Arizona Cardinals
WR; Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers
WR; Odell Beckham Jr., New York Giants
TE; Travis Kelce, Kansas City Chiefs
LT; Tyron Smith, Dallas Cowboys
RT; Ryan Ramczyk, New Orleans Saints
LG; Andrew Norwell, Jacksonville Jaguars
RG; Marshall Yanda, Baltimore Ravens
C; Alex Mack, Atlanta Falcons
Defense
Edge; Cameron Jordan, New Orleans Saints
Edge; Von Miller, Denver Broncos
Interior; Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams
Interior; Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia Eagles
LB; Telvin Smith Jr., Jacksonville Jaguars
LB; Bobby Wagner, Seattle Seahawks
LB; Luke Kuechly, Carolina Panthers
CB; Jalen Ramsey, Jacksonville Jaguars
CB; Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans Saints
S; Harrison Smith, Minnesota Vikings
S; Marcus Williams, New Orleans Saints
DB; Tyrann Mathieu, Houston Texans
Special Teams
Specialist; Tayson Hill, New Orleans Saints
PR; Tank Cohen, Chicago Bears
KR; Pharoh Cooper, Los Angeles Rams
The New Orleans Saints lead the way with 4 total players listed in their projections. The Jacksonville Jaguars came close with 3. What do you think of their projections? Are they missing any players? View their Youtube video here:
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]]>It's a big weekend for Minnesota Sports! The Seattle Seahawks come into town to take on our Minnesota Vikings in what will be the third game of the NFL 2018 Preseason. We've got plenty of Seattle Seahawks and Minnesota Vikings merchandise available for game time.
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]]>He was a 3-star recruit via Rivals recruiting database and signed his letter of intent to go play at Michigan State. His first season he was redshirted and his freshman year was spent in a backup role behind NFL QB, Brian Hoyer. By Kirk's sophomore year he won the starting job and never looked back. By the time he was a junior, Michigan State was a contender for not only the Big Ten championship but were in the BCS hunt. Cousins threw 45 touchdowns his final two years and Michigan State and led the Spartans to back to back 11 win seasons. They went 4-0 against in state rivals Michigan as well. In Kirk Cousins final game with Sparty, he beat the Georgia Bulldogs in a thrilling Outback Bowl. Michigan State won off of a missed field goal attempt by none other than Blair Walsh.
Kirk entered the 2011 NFL Draft after his four years in college and was eventually drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 3rd round. A somewhat surprising pick considering the Redskins took the reigning Heisman Trophy Winner Robert Griffin III with the 2nd overall pick that same draft. It turned out to be a smart move however. RGIII had dealt with injury problems and that opened the door for Kirk. He never looked back in Washington and was the starter from that point on. Kirk eventually decided to leave the Redskins organization due to contract disputes, the team did not want to sign Cousins to a long term deal so he decided to take his talents elsewhere.
On March 15, 2018 Kirk Cousins signed with the Minnesota Vikings. His contract was a groundbreaking one as well. He signed a 3 year fully guaranteed contract worth $84 million. It was the first full guaranteed contract in NFL history. Along with his high salary cap, Kirk Cousins expectations are as high as ever. With many people projecting the Vikings to be in the raise for the Super Bowl come early February, it could be Super Bowl or bust for Cousins in Minneapolis.
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This is NOT what I expected today but I did have some questions over the weekend when Kirk Cirrocia was on with the guys from Big Ten Network and hinted at a decision with their starting quarterback position.
Well, that decision has been made. It will be True Freshman, Zack Annexstad
BREAKING: @Coach_Fleck names Zack Annexstad starting quarterback. #Gophers #SkiUMah #RTB pic.twitter.com/rTpoyqPxAp
— Minnesota Football (@GopherFootball) August 20, 2018
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– Need time to build cohesiveness on offense
– The offensive line won’t block anyone
– … pick your reason for why the Vikings won’t improve on, or even match, last season’s 13-3 record.
All of the excuses are out there, but guess what - is there anything you notice from that list that sticks out? Maybe a running trend throughout?
….. anyone?
They are all hypothetical; mythical figures of our imagination. None of those things can be measured and some of them may not even exist, or if they exist, they may not be relevant enough to cost the Vikings any games.
I’m picking on this one because it it’s my favorite. Making a prediction about a season, that hasn’t existed yet, is hard enough. Why would you make a projection that is based around 31 other team’s predictions? Just because the Vikings are lined up to play a bunch of teams who were good last year, doesn’t mean they will wind up playing that same good team, when this year’s match-up rolls around. The NFL has more turnover in their playoff teams than any other professional league on the American map.
Look no further than 2016-17 playoff teams to 2017-18 playoff teams. The AFC actually hung steady with 3 of the 6 teams making the playoffs after both seasons (New England, Pittsburgh, Kansas City). The NFC, on the other hand, had only ONE team (Atlanta) that made the playoffs in both ‘17 and ‘18…
So, you can take that argument and
The other bullet points and their hypothetical nature are self-explanatory. But, I have an idea:
Instead of trying to pick each game and project matchups that are weeks in the future. Let’s make a record prediction based on things we actually know. Let’s compare last year’s 13-3 team with this year’s and decide how many games better or worse the 2018-19 Vikings are vs. last year’s.
The Vikings look a lot like the team from last year in most areas but there are a few important spots that have some new faces, one in particular that we’ve discussed a little bit leading up to the new season…
Cousins To Diggs... has a nice (Super Bowl) ring to it...#Vikings #NFL #Preseason pic.twitter.com/LmcWdNZSY9
— Ron Johnson (@3RonJohnson) August 12, 2018
Cousins is going to prove to be a big upgrade over Case Keenum, as this season goes along. Keenum was propped up by the extreme amount of talent around him. Cousins has all of the pieces (outside of a shaky offensive line) around him to showcase his own baller abilities. But, Kirk Cousins isn’t the only reason why the Vikings should be able to stabilize the ship after the heartbreak in Philly. It’s a combination of a lot of things. But, if there is anything that gets us as excited as the thought of Kirk under center, it’s a healthy Dalvin Cook, who says he’s ready to go whenever the Vikings’ coaches call his number.
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