What can I say….I’m just itching to be a fan of greatness

^That seems to be the consensus opinion with most of my friends who are Vikings fans as well. I doubt Darnold will ever be Mahomes/Brady/Lamar/Allen, but he’s got some talent. Some teams spend a lot of time chasing that “HOF” caliber QB never to get off the QB carousel to build around a “Good” one.

It will be an interesting offseason in Minnesota with decisions on Darnold, whether to start JJ day 1 or go with another bridge, what to do with Aaron Jones, does Harrison Smith stick around at his age, trying to keep one of the better DC’s in Flores around, etc.

JoeMX1825 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
The Vikings are at 9-2 and seemingly writing off the QB who has helped get them there. Bold move.

?? I only see it as injury insurance, how could Sam feel negatively about that? Jones has lost his way and needs his confidence completely rebuilt, that’s what KOC is good at…This move is just as much about next season as it is the rest of this one… Darnold will sign elsewhere next season for way more than the Vikings would be willing to pay him…

JJ is the future, Jones would be a great backup for him IF he’s willing to play that role next year and beyond…

That’s my question. Does the MN Faithful support blindly letting this guy walk if he gets you to the NFC Championship Game/SB or even wins the franchise’s first Lombardi trophy? Are you confident that JJ or Danny Dimes put you back at 9-2 through the first 11 games next season? It is a unique situation and there’s no denying that.

As stated, I understand the insurance policy and depth reasoning. At the same time, Darnold is human and can see people jockying the roster for life “after” him…with a lot of season and potential playoff run yet to go.

For reference, Darnold is on pace to throw for 32 TDs and 4200 yards in his FIRST season with the team and system at age 27. Crazy to just consider that a “placeholder” when he could have one of the best 5 or 6 seasons for a Vikings QB EVER by most statistical measures.

riverbassman wrote:

Skip the rock toss and as soon as you can walk go drill holes DIRECTLY in front of every landing!

1. Rock Test
2. If rock holds, go out and drill a few test holes in front of the launch
3. If those holes look good, fire up the chainsaw to get your spearing hole cut
4. Be sure to mark your spearing hole with garbage so nobody drives into it

John Rasmussen wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
The Vikings are at 9-2 and seemingly writing off the QB who has helped get them there. Bold Move.

Agree, but what is the other move? Sign him to a decent contract and pay him, with JJ sitting in the background? I would like the idea of keeping him, just not sure how it would lay out.

I’m not sure. They have themselves in an interesting situation for sure. They essentially can’t keep things status quo, even if they make the NFC Championship or SB…which is a strange feeling.

All I know is that IF I was a Viking fan and this team gets to the NFC title game or the SB – I’d have a very, very hard time telling Darnold “Thank You and Goodbye” and not signing him while turning it over to a relative group of unknowns in the QB room.

The Badgers are reeling. They ousted their OC, are using a backup QB recruited by the previous coaching staff, and are also using their backup RB. Wisconsin has an identiy crisis as a team that’s composed of guys recruited for one system, now running a different system, mixed with some key injuries.

I’d take the Gophers +3.

…unless Bass Pundit jumps over here and declares this a “Trap Game” for someone – then all bets are out the window.

I understand the move to add a viable backup and a guy with talent, but also question what it does for Darnold through the remainder of the year. The guy has led the team to a 9-2 start and has mostly exceeded expectations.

Suddenly the QB Room is growing AND they still have top 1st round pick who they traded multiple picks to move up for in 21 year old McCarthy presumably waiting for his chance in 2025.

The grass isn’t always greener. There’s a legitimate chance that there’s not a QB in this now large QB room who performs as well as Darnold has this year…for the Vikings moving forward post-Darnold. You don’t have to leave the state to see a similar scenario with the Timberwolves who just had their best season in my lifetime, yet opted to reshuffle the deck.

The Vikings are at 9-2 and seemingly writing off the QB who has helped get them there. Bold move.

Darnold, Jones, Mullens, Rypien, McCarthy.

“In Kwesi Adofo Mensah We Trust” should be printed on all Minnesota currency from here forward.

lindyrig79 wrote:

The Wolves just don’t look very good so far this year. Randle sucks and Divencenzo has been ice cold too. Hope they figure it out soon but they just don’t have the same vibe as last year, not even close

Randle’s Career Averages:
19.1 ppg, 9 rebounds, 3.7 assists

Randle’s Averages with the Wolves:
21.8 ppg, 6.7 rebounds, 4.1 assists

Generally speaking, the Wolves got exactly who they thought they were getting. Randle hasn’t “sucked” but he’s performed as expected by most measures. It’s early to evaulate the trade – but sometimes the grass isn’t always greener.

I think the Wolves have to get more out of Jaden McDaniels. With the bigger contract he has to offer more than 10 points here and there and some above average defense if this team is going to go anywhere.

If the Vikings can get Jones back on another contract next year, that’s where I think he will really shine. Second year in the system with KOC, and taking handoffs from a famaliar person back there in Aaron Rodgers.

^One more.

In Purple.

Bearcat89 wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
The truck is loaded with softball to basketball sized rocks, and I’ll be hitting some local spots to do official ice checks starting Friday.

We are one step ahead of you. When you get to the lake and see rocks on the ice, youll know I was already there.

Was last ice season “The great rock throwing debate” on IDO?!? Might have to look that one up and laugh through it again

The truck is loaded with softball to basketball sized rocks, and I’ll be hitting some local spots to do official ice checks starting Friday.

B-man wrote:

Now that we’ve come full circle, does anyone think that a 50° garage and a dog bed is animal cruelty??

I’ve got 2 kids, a third on the way, and a wife.

A 50 degree garage with some sort of padding that is quiet sounds like a peaceful night for me as a human.

Next Steps for Rodgers Career:

1. Unsolicited sexually explicit photo to someone 15 years younger than himself
2. Sign with the Vikings
3. Embezzle Millions from impoverished people

Brittman wrote:

Jones just may be JJ’s backup in 2025.

Assume Sam Darnold salary will catapult him elsewhere in 2025.

2025

QB1: Aaron Rodgers
QB2: JJ McCarthy
QB3: Nick Mullens

Gitchi Gummi wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>buckybadger wrote:</div>
Things that definitely impact insurance:

-any moving violation whatsoever…is far more costly to you via insurance than any nominal ticket. Speeding tickets don’t cost much, but they will kill you via insurance

-DUIs are a guaranteed uninsurable for some companies, and those who will insure you will just hammer you.

-recent claims or multiple claims in a relatively short time period

in other news, water is wet.

Not so fast. Bigcrappie just told us that driving records do NOT impact insurance rates.

Maybe water is in fact, dry?

Ahhh yes, a random my dog versus your dog debate!

Some of you were the kid in elementary who started every conversation with “My dad could beat up your dad”

bigcrappie wrote:

To many people think rates are based on their driving record, even some of you mentioned it in this post. Your in a pool with everyone else who has your insurance company, this why your rates go up. Storms down south, bad drivers they all cause the insurance company’s to pay out claims thats why your rates keep going up. That and greedy CEO’s making $10 million with a $7 million bonus.

Your driving record absolutely impacts your insurance rates, along with all of the things you listed.

^He should be the MVP, but the league will never allow it

^The 1600’s I currently have were $99 when there was a sale. They weren’t selling according to the guy because they were the all grey/black ones and not the camo patterend ones. I couldn’t care less if they were some cool/trendy digital camo on the outside or not. At half off for the same exact thing it was a no-brainer.

Everyone is getting “hosed” on insurance. It’s a for profit business that many of the customers know very little about. It’s a “hope it works when you need it” type of thing, despite religiously paying premiums for years.

Things that definitely impact insurance:

-any moving violation whatsoever…is far more costly to you via insurance than any nominal ticket. Speeding tickets don’t cost much, but they will kill you via insurance

-DUIs are a guaranteed uninsurable for some companies, and those who will insure you will just hammer you.

-recent claims or multiple claims in a relatively short time period

As others have said, shopping around isn’t a bad thing. There’s really 2 approaches with one being shopping around regularly…and the other being trying to find insurance coverage through someone you know personally and definitely trust to keep you in the loop on policy changes and so on. If you didn’t have a personal connection with that person prior to them insuring you, than you’re just a customer/number to them in my opinion.

^Jones was due to make $12 million in GB, so essentially the same as Jacobs now makes had the Packers simply let him play out his contract. Jacobs has more rushing TDs and more yards, as a younger back thus far through the 2024 season. It’s been a good move for the Packers so far.

Rumors were the Pack offered him in the neighborhood of $6 million to stay for 2024, but obviously he wasn’t taking that number given it had injury and performance incentives to get to that number. The Vikings were the perfect opportunity for Jones to join a talented roster and have a larger portion of his salary guaranteed. It’s definitely worked out for both franchises so far.

I tried it once thinking it may increase my hookup rate, AND mostly because it was the size I had on hand. They took more constant tuning with the increase in hook size. Not worth it in my opinion.

There will be a million opinions and experiences, but in reality you (or the owner) know the dogs the best. I think it’s often more about what the owner wants versus what the dog truly needs or finds comfortable. I wouldn’t feel the least built guilty about 50 degrees, dry, out of the wind, and something to get the dog up off the floor with a few blankets to nestle into….so long as they’re not used to something completely different.

We grew up with dogs that wouldn’t step foot in the house if the door was left open and a bowl of treats was in sight…regardless of season. It wasn’t ever allowed. They were a part of the family as animals not humans. No insurance, no prescriptions, no sleeping in a bed with us. They spent 90% of their life outside being dogs free to do as they wished on our acreage, and the other 10% sleeping hard in the attached garage that was probably at best 50 degrees. We always made sure they were up off the floor and had some kind of old blanket. One was a lab/retriever mix that lived to be 16. The other was a shepherd that made 14. For as much as we could tell, they were happy and lived great lives.

Jacobs has ran for 944 yards and 7TDs. He’s on-pace for 1450 yards and 11TDs. The move looks pretty good for the Packers so far. He’s been a constant pro bowl level performer despite some of the team’s other ups and downs.

It will be interesting to see if Love can “heat up” a bit down the stretch. He hasn’t been terrible, but he hasn’t really been nailing downfield shots either. Jacobs can run the ball and the defense has been opportunistic, but to really accelerate into the playoffs and make a run…they’re going to have to stretch some of the best defenses in football vertically and make them pay when they get into single high looks.

Overall, 8-3 with the youngest roster in the NFL is hard to complain too much about thus far. There’s a lot of season left and the NFC North should continue to be competetive top to bottom

I’m guessing December 2nd

fishthumper wrote:

Just my luck. Next weekend for the opener of muzzleloader season the forecast is rather cold. Good thing there is 3 weekends of it and we normally only hunt a short time in the mornings and evenings. On the plus side the colder weather should have the deer on the move feeding more.

That’s prime hunting. It’s not MN shotgun opener where it’s 55-60 degrees. You can take a deer and don’t have to race to deal with cutting it up. There’s often a little snow and the leaves that are on the ground are snow covered making everything quiet and relaxing.

stout93 wrote:

Duluth Trading Co has 40% off..

Good quality stuff

Got a half dozen pairs of boxer briefs on the way in the mail

Hunted just outside Alma, WI and passed up a basket rack just after first light and a fawn this evening. Not much for shooting. Our group of 6 and 2 kids took 2 does, but everyone saw deer.

I’ve got too much on the to do list tomorrow and early in the week to get out, but I might run over on Thanksgiving and sit the morning and see what’s wandering through.