Wildcard Weekend thread

[hermes]

well that stunk

congrats to the team on a great year, it was a lot of fun
and they kept with tradition and flamed out in the playoffs
i'd prefer a more competitive game but the viking playoff gods demand maximum suffering

[Cactus Jack]

One more pro Harrison Smith post haha.

Smith is the same age as Earl Thomas and just 1 year younger than Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas was a semi finalist for the HOF this year…
And Kam Chancellor has been out of the league for 7 years.

I know Kam had neck issues. But just goes to show the kind of longevity Smith has had. Dude was a blast to watch

Kam would be a HOF'er if his career wasn't cut short. Earl is too much of a weirdo off the field to get in right away lol.

[hermes]

good year everyone

i'll see you again for the draft or free agency, which ever comes first i always forget

[GeorgeSears]

One more pro Harrison Smith post haha.

Smith is the same age as Earl Thomas and just 1 year younger than Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas was a semi finalist for the HOF this year…
And Kam Chancellor has been out of the league for 7 years.

I know Kam had neck issues. But just goes to show the kind of longevity Smith has had. Dude was a blast to watch

That 2012 draft class is still going strong: Wagner, Gilmore, Smith, Lavonte David, Kirk, and Russ.

[Duke4life831]

One more pro Harrison Smith post haha.

Smith is the same age as Earl Thomas and just 1 year younger than Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas was a semi finalist for the HOF this year…
And Kam Chancellor has been out of the league for 7 years.

I know Kam had neck issues. But just goes to show the kind of longevity Smith has had. Dude was a blast to watch

Kam would be a HOF'er if his career wasn't cut short. Earl is too much of a weirdo off the field to get in right away lol.

That was a crazy time for safeties. Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu retired. Then there was this just rush of high level safeties.

Smith, Thomas, Kam, Berry, and Weddle. Those dude held down the safety spots in the 2010.

[azcatz11]

One more pro Harrison Smith post haha.

Smith is the same age as Earl Thomas and just 1 year younger than Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas was a semi finalist for the HOF this year…
And Kam Chancellor has been out of the league for 7 years.

I know Kam had neck issues. But just goes to show the kind of longevity Smith has had. Dude was a blast to watch

That 2012 draft class is still going strong: Wagner, Gilmore, Smith, Lavonte David, Kirk, and Russ.

I call that the Trent Richardson draft

[azcatz11]

One more pro Harrison Smith post haha.

Smith is the same age as Earl Thomas and just 1 year younger than Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas was a semi finalist for the HOF this year…
And Kam Chancellor has been out of the league for 7 years.

I know Kam had neck issues. But just goes to show the kind of longevity Smith has had. Dude was a blast to watch

Kam would be a HOF'er if his career wasn't cut short. Earl is too much of a weirdo off the field to get in right away lol.

That was a crazy time for safeties. Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu retired. Then there was this just rush of high level safeties.

Smith, Thomas, Kam, Berry, and Weddle. Those dude held down the safety spots in the 2010.

Do you remember the old school Eric Berry vs. Taylor Mays debates on the rivals message boards?

[Duke4life831]

KOC is going to get the “can’t win in the playoffs” tag after this.

But the reality is, the dude is just too damn good of a coach for his own good.

He coaches up his team far beyond what they should be during the regular season. But when it comes to the playoffs, you just need the top tier talent.

When you get to the playoffs you can’t have a horrific offensive line to go with Sam Darnold. Playoff football is just going to eat that up. Same thing from 2 years ago. Horrific offensive line to go with an immobile Kirk and a horrific defense. That team shouldn’t have made the playoffs based off that roster.

Cactus said it earlier. Just looking at the rosters, there really isn’t much difference between Minnesota and Seattle. It’s just the coaching staff maximizes this roster like no other. There is a reason this team had a 6.5 over/under on their win total coming into the season.

Need to overhaul that interior Oline. And get a lot of youth and athleticism in the secondary.

[Duke4life831]

Kam would be a HOF'er if his career wasn't cut short. Earl is too much of a weirdo off the field to get in right away lol.

That was a crazy time for safeties. Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu retired. Then there was this just rush of high level safeties.

Smith, Thomas, Kam, Berry, and Weddle. Those dude held down the safety spots in the 2010.

Do you remember the old school Eric Berry vs. Taylor Mays debates on the rivals message boards?

I’m not going to lie. I was full on the “Taylor Mays is a Sean Taylor clone” train haha.

I remember hearing all the stuff coming out of the Senior bowl that year.

“Mays was the worst coverage guy by far”, “he can’t turn his hips fluidly at all” and all of that.

And I remember thinking to myself, these people are idiots and over thinking this. I can’t believe they let all that Senior bowl stuff have him slide outside of the 1st.

Then the second he played a snap in the NFL it was so clear the scouts knew what they were talking about haha. He was so bad in the NFL

[Cactus Jack]

One more pro Harrison Smith post haha.

Smith is the same age as Earl Thomas and just 1 year younger than Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas was a semi finalist for the HOF this year…
And Kam Chancellor has been out of the league for 7 years.

I know Kam had neck issues. But just goes to show the kind of longevity Smith has had. Dude was a blast to watch

Kam would be a HOF'er if his career wasn't cut short. Earl is too much of a weirdo off the field to get in right away lol.

That was a crazy time for safeties. Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu retired. Then there was this just rush of high level safeties.

Smith, Thomas, Kam, Berry, and Weddle. Those dude held down the safety spots in the 2010.

It's funny. Kam was the most intimidating player. But is one of the nicest guys you'll meet off the field. Meanwhile, Earl was a total loose cannon. A nutcase on & off the field.

Kam is still my favorite Seahawk.

[GeorgeSears]

One more pro Harrison Smith post haha.

Smith is the same age as Earl Thomas and just 1 year younger than Kam Chancellor.

Earl Thomas was a semi finalist for the HOF this year…
And Kam Chancellor has been out of the league for 7 years.

I know Kam had neck issues. But just goes to show the kind of longevity Smith has had. Dude was a blast to watch

That 2012 draft class is still going strong: Wagner, Gilmore, Smith, Lavonte David, Kirk, and Russ.

I call that the Trent Richardson draft

Some even call it the Luck/RG3 draft. It was a draft defined mostly by its QB talent (Cousins, Wilson, Tannehill, and Foles all made Probowls). Unfortunately, for Broncos fans it was Jon Elway's worst ever draft. The only impact player was Danny Travathan and he only lasted 4 years.

[Duke4life831]

I think there is a legit chance Darnold played so horribly the last two games. That the Vikings may just be able to resign him for cheap to be the backup for JJ next year haha

[Cactus Jack]

I think there is a legit chance Darnold played so horribly the last two games. That the Vikings may just be able to resign him for cheap to be the backup for JJ next year haha

Some QB needy team will sign him. But his contract will likely have a ton of incentives. He's not going to get a massive number of guarantees.

[Duke4life831]

I think there is a legit chance Darnold played so horribly the last two games. That the Vikings may just be able to resign him for cheap to be the backup for JJ next year haha

Some QB needy team will sign him. But his contract will likely have a ton of incentives. He's not going to get a massive number of guarantees.

Ya that was mostly cheek in tongue.

Like you said, there will be a team that probably takes a QB in the 2nd or 3rd round. Sign Darnold to a 3 year deal with an out after 2 years. And very low guarantees and incentives heavy.

And if that doesn’t work out, he most likely just ends up as a career backup journeyman into his mid 30s.

[Cactus Jack]

Cactus said it earlier. Just looking at the rosters, there really isn’t much difference between Minnesota and Seattle. It’s just the coaching staff maximizes this roster like no other. There is a reason this team had a 6.5 over/under on their win total coming into the season.

Yup.

The Hawks had a first-year college OC who was fired after just one year. Darnold also played much better than Geno at times. Too many turnovers.

That's what separated the two teams.

[WentzerWuver]

I think there is a legit chance Darnold played so horribly the last two games. That the Vikings may just be able to resign him for cheap to be the backup for JJ next year haha

Some QB needy team will sign him. But his contract will likely have a ton of incentives. He's not going to get a massive number of guarantees.

49ers would resign Darnold for half the amount for the starting job, then what they plan to offer Purdy this offseason. Vikings will regret not signing him long term cause he shown enough to be their guy.

[WentzerWuver]

good year everyone

i'll see you again for the draft or free agency, which ever comes first i always forget

Too bad on your team lose and better luck next time. Just glad I didn't bet on this game

[Duke4life831]

I think there is a legit chance Darnold played so horribly the last two games. That the Vikings may just be able to resign him for cheap to be the backup for JJ next year haha

Some QB needy team will sign him. But his contract will likely have a ton of incentives. He's not going to get a massive number of guarantees.

49ers would resign Darnold for half the amount for the starting job, then what they plan to offer Purdy this offseason. Vikings will regret not signing him long term cause he shown enough to be their guy.

I can see him being a good enough QB long term if the Vikings had the cap space to fill their major issues. But the problem here is, if they were to sign Darnold. Then their goes a ton of salary that they can use to fill their holes.

With no Darnold, the Vikings have one of the best cap situations going into the offseason. Basically just spend all of that on the interior line, use the few draft picks for youth and athleticism in the secondary. Then hope JJ can come in and look solid like many of the other guys in this draft class.

Fixing the interior line is far more important than keeping Darnold. Because if they don’t fix that, no matter who the QB is, this will be a continuing problem.

[Cactus Jack]

Fixing the interior line is far more important than keeping Darnold. Because if they don’t fix that, no matter who the QB is, this will be a continuing problem.

Has Kwesi met John Schneider?

These teams really do mirror each other. The difference being that Minnesota has their QB of the future in waiting.

[Duke4life831]

Fixing the interior line is far more important than keeping Darnold. Because if they don’t fix that, no matter who the QB is, this will be a continuing problem.

Has Kwesi met John Schneider?

These teams really do mirror each other. The difference being that Minnesota has their QB of the future in waiting.

Haha ya they really do mirror each other.

High level weapons on offense. The QB bust that everyone else gave up on. And one of the worst interior lines in the league.

I will say we do have the JJ advantage. But y’all have the youth on defense advantage. Also doesn’t help Kwesi can’t draft to save his life. Thankfully he’s been good with signing FAs and we have a ton of cap space to use.