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OT: Non-Hockey Sports Thread XI - Defense? Who Needs Defense?! (Wade Wilson Memorial Edition)

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TaLoN said:
Hotels aren't cheap the closer to the time needed. You can't plan late season trips. This screws fans royally.

TNF should never have been a thing outside of Thanksgiving and the season opener. No matter how hard they try to force it down our throats, the ratings won't get where they want them to.
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The way they run it I’m fine with taking it away outside of holiday weekends. Giving teams short weeks and not utilizing bye weeks leading up to it is stupid
 
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Digitalbooya said:
I don’t mean to be rude, but…. Who is that?
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He wasn’t a prolific tight end but, if I recall correctly, was a beast at blocking. Don’t recall if he was from the area but a low profile player that was really good at an aspect that doesn’t garner a lot of media praise
 
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Vikings, Dolphins were 'very close' to Dalvin Cook trade

The elephant in the room was confirmed by Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
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Breer said the quiet part out loud in his latest Monday Morning Quarterback piece. There had been many rumors that the Dolphins and Cook were both interested in each other and the landing spot made a lot of sense back in March.
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As things sit today, it’s not quite that simple. The Dolphins re-signed both Jeff Wilson Jr. and Raheem Mostert while selecting Devon Achane in the third round of April’s NFL draft.
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Vikings send strange message by dumping Dalvin Cook

What are the Vikings doing? It’s a question many will be asking as the news spreads that running back Dalvin Cook will be released on Friday. For casual fans who pay little attention to football from February to September, it will be a surprise. For those who follow it closely, it’s the...
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On one hand, there’s a certain amount of self-awareness that comes from recognizing that having Cook on the team won’t deliver a Super Bowl win this year. On the other hand, why wave a white flag pre-emptively?

Anything can happen once the games are played. The offense should be better this year. The defense can’t be any worse. If it only improves a bit under new defensive coordinator Brian Flores, they could make a run — especially with a little luck.

It could still happen without Cook, but not having Cook won’t make it any easier. And if Cook does well in his next stop, many will wonder what the could have done to boost the Vikings beyond whatever they will otherwise be.

Still, all things considered, it feels like just another day in purple purgatory, where being just good enough is always good enough, and where loyal fans will be lured to fill the stands and buy the merch not by the reality of a championship run but by the consistently fleeting, false hope of one.
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Cook to be cut tomorrow.
 
TaLoN said:
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Vikings send strange message by dumping Dalvin Cook

What are the Vikings doing? It’s a question many will be asking as the news spreads that running back Dalvin Cook will be released on Friday. For casual fans who pay little attention to football from February to September, it will be a surprise. For those who follow it closely, it’s the...
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Cook to be cut tomorrow.
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While good, his salary wasn’t worth it. I felt Mattison did near Cook’s production at a fraction of the cost
 
Minnewildsota said:
While good, his salary wasn’t worth it. I felt Mattison did near Cook’s production at a fraction of the cost
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They are very identical however cook has the breakaway speed that mattison doesn’t. That is about the only difference IMO which can be huge but transitioning to a pass heavy offense means it is unneeded.
 
DeagleJenkins said:
They are very identical however cook has the breakaway speed that mattison doesn’t. That is about the only difference IMO which can be huge but transitioning to a pass heavy offense means it is unneeded.
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I do think Cook also has a bit better vision on seeing the holes too though.
Hands for receiving out of the backfield? Close, but that is where Cook's breakaway speed still differentiates him, probably even more since there is usually more open field.
 
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Jags unveil 'stadium of future' with covered seats, a proposal critical to team's future

The Jacksonville Jaguars unveiled conceptual designs for their “stadium of the future” on Wednesday, providing a glimpse into a $1.4 billion project that would tie the team to one of the NFL's smallest markets for decades. The proposal includes a 62,000-seat, open-air stadium under a...
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TaLoN said:
I do think Cook also has a bit better vision on seeing the holes too though.
Hands for receiving out of the backfield? Close, but that is where Cook's breakaway speed still differentiates him, probably even more since there is usually more open field.
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Agreed cook is better, just not too worried about losing him for the money gained as long as it goes towards our lines on both sides of the ball.
 
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DeagleJenkins said:
Agreed cook is better, just not too worried about losing him for the money gained as long as it goes towards our lines on both sides of the ball.
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With Cook cut, it definitely weakens any case Barkley and Jacobs have of expecting anything other than their tags. The amount Cook was due in base is equal to their Tag numbers. And once he is on the opening day roster (I believe it’s a Saturday before the Sunday game) then his base would have been guaranteed like the tag is immediately. So no difference.

See what the Vikings do with the cap savings. Who is still left that would intrigue them?
 
StreetHawk said:
With Cook cut, it definitely weakens any case Barkley and Jacobs have of expecting anything other than their tags. The amount Cook was due in base is equal to their Tag numbers. And once he is on the opening day roster (I believe it’s a Saturday before the Sunday game) then his base would have been guaranteed like the tag is immediately. So no difference.

See what the Vikings do with the cap savings. Who is still left that would intrigue them?
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No idea who is still left but lineman is a huge need IMO.
 
Kind of stunned that Pukki wouldn't stay in Europe. He's still good enough, IMO.
 
57special said:
Kind of stunned that Pukki wouldn't stay in Europe. He's still good enough, IMO.
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Agreed. But, Robin Lod is one of his best buddies and they've got tremendous chemistry in NT. I assume that weighs heavily in his decision. He's been quite open about wanting a good place for him and his family; this is most likely his last contract abroad.
 
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