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JJBreaksRecords wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:32 pm This team just keeps on doing the worst they can do, over and over again. This franchise seems cursed. Can they never get their collective #### together?

Can't put this on the entire team. Jordan Addison, yes, but the team did nothing wrong other than perhaps drafting Jordan Addison.

We'll see how this plays out. Hopefully Addison uses this as an opportunity to get himself straightened out, but if not there are plenty of people willing to do what it takes to play WR in the NFL and not cause off field problems for their teams. I hope the Vikings make that crystal clear to Addison. He's had two significant issues behind the wheel since joining the team and while he's done well on the field, the team will be just fine without him.

VikingLord wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:23 am

JJBreaksRecords wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2024 7:32 pm This team just keeps on doing the worst they can do, over and over again. This franchise seems cursed. Can they never get their collective #### together?

Can't put this on the entire team. Jordan Addison, yes, but the team did nothing wrong other than perhaps drafting Jordan Addison.

We'll see how this plays out. Hopefully Addison uses this as an opportunity to get himself straightened out, but if not there are plenty of people willing to do what it takes to play WR in the NFL and not cause off field problems for their teams. I hope the Vikings make that crystal clear to Addison. He's had two significant issues behind the wheel since joining the team and while he's done well on the field, the team will be just fine without him.

I was talking about all the things this team has done wrong, Or embarrassing. Losing 4 SB's, Love Boat, etc. Makes it hard to continue watching them sometimes But like most everyone else, I hope for just 1 before I die.

JJBreaksRecords wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:49 pm

VikingLord wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:23 am

Can't put this on the entire team. Jordan Addison, yes, but the team did nothing wrong other than perhaps drafting Jordan Addison.

We'll see how this plays out. Hopefully Addison uses this as an opportunity to get himself straightened out, but if not there are plenty of people willing to do what it takes to play WR in the NFL and not cause off field problems for their teams. I hope the Vikings make that crystal clear to Addison. He's had two significant issues behind the wheel since joining the team and while he's done well on the field, the team will be just fine without him.

I was talking about all the things this team has done wrong, Or embarrassing. Losing 4 SB's, Love Boat, etc. Makes it hard to continue watching them sometimes But like most everyone else, I hope for just 1 before I die.

I don't consider losing 4 Super Bowls to be embarrassing. I consider it a great accomplishment. If losing the Super Bowl is embarrassing what does that say about the other 30 teams each of those years? Unfortunately we haven't lost a Super Bowl since the 70s.
I'd love to win a Super Bowl, but right now I'd love to lose one.

JJBreaksRecords wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:49 pm

VikingLord wrote: ↑Wed Jul 17, 2024 1:23 am

Can't put this on the entire team. Jordan Addison, yes, but the team did nothing wrong other than perhaps drafting Jordan Addison.

We'll see how this plays out. Hopefully Addison uses this as an opportunity to get himself straightened out, but if not there are plenty of people willing to do what it takes to play WR in the NFL and not cause off field problems for their teams. I hope the Vikings make that crystal clear to Addison. He's had two significant issues behind the wheel since joining the team and while he's done well on the field, the team will be just fine without him.

I was talking about all the things this team has done wrong, Or embarrassing. Losing 4 SB's, Love Boat, etc. Makes it hard to continue watching them sometimes But like most everyone else, I hope for just 1 before I die.

I still wouldn't lay the off-field things at the feet of the entire team. Individuals who played for the team at the time of those incidents, yes, but there were a lot of other guys not involved that still got tarred and feathered for their association with the ones who did step over the line.

The Superbowl losses are more frustrating for me than embarrassing. The Vikings had some truly great teams in the years they were perennial contenders, but it just didn't go their way. Even more ironic, maybe the best Vikings team of that era didn't even make it to the Superbowl the year of the Drew Peterson controversial catch, and that likewise was a bit stained by something beyond their control (like a non-called offensive PI).

I hope for one too before I die, and man, if any fanbase of any team deserves it more than we do I'd like to know which one it is. Keep the Faith, brother. It's all we can do and it's all we've got.

VikingLord wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 3:14 pm

JJBreaksRecords wrote: ↑Wed Jul 31, 2024 12:49 pm

I was talking about all the things this team has done wrong, Or embarrassing. Losing 4 SB's, Love Boat, etc. Makes it hard to continue watching them sometimes But like most everyone else, I hope for just 1 before I die.

I still wouldn't lay the off-field things at the feet of the entire team. Individuals who played for the team at the time of those incidents, yes, but there were a lot of other guys not involved that still got tarred and feathered for their association with the ones who did step over the line.

The Superbowl losses are more frustrating for me than embarrassing. The Vikings had some truly great teams in the years they were perennial contenders, but it just didn't go their way. Even more ironic, maybe the best Vikings team of that era didn't even make it to the Superbowl the year of the Drew Peterson controversial catch, and that likewise was a bit stained by something beyond their control (like a non-called offensive PI).

I hope for one too before I die, and man, if any fanbase of any team deserves it more than we do I'd like to know which one it is. Keep the Faith, brother. It's all we can do and it's all we've got.

Frustrating is a good word. We came so close. I don't see how finishing 2nd is an embarrassment. If that's embarrassing it must be even more embarrassing finishing 3-4 and think how embarrassing finishing 5-8 is. What about not making the playoffs at all?

Yeah, imho, the SB and NFCCG losses are frustrating. And disappointing. However not embarrassing (actually 2001 was kind of embarrassing heh).

It's mostly forgotten but the Walker trade was an embarrassment. We traded the entire farm and everything else for a guy that didn't even fit our system. Underwood was another. I think he quite the 1st day. Pick and Quit. You don't see that very often.

CharVike wrote: ↑Sun Aug 04, 2024 9:25 am It's mostly forgotten but the Walker trade was an embarrassment. We traded the entire farm and everything else for a guy that didn't even fit our system. Underwood was another. I think he quite the 1st day. Pick and Quit. You don't see that very often.

Yep those are the embarrassments along with the Love Boat. Also whatever score the Giants beat us by that one year.

If we are doing embarrassing things, Les Steckel was pretty embarrassing. At least they cut their losses and dumped him after a year.

Addison's court date is 10/7. It was alcohol related.

CharVike wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 2:07 pm Addison's court date is 10/7. It was alcohol related.

Was he ever tested for blood alcohol? The initial reports said he wasn't.

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:07 am

CharVike wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2024 2:07 pm Addison's court date is 10/7. It was alcohol related.

Was he ever tested for blood alcohol? The initial reports said he wasn't.

It's been confirmed he tested over the legal limit.

Cliff wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:25 am

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:07 am
Was he ever tested for blood alcohol? The initial reports said he wasn't.

It's been confirmed he tested over the legal limit.

Than he's guilty and should be held accountable in a court of law. I've shared my opinion regarding employers being the ones to impose consequences in great detail previously.

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:28 am

Cliff wrote: ↑Tue Aug 06, 2024 10:25 am

It's been confirmed he tested over the legal limit.

Than he's guilty and should be held accountable in a court of law. I've shared my opinion regarding employers being the ones to impose consequences in great detail previously.

It's not uncommon at all for employers to enforce a code of conduct that goes above what the law deems necessary. The only difference is you'd probably be fired altogether for this kind of thing in the "real world".

Cliff wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 12:56 pm

VikingsVictorious wrote: ↑Wed Aug 07, 2024 11:28 am
Than he's guilty and should be held accountable in a court of law. I've shared my opinion regarding employers being the ones to impose consequences in great detail previously.

It's not uncommon at all for employers to enforce a code of conduct that goes above what the law deems necessary. The only difference is you'd probably be fired altogether for this kind of thing in the "real world".

His court date is on a Monday and we will be playing in Europe that Sunday. I hope they have zoom court or it might be hard to make the appearance.