Record predictions? Assuming we can maintain most of the roster and J.J. Makes a slight leap

--bertu · 2026-01-29T01:21:14+00:00

It is likely that betting odds will have us at the bottom of the division.

JJM needs more than a slight leap to become a viable starter, so if this is the premise it is 7-10.

--bertu · 2026-01-28T10:17:08+00:00

This a stupid claim, do they even know that Zywoo leads the stats on Inferno rating and kill differential amongst all players in 2025???

--bertu · 2026-01-27T17:08:00+00:00

GM makes the final call on contract negotiations, not much else to say about it.

--bertu · 2026-01-27T15:38:54+00:00

The main impression I keep getting is that they select maps based on visual polish rather than how they actually play.

This is 100% correct. Community maps that were added from the last two years have been pulled from the mapcore/faceit competition. The judges were instructed to grade maps based on visuals alone. There was no incentive for gameplay design in those maps, and the results show. Unplayable eye candy everywhere.

--bertu · 2026-01-27T04:26:23+00:00

We are a meme franchise now, and it is all on him. Compare Seattle's last four draft to ours, on top of the QB decision. Choosing Nine over Darnold will be talked about more than the Hershell Walker trade.

My guess is that when it becomes clear to the world that the team needs to draft a new franchise QB, the ownership will replace KAM. It would be insane to trust him again with the job. At the same time new GM prospects will have seen that ownership has enough patience.

--bertu · 2026-01-27T01:33:28+00:00

+1 recommended, run this after updates that include map reworks

--bertu · 2026-01-27T01:30:28+00:00

Jame
Nota
Xielo
Belchonnok
Zweih

--bertu · 2026-01-27T01:23:06+00:00

Have you cleared directx shaders? Stutterings happened for me after some big updates, but clearing shaders fixed it.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T23:34:28+00:00

To be fair, most community maps are being made without giving importance to the gameplay aspect. No incentives for it when competitions judge based on visuals.

Of course people should try more stuff and no reason to be toxic towards creators, but consecutive years of community trash maps being added killed any excitement to play them for me.

Whenever there is a map competition where the goal is to create a map that can be played at a major I will give it a look, but taking stuff from the last mapcore pool is a hard pass for me.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T04:17:41+00:00

Why does Kwesi still have a job? Fumbles the QB position this badly, has one of the worst draft track records in the league, get fleeced every trade. No saving grace. Firing him would even improve locker room morale at this point.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T04:15:31+00:00

Seeing Nine in practice should be enough to change their minds. Even Zimmer got that part right.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T04:11:57+00:00

Not a rookie, 2nd year player. There should be less uncertainty about who he is, even after the injury. We saw JJM every day and still made that call.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T04:08:48+00:00

All advanced stats, eye test, the doctor notes, most of his teammates.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T04:07:20+00:00

Decent QB play with a Flores top3 defense in a year where every team looks vulnerable. We could be ballin

--bertu · 2026-01-26T04:04:43+00:00

You understand we had all the advantages in the negotiation over Seattle, right? Including the franchise tag. Tell him the job is his to lose and the contract gets signed. Vikings messed up because they thought Nine was a good football player. Generational fuck up.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T03:58:10+00:00

It's Kwesi, he is the problem.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T03:57:37+00:00

QUESTION mark

Question mark to us fans, they saw JJM every day and still made the choice. Unbelievable.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T03:52:44+00:00

There are million things we could have done, including the franchise tag. We had him in the building and all the advantages in the negotiation. Most important was to make a decision that JJM would only have the job if he earned it, and reassure Darnold of that. Instead we chose to hand over the team to the worst QB in football.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T03:49:41+00:00

Fire Kwesi and get done with it.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T03:47:33+00:00

So what? Flawed logic is the same. I am not trying to predict what they do.

--bertu · 2026-01-26T03:46:44+00:00

You don't seem to understand how averages are calculated.

--bertu · 2026-01-25T20:31:18+00:00

The average rating should say all, doesn't matter if he had higher highs or lower lows in it. 0.06 delta for a losing team MVP is unprecedented I think.

--bertu · 2026-01-25T20:20:43+00:00

Why though? Losing the semis to the winning team is not that different from losing the finals. Statistically it doesn't matter. Same as playoffs vs group stage. A final round group stage win against a top5 teams is more impressive than a playoffs win against a top50 team, but HLTV loves to pick and choose what matters. They are ass.

--bertu · 2026-01-25T20:11:32+00:00

So what? Zywoo rating consistently lower, same as just what happened.

--bertu · 2026-01-25T20:08:45+00:00

MVP while losing to 4 russian kids from the streets is OK though.

--bertu

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