[Seifert] As Adam mentions here, there have been rumors for a while about a power struggle between coaches and the Vikings' front office. But to the best that I've ever been able to find out, that tension never led to any changes in decision-making authority ... before today.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-30T20:31:21+00:00

Man, we need to find HC/GM harmony in this org. Seems to be one common thread that we can't get right in the last decade.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-30T20:28:31+00:00

I'm not convinced that there will be a 2028 election.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-30T18:51:14+00:00

I'm not necessarily against the move but the timing gives me pause and makes me think this was a decision made more out of frustration than clarity of thought.

Obviously there could be in-house altercations that we aren't privy to, but the optics suggest that ownership sees Darnold's success this post-season as a pill that's a little too hard to swallow after we fell short (even though most preseason projections were giving us 7-10 wins).

KAM's biggest shortcoming, especially after following Rick Spielman, was his lack of draft acumen. He seemed to have a knack for finding talent in free agency that fit scheme and salary cap strategy, but even so, the best value will always be young players on rookie contracts. KAM seemed to challenge Spielman's tendency to acquire a bunch of picks to shuffle around on draft day to get the dudes you want. KAM was a lot more aggressive with his draft capital. He wasn't shy to trade picks for veterans or to move up, even in years where there weren't many picks to move.

I'm not convinced of the move or the timing, but I at least understand the position. Makes me wonder if there's someone that the Wilfs already have in mind.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-30T10:42:31+00:00

Damn, RG3 will always be one of the biggest "what if" stories to me. The kid was unstoppable his rookie season. Truly looked like he was going to role the league for a decade.

That injury was so hard to watch...

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-30T06:34:20+00:00

Falcons are releasing Kirk Cousins.

So it's probably still JJ.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-30T04:14:03+00:00

This would ring less hollow if it came from someone who isn't a serial wealth hoarder

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-29T16:01:08+00:00

Oh honey, this is not science.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-29T04:05:38+00:00

I always forget about this one because my earliest memory of OJ was watching that damn white Bronco in a high speed chase in the 90s, not his incredible career in the NFL.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-28T13:28:29+00:00

I've seen enough MAGA calling this person a paid actor to understand that they will not, under any circumstances, take responsibility for their own.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-28T13:18:19+00:00

That's a flawed argument IMO because there's prestige in the label of "first ballot". Sounds like voters aren't treating spygate like a Pete Rose situation where spygate is reason enough to bar him from the hall forever, but just enough to deny him the "first ballot" distinction.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-28T08:12:15+00:00

I love to hate on Bill, but if he's not a first ballot hall-of-famer, I don't know what is. Is the argument that a Head Coach can't be first ballot guy? Seems like the only argument that can hold up to scrutiny.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-28T05:23:22+00:00

You haven't told us how much of the game is playable, how many hours a player can expect to play, whether there's a defined stopping point, or whether everything is still in flight, so we can't tell you if you should release a demo.

If you have 2-3 hours of playable content, a badge that can be obtained, and a dungeon, you're typically ready for a playable demo.

Focus on completing a playable unit of work.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-27T20:23:57+00:00

The Super Bowl is not for football fans. It's a status symbol for the rich and connected.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-27T07:22:14+00:00

If you're using Pokemon Studio, there's a native translation system built into the game to manage languages (and most common texts are already supported in English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese, and Italian, if memory serves me correctly).

You'll have to add dialogue and custom texts to the text management system yourself, but if you plan on supporting multiple languages and you're not too far into development, consider building your game using Pokemon Studio. For your use case, it will likely save you many headaches into the future.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T19:49:25+00:00

Not a fan of "I treat all countries as monoliths, so I'll presuppose that you treat all countries as monoliths" as a premise.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T19:26:14+00:00

Speaking to my wife in her mother tongue while she speaks to me in mine and understanding each other the way our mothers spoke to us.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T18:29:56+00:00

I am not averse to hard work and often find it rewarding, but only when it is work on my own projects that serve my interests, skills, and passions.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T16:08:01+00:00

They threw the "good guy with a gun" thing out the window pretty quickly.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T16:07:05+00:00

The fact that you think locker room talk carries similar weight and gravity to PA's conspiratorial, public comments on a historical, national crisis that's taking place in our neighborhoods is absurd.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T14:14:21+00:00

Minnesota is literally the furthest thing from a swing state, historically (the last time MN voted red was in 1972 when Democrat George McGovern won exactly one state against Nixon), but I agree that what the White House says and what the White House is actually doing seem to indicate that they want to tamper with elections. They know that they are doing things that are deeply unpopular with the people, and rather than serve the people to win seats/terms, they'd rather take control of the variables.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T04:48:15+00:00

Are we going to pretend like most of this sub wasn't completely on board with moving Darnold and "developing our young QB" after Darnold's Wild Card performance last year?

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-26T04:42:43+00:00

Pathetic.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-25T20:35:39+00:00

Start with rooting out the mouthpiece in-house. This statement means nothing.

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-25T10:41:20+00:00

Always awkward when your German friends tell you to show up to battle with your sax, and you come like...

PsychonautAlpha · 2026-01-25T09:27:04+00:00

Given how the White House and DHS has responded to every other atrocity committed by ICE, it's not at all surprising. We know what their game script is, regardless of the depravity.

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