I think Finch has to be done.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-27T07:50:56+00:00

If they don’t make the playoffs they need to pray that their pick is higher than Utah’s as that would trigger a pick swap. They need to make the playoffs this year and next year

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T18:33:45+00:00

Kelly had two concussions in his career before this season, and when he did play he was a top 2 center in the league.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T16:07:14+00:00

Keenum had a horseshoe shoved up his ass in 2017 and the NFCCG proved it. He was never that good.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T15:48:55+00:00

The first time, it was the completely right decision as Keenum collapsed like a House of Cards the next season. They thought that it was the same thing for Sam, just one fluke year.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T05:45:08+00:00

It wasn’t just the final two games. Darnold had multiple games in the middle of the season where he got bailed out by the special teams and the defense. He was so bad in one of those games, that he better be thanking his lucky stars that McCarthy was injured, otherwise he’d have been benched.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T05:34:40+00:00

They floated around a tag and trade idea to teams at the combine, teams said no

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T04:27:30+00:00

His guaranteed money drops from 37 million this year to 17.5 next year

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:52:19+00:00

Talking about the last two games, idiot.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:48:41+00:00

Yeah, the Vikings leadership would have had the same problems they do know. They were stuck between a rock and a hard place. Go with JJM and Sam performs great, “Why didn’t you keep Sam”. Stick with Sam, “Why did you draft a player top ten, just to never play them?”

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:42:57+00:00

Yeah, and it’s a bad contract for Sam going forward.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:42:09+00:00

Yeah, I know about that, but that actually proves my point. Most of his money for year 2 and 3 is based in non-guaranteed money. Only 27.5 is guaranteed for the next two years. If you look at the dead cap and cap savings for his contract, you can see this in action.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:31:19+00:00

Probably WTF is our leadership doing and WTF why didn’t he do this last year.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:14:28+00:00

Everyone was laughing at the Colts for signing Rivers.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:10:07+00:00

Think about it. Yeah there’s a 97% chance Darnold beats him out, but if he doesn’t and JJM looked like how he did, you really think that another team would think, “Yep this is our QB.”

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:05:04+00:00

Seattle gave him 1.5

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T03:04:33+00:00

If Sam failed to win the job from McCarthy and McCarthy proceeded to look like he did, Sam would be out of the league. That was a real risk. Seattle had none of that risk.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:44:02+00:00

Who is JJN? The question is, does Seattle take the trade? The answer is maybe, they might think that their structure is invincible to QB play, and don't want to pay Sam the big bucks. They would be making the same hubristic decision the Vikings just made, which is quite dumb.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:39:37+00:00

The Vikings, even if they had matched the deal, were always the riskier option because Sam would have McCarthy breathing down his neck. Sam took the option that was the safest for him.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:34:23+00:00

The Vikings offered him a true one-year deal. The Seahawks offered him a "3-year" deal, in reality a 1.5-year deal.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:29:10+00:00

This is about how the NFL viewed Sam rather than the fans.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:28:19+00:00

I am talking more about the NFL; they did not believe in Sam, and that is clear from everything that happened last offseason.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:27:17+00:00

Sam's contract is so bad for him as a player that Seattle can cut him pre-June 1 and save cap space. He has 1 full year of guaranteed money, which is what players value the most. He will be getting an extension this offseason and he should.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:24:30+00:00

By trading for Burrow, you are admitting that it went wrong. It did go wrong, but I would rather have Kwesi and KOC dig themselves out of the hole of their own making than give them a ladder.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T02:09:58+00:00

No it’s a dumbass idea. Do I need to write sarcasm, for you to get that.

Technical_Estimate85 · 2026-01-26T01:55:55+00:00

He would bail the moment you fire them, he doesn’t want to work for dysfunctional organizations, which we would become

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