Minnesota Vikings News Dump (12.30.23) | Kirko Good Guy, Barr on 53 Man Roster, Last Metrodome Game

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What’s indeed going on Jerome it’s beautiful Saturday morning birds are tripping and stuff now uh we got a lot of comments why why do you post so early generally it’s scheduled but this one this this one’s live baby almost like uh the kid could not sleep this morning anyways uh we’re here

Doing the beautiful Saturday news dump what’s going on so uh yesterday was the 10y year anniversary of the final game at the Metrodome and I always remember the Dome cuz it’s like was it a was it a good venue in 1981 sure uh was it aged out certainly did

The roof collapse three years previous to a closing yes uh but you know growing up for me you know watching Vikings games with my Dad we would go to Vikings Packers every single year uh as well as going to a bunch of twins games H it was

Great I mean I I have great memories about the Metrodome uh I got to play in two High School uh High School football championship games uh in the Metrodome which was great and that that’s when you figure things out because you’re you’re watching you watching Chris kada watching Randy Moss every single Sunday

And then all of a sudden you get out there and you realize it’s basically spray painted concrete I mean the the OG turf at at the Dome was not good it’s it’s not great man but you know it it was a great football venue baseball I mean we’re spoiled by Target Field I

Think Target Field is still a top five ml Stadium uh and you didn’t remember like how good outdoor baseball was cuz it would be a beautiful G beautiful day in the summer uh in the Twin Cities and then we’ just be watching baseball with odd angles uh inside it was ridiculous

Man but those dumb dogs are great but uh so the Vikings final game was a 1413 winner over the Detroit Lions now there’s a couple things here so 2013 was the final year of Leslie Frasier and I I remember it because we started the podcast week 14 of the 2013 season

Ironically it was the Joe Flaco Blizzard game in Baltimore where I mean they combined to score like 40 points in the fourth quarter even though the Vikings lost it it was honestly like a very very fun game it was great man but uh I I remember it specifically because I like Leslie

Frasier a lot who took over as interim head coach from Brad children in 2010 uh and then got the head coaching job from 2011 to 2013 but with Leslie was like it’s been real it’s been fun someone’s got to pay for the 510 and one that’s

What we were rhyming back then man but I mean this game had everything so Matt Castle versus Matthew Stafford the battle of the mats and also I mean Stafford I’ve always had a lot of respect for Stafford uh it felt like he was sort of tilting at windmills uh with

The Lions although hey everyone’s like well Stafford won a Super Bowl with the Rams with Kevin oconnell by the way and West Phillips but oh Stafford never had any help with the Lions Stafford had a first B about Hall of Famer in Megatron at receiver and they still didn’t do

Anything like they didn’t win a single playoff game it’s ridiculous man but uh for the Lions so Stafford uh you know thrown for 217 and a tutty lions were also out of it uh Reggie Bush Bush remember Reggie was coming out of USC and the Saints took him I think at two

Overall yeah cuz it was one Texans took uh Mario Williams three was Vince Young to the Titans and everyone was expecting like those three to be super actually no it was a surpris that Mario Williams was number one uh but Reggie Bush was supposed to change the game he was

Supposed to be like uh the next Paul horning not not so much but uh Kevin ogry led the lions in receiving a targets Nate Burleson our guy Mr poison pill himself uh actually so I feel like Saturday news dumps gets rambly but uh so when the Vikings signed away Hutchin with the

Poison pill deal and basically the poison pill deal was his contract became fully guaranteed if he wasn’t the highest paid offensive lineman on his team I believe that was with the wording and Seattle had Walter Jones back then who was a fantastic left tackle Hall of

Famer and uh that that was the that was the shtick with the poison pill deal so to get back at us the Seahawk signed Nate Burleson to a 7year $49 million deal with similar language if if Burleson isn’t the highest paid receiver on his team it becomes fully guaranteed

Of course Chris Carter was uh was all up in there oh no Randy Moss is all up in there too so uh so yeah I think that was it doesn’t matter uh but yeah n Burleson good morning football now he’s on CBS Morning Show I love it man it’s

Fantastic uh also I feel like Burleson getting into the media eventually you’re just going to know him as the media guy like you’re going to forget about his uh his uh career where it’s like Ahad Rashad Ahad Rashad best known as being Michael Jordan’s buddy no but modor Shad working NBA Inside

Stuff which was so important in my formative uh Saturday morning uh kid watching TV prowess but I mean Mo Shad of course great receiver for the Vikings Minneapolis the OG uh Miracle at the Met OG Minneapolis Miracle although was in Bloomington uh but yeah uh Joy Bell Joseph forier remember Joe forier

Caught like a three touchdown had a three touchdown game and then he was cut two weeks later happens uh for the Vikings Matt arriata uh rushing for 115 but no touchdowns what the hell man also I I vaguely remember this game because so I I was in a fantasy league that had

Just started and the commissioner didn’t didn’t realize I mean uh you don’t play week the final week of the season because it’s so variant when it comes to who sits and who doesn’t right so you know back back of the day was a 17 week season 16 Game season uh you didn’t play

Week 17 but this league we did and I remember specifically cuz I had Cordo and Cordo want me some money man uh Cordo rushing for a touchdown as well as uh two for 31 I think it was a PBR that’s he didn’t do much for there but two touchdowns uh

Push it over the edge and remember this is cord’s rookie year 2013 because there was three first round picks in 2013 it was Xavier rhods it was Sheree Floyd God Shar Floyd was was a was a bad dude man before he got hurt and got

Uh a botch surgery uh and then Cordo and I we had hopes for Cordo I mean who knew that bill 3×5 Musgrave was the guy who would utilize Cordo the best and Norv completely wasted Norv and Zimmer completely wasted Cordo because they wouldn’t play him was like hey you can’t

Run a full route tree so we’re just going to put I know like Charles Johnson out there in front of you n nah n uh but Greg Jennings God a terrible contract Chase Ford that’s just the UB and the UB baby again now us to be obsessed with

Backup tight ends uh jerius Wright Jerome Simpson himself red Ellison the pride of USC it was great man this game had everything actually I could just make the whole dump video about uh so like I’m like a big well basically like sports in general like nerd but I’ll go through like old

Basketball box scores on basketball reference or old football box scores on pfr and just like get lost for an hour like that might be blame it I’m my ADD baby but that might be it just going through he like oh man this dude played in that game oh he got

Benched that’s awesome man it’s great Uh something’s also awesome is uh Kirk Kirk Cousins uh won the Cory Stringer good guy award so Kevin C for DN who’s not car gersman congrats to Kirk Cousins 2023 winner of the Cory Stringer good guy Award presented by the local chapter

Of the Pro Football writers of America in our interaction Kirk has always been thoughtful honest and respectful of the work we do as was Cory and you know Cory Stringer you know rest in power o OG like low CLE lowkey loquacious and you know good with media uh hence the the

Award and you know Kirk winning this it’s awesome man and also zoom in and enhance they Buri the lead so uh the in the business we call this a callback so Kirk Cousins you know last week was at the Rosemount pep rally Rosemount High School the pride of uh Southeast uh

Metro and we’re in a student Council of Rosemount a crew neck sweatshirt I mean I honestly used to think that Kirk was the least aware person on planet Earth but I actually think that he might be the most self-aware person on planet Earth because he knows like he knows

That everything plays man plus uh it’s great because the Rose Mount school colors are sort of akin to Michigan State his Alma moer it works out man there you go also Tom Compton from Ros Mountain bring him back uh so uh we tweeted out the sphere uh what do you

Want see on the sphere in 2024 so roughly February 11th at about say 5 to 3 at about 900 p.m. uh Pacific time I want to see this on the sphere that’s all man maybe a pipe dream but who knows got 26% chance to make the playoffs

That’s right also if you’re in Vegas go see that sphere at night man it is so fraking cool it’s great man or my so I haven’t taken my daughter to to Vegas yet uh but last time we were out I was out there with the wife and we we you

Just did some random film because they’re showing a cartoon on it during the day and my daughter’s like obsessed with this thing it’s like her Mecca like she needs to go to there it’s going to be great man uh also great is the Vikings taking on the greasy gr green by

Packers Sunday Night Football uh the uh the Vikings uh official account put put this graphic out it was great I mean it feels like uh the great Gat speed everyone’s doing the Charleston stuff it’s going to be good right where you ever gone to a Gatsby theme party uh

I went to one it sucked that that that that’s my extent uh the Vikings o speaking of a call back so the Vikings have assed Anthony bar from the practice squad to the active rooster uh vigil has also been added to the practice squad so uh Anthony De

Being added to the roster bit of a procedural move uh because they have had him uh activated from elevated from the practice squad uh two games this year against the Broncos and the the Cowboys but I don’t know is this more symbolic like you know Anthony debar sacking

Packers quarterbacks at US Bank Stadium what could go wrong here you go I love him wearing the 54 nowadays Alec Lewis uh Vikings head coach K said Theo Jackson blah blah blah blah but all right so Jaylen Speedy Naylor it’s starting to be concerning so we’re about

A month away a month out from the Vegas game and that’s where jayen Speedy Naylor had that concussion where he CL who’s the DB either either way he had a big time uh collision with the Raiders defensive back and he’s been in concussion protocol the entire time and

He hasn’t progressed so he’s been dnp all all these subsequent weeks so usually what happens is you know you’ll be elevated to limited participation do some stuff on the side maybe do some uh individual work but haven’t seen that with Naylor so starting to get a little bit concerning and you know Jaylen

Speedy Naylor has a ton of talent but injuries I mean they’ve been piling up and it’s really unfortunate man so hopefully he he progresses out of concussion protocol uh I mean Ju Just for his personal health and then we’ll see him in 2024 cuz I he have

Opportunity because I think KJ leaves in free agency uh also uh speaking of receivers who played elsewhere uh Michael K A Beat writer for the Panthers who do Micha K used to write for I feel like he used to be like a jaguars guy doesn’t matter uh wide Panthers wide

Receiver Adam thel which still sounds weird don’t it uh needs five catches and 36 receiving yards over the next two games to have his have the second 100 catch thousand receiving yard season of his career uh he last accomplished Fe in 2018 and collected a buck 13 and

1373 uh and nine touchdowns with the Vikings but hey those was the first year Kirk Cousins but I I was told that uh he and Kirk didn’t see I die uh but you know with th I I would have liked if theen was back at a pay

Cut but I fully understand that last year he felt like he wasn’t being utilized as the you know the caliber wide receiver that he’ established himself as now father time is defeated and I I feel like you know star players don’t always accept that uh but I mean

Theen I mean he shown that he still has something left in the tank and even though the Panthers speaking of tank uh even though the Panthers are probably going to end up with the worst record in football uh Thelen has been a nice asset for Bryce young and there has been many

In Carolina uh so I feel like it’s a win-win where the Vikings they have Jordan Addison and he’s emerging into a star as well as you know theen was able to get you know another another bag from the Panthers got a nice little contract as well as he’s putting up numbers he’s

Getting wide receiver one volume and you know the Panthers I mean they’re work in progress but I mean the will probably be there next year uh again as well and he’ll be still putting up numbers plus he’s able to play golf year around although in Minnesota I mean dudes are

Golfing in December because it was like 40 degrees out yesterday so maybe that’s a move point but either way you know props for th always have love uh for him you future Ring of Honor in Duck D um so it’s good to see him thriving there you go speaking of thriving so Christian

Fraking darasa uh so he constantly gets compared to Trent Williams because well they both were 71 they both have a similar you know body shape and style they’re both uh they’re both gigantic ginormous left tackles who are rogue Raiders in the Run game as well as ballerina feat and frankly one of the

Best left tackles in the game so the comps are there uh and for Via PFF only offensive tackles with 85 Plus pass blocking and run blocking R since 202 to uh Trent Williams and Christian derasan I love Christian Deron man and you know for for me like I I’ve Loved Trent

Williams for years too I loved him at Oklahoma he was great uh protecting her cousins ass in Washington and when he was on the market I was champion at the bit for the Vikings to go get Trent Williams uh but that was of course before Christian derasa became that dude

So U it’s good to see you either way and frankly if darasa has you know a career that’s 90 cents on the dollar of Trent Williams who I think should be a first batt of Hall of Famer I mean we we’ll take that I mean Dara is fantastic lock

Lock him up long term babe uh speaking of I don’t have a transition but uh so Nick Mullins uh your props to Nick Mullins where after you get benched I mean lots of guys could get Solin and sour and not want to talk to the media

Yeah we’ve seen that before uh but props The Mullins for talking to the local media Jackal he said this about his benching quote uh it’s pretty cut and dry if I turn the ball over I’m probably not going to be in the game I feel like

Let the team down and that sucks and with Mullins I mean I mean he’s not he’s not wrong I mean he’s being hard on him on himself but he he’s not wrong as well so the two interceptions against the Bengals before the half leaving six to

14 points on the board I mean that that really hurt as well as you know the four interceptions against the Lions were all of them on him I mean three of them were uh and also the one at the end was sort of whatever but yeah the six interceptions in two games

Where in both games you lose by combined nine points both single score games I can’t have it can’t have it so I he he understands like he’s being a Pros Pro about it so Props there but yeah see what the kids got uh speaking of oh speaking of Kevin oconnell quarterbacks

He threw a lot receptions because remember Kevin Connell his first I believe his first NFL uh coaching job was under Mike petton when petton was head coach of the Browns and oconnell was the quarterback’s coach for Johnny Football and also I think the I think

The OC was John D Filippo so we got connections all over the place but uh Jason Lloyd pointed out in case you’re wondering Joe flacko needs 72 yards to pass Johnny Manzel for 31st on the Browns all-time passing list and then Johnny Manzel some records were meant to

Be broken I love it man so I I I love it when dudes have a sense of humor and Manzel obviously didn’t work out he was a first- round pick by the Browns he ended up being a bust and it was just I don’t know like you can tell like Johnny

Football played an exciting brand to call football at Texas A&M although people don’t talk about like hey Mike Evans made Johnny Football at A&M like everyone talks about oh well well Johnny Manzel winning Tuscaloosa and beat Alabama no Mike Evans beat Alabama Mike Evans was a b Mike Evans should be a

First battle Hall of Famer he’s a bad dude in the NFL he was a bad dude at in college man just imagine like 65 230 PB mikee Evans going up against college kids and half of gi’s football highlights were him running around like Fran Tarkin then the arm puning

Something up to Mike Evans but yeah it didn’t work out but yeah Johnny Football’s Good Humor that’s all man lastly so all these things are you know kind of cute and funzy but I feel like the the player selection is a little bit odd like why is na Harris on here for

Three bucks I don’t get it man but uh on this I’m going Kirko at QB mcaffrey who basically just Dollar Store Toby Gart for five bucks uh in the slot or one of my receivers I’m going to go yahan doson prior to Penn State uh as well as JJ

Obviously five bucks at the other receiver spot and then I have zero doar left so I’m just going to take Johnny Mt for zero Goose d’angel Russell dollars there we go although I mean I I may be tempted like maybe we would go James Conor as uh a

Running back I think James Conor is super underrated and then and joku as tight end David and joku is like really risen up man because when he got his contract I was just kind of like I don’t know know man but especially when Nick chub out like and joku has become the

The driving force in that Browns offense he’s really fantastic also the fact that he came back from the whole burn thing this year it’s crazy that’s crazy man but uh that’s it that’s long rambly Saturday Vikings news dump you guys are the best you’re to do skull production value