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***2020 Vikings Thread***
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But we did use a 7th round for Carlson, right? Then he had one atrocious game that cost us a loss to GB and was cut by Zim. I believe he’s a fairly reliable kicker for OAK now right?
Aint no kicker doing well for Oakland right now.
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That's not exactly the same thing as taking a kicker with a first round pick.
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If my math is correct, based on opponent win percentage, even if they would have lost they might have only dropped to 12th or 13th.
I think Spielman used a fairly high pick on Walsh and also used a 4th on a punter once.
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Well...he did lead the league in scoring this year. Only missed 2 FGs and 2 XPs all year.
I feel like Minnesota pulled the plug on him too early.
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ok, you got me on that one. Good show.If Oakland had a team I’d probably believe you.
I may have my timeline mixed up, and I’m too lazy to look this all up, but I believe the Vikes lost that playoff game to Seattle on Walsh’s bad miss then they gave him a year to figure it out and he didn’t. So they cut him and dedicated a draft pick to a new kicker which was Carlson. Then he had that horrid 0-4 game against GB that the Vikings would have won if not for his misses. Zim cut him right after the game.
Zim went through that period where he had no patience for kickers. Even now, I was very surprised he didn’t cut Bailey a couple weeks ago. I’ve always felt like he doesn’t do much to give confidence to kickers because as an old school guy, he probably doesn’t really think they’re football players.
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Kubiak retiring
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Gary Kubiak plans to retire as Vikings offensive coordinator
Another year, another search for an offensive coordinator in Minnesota.
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The offense was pretty good this year.Kubiak retiring
Gary Kubiak plans to retire as Vikings offensive coordinator
Another year, another search for an offensive coordinator in Minnesota.
4th in yards per game. 11th in scoring. They definitely could move the ball. Hopefully they find a good replacement
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Yeah, it would be nice to get some continuity. There's actually plenty of reason for optimism on the offense. Improving the line will be key, but there are plenty of pieces. Cook is a weapon, along with Jefferson and Thielen. And Cousins actually played pretty well after the bye week. Prior to the bye, he had 11TDs to go with 10 INTs. After, he was 24 TDs to 3 INTs.
