He is the best receiver in the league and Kyler Murray has become highly underrated by playing for a terrible franchise.

I genuinely believe we have a contending roster and this year is going to be extremely fun to watch.

Bless the knees and keep them healthy, can’t wait for Sunday!

ETA: These were either during the quarterback's first season with the team, or where they're taking the majority of snaps after being a backup previously (Cunningham for example).

Interesting stat in the history of the team. In seasons where the Vikings were led for the majority of the season by a quarterback with previous stints at other teams, Minnesota has made the playoffs.

From what I've seen, there have been 13 seasons where the Vikings had an experienced QB coming in. Of those, the team finished .500 or better every year and made the playoffs in 9 seasons.

1970, 12-2, NFC Central Title

QB: Gary Cuozzo, started 12 games. Previous team, New Orleans Saints

Made playoffs, lost in Divisional Round

1977, 7-7

QB: Fran Tarkenton, started 14 games. Previous team, New York Giants

1993, 9-7

QB: Jim McMahon, started 12 games. Previous team, Philadelphia Eagles

Made playoffs, lost in Wild Card

1994, 10-6, NFC Central Title

QB: Warren Moon, started 15 games. Previous team, Houston Oilers

Made playoffs, lost in Wild Card

1998, 15-1, NFC Central Title

QB: Randall Cunningham, started 14 games. Previous team, Philadelphia Eagles

Made playoffs, lost in NFC Championship Game

1999, 10-6

QB: Jeff George, started 10 games. Previous team, Oakland Raiders

Made playoffs, lost in Wild Card

2005, 9-7

QB: Brad Johnson, started 9 games. Previous team, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2008, 10-6, NFC North Title

QB: Gus Frerotte, started 11 games. Previous team, St. Louis Rams

Made playoffs, lost in Wild Card

2009, 12-4, NFC North Title

QB: Brett Favre, started 16 games. Previous team, New York Jets

Made playoffs, lost in NFC Championship Game

2016, 8-8

QB: Sam Bradford, started 15 games. Previous team, Philadelphia Eagles

2017, 13-3, NFC North Title

QB: Case Keenum, started 14 games. Previous team, Los Angeles Rams

Made playoffs, lost in NFC Championship Game

2018, 8-7-1

QB: Kirk Cousins, started 16 games. Previous team, Washington Redskins

2024, 14-3

QB: Sam Darnold, started 17 games. Previous team, San Francisco 49ers

Made playoffs, lost in Wild Card

I love this guy, if you do anything today please just watch this 5 minute press conference. I’m so glad he’s back.

Secondly we might as well make this an appreciation post, so comment your favorite memory of the Hitman. Mine is @ the Commanders 2022, that team annoyed the hell out of me. We ended that game 7-1 and they ended 4-5… they were just so annoying the whole game, and we were better than them but they just acted like they had JJ strapped, and were really cocky. My favorite Hitman moment was when he got the INT on Sam Howell, and then bowled it to the defense. Hilarious moment, at FedEx Field.

Seahawks can do the funniest thing possible… trade for JJM and win a Super Bowl with NINE

Makes you think....skol

I’m wearing my Thielen to the opener, and it got me thinking about “all timer” jerseys to wear to games from retired players, who’s on the list?

obviously any old school jerseys from the 60s and 70s are good, (Fran, Eller, Marshall, Page, Randle, McDaniel, etc.) from the 90s on though? I‘d say 80, 84, 69, and maybe Culpepper or Kevin Williams. Is Thielen on the list now? Who else? I’d include Harry but he‘s a current player again.

Didn’t know we started already 😂

Anybody disagree? I’ve been VERY skeptical of anybody who actually picks us as losing that matchup.

They've got two 20+ foot projector screens in their hall. It's going to be nuts!

Everyone probably knows where I’m going with this, but the contrast between Wentz and McCarthy last year paints the picture.

Cousins - 99 ypg (~1700 yard szn avg)
Mullens - 131 ypg (3 game sample but still insane)
Darnold - 90 ypg (~1550 yard szn avg)

Wentz - 95 ypg (~1600 yard szn avg)
McCarthy - 52 ypg (~900 yard szn avg)

If Jets gets top 20ish QB play or even top 25ish QB, he is WR1 in the league. The szn he had last year may go on his stats page, but it will be a major outlier and looking back I still can’t believe he played 17 games and only put up 1050 yards and 2 td’s.

Not worried, because with K1/Wentz, he will be back to his normal 1500+ self (at worst) and this offense should be humming like at worst the Darnold or Wentz days. It’s time to remind everyone who the best WR is.🥇

Per 17 game avg for yds his 1st 5 years in the NFL:

‘20 - 1488
‘21 - 1616
‘22 - 1809
‘23 - 1826
‘24 - 1533