The Minnesota Vikings have its BEST team since...

[@crumbdogreads1205]

Imagine…forgetting past teams and see the Vikings through the prism of KOC. He wins the SB with the Rams, figures he can build a championship team as a head coach, he deals with the aftermath of Zimmerman and now…imagine that a SB win is inevitable. Call me a dreamer, but looking over past failures is a waste of time, and enjoyment in the present is amazing, with realistic expectations of success in the near future. (Fan since 1971)

[@All22Jim]

You got that right! The past is just that, the past. Every season is a new adventure so enjoy the present!

[@lorenheaton7524]

Once the moment gets big enough the Vikings won’t disappoint.

[@OliverPantsoff]

@@lorenheaton7524 lorie your takes and predictions haven't been very good this season

[@lorenheaton7524]

@ Ollie you’re going to need therapy when they let you down and the best part is you know it’s coming and you don’t want to admit it!

[@OliverPantsoff]

@@lorenheaton7524 they won't let me down i've already raked in quite a bit of money off their performances this season...from what i've seen from you lets hope you aren't a betting gal

[@fantasygurulegend]

Talent and coaching wise this is the best team since '98.

[@joelmattila4084]

Can't see this team getting blown out by any team in the playoffs , might not get to the sb but they definitely will not get blown out , that said they have a real shot at a Lombardi this year .amazing , Philly and Vikings for the title , bills and ravens for the title those are the final 4 after that who knows , kc , greenbay ( somthing is missing on those teams ). Detroit ( defense is toast ). Rams , Tampa( Dark horse) but na they don't have it . Right now looks like Bill's vs Philly ( superbowl). But if the vikes get the #1 seed they might just get there . BILLS VS VIKINGS , would be absolutely crazy . What a story that would be!!!

[@SeriouslyLarry]

Kirk Crusaders, you've been CALLED OUT!! Your integrity has been IMPUGNED!! This is your opportunity to RESPOND, to stand up & be counted!! We KNOW you're out there! Prove that you're not cowering in fear of being mercilessly mocked for being so stridently dumb & wrong for so long! Will you stand up & defend the indefensible or take the cowards way out?? I think I hear crickets....

[@OliverPantsoff]

most of them graduated to sam crusaders now

[@PurplePope]

Let it go, Elsa

[@stoozdee]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@EthanSlocum55]

lol the benching of Kirk is hilarious

[@SeekJesus27]

@@PurplePopewould they have, tho? Lol

[@conlanding]

This year's Vikings team reminds me of the 2009 & 2017 teams. The 2009 Vikings offense averaged 29 points a game and the 2017 Vikings defense gave up 15.8 points a game in a 16 game regular season.

[@mafujon]

Muppets Christmas Carol is a glaring omission

[@SuperMex99]

None of us expected us to be this good. No one. The hardest of die hard fan didn’t think this was possible. We all wanted to be this good, but there was definitely doubt. Rightfully so. But I love it. SKOL! Let’s keep hitting the gas

[@jimnfl7134]

After this season, Kevin will be considered the 3rd best COACH in Vikings History!

[@All22Jim]

Who do you have for 1st and 2nd?

[@jimnfl7134]

@@All22Jim Bud Grant and Dennis Green.

[@All22Jim]

@@jimnfl7134 Nice, same as me. KOC can pass them all with a Super Bowl win IMO.

[@jimnfl7134]

@@All22Jim NFC Championship Game, will only go that far for now. The Lions game then we will see.

[@All22Jim]

@@jimnfl7134 Right, but would he be your #1 with a Super Bowl win? Where do you rank him if he gets to the NFC Championship game and loses? Still 3rd?

[@necrophagiakc]

I've been a Vikings fan since 79' excluding coach this is the best team on defense since 1987-88 on offense since 98' in 98' we were defensively not the best but we were always ahead by 14 or more within minutes so that defense didn't have to show up every game just make a stop or two we're pretty much going to score 3 or 7

[@lanah2979]

Both Cousins and Rodgers are depreciating at Warp Speed.

[@raymondvaltierra9196]

The people who were all for Kirk . They're not Viking fans, they're Kirk fans . If you're a real Viking fan, don't look at the names behind the Jersey . It's all about the Jersey purple and gold Minnesota Vikings. Don't be favored of the name of the Jersey. If you're a viking fan, it's all about Minnesota Vikings, purple and gold. Be a fan for that. Those names they come and go purple and gold. Minnesota Vikings are here forever . But what do I know 50 plus years? .

[@purplereignCO]

Fan since birth - I wasn’t around for the 70s, but this is best team I’ve seen us trot out there, 98 included. SKOL!!!

[@epet9396]

I know that Judd specified that he was comparing Cousins negotiating skills to other players, he is not alone in Vikings history if you go outside that scope. Mike Lynn ripped off the team and even negotiated 10% royalties off the Metrodome suites; Brad Childress secured his hiring here by insisting that if he left, he would accept another job elsewhere and also spent much of the 2009 season whining about a contract extension even though he was signed through 2010 (the Wilfs broke down a gave him an extension after the 10-1 start, which ended up being a major mistake and probably the reason why KOC has not been extended yet). Cousins, Lynn, and Chilly were all great negotiators considering how unspectacular that they were at their jobs.

[@tkokesh]

Two more underrated Xmas movies would be on my list: “Violent Night” and, if you have Apple TV+, “Spirited”, a musical based on (but not identical to) “A Christmas Carol”.

[@Mshill211]

Add target to the long list of things Dex LOATHES. I have never known anyone who dislikes so many things with so much passion. Also, Christmas with the Kranks is great However, I couldnt agree more with Declan on Christmas Vacation. Highly recommend Klaus if you haven't seen that one. One of the best Christmas movies out there.

[@Nathan-qz3mg]

Not going to be easy in Seattle need to bring our game

[@marcjohn9404]

Zero interest in Rodgers, and like maybe a small interest in Cousins as a backup at the league minimum in a couple of years.

[@miamisasquatch]

Nope nope nope - JJs team going forward with a reclamation QB at backup

[@rickmiller1440]

Family Man is a great Christmas movie

[@jaypeterson7637]

👍🎯

[@aljazeri]

"Four Christmases" if you've never seen it. Kinda shocked it wasn't mentioned

[@connorhart2832]

Judd is the only one with any sense. Shame on mackey and declan letting Its A Wonderful Life fall to the last pick

[@kevinfessler6831]

I could understand fans who liked Kirk and believed he was a good QB. I thought he was a good QB, and a decent guy. I never understood the undying devotion to Kirk from some fans. Admittedly I'm a guy who pulls for the uniform over all else, but I certainly lean into some players more than others. Kirk could never elevate his play, or the team, over a certain level and he cost too much. Many of us understood the first contract and applauded it, but it was clear after his third season it was never going to "work" with Kirk the way that many of us wanted it to. Then frustration set in when management/ownership kept going back to the well. It was like someone not willing to leave unfulfilling, but not terrible relationship because of the unknown.

[@GhettoLenin]

Best team since 2022! 😂 Hopefully better playoff results….

[@jimnfl7134]

2017, they reached the NFC Championship Game with a QB everyone doubted, hope that HISTORY Repeats itself.

[@epet9396]

The 2024 version is less fraudulent than the 2022 team which deserves credit for winning 13 games, but had very little credibility heading into the playoffs. 1998 wins in a landslide (15-1 and looking dominant from start to finish), 2017 looked very promising since they went into the playoffs on an 11-1 stretch and were playing dominant football in most of the late games. 2009 team got off to a 10-1 start, but then Childress and his insecure behavior sabotaged the last month of the season (going 2-3); they did play much better in the playoffs, but the 2009 team gets way too romanticized considering they only had the fourth best record in the NFL that year and ended on a 3-4 stretch counting the playoffs. Chilly, Favre, and Peterson were destined to destroy a great opportunity.

[@jesh137]

I consider “Miracle” starring Kurt Russel a Christmas movie

[@brucemckernan9427]

Bruce Willis said it’s not a Christmas movie

[@jonathanhonerbrink9886]

Sport dad is doing an ode to Eberflus

[@Alexander-lc7dx]

54:05 best Christmas RomCom is “Just Friends” unequivocally.

[@deebaca3618]

Four Christmas' is on my big board

[@SeekJesus27]

You had Pat hair this morning, Judd? Haha

[@aljazeri]

"Die Hard is not a Christmas movie" -Bruce Willis

[@oddlygoodvibes]

Mackey, so incorrect. Love, actually slaps so much harder than the Holiday and i love Jack Black.

[@LoveHateVikes]

I can't picture any of you guys watching Bad Santa, lol.

[@NerdyLaundry]

Judd has kind of a Bruce Campbell look going for him today.

[@JustLewey]

Judd’s Shopping Tips!!!

[@TopBobsCasinoSecrets777]

Maybe Johnny Mundt is the one cooking up the groceries!

[@crumbdogreads1205]

Oops! Meant Zimmer…

[@MarcusKing80]

Couldn't finish Remeber the Zohan, still won't try it again.

[@stefanhager8950]

Why is the 2017 team even in question? The fact you compare it to '87 in ranks means a lot too. 1998 is #1 for now, but if this teams wins a bowl its THIS squad. Right now I have it. 1998, 2009, 2024......gap.....1987, couple other random teams, 2017.

[@19eightyforeisnow]

So none of the Tarkenton led 70s teams?

[@epet9396]

The 2017 team won 11 out of their final 12 regular season games and outgained their opponents in 14 out of the 16 regular season games in addition to having a great defense. Yes, the 2009 team had more style points in their postseason games, but did the exact same thing in the playoffs as the 2017 team did (won one game and lost in the NFCCG), not to mention the fact that they lost 3 out of their final 5 regular season games after Childress decided to Childress and started his post-contract extension power trip. The 1987 team just got hot at the right time and had a comparatively bumpy regular season (above and beyond the strike games).

[@gabecarlson6727]

What about The Polar Express?

[@HarambetheWhite]

If you dont think Kewsi wasn't smoking a cigar and drinking aged scoth after that Kirk game tin celebration of beating Kirk you are fools.

[@danielvansteenwyk493]

Sausage Party had the same affect

[@donhood768]

Miracle on 34th Street!

[@BeoTheMage]

The missing Baldwin brother....... Judd Baldwin!!!

[@KathySchultz-u4w]

87 couldn’t score in the red zone…..

[@jakeloberg6588]

Hot take - it’s a wonderful life sucks. Makes me sad the whole time, not how I want to feel watching a Christmas movie

[@BenjaminChristensen-r4p]

Tough guys

[@shawneg4412]

1998 > 2009 > 2024 > 2017

[@lifeisabouttheodds]

Our 2 losses were to teams with good veteran QB’s and great receivers. We are 29th in pass defense and this offensive blueprint is our Achilles Heel. This offense would have to score +40 to beat the 2009 and 1998 teams. This will be the same narrative in this year’s playoffs and will fall on the shoulders of Darnold.

[@OliverPantsoff]

most of the pass yardage is garbage time...that stat that really matters is we are the #2 in points against.

[@heroofthefaceless]

Dex knows good movies and yes a Christmas story is so overrated and underwhelming

[@JakeThesnake-k1n]

I’m crazy I know, but this team doesn’t have the ‘17 or ‘09 vibe.

[@jaredpribyl]

This team is better than the 17 team. This team isn’t losing by 30 to anyone. This offense has a higher ceiling

[@OliverPantsoff]

at least you admit you're crazy

[@toranderson8141]

@@jaredpribyl Agreed.

[@aljazeri]

Way better vibe than 17. In 17 we knew it wasn't going to happen all season. We don't know yet with this team.

[@TheBlane1]

This team is closer 2017 because 09 and 98 were great offenses with meh defenses while 2017 was more defense and that is like this yrs teams

[@jaredackermann1665]

Phil wins

[@boxcarent.3147]

1987 has way more talent in many positions. Doleman, Thomas, Millard, Martin better than the whole front 7 put together.

[@epet9396]

Yeah, the defense was awesome, but they couldn't run the ball effectively (there was a reason why Herschel Walker was sought after by Lynn) and Burnsie could not quit Tommy Kramer even though Wade Wilson was clearly better at that point and Bob Schnelker was pretty deficient as an OC (resulting in only an 8-4 record with the regular roster that year).

[@JustLewey]

Judd’s Grooming Tips!

[@JBB-Beavs]

1. It’s a Wonderful Life 2. Miracle on 34th Street. 3 Doesn’t matter - but Elf

[@chilidem]

2009

[@Merry_DeSamber]

Hot take: If this team can’t secure a bye or win their wild card game, I think KOC would need to start being questioned.

[@19eightyforeisnow]

? Why ? . This team has exceeded all expectations and are currently playing with house money. Of course winning a playoff game or 3 would be optimal even if that doesn't happen , KOC has and is doing a tremendous job...bad take imho

[@Merry_DeSamber]

@ it’s a hot take. And my reason is that KOC hasn’t shown to win a big and important game against a top end team.

[@19eightyforeisnow]

@@Merry_DeSamber that's just not true and you know that.

[@Merry_DeSamber]

@@19eightyforeisnow when was the last big and important game that KOC won against a winning team?

[@19eightyforeisnow]

@@Merry_DeSamber stop embarrassing yourself.

[@kam5030]

Christmas Vacation is extremely overrated

[@riverrat8693]

Target gives me anxiety 😂😂😂

[@TurdBomb]

I was with Declan until the third pick… Phil is 100% correct 😂