Rick Spielman's Yute Movement

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66565

maybe i shouldn't have posted it in this thread. it is more about Frazier.

still though, a disasterous season could have both Frazier and Spielman's heads on blocks, one could argue.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 10:46 am Post subject:

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SteelKing728 · Joined: 23 Aug 2008 Posts: 10849 Location: Pittsburgh

Having a young team is great, but its always good to keep the old guys around.

Usually, they are the ones the most knowledge, and are better technicians than younger guys. Leadership also stems from these guys.

So with that said, I'm okay with everything we've done so far, because we DO have some very strong veterans on this team. I like where we are going.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 11:35 am Post subject:

Klomp · Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:17 pm Post subject:

Going young was the theme again as the Vikings cut down on Friday, with Rosenfels, cornerback Chris Carr (age 29) and safety Eric Frampton (28) among those let go.

They also released cornerback Zack Bowman (27) on Saturday to make room for Jefferson on the 53-man roster, which includes 40 players (77.4%) ages 27 and younger.

"What we talked about in the meetings and when I sat with Coach (Leslie) Frazier is, if there's a significant difference in a player, where this guy is that much better than the other player, then we have to keep the best players on the 53," Spielman said.

"And we had a lot of discussions with these young guys -- this guy compared to maybe a veteran, and the younger guy may not be there yet, but you can see him closing the gap and can see him continually improving through the offseason, through training camp, through the preseason, where eventually that younger player has some upside to continue to develop and may be better ... down the road.

"So, we really honed in a lot of these young guys and evaluated them -- are these guys leveling off or are these guys continuing to get better and grow in their position? That was a lot of the determination as we went through, because a lot of the veteran guys that we did let go -- those guys, I truly believe, are good enough to play in the NFL and will more than likely be on other teams."

http://www.1500espn.com/pages/sportswire.php?sPL=notebook_sage_rosenfels_release_wasnt_his_fault_rick_spielman_says090212
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PrplChilPill · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 7793 Location: SLP, MN

Spielman is unlistenable, imo. At least Ryan and Gardenhire will admit there are things to work on. If you listen to Spielman, these guys never make a mistake. I turn the channel when he comes on now.
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Uncle Buck · Joined: 10 Apr 2007 Posts: 14032 Location: Viking Country

Klomp · Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 4:08 pm Post subject:

“@TomPelissero: By my count, 17 #Vikings players -- roughly one-third of 53-man roster -- have appeared in 6 NFL games or fewer.”
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Klomp · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 6:34 pm Post subject:

After the year we just had, do we continue on the yute movement, or bring in more win-now guys?
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CriminalMind · Joined: 25 Aug 2011 Posts: 2959 Location: Toronto, CA

Yute movement should continue, as long as gain are still being made in terms of talent on the field.
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vikingsrule · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:15 pm Post subject:

vike daddy · Joined: 12 Mar 2005 Posts: 66565

oh no, we want even more yutes.

and this is coming from an old guy.

Very Happy

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PurpleNation22 · Joined: 07 Jan 2013 Posts: 207 Location: Iowa

I expect it to continue. It better. The youth on our team had a fire lit under them all year. They played like they had something to prove, the veterans were right there with them, and they put together a phenomenal year that no one expected.

It will be interesting, to say the least, if we do more cuts of old under-performing players. There aren't too many of these left, but I really like where things are going. The vets are very important too though and I firmly believe it is important to have 1 at each position. I do not mean they have to be in their thirties or anything, just have about 4 years of NFL experience under their belt. It's absolutely incredible how much more these guys can learn from veterans as opposed to coaches.

Here's to hoping we have another good Spielman draft class