Minnesota Vikings News Dump (12.18.2025) | Metellus Out, Celebrity Fan, Burrow??

girl, you know it’s true. I love you. [music] What’s going on, Jeromes? Beautiful Thursday. Birds are chirping and stuff and it’s time for another Vikings news dump. So, you doing all these, you know, holiday videos, which plug. Um, we’ve done a lot of them, right? And it’s so cool. It’s always a husband, wife, and your friends, family members, and you never really realize the impact that the show is having uh as people enjoy their breakfast, maybe take a poop, don’t know, maybe some at the same time. Gas station burritos, man. Yeah. But it’s just really cool, you know, because we’re in our basement literally talking to a a camera like this is some sort of hostage video, but apparently people watch. That’s good. So, you get your personalized holiday videos for the holidays. Email producer Ally. Yeah. Also, uh Vikings Giants on Sunday. Sunday at Metife Stadium, but uh New York, but really New Jersey. Terrible turf. That’s why they should sit Darasaw. uh match up of the youngest starting quarterbacks in the National Football League. Jay Jay McCarthy, Jackson Dat, you running around, chucking, jing, diving all over the place or running with reckless abandon. And it it’s they’re diametrically opposed. Like Jackson Dart runs way too much. JJ McCarthy, I want him to run a little bit more, but also protect himself. He doesn’t need to be diving all over the place like Jackson Dart. So, loser of this game either A has to give up face paint forever, B go full blackface on national television. That’s it. That’s a compromise. That’s it. Also, the haters and losers are out. Actually, the loser is just out. So, everyone is on the Vikings train as the six and eight not great Vikings uh take on the 2 and 12 Giants. Uh and everyone except for Adam Rank on the Vikes. So DJ, Marcus Grant, um Bucky Brooks, MJD, no everyone in their mom has the Vikings by about a touchdown. I’ll take that certainly. But of course, rank noted Bears fan Adam rank has the Giants winning 24-21. Whatever. I would actually I feel better about this than if it was a clean sweep for the Vikings. We don’t do well in those spots. Also doing well is the annual December fundraiser drive. All VMO, cash apps, super chats in December go towards Toys for Tots and Salvation Army Twin Cities. Uh 3K goal for the month currently chilling at just over 15 hundo. Donation links in the video description are down below. Also, if you donate directly to Toys for Tots and Salvation Army, email producer Ali be included in the total as a burp. Yeah. Uh you ever get those polar waters from like Costco or Sam’s Club? They’re really good. Like Rocco, can’t get enough of those. I don’t understand it. I guess it’s better than him drinking soda all the time, but sorry, pop all the time. Forgive my roots. Uh, so first Vikings Giants injury report was out. Uh, so the Vikings had extended walkthrough, so take everything with a grain of salt. Uh, Darasaw Hargrave, Kelly O’Neal, no go. I don’t know why they just don’t shut Darasaw down, man. Yeah. Bartholomew is in his 21-day return to practice window. It would be nice to see him. Six round pick out of pit. Uh, list says limited. Austin Keys, Jaylen Naylor, maintenance, ankle back, respectively, as well as Tai Chandler. This is week three of his 21-day return to practice window. So, we’ll see if it’s activated or shut down for the Giants. Ah, whatever. Whatever. Also, notably, so the Vikings placed two on injured reserve Jonathan Grard doing s shoulder surgery as well as jumping Josh Matelis. Emily Leer, Star Tribune. Kevin McConnell said safety Josh Mattelis will have shoulder surgery. Like Jonathan Grard, who’s been managing a shoulder injury for the past few weeks. expect more carry on my Jay Ward and Theo Jackson as well. And uh it’s interesting. So Jay Ward has gotten a lot more run as of late. He basically Isaiah Rogers got benched for not tackling a couple weeks ago. Then Jay Ward got in there complete safety and corner as well as Theo Jackson was basically straight up benched against the Cowboys. Jay Ward was in there. So, [gasps] I mean, Jay Ward, Theo Jackson, you know, la last rush of Harrison Smith, maybe Khif Lassie gets all up in there. It’ll be nice to see, but I’m going tell us super versatile. You love him and had it sort of a down season in terms of black and white stats, but I I just feel like the season is way different than last year. All right. And maybe it’s as simple as they didn’t bring back Cam Beyb his running mate. So, I don’t know. Yeah, but also uh his wife on the Graham revealed that he’s been dealing with the Torren Labram for quite some time. So, just imagine you’re Josh Matelis. You lead the team in interceptions with two because the team only has five. Uh but you’re out there reaching for pass breakups. You’re out there tackling with a banged up shoulder or actually a torn labroom. It’s got to be painful, man. If you ever had labram pain, that’s that’s up there. It’s up there. So, you know, glad that Josh Mattel’s getting taken care of. Hopefully it doesn’t impact the off seasonason and he’s going to be good to go because he’s a stud man. Also a stud. All right, so Joe Burrow h fed the the Cincinnati media jackals after his emo press conference last week about oh I could retire and then they got blanked at home by the Ravens and then when asked this week about potentially playing for another team, you think about a lot of things, a lot of things. And again, I support JJ McCarthy to the end of time. But but if Joe Burrow is realistically available for the Vikings, you got to think about it. Got to think about it, brother. That’s it. Well, it’s like so my wife loves me, right? But you know, if Aubrey Plaza is available, I I would be chop liver. You know what I mean? Actually, we both have a celebrity hall pass and it’s both Aubrey Plaza. That might be too much information. Anyways, but when JJ McCarthy 9999 um so the persona didn’t like it at the time because it led to a three-game losing streak [laughter] and you knew for a fact that it was just going to get thrown back in your face, right? But Justin Jefferson still back in his guy. Talk about McCarthy’s alter ego. It’s from Bring Me the News. I like nine. It’s the same as me calling myself Jets or Jetta. It’s the same exact thing. I feel like that’s every that’s just his alter ego everybody has with step on the field. Everybody has to have that confidence booster. Everyone has to have switch they turn on when they step out there on the field. So I mean he’s not wrong but you can bust out nine once we’ve had some accomplishments like we get a couple Pro Bowls maybe win a Super Bowl or two or 12. Don’t know. You can call yourself whatever you want. Call yourself no uh nu Yeah. Yeah. Nine. Nine. There you go. Also, speaking of quarterbacks. [laughter] So, to um turn the ball over, finally got benched in Miami just after a very disheartening, terrible performance against Steelers on Monday Night Football. Shfter a major move in Miami. The Dolphins are benching quarterback Tuagaloa and turning to Quinn Eers as their new starting quarterback per sources. Uer’s first start comes Sunday versus the Bengals. Now, Uers seventh round pick out Texas. Hook him, baby. Arch Manning couldn’t beat out Quinn freaking Uers in Austin until Uers left. So that should tell you something. And yeah, with Tua Flores was right. Flores was right. Not not I’m not saying I’m not. I’m just saying Flores was right. Absolutely. And I I know everyone their mom any quarterback that’s available. Oh, the Vikings should pick him up. I mean, Tua has guaranteed money. Tua probably is not going to get cut. I I just don’t see it. Uh, I would much rather have Kyler Murray than Tua. Even though Tua doesn’t have a video game addiction. Kyler has a two to one touchdown interception ratio. Completes 67% of his passes. Takes care of the football. I feel like his upside is a lot more than Tua. Plus, Kyler doesn’t Kyler has been banged up, but he doesn’t have the concussion issues that Tua has. Like, Tua is just one play away from his career being over. Actually, so so is everyone, but so is Tua. But, uh, Vikings, Jets, Raiders, Steelers, Publix, I love it. And I’m not going to lie, like if you’re from like South, you’re from Florida, the the Publix pub sub. Come on, son. Come on. They know what’s up. Hi. Needs to to get something equivalent to the Pub Subs. Not going to lie, Hi Ve, holl at me. I feel like I’m full of billiondollar ideas, but you know, also, so in terms of TV stuff, uh the W my wife and I have been watching The Abandons, and it’s really good. Now, actually, it’s a really bad show, but it’s like overly dramatic and but that’s what you expect. It’s by Curt Sudter, Sylvia Proof of Life, Sons of Anarchy, Mayan’s MC, until he got kicked off that show. But I love Sons of Anarchy even though it’s a soap opera with with Harley’s. That’s basically what it is. But The Abandons, it’s good. Uh Lena Hedi is fantastic. Jillian Anderson is a complete god. And it’s a good show. And on the show is Dalia Silver, who plays [gasps] I forget her name. Her last name is Teller, though. So that that definitely implies that she is going to be an ancestor of Jax Teller, JT Teller, Sons of Anarchy, right? Uh but uh D Silvers Diana Silvers attends A24 Marty Supreme New York premiere. Who cares? But most importantly, wearing the Vikings jacket. Now, I have no idea if she is a fan of the Vikings or if it’s literally just cold and her publicist is a Vikings fan. I don’t know. I I do not know. But for for it’s kind of weird like we have Josh Dell, we have Nick Schwarzen, those are the that’s the extent of our celebrity fans since you know Prince died. So, we will accept this. I do not care if Dina Silvers does not care about the Vikings, does not care about football. She may be allin. She may be like, “Hey, I prefer Julian Love over uh Kenyon Sadi because I feel like he can soup up this offense better than a tight end.” Also, you got Josh Oliver who’s an underrated uh receiving tight end on top of being the best blocking tight end in the game. Maybe she’s like that. It would be great. It’d be great because she is fantastic in this show and if she’s a Vikings fan, great. But again, this could just be a borrow jacket. So, I don’t know. [laughter] Anyways, I believe in nine unless we can get Joe Burrow. [laughter] That’s what it comes down to. And also, no. No. Just say no to Tua. We’re going to end up with Tua now, aren’t we? Tua backing up Jarthy. Come on. Anyways, happy Thursday. You guys are the best. You know what to do. Skull production value.

Minnesota Vikings News Dump for Thursday, December 18th.

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30 comments

  3. Re Joe Burrow. It all comes down to what it would cost the Vikes in a trade. If getting Burrow would prevent the Vikes from upgrading positions that have proven to be weak points (+) & make it impossible to keep the vast majority of major contributors & 'difference-makes' on the team, then what the Vikes would gain from having Burrow over McCarthy would be wasted by taking.step or two backwards with the rest of the roster.🤔
    FWiW, as a Vikes fan, I don't want Kyler Murray & I don't want Tua T. 🤮 I'd much rather see Carson Wentz as McCarthy's backup, in part because Wentz has proven to be as tough as nails (mentally & physically), while Tua is not & I'm not sure about Murray., Also, the Vikes receivers have had enough of a difficult time with 'the dropsies' this year. Could you imagine what it would be like if the Vikes had Tua (..a lefty…) and he had to take over for McCarthy in a game?🤦🏻

    (+) e.g. Now that the starting 5 have gotten healthier, it is clear that Kwesi A-M's additions to the O-line were good….BUT all O-lines deal with attrition in every season, so the Vikes cannot stop with the addition of Fries, Kelly & Jackson. The Vikes MUST greatly improve O-line depth, and that includes drafting an OT who could back up Darrisaw & O'Neill, and eventually take over for O'Neill. Furthermore, if the Vikes want to build a 'championship calibre' roster, they MUST significantly upgrade the iDL's ability to stop the run, and they must find a Safety with good closing speed who can cover WR receivers, can tackle & is capable of flourishing in Flores' defence. Last, the Vikes should look at getting better at CB, and they must maintain an impressive cadre in the skill positions for the QB to use (e.g., WRs, TEs & RBs like they have right now…).

  14. You'd have to be smokin' something to think that the Bengals front office would let him go somewhere else. They are notoriously cheap, so when they pay a playah, like they did with Burrow, they will ride him until the bitter end.

  17. Andy needs to bang the drum on the Burrow situation. We need mock roster makeups, Jets yards predictions, Deep dive into Burrows secret love for the vikings franchise, etc… We gotta manifest this thing!. Also it really pisses off Bengals fans lol.

  19. Jaxson dart looks like the preppy bad guy from an 80s movie, maybe his parents own the ski slope, or he is the captain of the lacrosse team or something. He is pretty fun to watch though.
    Jj is gonna light them up

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