Minnesota Vikings News Dump (1.16.2026) | Harbaugh-Giants, Darnold Hurt, Latest on Flores

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1. Skol°

2. If Flores looks like he's going to a head coaching job, would you fire Kevin O. And make Flores Vikings head coach? I'm leaning that way. But I don't know what's going on behind closed doors

3. When the vikings were loosing early in the season I suspected something wrong in the locker room. Now I'm hearing rumors there is. What do you think?

4. Please get 1 of Burrow, Lamar, Baker or Flacco

5. To win a Superbowl I believe you must have the the best front 4 on OF and DF in the league. I'd pay them 8 players more then a QB, RB or receiver.

6. If you have the best front 4 on D & O, you have holes to run through, time to pass, stop the run and sack the quarterback. Much better way to use you money.

7. Doing my first mock draft a couple days ago, I thought, WHO are these guys?

8. On Gibbs, in 92' the vikes had the #1 run defense and Gibbs decided he could just keep pounding in the playoffs vs in Minnesota. It worked 😏

9. They both have been hurt as much as JJ..So no to Burrow or Jackson!

10. The Vikings should keep building both sides of the trenches.

11. The Tennessee Thumbtacks stadium is close to finished. Right next to their perfectly fine stadium . . .which is better than 30% of the current stadiums. Keep up the great work.

12. Championships are won in the trenches 💯

13. Can you do more separate videos about how great certain coaches/ players actually were?
    I forget how good Dalvin Cook really was especially when you compare him to his brother.

14. Trenchwork makes SB dream work but good QB play leads teams to parades. Cannot win without a solid QB1.

15. Sam out might save them–he chokes when he's under pressure.

16. Thanks for adjusting our expectations re 2026 draft Andy! 👍This no-hype look at 2026 prospects also reinforces why KOC must take a long hard look at the issue of player development. While every team experiences pleasant surprises & surprising disappointments in every draft, for this year it is fair to expect every team to grab prospects who have potential, but will need more time than usual before competing for starting positions. So, teams with the best player development programs will be the most successful in the near/long term.🤔Last, the relative dearth of 'plug it & forget it' talent means that Kwesi A-M must be aggressive during the 2026 Free Agent derby, although this year's so-so draft class could drive up prices for this year's free agents.🤔

17. I miss Josh Dobbs

18. I still go with the original parent trap with Haley Mills.😂

19. NFL is mad at Gibbs for liking NASCAR more😂

20. NIL is going to spell doom for programs like the Gophers, who's players dont really draft so well. All their best players will transfer to top 10 programs to get that money and get more draft interest..

21. I agree, the 1991 Washington team should be mentioned as one of the best teams that have won the Super Bowl. They destroyed the Lions in the NFC Title Game. Young Lions fans, before 2023, that was the last time your team played in the NFC Title Game, way back in 1991. 😂 But I think no one talks about the 1991 Redskins is because they didn't have big star players on that team. Mark Rypien had that one magical season and faded into ediocrity back up type of player for the rest of his career.

22. trade up to get that running back from ND….now

23. Both Lamar Jackson and Joe Burrow are to expensive for our current roster. This would require a total roster makeover. Sticking with JJ is a much better option. That being said, this should be JJ's last chance.

24. I don’t think Flores likes the way KOC is running the team, which I don’t blame him. that’s probably why he’s even considering other DC jobs.

25. That’s a freaking movie. Twin brothers one gets drafted but doesn’t have injuries agreement yet then gets hurt but doesn’t want to lose money so his twin brother plays for him!! The name of the movie (The committee) gold!!

26. There's no shortcuts to avoid being solid in the trenches. A decent RB will look like a star behind an awesome line, and a star will look like a bust behind a bad one.

27. We had a guy that is playing better and is younger than Joe Burrow last year and we just let him go! Just let him walk away cuz we didn't want him! Yep give up on this quarterback and go get a different one. One that will have another team in the playoffs next year! cuz that's what Vikings do cuz all the fans beg and plead for that mediocrity all the time! I've been watching them do this for 50 years why all the Viking fans want trade quarterbacks. Get rid of quarterback…..get a new old washed up quarterback

28. Anyone else concerned with their being bigger issues behind the scenes if B Flo is taking DC interviews with other teams? That makes my chili ring pucker a bit!

29. if this draft wasnt so shitty, mendoza would be a 4th rounder.. if the raiders are smart they trade out of 1 overall

30. 10:45 I’m board with running it back and having Wentz at QB2 when healthy. I don’t think any of the available QBs that we would bring in for competition/depth would be a vastly better option than Wentz

31. I just can't see Flores not getting the Steelers job.

32. To me, it’s crazy that people keep criticizing Brian Flores for talking to two teams about coordinator positions. If he wants to be a head coach again, he should be talking to as many teams as possible to impress them.

    By interviewing for coordinator roles, he gets the opportunity to speak directly with ownership and decision-makers and make an impression. That way, when a head-coaching role finally opens up, they already know who he is and can see him as a legitimate future head coach.

33. The entire college athletic system is hopelessly screwed up.

34. Trade up for downs no matter what.

35. Never seen so many people give up on a 22 year old QB who has a winning record in his first ten games at 6-4. As far as him getting hurt, I've seen many young kids take a beating the first couple years and then it get better.

36. I think Aaron jones needs to come back. We talk about how the Vikings went on that hit streak and I think we owe most of that to 33. He was BALLING. I think in that giants game it was 3rd down and we needed a first down to win. And it was 3rd and like 9 and 33 ran the ball for the first down. KOC trusted 33 more for a first down on 3rd and 9 more than he trusted Brosmer

37. You said “they hate us because anus”? 😂