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@CheyCab Harry and Brother Billy have made a fortune chasing ambulances….

Can’t comment but I did hear something really interesting about Harry Sieben(Sieben Carey) today(who I drive full disclosure). Despite failing torts in law school, he went on to be top in torts. Mentee of Harry’s says C law students often go on to become the best litigators.

@DavesAnalytics Davey Lots of effort, unfortunately how are you going to explain Bo Nix???

Hey Phil, Judd, Declan, and Thor — huge fan of Purple Daily. As someone who’s worked in analytics in pro sports, I wanted to propose a new angle for discussion. First, I want to preface my research by saying that I bought a JJ McCarthy jersey after the draft. I really wanted him to be the guy. I am also a big fan of Thor's draft evaluations. So please don't take this as hate. Just wanted to add some data and talking points to your recent discussions on the matter. I built a table of every QB5 since 1980, and if you define a franchise QB as 3+ Pro Bowls, the data is pretty clear. Teams are 183% more likely to hit on a franchise QB with QB1 compared to QB2. Teams are 240% more likely to hit on a franchise QB with QB1 compared to QB3. Teams are 467% more likely to hit on a franchise QB with QB1 compared to QB4. The drop-off is incredibly steep. QB5's almost never pan out, and JJ McCarthy was drafted higher than any QB5 in history. Combining those odds with the expectations of a top 10 overall pick is a massive organizational failure by the Vikings front office. I don't want to say the kid never had a chance, but the historical odds of his draft position show that he only had an 8% chance of becoming a franchise QB, a 4% chance of becoming a star QB, and a 2% chance of winning a Super Bowl as a starting QB. I've heard so much about patience, sample size, development, and age when it comes to this McCarthy conundrum. Not nearly enough is being said about his draft position. Even if Kevin O'Connell was a miracle worker and the greatest QB developer of all-time, the odds of him developing a star QB from the QB5 slot is less than 5%. Only 2 QB's drafted 5th at their position in the last 45 years turned out to be stars (Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts). Only one (Hurts) won a Super Bowl as a starting QB. Beyond those two outliers, the best QB5 outcomes like Marc Bulger, Andy Dalton, and Matt Schaub were borderline franchise QB's at best. The Vikings made the exact same mistake with Christian Ponder (QB4 at #12). If you're not in position to take QB1, the worst thing you can do is get desperate and talk yourself into QB4 or QB5. History says that has an astronomically low probability of turning into a franchise quarterback. If the Vikings want to find their franchise QB in the draft, they need to make sure he’s the consensus QB1. Trade up or don’t draft one at all. Funny side note: Kevin O'Connell was also the 5th QB taken in his draft, and he didn't pan out either. * Also for those asking, why 3+ Pro Bowls for franchise designation? With the recent trend of star QB's opting out of the Pro Bowl and borderline / mid QB's replacing them, you can't just go by 1 or 2 Pro Bowls. That would include players like Jacoby Brissett, Mac Jones, Geno Smith, and Tua Tagovailoa. I don't think anybody would classify those guys as true franchise QB's. @PhilMackey @jzulgad @DexsTweets @thorku @SKORNorth

@lakeshow73 Lake’s message is Democrats are his choice to “govern” (check notes) cities like Minneapolis. Oh Henry. 🤦🏾‍♂️

His message is for celebrities to not share their political opinions while (check notes) talking to Megyn Kelly. Oh Josh. 🤦🏾‍♂️

@SKORNorth @PhilMackey @jzulgad @DexsTweets Here are the results from today’s Mediorce Minnesota Podcasters, We wanna-bee real sports talk show hosts 1) Jeff Dubay 2) Philly Mackey 3) Superstar Mike Morris

Here are the results from today's Mediocre Minnesota Sports Athletes We Can't Quit Snake Draft on Purple Daily! 🏈 Who had the best draft? 🤔 Vote below!

@DeRushaJ Jason You heroes in Minneapolis agree with you, they have “mastered” Minneapolis, now they are fixing Cuba…….WTF

More of this kind of government! Fix things!!!

@BrandenL09 @ChadHartmanShow Well unfortunately your heroes will be against any money for ARod and will not do jack$hit to stop the Somali Fraudsters

@MplsDailyStar @ChadHartmanShow Ah. How about no to both?

How about this crazy concept, concentrate on improving Minneapolis and spend zero time on Cuba.

@BrandenL09 @ChadHartmanShow Better than the state giving billions to Somalis?

@MplsDailyStar @ChadHartmanShow Good. Why is a city giving billionaires money for an arena?

@deenafaywinter Deena Obviously your heroes have Minneapolis “under control”, they are right to tackle Cuba next….

Chaos erupts at Minneapolis council during debate over global politics startribune.com/minneapolis-ci…

@PhilMackey Philly Your boy Roycie declared two years back “Roycie don’t have slumps”…. Roycie has not gotten a hit since his declaration…..WTF

Yep. Absolutely hated pinch-hitting for Royce. And hitting him 8th. Royce is a vibes guy. Needs to be empowered. And he's one of the most important players for the future of the org. Batting him 8th + pinch-hitting for him only serves to crush his confidence.

@ShaneEthridge @NowruleWilson @SkinnerPm @ChadHartmanShow No I mean the threats Weismann used to bankrupt Flynn’s son by charging him with failing to register as a foreign agent……Flynn was never concerned about the “evidence”; he was worried about his family…..Weismann was threatening his family….

@MplsDailyStar @NowruleWilson @SkinnerPm @ChadHartmanShow You mean the evidence they would use at trial?

When you plead guilty as part of a plea deal, the judge asks you a series of questions to make sure the plea is fully voluntary, truly understood, and actually true. One question is ‘are you pleading guilty because you are in fact guilty?’ And Michael Flynn pleaded guilty…

@Vikeologist Dumba$$ They would have all of downtown, vacant skyways and vacant buildings…..if they need more space, guess what …. Uptown is vacant Dinkytown is vacant Seven Corners is vacant St. Anthony Main is vacant All we have is F’ing empty space….

I'd love to see the NFL Draft in Minneapolis but I'd have a couple of major concerns if I was the NFL. 1. Space. There just isn't adequate space outside of U.S. Bank Stadium. 2. Security. Minneapolis doesn't have enough officers to handle an event of this magnitude.

@NowruleWilson @SkinnerPm @ChadHartmanShow What about the leverage Weismann used to get Flynn to agree to the guilty plea in the first place???

@MplsDailyStar @SkinnerPm @ChadHartmanShow Flynn entered and reaffirmed his guilty plea twice before moving to withdraw it in 2020 while asserting innocence. In Nov. 2020 Trump pardoned Flynn. In December, the Court dismissed the case as a moot due to Trump's pardon.

@DawnAtFOX9 Dawn Mayor McFrey is also offering the following venues, McFrey states the venues are already empty….. Downtown including vacant sykways and buildings Uptown Dinkytown Seven Corners St Anthony Main

Minnesota Sports and Events Commission has submitted a formal bid to host the 2028 NFL Draft. US Bank Stadium & nearby grounds will be an anchor fixture. Plans to utilize other locations like TCO Performance Center, MOA & beyond are also in play.

@PhilMackey Philly I have to agree with 100% on this one, there is no doubt in my mind that your “takes”, “analysis”, and predictions were equally a$$wipe whether you were delivering them in print or via a podcast……absolutely no difference…..

As a former writer myself, the notion that writing is somehow a higher form of sports media is laughable. There are *countless* bad authors and written-word media outlets. Prep work, authenticity and a dash of entertainment make great content. Regardless of distribution method. If you're taking to *any* medium to "just... say stuff" with zero prep or thought, that's more of a YOU problem than a problem specific to any one medium. /rant

@JonKrawczynski @w0lfpack3 Ok, must have come from a different Jonny Paywall……the internet has a long memory…….

@MplsDailyStar @w0lfpack3 I never said any of that but keep going with it.

Leonard Miller!

@NortonMpls Mikey There is the Minneapolis family of a dead 14 year old boy that would beg to differ with your heroes “courage” Her “Courage” got a young boy killed………WTF

We’re fortunate to have a county attorney like Mary Moriarty with the courage to stand up to the federal government terrorizing Minneapolis with more than just soundbites. This is the leadership Minnesota needs.

@w0lfpack3 @JonKrawczynski But when they were drafted, Jonny told us, “they were steals”, “hidden gems”, “surprised we were able to draft them”, “Timmy C worked draft magic” Now we are led to believe they ALL were either a$$wipe or marginal at best…..??? I more likely to believe it’s Finchy….

@MplsDailyStar @JonKrawczynski At best okay basketball players.

@w0lfpack3 @JonKrawczynski Ok what about the rest???

@MplsDailyStar @JonKrawczynski Culver, Nowell, Moore, Bolmaro, Shannon – all bad basketball players