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So we've had a bit of a plot twist, but it was a story that we were following, at least I was following all day.

I found it compelling.

I found it stimulating. I found it even entertaining. The whole thing,

the whole deal, the whole ball of wax. Now, it involves the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota

Vikings offensive line. Now, typically, that is not something that would be worthy of discussion.

We'll talk about the Vikings. We'll talk about Kirk Cousins. We'll talk about the discussion. We'll talk about the Vikings.

We'll talk about Kirk Cousins.

We'll talk about the receivers.

We'll talk about the overall team.

But we're not going to focus in on the offensive line.

Why would we?

It would make no sense.

Who the hell wants to hear us break down the Viking offensive line?

But those that are around the team have documented and chronicled what a hot

mess the Viking offensive line has been. They have been ravaged by injuries. It has been a

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