Comments on: Vikings release Ryan Longwell

By: stavreafavre

stavreafavre — Tue, 08 May 2012 19:46:42 +0000

Like most of their decisions, this will probably come back to bite Team Heidi.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:21:33 +0000

In college, I mean.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:57:39 +0000

Apropos of nothing, Ryan Longwell’s field goal percentage was 57%.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:56:52 +0000

drewpr says:May 7, 2012 8:30 PM

lbpackfan says: May 7, 2012 7:19 PM

Great guy…sad to see. At least he got to a Super Bowl with the first team he played with in his career…………………..

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What team would that be? His first season with the Packers they lost the Superbowl.
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Ummm…Isn’t that what he said?

By: minnysoda

minnysoda — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:34:36 +0000

dukemarc says:
May 8, 2012 9:58 AM
Any truth to the rumor that Spielman handed Longwell a Applebee’s Gift Card as his last paycheck?

Now that is funny.
For the uninformed That jerk Longwell said that was the only good place to eat in Green Bay . I hope being Tiger Woods neighbor taught your wife something

By: dukemarc

dukemarc — Tue, 08 May 2012 13:58:11 +0000

Any truth to the rumor that Spielman handed Longwell a Applebee’s Gift Card as his last paycheck?

By: Carl Gerbschmidt

Carl Gerbschmidt — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:30:21 +0000

thankheavenfornumberseven says:May 7, 2012 8:38 PM

Walsh was 21 out of 35 as a senior. I know 60% isn’t that great, but I wouldn’t describe it as “just over 50%.”

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You wouldn’t? Well, I hope whatever your job is, it doesn’t require an open and honest interpretation of statistics.

By: dobberdubinsky

dobberdubinsky — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:44:53 +0000

Thanks for the solid years Longwell. It’s too bad f-ing Chilly couldn’t find a way to get you a shot at the game winning field goal against New Orleans a couple years ago, I’m sure you would’ve nailed it. Good luck in the future!

By: trapshoot

trapshoot — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:22:01 +0000

Cutting a known commodity for an unproven rookie. Interesting move?

By: ponder7vikings

ponder7vikings — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:13:05 +0000

Thanks for everything. Sorry you didn’t get to kick us to the Super Bowl.

Thanks Brett lol

By: 7ransponder

7ransponder — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:46:13 +0000

textexington says:
May 7, 2012 6:36 PM
Another Packer’s reject

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A reject that happens to be the all time scoring leader for the Packers. Yeah, you make a lot of sense there.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:30:39 +0000

Great guy, but I’ll never forget the extra point he missed against Chicago in 2009. Because of that, the game went into OT and we lost, costing us home field advantage in the NFC Championship game. We all know what happened next.

By: frozeninfear

frozeninfear — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:19:55 +0000

Longwell had trouble kicking the ball into the end zone when he was with Green Bay. Packer fans called him Ryan Shortwell.

By: adubsinpurple

adubsinpurple — Tue, 08 May 2012 03:19:27 +0000

I love John Kriesel. The most real person on the House, and an american hero.

By: johnnyb216

johnnyb216 — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:49:56 +0000

F him. He’s as much a packer as brett the Viking was. They should retire his number along with bretts to make it official.
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By: bearsoxass

bearsoxass — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:28:28 +0000

Always a Packers.

By: adubsinpurple

adubsinpurple — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:16:11 +0000

Love ryan Longwell, and have to say, im watching the Vikes hearings at the capital, and feel we as a society have collapsed. if this is the process to make laws everyday, i should kill myself. he he. loved John Kriesel sign that said” help me”.

By: urcrap

urcrap — Tue, 08 May 2012 02:14:26 +0000

I love all the change going on with the Vikes. I just hope they get to recharge in MN and not some place else. Pass that damn bill!

By: markpackman

markpackman — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:39:58 +0000

No quarterback, and now, no kicker? AP will have to do ALL the scoring this year! I predict a drought in the “points for” department.

By: Little Earthquake

Little Earthquake — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:35:55 +0000

He’s 38?? Wow, I’m getting old.

By: terrellblowens

terrellblowens — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:22:11 +0000

Blair Walsh is garbage, the Vikings are making a huge mistake. Consistent kickers are always underrated assets to a team. Every time the Vikings lose a game by 3 and there’s a missed field goal here or there, it will be hard not to second guess this decision.

By: voiceofrealism

voiceofrealism — Tue, 08 May 2012 01:00:24 +0000

vikesfansteve says: May 7, 2012 6:32 PM

Good, his short kickoff in OT against the Saints basically handed them the victory with only 35 yds needed for a winning FG.
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Yeah, it was Longwell that handed them the win. Wrong ex Packer.

Paid him almost 4mil for last year. Nice….

By: adantsa

adantsa — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:54:20 +0000

I know he would have made the kick to send us to the Super Bowl. No doubt in my mind. Sorry to see you leave Ryan.

By: tweeter75

tweeter75 — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:43:27 +0000

A rookie that completed just over 50% of his field goals last year at Georgia over Ryan Longwell?

Wow.

By: vikescry1

vikescry1 — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:43:11 +0000

opps my bad a bears fan correcting himself.

By: vikescry1

vikescry1 — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:41:48 +0000

bearsrulepackdrool says:
May 7, 2012 6:43 PM
bearsrulepackdrool says:
May 7, 2012 6:42 PM
shieldsisland37 says:
May 7, 2012 6:37 PM
Ryan ShortBad is benedict arnold. I cant believe he left us for the Vikes.

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That guy Mason Crosby isn’t too bad. He kicked you to two Super Bowls.
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————————————————————————————————————————————————— first of all sam, ryan has always had a short leg but i’ll take the accuracy he had in cold conditions. yes he left us for the vikings but so what, its a business. and if you were in the same shoes you would’ve done the same thing. and to the 2 superbowl thing? bahahahahaha you know you just talk and don’t get your facts straight when a bears fan has to tell a vikings fan something accurate about the packers… lmao as far as ryan goes he’ll be competeing for a team this year if he wants to. on the vikings dime too.

By: emoney826

emoney826 — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:41:02 +0000

As a packer fan, I always liked Longwell. He was a good kicker. Didn’t wanna see him go to Minnesota, but the packers let him go and he finished off a great career with them. He was always a safe bet to draft in fantasy football.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:38:35 +0000

Walsh was 21 out of 35 as a senior. I know 60% isn’t that great, but I wouldn’t describe it as “just over 50%.”

By: minnysoda

minnysoda — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:38:31 +0000

apooster says:
May 7, 2012 6:29 PM
It was bound to happen after they drafted a kicker. 2 mil + for a kicker on a rebuilding team is too much, plus his leg power had diminished. Couldn’t reach the endzone on kickoffs.

However, he is one of the classiest Viking players in years. A very accurate kicker that will be picked up somewhere.

Best of luck Ryan, and thanks for all the memories.

Yea I guess a Viking’s Fan idea of a classy guy is a guy who insults Green Bay after he made millions of Dollars there.
His last year in Green Bay opposing kickers were better than him at Lambeau. Why would Green bay want him anymore?
I would like to Thank Him for convincing Favre to come back one more year It was the beginning of their slide into the septic tank in loserville Nice Job jerk now go help Brent mow his lawn

By: twoliveted

twoliveted — Tue, 08 May 2012 00:34:10 +0000

Ryan will make his decision where to sign based on what city who shows interest in him has the most diverse restaurant lineup. He won’t go for cities with only Applebees to eat at.