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RE: Concerns - PurplePorsche - 08-08-2025
Special teams are NOT my biggest concern, but it is a glaring weakness with the Vikings. If you believe that the standard of excellence needs to reach all three phases of the game, surely the Vikings have been lagging on special teams. Consider the following from last season:
As a team, the Vikings were:
-- #31 in the NFL in kick return average
-- #32 in the NFL in punt return average
Will Reichard was:
-- #32 in FG percentage
Ryan Wright was:
-- #25 in gross punting average
-- #22 in net punting average
-- tied for the 7th worst touchback percentage
-- #30 in punts inside the 10
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RE: Concerns - StickierBuns - 08-08-2025
As others have mentioned, typical concerns: JJ, the new O-line and what will the D really be like. A healthy team is always my top concern every single year. I see Detroit has already lost 2 defensive players for the year, just sucks.
RE: Concerns - MaroonBells - 08-08-2025
(08-08-2025, 03:42 AM)PurplePorsche Wrote: Special teams are NOT my biggest concern, but it is a glaring weakness with the Vikings. If you believe that the standard of excellence needs to reach all three phases of the game, surely the Vikings have been lagging on special teams. Consider the following from last season:
As a team, the Vikings were:
-- #31 in the NFL in kick return average
-- #32 in the NFL in punt return average
Will Reichard was:
-- #32 in FG percentage
Ryan Wright was:
-- #25 in gross punting average
-- #22 in net punting average
-- tied for the 7th worst touchback percentage
-- #30 in punts inside the 10
__PRESENT__PRESENT__PRESENT
__PRESENT
Good points. Didn't realize Reichard was quite THAT bad. That post-injury slump really hurt him. Never been a fan of Ryan Wright. Strong leg, but he can't land a punt inside the 20 to save his life. Haven't heard much about the kid we brought in to compete with him. Oscar Chapman.
Tomorrow's game will be interesting for special teams. Not just for the kickers, but the returners as well. Vikings have a bunch of options at KR and PR, but I haven't heard about anyone taking the lead at either position.
RE: Concerns - greediron - 08-08-2025
Jefferson's hammy is up near the top for me. If he isn't healthy this year, that sets our offense back quite significantly. Addison is out for 3 games, so that would be Nailor and Lucky starting?
RE: Concerns - Bullazin - 08-08-2025
We’ve covered this, but with the new beef up front and adding Mason, will KOC pound the rock enough to keep his great passing scheme lethal and provide great relief to his young QB? All the great teams, Philly, Chiefs, 9ers, Ravens pound it up in there, great back or not.
RE: Concerns - MaroonBells - 08-08-2025
(08-08-2025, 10:37 AM)greediron Wrote: Jefferson's hammy is up near the top for me. If he isn't healthy this year, that sets our offense back quite significantly. Addison is out for 3 games, so that would be Nailor and Lucky starting?
For sure, with Addison out the first three games, Jefferson being out as well would be a massive blow to the offense. But I have to think Jefferson and the team are just being super careful about this, and with 4 weeks and 3 days to go before before the opener, I can't imagine this will still be a problem by then. Fingers crossed.
RE: Concerns - greediron - 08-08-2025
(08-08-2025, 01:45 PM)MaroonBells Wrote: For sure, with Addison out the first three games, Jefferson being out as well would be a massive blow to the offense. But I have to think Jefferson and the team are just being super careful about this, and with 4 weeks and 3 days to go before before the opener, I can't imagine this will still be a problem by then. Fingers crossed.
Yeah, not expecting it. But he has missed time with a hammy before, so this gets a bit more concerning. Have no idea if it is part of the issue, but hopefully diet/stretching/workout gets figured out so this doesn't crop up again.
RE: Concerns - MaroonBells - 08-08-2025
(08-08-2025, 01:48 PM)greediron Wrote: Yeah, not expecting it. But he has missed time with a hammy before, so this gets a bit more concerning. Have no idea if it is part of the issue, but hopefully diet/stretching/workout gets figured out so this doesn't crop up again.
This is interesting...
Kevin Seifert
@SeifertESPN
Vikings WR Jalen Nailor wore a red no-contact jersey Thursday during practice, rare for a non-QB. My understanding: there is no specific injury. Just preserving depth at a position where Justin Jefferson (hamstring) has been out and Jordan Addison has a 3-game suspension.
RE: Concerns - Kentis - 08-08-2025
On Jefferson’s injury, he said he just felt tightness & immediately shut down & informed the staff. Also of note, this is the opposite leg that caused all those missed games.
RE: Concerns - Mattyman - 08-09-2025
(08-07-2025, 11:16 AM)hogjowlsjohnny Wrote:
1. The offensive line.
Kelley and Fries have played together (4 years) ....IMO that matters.
As a rookie Jackson is gonna sort out his NFL game playing between Darrisaw and Kelly, that's doable and he can win his . match-up
The eyeball test will show the difference between Jackson and Ingram will be neatly cleared up and understood in Chicago..
2. JJ arm talent.
Because of how last year went down JJ will make fewer mistakes this year, his accuracy will be better because of it. he won't have to think he can just play and sling it. He'll make mistakes but they'll be fewer.
3. Defensive back play.
This will get sorted out in preseason .
About now is when the Vikings will decide if they want Gilmore?
If necessary , Kwesi has draft picks and cap space to make any immediate move he wants to.
Of the players cut between now and regular season , how many of them approach o the Vikings?
Every player saw where Daniel Jones chose to go last year. I think that same kind of thing is gonna happen again.