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07-10-2017, 03:55 PM

the defense needs to be stronger against the run and the offense needs to be able to run the ball. we lost both abilities last year and our record showed it.

07-10-2017, 04:05 PM

All of the above said by everyone else and one more thing....don't get full of themselves early on like they did. No more colossal collapses by a team who thinks they've punched their ticket to the SB in September.

07-10-2017, 04:28 PM

The huge key is health and the OL. Stability on the OL impacts the rest of the offense. If that group gets it together, the likelihood of everything else falling into place is so much better.

07-10-2017, 05:28 PM

Although you wouldn't guess it the Vikings ball possession metrics were not horrible last year. They ended up the season about 50-50 between offense & defense. But that is somewhat shortsighted since there was an overwhelming amount of pressure on the defense to win games and put points on the board.

What really needs to improve is red zone play. Last season the Vikings were in the red zone an average of 3.1 times per game which is slightly below average. But the offense only scored points on 46% of their red zone opportunities which was third to last. A below average number of attempts and a horrible conversion rate on those attempts is a recipe for disaster.

07-10-2017, 08:39 PM

Offensively - average 1 score/quarter w/ 75% being TD's
Defensively - allow < 21pts/ game
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07-10-2017, 09:29 PM

Stupid pentalies hurt us last year on both sides of the ball...play smarter.

07-10-2017, 09:43 PM

Quote: @"NFL Draft Guru" said:
Although you wouldn't guess it the Vikings ball possession metrics were not horrible last year. They ended up the season about 50-50 between offense & defense. But that is somewhat shortsighted since there was an overwhelming amount of pressure on the defense to win games and put points on the board.

What really needs to improve is red zone play. Last season the Vikings were in the red zone an average of 3.1 times per game which is slightly below average. But the offense only scored points on 46% of their red zone opportunities which was third to last. A below average number of attempts and a horrible conversion rate on those attempts is a recipe for disaster.

This...that's exactly why it was a point of emphasis in OTAs and mini camp...