06-04-2018, 06:43 PM
One of the reasons the Minnesota Vikings’ offense went from 23rd to 10th in points last season was their execution in the red zone.
In 2016, the Vikings ranked 28th in red zone touchdown percentage. Last year that jumped up to 12th (tied) behind the play calling of Pat Shurmur.
It didn’t hurt that Case Keenum had a knack for finding the right man inside the 20. Inside the red zone, Keenum went 61-for-81 with 20 touchdowns, zero interceptions.
At OTAs on Wednesday, the Vikings worked on red zone for a large portion of the practice.
“We spend an awful lot of time in the red zone,” head coach Mike Zimmer said. “I think this is the fourth day in the red zone of some sort, out of five. I think it’s just important we get a lot of work in there. We put a big emphasis on it last year and we are going to continue to do so.”
New Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins didn’t have that type of success in the red zone last year. While his team ranked 16th in touchdown percentage, he was 17th in red zone quarterback rating (more than 70 passes)
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/0...e-success/
In 2016, the Vikings ranked 28th in red zone touchdown percentage. Last year that jumped up to 12th (tied) behind the play calling of Pat Shurmur.
It didn’t hurt that Case Keenum had a knack for finding the right man inside the 20. Inside the red zone, Keenum went 61-for-81 with 20 touchdowns, zero interceptions.
At OTAs on Wednesday, the Vikings worked on red zone for a large portion of the practice.
“We spend an awful lot of time in the red zone,” head coach Mike Zimmer said. “I think this is the fourth day in the red zone of some sort, out of five. I think it’s just important we get a lot of work in there. We put a big emphasis on it last year and we are going to continue to do so.”
New Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins didn’t have that type of success in the red zone last year. While his team ranked 16th in touchdown percentage, he was 17th in red zone quarterback rating (more than 70 passes)
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2018/0...e-success/
