12-11-2018, 01:22 PM
The reality is that defenses have changed how they are covering Thielen and Diggs. They are getting doubled more often than not.
The Vikings are at or near the top in shortest completions overall due to the lack of running game and no, adding more carries is not going to improve that much.
So defenses are doubling the two WRs and playing close to the LOS to take away short passes daring the Vikings to pass it further down field.
Since the line if so awful, there really is not much time. There will always be a play or two where someone is open from the end zone angle up high that people point to as evidence that Cousins is not seeing things. Easy to say from the couch. Standing on the field with these large humans in front of you and trying to get out the way so you can, you know, step into a throw is much much tougher.
I do think that Cousins really should have been looking Thielen's way on that 4th down play. I mean, the dude has 100 catches and I would have wanted to go to the money man there. He deserves it and has proven he wins more often than not.
Cousins is not going anywhere for at least one more season and will have to agree to a trade at the end of next season.
So Spielman had better quit relying on late round picks and UDFAs to some starter spots and the depth on his offensive line.
It really comes down to the GM.
You give a guy 84 mil guaranteed and then you pass on a guard in the 1st round to get yet another corner even if he was or looked like a good one. Why not double up on the offensive line with your first two picks.
But he is smarter than the rest of us so we just have to .... trust the process.
The Vikings are at or near the top in shortest completions overall due to the lack of running game and no, adding more carries is not going to improve that much.
So defenses are doubling the two WRs and playing close to the LOS to take away short passes daring the Vikings to pass it further down field.
Since the line if so awful, there really is not much time. There will always be a play or two where someone is open from the end zone angle up high that people point to as evidence that Cousins is not seeing things. Easy to say from the couch. Standing on the field with these large humans in front of you and trying to get out the way so you can, you know, step into a throw is much much tougher.
I do think that Cousins really should have been looking Thielen's way on that 4th down play. I mean, the dude has 100 catches and I would have wanted to go to the money man there. He deserves it and has proven he wins more often than not.
Cousins is not going anywhere for at least one more season and will have to agree to a trade at the end of next season.
So Spielman had better quit relying on late round picks and UDFAs to some starter spots and the depth on his offensive line.
It really comes down to the GM.
You give a guy 84 mil guaranteed and then you pass on a guard in the 1st round to get yet another corner even if he was or looked like a good one. Why not double up on the offensive line with your first two picks.
But he is smarter than the rest of us so we just have to .... trust the process.
