10-01-2019, 07:46 PM
https://www.vikings.com/news/lunchbreak-...inst-bears
One thing that isn't noted in the struggle to get a running game going was the field. Notoriously slow, I think the field was a big culprit in our inability to run. Think of what Dalvin does so well. He accelerates through the small openings. Read somewhere that against Oakland he hit 15 mph on a majority of his runs. That is insane. He hits the hole so fast, defenses aren't able to get off the blocks to stop him. But a slow field took away that advantage and Chicago was ready for the run. He rarely got to the second level and didn't have a chance to showcase his speed.
Also on that page, check out Baldy's breakdown of Hunter closing on Trubisky. Dude is a freak.
One thing that isn't noted in the struggle to get a running game going was the field. Notoriously slow, I think the field was a big culprit in our inability to run. Think of what Dalvin does so well. He accelerates through the small openings. Read somewhere that against Oakland he hit 15 mph on a majority of his runs. That is insane. He hits the hole so fast, defenses aren't able to get off the blocks to stop him. But a slow field took away that advantage and Chicago was ready for the run. He rarely got to the second level and didn't have a chance to showcase his speed.
Also on that page, check out Baldy's breakdown of Hunter closing on Trubisky. Dude is a freak.