Dalton Risner to visit with Vikings

[Guest]

I think there’s zero percent chance that we would bring
Risner in as a replacement for Cleveland in 2024, as that would be so uncharacteristically
Kwesi.  The only things that makes sense
to me are 1)  Ingram still sucks.  They hoped he’d be improved but he hasn’t, so
here we are.  Risner doesn’t have a much
better PFF grade than Ingram does, but his pass blocking is much better highlighted
by his 1 sack allowed vs Ingrams 11 sacks allowed.  2)  Contingency
plan for O’Neill’s injury not healing fast enough.  3)  New
injury we haven’t heard about yet.

[Guest]

Looks like a guy who knows how to get the most of his talents, if he can pull this off I say bring him in  =)

[Guest]

@JR44 said:
Looks like a guy who knows how to get the most of his talents, if he can pull this off I say bring him in  =)

Bring him AND her in.

[Guest]

@ThunderGod said:
There are a number of reasons for bringing him aboard.
https://vikingsterritory.com/2023/news/o...his-dalton

Good find!

Why would the Vikings sign an offensive guard, as they seem pretty well set in the trenches? Simple — improvement and depth. Left guard Ezra Cleveland’s contract expires at the end of the 2023 season. It is unclear if Minnesota is dying to have him back beyond a rookie deal. On the right side at guard, Ed Ingram fired up a topsy-turvy rookie season, succumbing to gaffes and poor performance early in the season before starting to right the ship down the stretch.
Adding Risner would prove the Vikings earnestness in improving the offensive line after years of mediocrity and, in some years, downright futility. 
Moreover, Risner is an offensive guard commodity that Vikings fans aren’t used to — he protects against the pass better than the run. For years, Vikings football has showcased the inverse. Perhaps the Vikings can, alas, end the Zimmerian mindset of run-over-pass offensive linemen in terms of skillset emphasis and enter a free-agent relationship with the ex-Bronco.

[Guest]

Adding Risner is kinda obvious...the Viking offense is going to be pass oriented...

[Guest]

@ArizonaViking said:
Adding Risner is kinda obvious...the Viking offense is going to be pass oriented...

^^^

boom...

I think they want guys who excel at pass blocking. 

Slowly, they are dragging the offense out of the Zimmer smash mouth era. 

[Guest]

Last good guard was hutch. Bring him in ASAP!

[Guest]

@kmillard said:
Last good guard was hutch. Bring him in ASAP!

I don't think it's settled that Risner is "good".  

It’s kind of interesting the PFF grades of all the guards
involved.  Both Cleveland and Ingram suck
at pass blocking but excel at run blocking but Dalton is equally as polarized
but in the opposite direction.  I mostly
find it interesting how Cleveland is 12 points better than Dalton overall
despite being so bad at pass protection.


Overall:
Dalton:  61.1


Cleveland:  73.5


Ingram:  57.1


 


Pass Blocking:


Dalton:  72.6


Cleveland:  54.1


Ingram:  42.6


 


Run Blocking:


Dalton:  53.4


Cleveland:  79.4


Ingram:  64.2

[Guest]

Didn't our OL Coach coach him up his rookie year?  His one year where he played on a high level. I would love to bring him in for past blocking.  He is considerably better than Cleveland on pass blocking. With Darrisaw+Risner on the left side, that could be a top 10 LEFT side of the line, maybe top 5 in pass blocking.

I would expect that Ingram takes a big step forward this year from where he was.  

Still concerned about Bradbury because nothing has changed about his size and strength

[Guest]

@medaille said:

@kmillard said:
Last good guard was hutch. Bring him in ASAP!

I don't think it's settled that Risner is "good".  

It’s kind of interesting the PFF grades of all the guards
involved.  Both Cleveland and Ingram suck
at pass blocking but excel at run blocking but Dalton is equally as polarized
but in the opposite direction.  I mostly
find it interesting how Cleveland is 12 points better than Dalton overall
despite being so bad at pass protection.


Overall:
Dalton:  61.1


Cleveland:  73.5


Ingram:  57.1


 


Pass Blocking:


Dalton:  72.6


Cleveland:  54.1


Ingram:  42.6


 


Run Blocking:


Dalton:  53.4


Cleveland:  79.4


Ingram:  64.2

Its obvious here where he excels vs Cleveland or Ingram...With a statue in Kirko, a good pass blocking OG might not be a bad idea. 

Hell, maybe they are thinking about Risner vs Bradbury?

The pressure up the middle on our QB since he got here is ridiculous. 

Have we ever seen GB @ OG?