Dalvin Cook is a beast! I wasn't really in favor of paying him big money for a number of reasons, but that's in the past. There's no doubt he's a difference maker on the field.
He was breaking tackles and getting extra yards, including key first downs, literally all day long. He put the team on his back today.
JJ-- Awesome. Thielen-- Awesome. Kirk-- Solid. OL-- Solid. Defense-- Much better than last week.
Good job to the coaches and players for getting it done after a shortened week of practices.
(And yeah the Texans stink. Watson holds the ball forevvvvvvver and their coaching staff does him zero favors.)
I'm not sure we really learned anything from this game. The Texans have some good players, just like the Vikings, but they are not playing very well right now. Had Watson played the first half like he did in the second, the outcome would have been much different. He looked awful early on with poor decision making and accuracy. Smith being ejected, and the Texans switching to No Huddle in the second half really exposed our defense. I fully expect the Seahawks and Russel Wilson to dominate our secondary just like Rodgers did. Also, Houston is dead last in Rush defense. Seattle is #3. If we need to rely on Cousins to win a game with his arm, I don't like our chances especially with our OLine.
Quote: @TBro said:
I'm not sure we really learned anything from this game. The Texans have some good players, just like the Vikings, but they are not playing very well right now. Had Watson played the first half like he did in the second, the outcome would have been much different. He looked awful early on with poor decision making and accuracy. Smith being ejected, and the Texans switching to No Huddle in the second half really exposed our defense. I fully expect the Seahawks and Russel Wilson to dominate our secondary just like Rodgers did. Also, Houston is dead last in Rush defense. Seattle is #3. If we need to rely on Cousins to win a game with his arm, I don't like our chances especially with our OLine.
Seattle is #3 in run defense mostly because they have the worst pass defense in the NFL. And by a large margin. This game will likely be a very high scoring game.
Quote: @MaroonBells said:
@ TBro said:
I'm not sure we really learned anything from this game. The Texans have some good players, just like the Vikings, but they are not playing very well right now. Had Watson played the first half like he did in the second, the outcome would have been much different. He looked awful early on with poor decision making and accuracy. Smith being ejected, and the Texans switching to No Huddle in the second half really exposed our defense. I fully expect the Seahawks and Russel Wilson to dominate our secondary just like Rodgers did. Also, Houston is dead last in Rush defense. Seattle is #3. If we need to rely on Cousins to win a game with his arm, I don't like our chances especially with our OLine.
Seattle is #3 in run defense mostly because they have the worst pass defense in the NFL. And by a large margin. This game will likely be a very high scoring game.
They are also averaging 35.5 points per game which is contributing to their poor pass defense numbers. Teams are having to air out just to keep pace. I guess we will see, but if we can't dominate in the running game and keep Wilson off the field, this could look a lot like the opener against the Packers when Cook only had 12 carries for 50 yards and we gave up 43 points.
Quote: @TBro said:
@ MaroonBells said:
@ TBro said:
I'm not sure we really learned anything from this game. The Texans have some good players, just like the Vikings, but they are not playing very well right now. Had Watson played the first half like he did in the second, the outcome would have been much different. He looked awful early on with poor decision making and accuracy. Smith being ejected, and the Texans switching to No Huddle in the second half really exposed our defense. I fully expect the Seahawks and Russel Wilson to dominate our secondary just like Rodgers did. Also, Houston is dead last in Rush defense. Seattle is #3. If we need to rely on Cousins to win a game with his arm, I don't like our chances especially with our OLine.
Seattle is #3 in run defense mostly because they have the worst pass defense in the NFL. And by a large margin. This game will likely be a very high scoring game.
They are also averaging 35.5 points per game which is contributing to their poor pass defense numbers. Teams are having to air out just to keep pace. I guess we will see, but if we can't dominate in the running game and keep Wilson off the field, this could look a lot like the opener against the Packers when Cook only had 12 carries for 50 yards and we gave up 43 points.
Yep, Wilson will likely FEAST on this young secondary. But Cousins should get his as well. But I like kinda like our #5 rushing offense against their #3 rushing defense.
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