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SFVikeFan · 09-27-2020, 07:19 PM

I thought this was supposed to be the best Center prospect since Alabama's Ryan Kelly?

He was walked back into Cousins lap on at least a half dozen snaps.

Dude SUCKS in pass pro

09-27-2020, 07:20 PM

Huge mistake with the bad snap late in the game... grrr

09-27-2020, 07:27 PM

Simmons dominated in the middle.

09-27-2020, 07:29 PM

I feel for Garrett because you see glimpses at time, but good can he be if he has the WORST 2 Gs in the league on each side of him. That's got to be terrible, at least with a T you are on an island most of the game.

I would bet Bradberry would be what we thought he was going to be if you gave him NFL average on each side

09-27-2020, 10:22 PM

basically gave up the last series

09-29-2020, 12:30 PM

Bradbury was having a damn good season until the last series of the Titans game. Until then his pass blocking win rate was 100%. Through two games and most of a third, he had given up 0 pressures and was ranked as the 6th best center in the NFL...in PASS blocking. Now, remember, he's always been a top run blocker. Pass blocking is where he struggled last year. Not this year.

...and then this happened.

https://twitter.com/NickOlsonNFL/status/...70689?s=20

Now this looks pretty awful. But watch the guards. 9 times out of 10 a center will get help, especially with a guy like Jeffrey Simmons. If not a full on double team, then a shoulder or a chip. They just stand there.

09-29-2020, 12:51 PM

The Vikings are either the most stupid or the most snakebitten team in NFL when it comes to OG' since its seems like Hutchinson was here. And they had to pilfer him from Seattle.

09-29-2020, 01:46 PM

Quote: @purplefaithful said:
The Vikings are either the most stupid or the most snakebitten team in NFL when it comes to OG' since its seems like Hutchinson was here. And they had to pilfer him from Seattle.

Hard to say which. You can actually make an argument that they haven't ignored OL at all if you look at who they have (or could have) on the OL...

LT: Riley Reiff - 1st round pick and top tier free agent
LG: Ezra Cleveland - 2nd round pick, most thought would go in the first
C: Garrett Bradbury - 1st round pick, Rimington award winner
RG: Pat Elflein - 3rd round pick, Rimington award winner
RT: Brian O'Neill - 2nd round pick

Even Dozier and Samia starting shouldn't be as bad as it's been. Not sure why the team (or anyone else for that matter) would expect anything from Dozier given his pedigree, but Samia has the pedigree to be a tolerable replacement.

It might be time to start looking at guys like Cleveland Collins and/or Udoh. Could they play any worse?

09-29-2020, 05:05 PM

Samia has future with the organization as a ticket taker, he can get more people through the line faster than anyone I have seen.

09-30-2020, 03:08 AM

Quote: @MaroonBells said:

@purplefaithful said:
The Vikings are either the most stupid or the most snakebitten team in NFL when it comes to OG' since its seems like Hutchinson was here. And they had to pilfer him from Seattle.
Hard to say which. You can actually make an argument that they haven't ignored OL at all if you look at who they have (or could have) on the OL...

LT: Riley Reiff - 1st round pick and top tier free agent
LG: Ezra Cleveland - 2nd round pick, most thought would go in the first
C: Garrett Bradbury - 1st round pick, Rimington award winner
RG: Pat Elflein - 3rd round pick, Rimington award winner
RT: Brian O'Neill - 2nd round pick

Even Dozier and Samia starting shouldn't be as bad as it's been. Not sure why the team (or anyone else for that matter) would expect anything from Dozier given his pedigree, but Samia has the pedigree to be a tolerable replacement.

It might be time to start looking at guys like Cleveland Collins and/or Udoh. Could they play any worse?

So is it the coaching and development then?