12-09-2024, 04:55 PM
The Vikings defense still ranks fourth in the NFL allowing just 3.9 yards per run, but they’re trending in the wrong direction.
Linebacker Blake Cashman said he did not see quarterback Sam Darnold’s 52-yard touchdown pass Sunday to receiver Justin Jefferson, because of how Falcons running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier were gashing them.
“I was very frustrated all day about how they were running the ball,” Cashman said after his team’s 42-21 victory at U.S. Bank Stadium, “so the entire time our offense was on the field I was on the Microsoft tablet, talking with the safeties, talking with the D-line.”
Robinson and Allgeier combined for 155 rushing yards and two touchdowns, a week after Cardinals running backs gained 100 rushing yards on 23 carries. The Vikings have allowed 4.7 yards per handoff over the last two weeks without inside linebacker Ivan Pace Jr., who is on injured reserve because of a pulled hamstring.
“Very frustrating,” Cashman said. “We had done a pretty good job of that the majority of the year.
“I got to give a lot of respect to those guys. I even went up to their offensive line after the game and said, ‘You’re the best, most complete unit we’ve played.’ How they use their scheme and play style and combine that is phenomenal. They obviously have two very good running backs.”
Source: Startribune
Linebacker Blake Cashman said he did not see quarterback Sam Darnold’s 52-yard touchdown pass Sunday to receiver Justin Jefferson, because of how Falcons running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier were gashing them.
“I was very frustrated all day about how they were running the ball,” Cashman said after his team’s 42-21 victory at U.S. Bank Stadium, “so the entire time our offense was on the field I was on the Microsoft tablet, talking with the safeties, talking with the D-line.”
Robinson and Allgeier combined for 155 rushing yards and two touchdowns, a week after Cardinals running backs gained 100 rushing yards on 23 carries. The Vikings have allowed 4.7 yards per handoff over the last two weeks without inside linebacker Ivan Pace Jr., who is on injured reserve because of a pulled hamstring.
“Very frustrating,” Cashman said. “We had done a pretty good job of that the majority of the year.
“I got to give a lot of respect to those guys. I even went up to their offensive line after the game and said, ‘You’re the best, most complete unit we’ve played.’ How they use their scheme and play style and combine that is phenomenal. They obviously have two very good running backs.”
Source: Startribune
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