Vikings v Lions

[DeepFreeze05]

[savannahskol]

We’d have to beat la and Philly on the road to meet them again in Detroit. Right?

Lmao. 

Detroit was ripe for the taking, tonight.

[supafreak84]

We’d have to beat la and Philly on the road to meet them again in Detroit. Right?

Lmao. 

Detroit was ripe for the taking, tonight.

I believe it's the lowest seed remaining after wild card weekend would go to Detroit. That could be us unless Green Bay or Washington pulls upsets.

Did you hear Campbell telling KOC after the game, "Hell of a season...see you again in two weeks."

[comet52]

I said in another thread that if Flores could come up with a plan that actually slowed down the Lions we might win. He actually did and the D held them down for 3 quarters but eventually you can't just keep shitting the bed on offense on every drive and expect to keep up. Sam was putrid - holding the ball too long, missing open guys, sailing balls, playing scared and skittish. I'm not surprised they lost but surprised they picked tonight to give their worst offensive performance of the year.

But Sam really just showed us the guy he'd been for the last 6 years. You can jump on KOC for schemes or what-have-you, but for 16 games he got the most out of a guy who'd been mostly hot trash throughout his career. Once the pressure is on, Sam's brain shrinks to the size of a pea and tonight was basically a playoff game. I figured a meltdown was coming in the actual playoffs but I guess they started early for Sam. The stakes were raised and he folded.

[FLVike]

I believe it's the lowest seed remaining after wild card weekend would go to Detroit. That could be us unless Green Bay or Washington pulls upsets.

Did you hear Campbell telling KOC after the game, "Hell of a season...see you again in two weeks."

Exactly, for us to play the Lions again The Eagles and Bucs would have to win next week

[StickierBuns]

LOL

Dude gets us to 14-3 and our first loss in 9 weeks and we're ripping KOC.

Get outta here.

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Darnold didn't play well, lots of missed opportunities in the first half to get TDs.

Can't blame this one on KOC.

Some fans showing their true colors here, knew it was a matter of time for a few. Ripping O'Connell.....unreal. Sam chose a poor time to play his worst game by far...he was pressured, erratic and looked skittish all game. The D showed up, but you can't keep Detroit grounded on offense forever and offense didn't do their part by any stretch.

I'll say this and its probably not fair: if Sam shits the bed against Los Angeles, almost all of this narrative about himself that he changed will go up in smoke. And now we have a bit of head case with Will Reichard, sad to see. Fans ready to cut bait with Darnold. The Twin Cities dinosaur brigade is already turning on Sammy:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi.../601202274

[StickierBuns]

Some fans showing their true colors here, knew it was a matter of time for a few. Ripping O'Connell.....unreal. Sam chose a poor time to play his worst game by far...he was pressured, erratic and looked skittish all game. The D showed up, but you can't keep Detroit grounded on offense forever and offense didn't do their part by any stretch.

I'll say this and its probably not fair: if Sam shits the bed against Los Angeles, almost all of this narrative about himself that he changed will go up in smoke. And now we have a bit of head case with Will Reichard, sad to see. Fans ready to cut bait with Darnold. The Twin Cities dinosaur brigade is already turning on Sammy:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-vi.../601202274

Kevin Seifert
@SeifertESPN
Per ESPN Research, Sam Darnold has 8 overthrows tonight, the second-most for a game in his career. The only other game with more was in Week 7 of 2019, when he had 12 while with the Jets vs. the Patriots. (You know what game that was.)

Dustin Baker
@DustBaker
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Can't take anything from Sam Darnold's season on the whole, but ya kinda gotta wonder which guy will show up next Monday

[MAD GAINZ]

Hopefully Darnold got rid of the yips because he missed some open TDs. Had JJ twice with two overthrows that shoulda been TDs. The big gainer to JJ was high and made him lose his balance, if he catches it in stride, he might be gone instead of stumbling out of bounds. Missed Nailor and Addison wide open in the end zone. Honestly, we could have been up at least 21-7 in the first half. Then momentum is flipped and the game is probably different with how the defense played in the first 3 quarters.

[StickierBuns]

Hopefully Darnold got rid of the yips because he missed some open TDs.  Had JJ twice with two overthrows that shoulda been TDs.  The big gainer to JJ was high and made him lose his balance, if he catches it in stride, he might be gone instead of stumbling out of bounds.  Missed Nailor and Addison wide open in the end zone.  Honestly, we could have been up at least 21-7 in the first half.  Then momentum is flipped and the game is probably different with how the defense played in the first 3 quarters.

Also: way too much pressure allowed by the Viking's O-line with just a 4-man rush from Detroit. They blitzed, that's what they do with all the injuries on D, but they kept getting crazy good pressure with just their base front 4. Bad look for the Viking's O-line.

[MaroonBells]

Frustrating. Darnold was off all night. He was jacked and 90% of his passes were equally jacked. Either too high, too hard, or too far outside. Realizing this, KOC should have called for more high-percentage passes to calm him down. Quick outs, slants, whatever, but he just didn't. 

One other thing. I've been screaming to pass on 1st down and run on 2nd down since the days of Mike Tice. And to his credit, KOC has done this for the most part. But not last night. I don't have the numbers, but it sure seemed like for the majority of the game, the Vikings would run on 1st down, gain 2 or 3, then pass on 2nd and 7. Vikings were unusually predictable in this game.