Yesterday, 11:28 AM
(This post was last modified: Yesterday, 11:29 AM by Montana Tom.)
I was really looking forward to this game, as I'm sure you all were.
Darnold holds onto the ball waaay tooo long. Yeah, he had one of the longest timing of average throws, and we thought it was just fine because it takes time to lead the league in long plays. He could not adapt. I remember last year, the first game against Tampa Bay, thinking we would steamroller them and Baker Mayfield tore us apart with quick throws. He almost looked like he did against Jacksonville (both of the last two games).
How many of Darnold's passes were off the mark, too low, too high...he did not have the touch both of the last two games. It was noticeable that he was off the mark last night, last week.
Comparing Darnold to Stafford last night, you can see what a base salary of $23.5mm gets you vs. $10mm. Stafford is a bargain. Note his quick releases.
Recalling how long Darnold held on to the ball last night, I thought that there must be something better. So this morning I started watching last season's JJM highlights at Michigan. Yes, he has a quicker release from what I can see, and a much nicer downfield touch delivering the ball than what I've seen from Darnold the last two games. Now I need to look at Jones' release. I thought it was heresy that we would consider keeping all three next year. I don't know what they will do, but the status quo won't cut it.
What happened to our OLine? The first sack was on O'Neill. Talk about a rarity. Gonna have to look at Free Agency to upgrade the interior of the OL. But nine sacks? Tied for the most in NFL history in a single playoff game. That's how historically awful it was.
Aaron Jones was mostly solid all season. But without run blocking you get a 3.7 per rush average, like last night. Comparing his season's full body of work, the franchise has had 24 seasons with a 1,000 yard rusher. This season put Aaron Jones in 18th place all-time. Seven of those 1,000+ yard seasons belonged to AP. Four to Dalvin Cook and to Robert Smith. And three to Chuck Foreman (playing fewer games). His 1,138 yards on the ground was his career high. However, add to that over 400 yards receiving.
The forward pass/fumble by Stafford was at best a fumble, at worst intentional grounding. Refs blew it IMHO. That's when the first wheel fell off the truck.
To say that the Vikings only lost to two teams all season is not a moral victory.
It's gonna take me a while to recover from this embarrassment. It was an awful performance.
Darnold holds onto the ball waaay tooo long. Yeah, he had one of the longest timing of average throws, and we thought it was just fine because it takes time to lead the league in long plays. He could not adapt. I remember last year, the first game against Tampa Bay, thinking we would steamroller them and Baker Mayfield tore us apart with quick throws. He almost looked like he did against Jacksonville (both of the last two games).
How many of Darnold's passes were off the mark, too low, too high...he did not have the touch both of the last two games. It was noticeable that he was off the mark last night, last week.
Comparing Darnold to Stafford last night, you can see what a base salary of $23.5mm gets you vs. $10mm. Stafford is a bargain. Note his quick releases.
Recalling how long Darnold held on to the ball last night, I thought that there must be something better. So this morning I started watching last season's JJM highlights at Michigan. Yes, he has a quicker release from what I can see, and a much nicer downfield touch delivering the ball than what I've seen from Darnold the last two games. Now I need to look at Jones' release. I thought it was heresy that we would consider keeping all three next year. I don't know what they will do, but the status quo won't cut it.
What happened to our OLine? The first sack was on O'Neill. Talk about a rarity. Gonna have to look at Free Agency to upgrade the interior of the OL. But nine sacks? Tied for the most in NFL history in a single playoff game. That's how historically awful it was.
Aaron Jones was mostly solid all season. But without run blocking you get a 3.7 per rush average, like last night. Comparing his season's full body of work, the franchise has had 24 seasons with a 1,000 yard rusher. This season put Aaron Jones in 18th place all-time. Seven of those 1,000+ yard seasons belonged to AP. Four to Dalvin Cook and to Robert Smith. And three to Chuck Foreman (playing fewer games). His 1,138 yards on the ground was his career high. However, add to that over 400 yards receiving.
The forward pass/fumble by Stafford was at best a fumble, at worst intentional grounding. Refs blew it IMHO. That's when the first wheel fell off the truck.
To say that the Vikings only lost to two teams all season is not a moral victory.
It's gonna take me a while to recover from this embarrassment. It was an awful performance.
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