Dallas Turner

[purplefaithful]

Tied with Eric Wilson for the team lead in sacks (season to date) with 5.5 

Redmond comes in at #2 with 5.0


https://www.vikings.com/team/stats/

[badgervike]

Tied with Eric Wilson for the team lead in sacks (season to date) with 5.5 

Redmond comes in at #2 with 5.0


https://www.vikings.com/team/stats/

He kind of disappeared during the Commanders game though.  He had 3 straight games with a sack prior.

[Zanary]

He kind of disappeared during the Commanders game though.  He had 3 straight games with a sack prior.

He may have suffered that brutal setback: opposing OCs noticing him, and getting better/more blocking in his vicinity.

[mblack]

He kind of disappeared during the Commanders game though.  He had 3 straight games with a sack prior.

Or we could commend him for playing well during one of the tough stretches for the team given all the beating he has been getting here.

[MaroonBells]

He kind of disappeared during the Commanders game though.  He had 3 straight games with a sack prior.

Getting sacks in 3 out of his last 4 games isn't bad. Jared Verse has zero sacks in 5 of his last 6 games. It was the same thing with Danielle Hunter. If he didn't get a sack in a game, he "disappeared."

[badgervike]

Getting sacks in 3 out of his last 4 games isn't bad. Jared Verse has zero sacks in 5 of his last 6 games. It was the same thing with Danielle Hunter. If he didn't get a sack in a game, he "disappeared."

Geez this board is jumpy lately.  I didn't say that sacks in 3 of 4 games was bad.  I noted it in my response.  I also said he disappeared last week.  Both are accurate.  I thought it was a fairly balanced response but evidently people believe that we can only acknowledge the good things. 

He's played better this year but he still doesn't draw a lot of attention from the Oline which has given him opportunity for sacks with his speed.  When the opposing lines have to start chipping him or double teaming hime...than you know we have something.

[purplefaithful]

Getting sacks in 3 out of his last 4 games isn't bad. Jared Verse has zero sacks in 5 of his last 6 games. It was the same thing with Danielle Hunter. If he didn't get a sack in a game, he "disappeared."

Danielle is having a good sack year, I think he got 1/2 of those against the Jags lol!

Dallas is at 5.5 sacks now and I hope he finishes in that 7-9 range year 2. 

That would be a good improvement vs rookie year and give me encouragement he can get to that 10+ yr 3 (knock wood)

[MaroonBells]

Geez this board is jumpy lately.  I didn't say that sacks in 3 of 4 games was bad.  I noted it in my response.  I also said he disappeared last week.  Both are accurate.  I thought it was a fairly balanced response but evidently people believe that we can only acknowledge the good things. 

He's played better this year but he still doesn't draw a lot of attention from the Oline which has given him opportunity for sacks with his speed.  When the opposing lines have to start chipping him or double teaming hime...than you know we have something.

Sorry, it's just that "disappeared" was the same word used to describe Hunter, which was nonsense. If DH disappeared it was because he was made to via the game plan. It happens. Commanders protected the edges well in this one,  as well they should with All Pro Tunsel on one side and prize rookie Connerly on the other. None of the Vikings edge rushers had a sack, pressure or QB hit. All of the pressure came from the middle with Redmond, Allen and an A-gap blitz from Wilson.

[purplefaithful]

We forget just how young Dallas Turner still is.

“I feel like the age thing, it has its pros and its cons in a way,” the 22-year-old edge rusher said after his second multi-sack game in six weeks helped the Vikings beat the visiting Packers on Jan. 4 to cap a five-game winning streak and a 9-8 season.

The con was being 21 when the Vikings drafted him 17th overall and eased him into his NFL career as a rotational backup to Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel. Meanwhile, fellow edge rusher Jared Verse, selected two spots later by the Los Angeles Rams, was an immediate starter and became NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Verse, however, is already 25. Turner turns 23 on Feb. 2.

Turner, however, seemed to grow into an NFL-sized man before our eyes against the Packers.

He overtook Van Ginkel for the team lead in sacks with eight and was smart enough to tip his helmet to a crowd that showed up in a way that masked the fact the Vikings were playing their fourth game since being eliminated from the playoff race.

Turner’s sacks were easy for a young man whose technique and body are catching up to his speed and instincts. The first came when Turner simply ran past Drake Dabney, an undrafted rookie tight end playing his second NFL game. The second sack came when Turner sped past left tackle Jordan Morgan, the 25th overall pick a year ago.

Both times, the crowd helped Turner get the jump he needed.

“Honestly, shoutout to the fans for showing up every single week,” Turner said. “Playing here at U.S. Bank Stadium is a big advantage getting off the ball.”

Strib

[MaroonBells]

Trade Greenard, start Turner, give Gink a raise, draft an edge on day two.