Double A gap

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@Vikesrock said:
I didn't see our signature defense tonight, did I miss it?  Seems to me Zimmerman has been working on some new defense.  I like it.

I think how you play Bree's is not by dying by the Blitz. I think we made him uncomfortable enough with DL pressure. 

Hey Pops, I heard Brian on the radio this morning...Old Zimm has him calling quite a bit of schemes now doesnt he

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@purplefaithful said:

@Vikesrock said:
I didn't see our signature defense tonight, did I miss it?  Seems to me Zimmerman has been working on some new defense.  I like it.

I think how you play Bree's is not by dying by the Blitz. I think we made him uncomfortable enough with DL pressure. 

Hey Pops, I heard Brian on the radio this morning...Old Zimm has him calling quite a bit of schemes now doesnt he

Yeah he does. He's been given a lot of freedom To move players and change plays as he sees things developing. He did it a lot last year too, but I think they've added a few more schemes and such this year too.

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I would love to know how much of the game plan the Vikes actually used.  I would think after the Saints RT went down, most of the blitz packages were shelved.  Also, no McKinnon wildcat.  I think once the Vikes felt they had a good handle on the game, they kept some blitzes and plays in their back pocket for future use.

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@VikingOracle said:
I would love to know how much of the game plan the Vikes actually used.  I would think after the Saints RT went down, most of the blitz packages were shelved.  Also, no McKinnon wildcat.  I think once the Vikes felt they had a good handle on the game, they kept some blitzes and plays in their back pocket for future use.

No wildcat snaps was certainly a welcomed surprise. I am somewhat hopeful that if the offense can continue to perform well, then there won't be much need to rely on gimmicks to manufacture yards. They did attempt one end around with Diggs, which was a drive killer. I think after that, they didn't see much reason to get too cute.

It will be interesting to see what trends show up with the D this year. In year's past it has been double A gap blitzes, overload blitzes, and lining up Robison over the A gap, which has been expanded this year. Once we're a few games in more trends should start to emerge.