There might be a big take-away from this...

[purplefaithful]

THE GOODKIRK COUSINS' 105.0 PASSER RATINGThat was the fourth-best mark in the NFL this season. The top three: 1. Aaron Rodgers, Packers, 121.5; 2. Drew Brees, Saints, 106.4; 3. Russell Wilson, Seahawks, 105.1.
It's also the fifth-best mark in Vikings franchise history. The top four: 1. Daunte Culpepper, 110.9 in 2004; 2. Cousins, 107.4 in 2019; 3. Brett Favre, 107.2 in 2009; 4. Randall Cunningham, 106.0 in 1998.
JUSTIN JEFFERSON'S 1,400 RECEIVING YARDSThat's the highest total for an NFL rookie in the Super Bowl era. 2. Anquan Boldin, Cardinals, 1,377 in 2004; 3. Randy Moss, Vikings, 1,313 in 1998.
It was also the second-highest total in the NFC this season, trailing DeAndre Hopkins of the Cardinals, who had 1,407 yards.
It's the fourth-highest total in franchise history. Not surprisingly, Randy Moss has the top three spots: 1. 1,632 in 2003; 2. 1,437 in 2000; 3. 1,413 in 1999.
DALVIN COOK'S 1,577 RUSHING YARDSIt was the second-highest total in the NFL this season, trailing only Derrick Henry of the Titans, who ran for 2,027 yards. And Cook only played in 14 games.
It was the third-highest total in franchise history, behind only Adrian Peterson's 2,097 yards in 2012 and 1,760 yards in 2008.
6,292 TOTAL YARDS OF OFFENSEThat's the third-highest total in Vikings history, behind only two Mike Tice-coached teams: 6,339 yards in 2004 and 6,294 yards in 2003.
It far surpasses any total from the Mike Zimmer era. The previous highs: 5,710 yards in 2017, 5,656 in 2019, 5,529 in 2018, 5,139 in 2015, 5,048 in 2014 and 5,041 in 2016.
430 POINTS SCOREDOnly two Vikings teams had scored more points; both went to the NFC Championship Game. The 1998 team coached by Dennis Green scored 556 points and the 2009 team coached by Brad Childress scored 470.
The best marks in the Zimmer era: 407 points in 2019, 382 in 2017, 365 in 2015, 360 in 2018, 327 in 2016, 325 in 2014.




THE BADYANNICK NGAKOUE'S TEAM-HIGH FIVE SACKSNgakoue played in only six games with the Vikings before getting traded to Baltimore, but he still led the team in sacks with five. The only other players to lead the Vikings with so few sacks (since 1982) were Ben Leber in 2007 and Randy Holloway in 1984; both also had five sacks.
62 TEAM SACKSThat's the lowest total in the Zimmer era. The Vikings had 92 sacks under Zimmer in 2014, 90 in 2018, 88 in 2015, 79 in 2016, 76 in 2019 and 64 in 2017.
DAN BAILEY'S 68.2% SUCCESS RATE ON FIELD GOALSBailey was the NFL's least-successful kicker on field goals this season, among qualifying kickers.
DAN BAILEY'S 86% SUCCESS RATE ON EXTRA POINTSSame as above, except replace "field goals" with "extra points."
6,292 YARDS AGAINSTIt's the third-worst defensive performance in franchise history, behind the 6,362 yards Leslie Frazier's team gave up in 2013 and the 6,352 against the Les Steckel-coached Vikings in 1984.
And it's easily the most yards against the Vikings under Zimmer. The previous totals: 5,515 yards in 2014, 5,507 in 2015, 5,465 in 2019, 5,038 in 2016, 4,955 in 2018, 4,415 in 2017.
475 POINTS AGAINSTAgain, the third-worst performance in franchise history, again behind the 1984 Vikings (484 points) and the 2013 Vikings (480).
And again, it is far and away the most points scored against the Vikings under Zimmer. The previous totals: 343 in 2014, 341 in 2018, 307 in 2016, 303 in 2019, 302 in 2015, 252 in 2017.
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[Guest]

I think ISJ is going to be a stud TE...Definite bright spot and it makes Rudy very expendable. 

[Guest]

So...bad line and all, the offense was a consistent bright spot while defense and ST defecated the bedding?

The Cousins hate club will deny this to their dying, crayon-spewing breaths.

[Guest]

@Zanary said:
So...bad line and all, the offense was a consistent bright spot while defense and ST defecated the bedding?

Not the way Zimsu drew it up, or likes it for that matter. 

[Guest]

@purplefaithful said:

@Zanary said:
So...bad line and all, the offense was a consistent bright spot while defense and ST defecated the bedding?

Not the way Zimsu drew it up, or likes it for that matter. 

If last season went the way he drew it up, he shoulda been fired by the bye week.

He basically is on the clock right now: can he rebuild the defense and special teams as well as improve the offensive line?  If so, we have an exciting team for next season.  If not...well, reboot will be inevitable.

[Guest]

Both can be true. The defense was definitely a huge issue but there were issues on offense too. Some games were lost because of the offense. Way too dependent on the run. Way too predictable. The defense gave up a lot of points. The offense struggled to score when behind or took too long to make up score because of the time taken off the clock due to running. The Titans are seeing this with how they use Derrick Henry. Use Cook as a decoy and throw it to him. More Jefferson. The running on first and second down is also an issue. There is no pass rush and the secondary is weak. The rookies have experience now which is good. Get a guard and keep it moving. Definitely have to start fresh on special teams.

[Guest]

@Zanary said:
So...bad line and all, the offense was a consistent bright spot while defense and ST defecated the bedding?

The Cousins hate club will deny this to their dying, crayon-spewing breaths.

Why are you belittling anyone that has a differing view than you?  I'm not trying to be a jerk, just seriously wondering because I've noticed your posts have had quite a bit of edge lately. 

[Guest]

At times the defense just couldn’t get off the field and you had to pray for a turn over which where few and far between with no pressure on the QB.  It was up to the offense to win the game which is strange for a Viking team..

If the defense had been able to hold i would imagine the running game and Cooks output would have been even higher.

[Guest]

This team lost games where the offense scored 34, 30, 28, 27 and 33 points.  No the offense wasn't perfect... but nearly every week it scored enough that they would have won with any help from the D or ST.  

[Guest]

Might wanna check these sack numbers. 62 sacks? That would've been nearly 4 per game. The NFL record is 72 by the Bears in 1984. We actually had 23....