09-04-2023, 01:07 PM
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SI.com: #1 rookie breakout player, WRer Jordan Addison
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09-04-2023, 01:39 PM
Quote: @"StickyBun" said: Inside Jordan Addison’s Whirlwind Offseason to Learn the Vikings’ Offense Addison believes playing under Riley helped him prepare for the NFL, specifically in learning route concepts and forcing him to develop a more refined route tree. By drafting Addison, the Vikings changed the receiving corps around Jefferson but potentially upgraded it, all while ensuring they have a quality third option in Osborn, who totaled 60 catches for 605 yards and five touchdowns in 2022. “It’s important we have multiple other threats,” O’Connell says. “Whether that’s T.J. [Hockenson], Jordan or K.J., the ability to run the football, all of those things complement because of how he gets defended. I would argue it’s different than most of the other guys you can compare to him, just because of his ability to go inside, outside and run the entire route tree. There’s some great receivers in this league, but Justin’s ability to do just about everything for us, and handle multiple double and triple teams within the confines of the offense, that’s where we need those other guys to naturally complement him by winning one-on-one coverage when there are soft zones.” With the Vikings in the midst of rebuilding their defense with the newly appointed Brian Flores running the show, the offense will likely have to carry the burden early on. Over its first five regular-season games, Minnesota will face a host of top-tier offenses, including the Eagles, Chargers and Chiefs, along with getting a look at the first pick in the draft, Bryce Young, and the Panthers. Bluntly, the Vikings better score points, and plenty of them, if they want to enjoy a fast start. This will mean a quick learning curve for Addison on an offense otherwise flush with veteran talent familiar with O’Connell’s system. “I feel like my skills fit perfectly for what we’re trying to do,” Addison says. “Like I said, it is a lot. But once you get it all down, the receivers we’ve got in this room, I don’t think nobody is going to be able to cover us.” https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/08/15/vikings-receiver-jordan-addison-whirlwind-offseason-playbook |
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