Its pretty simple....

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In the Vikings 5 losses this season, they've lost the turnover battle 13-2. 

Sure, you can nitpick other areas, etc. but it comes down to that. The Mattison fumble was brutal especially. Dobbs' game you can see has weaknesses as a passer and decision maker. And you can see why KOC would prefer Cousins in a big way. Not sure if Dobbs' game last night will be enough to bring in Mullens or Hall, but we'll find out I guess. The Vikings were obviously the better team but the loss is pure Vikings. Frustrating as hell, of course. They are battling through injuries. Sigh.

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My prediction was they'd win if they keep the turn-over ratio at less that -2.0.

They didnt do that. 

They had every chance to win last night and couldn't overcome the -3.0.

 Big divisional game coming-up and I expect the Bears to play the Vikings as tough as they did Detroit. 

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Here's simple. 44 catches the ball for a turnover and there would be jubilation in Viking land with all sins forgiven.
But no. He dropped it and they lost the game. The Vikings were the better team in my estimation. It was a game of squandered opportunities.

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@jargomcfargo said:
Here's simple. 44 catches the ball for a turnover and there would be jubilation in Viking land with all sins forgiven.
But no. He dropped it and they lost the game. The Vikings were the better team in my estimation. It was a game of squandered opportunities.

hes a defensive back for a reason,  if he could make a living catching footballs... he would be a receiver.

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When Minnesota was up 17-9 and had the ball toward the end of the 3rd quarter driving, they were in complete control. The Broncos were on life support. 

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@StickyBun said:
When Minnesota was up 17-9 and had the ball toward the end of the 3rd quarter driving, they were in complete control. The Broncos were on life support. 

I remember telling my son around that time that it felt like the Vikings should be up by 20. But it was really just a one-score game. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@StickyBun said:
When Minnesota was up 17-9 and had the ball toward the end of the 3rd quarter driving, they were in complete control. The Broncos were on life support. 

I remember telling my son around that time that it felt like the Vikings should be up by 20. But it was really just a one-score game. 

Yep, we're converting 50% of red zone trips into TDs. That's 19th in the league. Not atrocious but not good either. Sprinkle in some missed FGs and a heap of turnovers, it's actually a wonder that we rank 11th in the league in PPG. Further proves the argument that many fans hold their own team up to a higher standard than what's realistic.

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@pattersaur said:

@MaroonBells said:

@StickyBun said:
When Minnesota was up 17-9 and had the ball toward the end of the 3rd quarter driving, they were in complete control. The Broncos were on life support. 

I remember telling my son around that time that it felt like the Vikings should be up by 20. But it was really just a one-score game. 

Yep, we're converting 50% of red zone trips into TDs. That's 19th in the league. Not atrocious but not good either. Sprinkle in some missed FGs and a heap of turnovers, it's actually a wonder that we rank 11th in the league in PPG. Further proves the argument that many fans hold their own team up to a higher standard than what's realistic.

The closer we get to the goal line the more KOC seems to lose his shit calling plays.  I don't know why.

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@comet52 said:

@pattersaur said:

@MaroonBells said:

@StickyBun said:
When Minnesota was up 17-9 and had the ball toward the end of the 3rd quarter driving, they were in complete control. The Broncos were on life support. 

I remember telling my son around that time that it felt like the Vikings should be up by 20. But it was really just a one-score game. 

Yep, we're converting 50% of red zone trips into TDs. That's 19th in the league. Not atrocious but not good either. Sprinkle in some missed FGs and a heap of turnovers, it's actually a wonder that we rank 11th in the league in PPG. Further proves the argument that many fans hold their own team up to a higher standard than what's realistic.

The closer we get to the goal line the more KOC seems to lose his shit calling plays.  I don't know why.

Less field ro work with,  we cant run the ball for shit in short yardage situations as our IOL generates negative yards themselves and they don't open holes very often either.  So that says we are going to need to pass which doesn't allow the LBs and DBs to be moved vertically only horizontally which is harder to create pass lanes and give the QB enough time to get away from what is typically a free rusher.  

If we can upgrade our IOL with some power guys, that can pass protect,  I think we turn another corner in O,  like adding the element of mobility to the QB position has raised the bar and opened up more play design options.

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@comet52 said:

@pattersaur said:

@MaroonBells said:

@StickyBun said:
When Minnesota was up 17-9 and had the ball toward the end of the 3rd quarter driving, they were in complete control. The Broncos were on life support. 

I remember telling my son around that time that it felt like the Vikings should be up by 20. But it was really just a one-score game. 

Yep, we're converting 50% of red zone trips into TDs. That's 19th in the league. Not atrocious but not good either. Sprinkle in some missed FGs and a heap of turnovers, it's actually a wonder that we rank 11th in the league in PPG. Further proves the argument that many fans hold their own team up to a higher standard than what's realistic.

The closer we get to the goal line the more KOC seems to lose his shit calling plays.  I don't know why.

Vikings rank a pedestrian #19 in Red Zone TD Scoring (50%)

In 2022? That was 63% (top 10)

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