11-26-2018, 03:37 PM
-Great to see Rudolph finally involved in the passing game last night. It replaced our ineffective running attack to keep the chains moving. We will need this production to continue if we want to get into the playoffs.
-Running game still is broken, especially with Cook getting delayed handoffs from the shotgun and being hit in the backfield before he even gets to the line of scrimmage. Vikings rushed 29 times for 91 yards and a 3.1 ypc average. It would have been worse had it not been for Murray, Cousins, and Diggs' contributions. This was a depleted Packers' D Line and we still couldn't effectively move the ball on the ground. At least they did not completely abandon it this week and it set up the nice playaction roll out to Thielen for the Touchdown.
-The OLine is beyond fixable. There are no schemes that can make up for the inept play and lack of talent we have. What was Remmers even thinking when he whiffed on his block and basically pushed the Packers lineman into Cousins for the sack? Hill filling in for both Reiff and O'Neill was nothing less than a missed blocking assignment and guaranteed QB pressure on every drop back, and Compton still has no business starting. We get zero push in the running game. If we can survive our upcoming road games and still make our way into the playoffs as a Wild Card, it won't end well with this line.
-Flip was better this game on distribution across the playmakers, but we still have too many series with predictable and ineffective play calls. Cook does great things when he gets the ball in Space. We need to see a lot more of that than trying to force the ball into Treadwell. He just isn't very creative at this point in his tenure as the Vikings OC and that will become a bigger issue when we play better teams and skilled defensive coaches who have the personnel to take Diggs and Thielen out of the game plan.
-Zimmer's D looked flat and disinterested in the first quarter but they did make some nice adjustments and held Rodgers in check for the rest of the game. He still frustrates the hell out of me with his emotional coaching decisions. Not taking the three points on a chip shot field goal after the fumbled punt was just stupid coaching. It would have given us a 13 point lead. He wasn't being aggressive because it was a calculated risk in that situation, he was mad at his kicker and threw him under the bus during his half time interview with Michelle Tafoya. Had they not deliberately let the clock run down after they crossed mid field, they would have had more time to run some additional plays to take a shot at the end zone and get a closer field goal attempt. Don't blame the kicker when your OLine jumps offsides and adds 5 more yards to a 51 yard field goal. You move the ball effectively in the two minute drill only to be satisfied with a field goal attempt. There was time to keep pushing it down the field and go for the throat.
-Officiating was dreadful. The blatant holding on the Packers' OLine was some of the worst I've seen.
-Overall a win we absolutely had to have to keep our playoff hopes alive with a tough remaining schedule. I still don't feel like this team has enough offensive firepower to match up well with the better teams in the league. These next two games will really show what this team is made of and if we can put them in the same conversation with the other NFC contenders.
-Running game still is broken, especially with Cook getting delayed handoffs from the shotgun and being hit in the backfield before he even gets to the line of scrimmage. Vikings rushed 29 times for 91 yards and a 3.1 ypc average. It would have been worse had it not been for Murray, Cousins, and Diggs' contributions. This was a depleted Packers' D Line and we still couldn't effectively move the ball on the ground. At least they did not completely abandon it this week and it set up the nice playaction roll out to Thielen for the Touchdown.
-The OLine is beyond fixable. There are no schemes that can make up for the inept play and lack of talent we have. What was Remmers even thinking when he whiffed on his block and basically pushed the Packers lineman into Cousins for the sack? Hill filling in for both Reiff and O'Neill was nothing less than a missed blocking assignment and guaranteed QB pressure on every drop back, and Compton still has no business starting. We get zero push in the running game. If we can survive our upcoming road games and still make our way into the playoffs as a Wild Card, it won't end well with this line.
-Flip was better this game on distribution across the playmakers, but we still have too many series with predictable and ineffective play calls. Cook does great things when he gets the ball in Space. We need to see a lot more of that than trying to force the ball into Treadwell. He just isn't very creative at this point in his tenure as the Vikings OC and that will become a bigger issue when we play better teams and skilled defensive coaches who have the personnel to take Diggs and Thielen out of the game plan.
-Zimmer's D looked flat and disinterested in the first quarter but they did make some nice adjustments and held Rodgers in check for the rest of the game. He still frustrates the hell out of me with his emotional coaching decisions. Not taking the three points on a chip shot field goal after the fumbled punt was just stupid coaching. It would have given us a 13 point lead. He wasn't being aggressive because it was a calculated risk in that situation, he was mad at his kicker and threw him under the bus during his half time interview with Michelle Tafoya. Had they not deliberately let the clock run down after they crossed mid field, they would have had more time to run some additional plays to take a shot at the end zone and get a closer field goal attempt. Don't blame the kicker when your OLine jumps offsides and adds 5 more yards to a 51 yard field goal. You move the ball effectively in the two minute drill only to be satisfied with a field goal attempt. There was time to keep pushing it down the field and go for the throat.
-Officiating was dreadful. The blatant holding on the Packers' OLine was some of the worst I've seen.
-Overall a win we absolutely had to have to keep our playoff hopes alive with a tough remaining schedule. I still don't feel like this team has enough offensive firepower to match up well with the better teams in the league. These next two games will really show what this team is made of and if we can put them in the same conversation with the other NFC contenders.
