Thielen likely out again
If Thielen had been a game time decision when they pulled him, that would be one thing. But they ruled him out a full day before the game in which he was supposed to return. That was a bad sign. So this should come as no surprise.
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I dont see him coming back at all this year.
another good year with a couple of questions and bad breaks holding us back from it being special
Just shut him down. Hamstring injuries are so unpredictable. I injured mine about 6 years ago, and it was mild, and it still flairs up when I'm working out sporadically after all this time. I can only imagine an athlete like Thielen injuring his and trying to come back. Tough sledding.
Tough year for sure.
Healthy AT could have made a difference in Seattle...
After being week by week by week by week I finally said we would be lucky to get him back by the end of the season and that would only be if the Packers or Bears games meant anything.
@"Skodin" said: I dont see him coming back at all this year.another good year with a couple of questions and bad breaks holding us back from it being special
I wouldn't go that far. He's already sat out 5 games and part of a 6th. I'd be pretty surprised if he's not back for Green Bay.
@"Skodin" said: I dont see him coming back at all this year.another good year with a couple of questions and bad breaks holding us back from it being special
Na we dont have a couple bad breaks holding us back. We have a bad defense holding us back. If we were even just Zimmer average defense we’d be golden.
@"AGRforever" said:@"Skodin" said: I dont see him coming back at all this year.another good year with a couple of questions and bad breaks holding us back from it being special
Na we dont have a couple bad breaks holding us back. We have a bad defense holding us back. If we were even just Zimmer average defense we’d be golden.
It's not a bad defense either. It's worse than it's been, but a lot of that has to do with not being able to count on our shut down corner. A corner you can count on to take away half the field frees up so many other things. This defense was built on that. For the first time, Zimmer has to figure out how to play defense without that key element. And he's not really doing a good job of that.Seattle is a good example. Vikings decided they were going to take away Wilson's deep game and let the front seven manage the run. For the most part it was working in the first half. And because we had the lead, the momentum AND got the ball to start the 2nd half, he didn't change that strategy. But a quick turnover, a fake punt and a blown coverage changed all that.
It'll be interesting to see what we do against Detroit, particularly Marvin Jones, who ate Rhodes' lunch last time. With a rookie UDFA at the helm, I think Rhodes will try to jump a few routes. If it works, it will go a long way toward getting his swagger back. If it doesn't, he could spiral even further down.
I also think he'll be back for the Pukers game. That will be essentially 8 weeks off, hopefully that's enough.
- Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is not ruling out Adam Thielen (hamstring) for Sunday's game against the Lions."I think he’s got a good opportunity this week (to play), so we’ll see," Zimmer said Thursday. "He’s working really hard. He obviously wants to get out there with his guys. ... When he's ready, he's ready." Thielen has played just once since Week 7, but Zimmer said he hasn't had any recent setbacks. Despite Zimmer's optimistic language, Thielen's back-to-back DNPs on Wednesday/Thursday bode poorly for his odds of suiting up, especially in such an easily-winnable game.SOURCE: Chris Tomasson on TwitterDec 5, 2019, 3:19 PM ET
@"MaroonBells" said:i don’t believe in such a thing for the Zimmer Vikings.
Fun fact, Thielen still has more TDs than Diggs...
Yeah, we need him back...
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