Biggest Question Mark This Year?

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said: Darrisaw's groin.  Post surgical issues 6 months after surgery is a red flag, per a former NFL guy.  Could be another Spelly 1st round flop.

Its already been explained 

I've heard this phrase before when it comes to injuries. We'll see. Hopefully you are right.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said: Darrisaw's groin.  Post surgical issues 6 months after surgery is a red flag, per a former NFL guy.  Could be another Spelly 1st round flop.

Its already been explained 

I've heard this phrase before when it comes to injuries. We'll see. Hopefully you are right.

Yeah, but this didn't come from Zimmer I don't believe.   I haven't heard,  was he still not practicing late this week?

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said: Darrisaw's groin.  Post surgical issues 6 months after surgery is a red flag, per a former NFL guy.  Could be another Spelly 1st round flop.

Its already been explained 

I've heard this phrase before when it comes to injuries. We'll see. Hopefully you are right.

Yeah, but this didn't come from Zimmer I don't believe.   I haven't heard,  was he still not practicing late this week?

From what I've managed to glean he hasn't been on the field since the June 1st practice.

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said: Darrisaw's groin.  Post surgical issues 6 months after surgery is a red flag, per a former NFL guy.  Could be another Spelly 1st round flop.

Its already been explained 

I've heard this phrase before when it comes to injuries. We'll see. Hopefully you are right.

Yeah, but this didn't come from Zimmer I don't believe.   I haven't heard,  was he still not practicing late this week?

From what I've managed to glean he hasn't been on the field since the June 1st practice.

@"StickyBun" said:

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said:

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said: Darrisaw's groin.  Post surgical issues 6 months after surgery is a red flag, per a former NFL guy.  Could be another Spelly 1st round flop.

Its already been explained 

I've heard this phrase before when it comes to injuries. We'll see. Hopefully you are right.

Yeah, but this didn't come from Zimmer I don't believe.   I haven't heard,  was he still not practicing late this week?

From what I've managed to glean he hasn't been on the field since the June 1st practice.

An abundance of caution. Like dating Heather Locklear.

@"JimmyinSD" said:

@"comet52" said: Darrisaw's groin.  Post surgical issues 6 months after surgery is a red flag, per a former NFL guy.  Could be another Spelly 1st round flop.

Its already been explained as a recovery soreness not a new injury.  Supposed to be normal and nothing to worry about.  Something about stretching out the scar tissue from the surgical procedure. 

Same as last year and year before. can we keep Kirk clean enough for him to excel? 

With our 2 beasts in the middle, we will force teams to throw and we will have 4 starter capable corners to cover. 

greatest concern is and will be until they prove otherwise---is this oline up to the challenge of both run blocking and giving KC a fighters chance to sling the rock.

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney Cronin

@CourtneyRCronin

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Adam Thielen on OC Klint Kubiak: "It's his playbook, it's his plays and he's implementing his offense. It's not his dads or last year's offense. It’s the 2021 Vikings' offense."

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney Cronin

@CourtneyRCronin

· 11m

Adam Thielen on OC Klint Kubiak: "It's his playbook, it's his plays and he's implementing his offense. It's not his dads or last year's offense. It’s the 2021 Vikings' offense."

Hmmmm...that's both encouraging and a little concerning. 

#Vikings kept practice short today, just over an hour. Not a ton of jaw-dropping takeaways.

-Christian Darrisaw rotated in with the 2s as he comes back from a groin pull
-Sheldon Richardson didn’t do much team work. Jalyn Holmes and Armon Watts were used inside on passing downs

— Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) June 15, 2021

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney Cronin

@CourtneyRCronin

· 11m

Adam Thielen on OC Klint Kubiak: "It's his playbook, it's his plays and he's implementing his offense. It's not his dads or last year's offense. It’s the 2021 Vikings' offense."

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney Cronin

@CourtneyRCronin

· 11m

Adam Thielen on OC Klint Kubiak: "It's his playbook, it's his plays and he's implementing his offense. It's not his dads or last year's offense. It’s the 2021 Vikings' offense."

Hmmmm...that's both encouraging and a little concerning. 

Yeah. Zim has been a stickler for keeping the verbiage from one OC to the next. 

OTOH, I have a hard time believing that Zim is going to let a 34 year old, first time OC too much free reign. But, haven't some been clamouring for a more modern O?

P2 super impressed with JJ....

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

Courtney Cronin

@CourtneyRCronin

· 11m

Adam Thielen on OC Klint Kubiak: "It's his playbook, it's his plays and he's implementing his offense. It's not his dads or last year's offense. It’s the 2021 Vikings' offense."

Hmmmm...that's both encouraging and a little concerning. 

Yeah. Zim has been a stickler for keeping the verbiage from one OC to the next. 

OTOH, I have a hard time believing that Zim is going to let a 34 year old, first time OC too much free reign. But, haven't some been clamouring for a more modern O?

Right, but y'know what they say about apples and trees. I'd bet KK's offense isn't that much different than GKs. I'd guess a little more passing, but how much do you want to take away from Dalvin? I also think we will still use a lot of 12 personnel. 

But who knows? We definitely went in a more physical direction in terms of the OLs we selected. So maybe much more passing is in store. Got a lot of speed now with Thielen and JJ. And ISJ replacing Rudy. And Smith-Marsette apparently getting every opportunity to win WR3. Maybe we will turn it loose a bit. I just hope he knows enough to run on 2nd downs. 

Coach Zimmer is the biggest question mark I've got this season.

Our defense should be exponentially better than last season.

Our OL can be mid-pack, and still look brilliant compared to last year.

Our offensive skill positions are stacked, period.

Our STs...well, I'm used to having no f***ing clue, so that's normal.

To me, it's whether coach Z can incorporate everything and game plan beyond his predictable "grind and use clock" approach.  He needs to learn to put his foot on the throats of opposing teams when we're leading...and he needs to update his defense in general.

Can the old dog bring new tricks?  We'll see in a few months.

OLine, Klint, and Pass Rush are my biggest concerns.
OLine is what it is, we added guys with great potential, but we don't have much for proven and experience on the line.Klint has never called a game, but can probably lean on his dad.Pass Rush is getting better and should be fine.  It'll just be a longer year if Hunter falls off or reinjures something, as our depth is so weak.

Biggest question now is how long it takes the new pieces to tell. Next biggest question?

What ring size?