Pierce OUT for Sunday night's game
#Vikings injury report for Sunday:
— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) October 29, 2021
OUT: Michael Pierce
DOUBTFUL: Patrick Jones
QUESTIONABLE: Dede Westbrook
patrick jones doubtful... wtf, we just traded away a DE to make room for him and his first opportunity and he can answer the bell?
@"JimmyinSD" said: patrick jones doubtful... wtf, we just traded away a DE to make room for him and his first opportunity and he can answer the bell?Its not a bell anymore. Its a ring.
I'll have to go look at Kendricks stats, but Pierce has been a disappointment and I haven't ben overwhelmed with Tomlinson either.
Fingers crossed this combo comes together in a way they really haven't shown yet.
@"purplefaithful" said: I'll have to go look at Kendricks stats, but Pierce has been a disappointment and I haven't ben overwhelmed with Tomlinson either.Fingers crossed this combo comes together in a way they really haven't shown yet.
I'd say Pierce has been a disappointment in the run game, but a surprise against the pass. Same with DT. Their contribution is seen more in the fact that the Vikings rank #1 in sacks and 3rd down defense than individual numbers.
But we need both in there as the defense starts to emerge into what it's supposed to be the 2nd half of the season. Thought we might see that against Dallas, but we'll have to go with Watts again. Who, oddly enough, has been the highest ranked member of the Vikings defense every time he plays, at least according to PFF.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"purplefaithful" said: I'll have to go look at Kendricks stats, but Pierce has been a disappointment and I haven't ben overwhelmed with Tomlinson either.Fingers crossed this combo comes together in a way they really haven't shown yet.
I'd say Pierce has been a disappointment in the run game, but a surprise against the pass. Same with DT. Their contribution is seen more in the fact that the Vikings rank #1 in sacks and 3rd down defense than individual numbers.But we need both in there as the defense starts to emerge into what it's supposed to be the 2nd half of the season. Thought we might see that against Dallas, but we'll have to go with Watts again. Who, oddly enough, has been the highest ranked member of the Vikings defense every time he plays, at least according to PFF.
I agree, and what about Sheldon Richardson? Anyone remember him? Sure would be nice if that guy could get noticed in games; I think he's about due for making some plays.
@"HappyViking" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"purplefaithful" said: I'll have to go look at Kendricks stats, but Pierce has been a disappointment and I haven't ben overwhelmed with Tomlinson either.Fingers crossed this combo comes together in a way they really haven't shown yet.
I'd say Pierce has been a disappointment in the run game, but a surprise against the pass. Same with DT. Their contribution is seen more in the fact that the Vikings rank #1 in sacks and 3rd down defense than individual numbers.But we need both in there as the defense starts to emerge into what it's supposed to be the 2nd half of the season. Thought we might see that against Dallas, but we'll have to go with Watts again. Who, oddly enough, has been the highest ranked member of the Vikings defense every time he plays, at least according to PFF.
I agree, and what about Sheldon Richardson? Anyone remember him? Sure would be nice if that guy could get noticed in games; I think he's about due for making some plays.
Typically, you'd see better performance from an aging player placed in a rotation (see Griffen), but that doesn't seem to be the case with Richardson. He's been largely invisible.When Pierce went down, everyone just assumed Tomlinson would slide over to nose and Richardson would start at 3T, but Zimmer shut that down right away, saying that Tomlinson would stay put and Watts would replace Pierce. Not sure if that's more a credit to Watts or an indictment on Richardson, but it's clear now it was the right move.
Our DTs have been a huge disappointment, they get absolutely no push off the line and have pretty much been a non-factor. I can't even imagine Kendricks playing behind legit DTs. Pierce and Westbrook like several others do not look like they can stay healthy.
I see a lot of optimism in this game, I feel the opposite.
@"StickyBun" said: I see a lot of optimism in this game, I feel the opposite.So what’s new? :p. SKOL!
@"StickyBun" said: I see a lot of optimism in this game, I feel the opposite.A few reasons to be optimistic. A few reasons to be pessimistic. A ton of reasons to be excited.
The team we follow plays Sunday night, in the Bank, Halloween night, on national TV, against another very good team, with a chance to show the rest of the world why they believe they are a legit contender. Doesn't get much better than that.
Just put a beast in the cooker and can already smell the garlic and rosemary. Winning? Hell yeah, I want to win. But at the end of the day, it's really just a bonus.
I'm looking forward to it as well...
I've had a stew going real slow in the crock-pot and wife made her batch of best chocolate chip cookies ever.
Glad its a night name. I gotta haul some of this grub over to my 88 year old dad and get ready for winter today.
Dish customer have no NBC right now as they argue with each other on contracts. So I have to get the NBC streaming app for a mos while they fight their rate war (rolls eyes). I got me no NBC!
@"purplefaithful" said: I'm looking forward to it as well...I've had a stew going real slow in the crock-pot and wife made her batch of best chocolate chip cookies ever.
Glad its a night name. I gotta haul some of this grub over to my 88 year old dad and get ready for winter today.
Dish customer have no NBC right now as they argue with each other on contracts. So I have to get the NBC streaming app for a mos while they fight their rate war (rolls eyes). I got me no NBC!
Bummer not having the NBC feed - at least there are other options.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"StickyBun" said: I see a lot of optimism in this game, I feel the opposite. A few reasons to be optimistic. A few reasons to be pessimistic. A ton of reasons to be excited.The team we follow plays Sunday night, in the Bank, Halloween night, on national TV, against another very good team, with a chance to show the rest of the world why they believe they are a legit contender. Doesn't get much better than that.
Just put a beast in the cooker and can already smell the garlic and rosemary. Winning? Hell yeah, I want to win. But at the end of the day, it's really just a bonus.
Its important to find excitement with the Vikings playing boring football. The best part of Viking's football is before the game actually starts so belief and hope still exist. Then they play the games and that disappears. But there's another game next Sunday!
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