Seattle game observations
The great
Jordan Addison - Oh my, we have ourselves one of those rare rookies who is going to have a big impact his rookie season.
Ivan Pace Jr. - Got caught up in traffic a few times, but also flashed big-time blitz, fill and pursuit skills. If he doesn't start this year, he will next. Barr tells me he had the green dot last night. Once he learns the defense I think he takes over for Hicks.
The good
Luiji Villian - Was everywhere. Seemed to beat his blocker more often than not.
Mekhi Blackmon and Akayleb Evans - Blackmon in coverage and Evans against the run
Ty Chandler - Not a lot of room to run, but showed a lot of burst and quickness. I think this is our RB2.
The bad
Jaren Hall - It's early, but I don't think we have our Brock Purdy here. Honestly, he was awful. He held the ball too long. Was afraid to throw too many times. I think I saw him on four occasions roll to the right and throw the ball away.
OL - Granted, 2nd and 3rd teamers only, but they had trouble in both run blocking and pass protection.
Andrew Booth Jr. - He looked healthy, so YAY! But he got burned on a route that shouldn't have fooled anyone. Looks more and more like a bust every day.
Edit: Lewis Cine also looked good. I don't know if he can cover, but his speed and pursuit at the line of scrimmage is impressive.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"Bullazin" said: https://t.co/d01xLiIWheChandler touches and pass pro.
I think there's no question he's RB2, but it wouldn't surprise me too much if he carves out a bigger role than Mattison did last year behind Cook.
Agreed.
@"StickyBun" said:@"MaroonBells" said:@"Bullazin" said: https://t.co/d01xLiIWheChandler touches and pass pro.
I think there's no question he's RB2, but it wouldn't surprise me too much if he carves out a bigger role than Mattison did last year behind Cook.
Agreed.
Agreed. My theory is that in lieu of a backup QB worth a hoot, many fans have anointed the backup RB (Mattison) as the savior. I'm just really not sure. Plus, the Vikings are paying him $6M for 2 seasons. Even with RBs so devalued these days, that's still very low-end starter money when you exclude rookie contracts. Mattison will be serviceable for sure but if Chandler is actually *good*, he will have a role for sure. I could see a 50/50 split by midseason if AM looks pedestrian in the first few games.
Looking at various clips of the game and #95 kept showing up well. i looked him up and it was Tonga Lol.
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