Jets-Vikings Game Day Observations
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5-0....who'd a thunk it? ;) Pretty crazy heading into the bye and then a big boy matchup at home against Detroit. Loved seeing all the Viking purple in the stands and streets of London.
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[*]Our first real peak at 'Bad Sam'. Missed some passes, looked a bit flustered at times. Forced too many throws into Jefferson the 2nd half. Got sacked a few times by holding onto the ball too freaking long. Did just enough in the 2nd half while looking shaky at the same time. I think KOC's play calling a few times was lesser than. Worst outing for the offense, seemed to shrink up after Aaron Jones went out.
[*]Excellent play by the D, opportunistic. Nice to see Pace play well upon his return. Rodgers' receivers didn't do him any favors, however.
[*]Some bad penalties at bad times. Frustrating.
[*]Not a great look for the offense, hopefully its just one of those clunkers that come up. Jets' D showed up in spots.
[*]No worries when Will the Thrill comin'.....
[*]Rodgers looked sore, old and cranky. Had some horrible drops by his WRers.
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Kind of a weird, not played well game at times by both teams. I actually think the bye comes at a good time for Minnesota. Hopefully 'Bad Sam' goes away for awhile again and they can stack a few more Ws in the short term. The encouraging part is the team doesn't need to play A+ football to beat decent teams. Should bode well moving forward. SHOULD be the key word.
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[*]Our first real peak at 'Bad Sam'. Missed some passes, looked a bit flustered at times. Forced too many throws into Jefferson the 2nd half. Got sacked a few times by holding onto the ball too freaking long. Did just enough in the 2nd half while looking shaky at the same time. I think KOC's play calling a few times was lesser than. Worst outing for the offense, seemed to shrink up after Aaron Jones went out.
[*]Excellent play by the D, opportunistic. Nice to see Pace play well upon his return. Rodgers' receivers didn't do him any favors, however.
[*]Some bad penalties at bad times. Frustrating.
[*]Not a great look for the offense, hopefully its just one of those clunkers that come up. Jets' D showed up in spots.
[*]No worries when Will the Thrill comin'.....
[*]Rodgers looked sore, old and cranky. Had some horrible drops by his WRers.
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Kind of a weird, not played well game at times by both teams. I actually think the bye comes at a good time for Minnesota. Hopefully 'Bad Sam' goes away for awhile again and they can stack a few more Ws in the short term. The encouraging part is the team doesn't need to play A+ football to beat decent teams. Should bode well moving forward. SHOULD be the key word.
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MaroonBells wrote:
Perfectly called, perfectly timed, perfectly executed.
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Gink said Rodgers said, 'Merry Christmas' when he saw him later......I'm like, dude you got snookered. It wasn't a gift, it was a game planned takeaway. Rodgers didn't even see him. Good defensive strategy executed to perfection.
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purplefaithful wrote:
How Flores fooled Rodgers
Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores took away Aaron Rodgers’ security blanket — which is rolling right under pressure — by how he attacked that side throughout the game.
Whenever Rodgers wanted to move that way, he was met by blitzes and stunts.
Ivan Pace Jr. got his sack to that side. Josh Metellus had a key pressure to that side. Blake Cashman forced a deep-ball incompletion on a blitz to that side.
Credit Flores for something else that’s not easy to do: Tricking a 20-year veteran into throwing the 63-yard pick-six to Andrew Van Ginkel.
Van Ginkel and Pat Jones II both showed rush across from rookie right tackle Olu Fashanu.
Rodgers bought it because Fashanu — ranked 75th among 78 tackles by Pro Football Reference — was a weak link making his second NFL start. Van Ginkel took two steps forward, dropped, and Rodgers threw right to him for a 10-0 first-quarter deficit.
Source: Startribune
The key was watching the center of the Jets, that's what made Gink fall back. It was a sight key that Flores that he told the D to watch and see if their center 'gets flat'. Smart players making smart plays.
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