Everson Griffen says Vikings pass rush ‘scared’ Falcons QB Matt Ryan
ATLANTA — The Vikings didn’t have a sack Sunday on Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan, but they scared him plenty.
At least, that was the word from Minnesota defensive end Everson Griffen after the Vikings’ 14-9 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
“If they’re scared to throw the ball down the field, then they’re not going to score so many points,” Griffen said. “They were scared of our rush. We affected him. We didn’t get any sacks, but we affected him in many ways. We got pressure in his face. We hit him. So that’s all you can ask.”
With Ryan getting rid of the ball quickly against the Vikings’ pass rush, he completed just 16 of 29 passes for 173 yards with a long completion of just 20 yards. Ryan had a passer rating of 72.9 after entering the game 10th in the NFL with a rating of 97.2
“They are a very good defense,” Ryan said. “We knew it was going to be tough sledding at times, but we’ve got to be more productive and put ourselves in better positions.”
http://www.twincities.com/2017/12/03/everson-griffen-says-vikings-pass-rush-scared-falcons-qb-matt-ryan/
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
After the Vikings’ 24-7 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 19, Griffen said Rams quarterback Jared Goff became fearful of throwing downfield because of Minnesota’s pass rush.
“If they can’t throw the ball down the field, they can’t score no points,” Griffen said of opponents. “When we did get (the Falcons) in third-and-long situations, we were able to rush, and we affected them.”
Sunday marked Minnesota’s first game at first-year Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The Vikings opened U.S. Bank Stadium last fall. Griffen said there is no comparison between two of the NFL’s best (and newest) stadiums.
“U.S. Bank Stadium is way better and it’s way louder,” he said.
“I don’t like the turf,” Griffen said. “I think the turf was too soft, but I think because they played a game (Saturday) night on it, so it was soft.”
Griffen likes to give other teams and players good bulletin board material. I wish he just shared his opinions about the opponents' lack of courage and laziness only with his teammates and kept all that stuff in the lockerroom.
The Viking's D gets in team's heads, you can see it. They are athletic and play fast. They know Zimmer's schemes now like the back of their hands.
@"StickyBun" said: The Viking's D gets in team's heads, you can see it. They are athletic and play fast. They know Zimmer's schemes now like the back of their hands.
I also think it is more impressive when you just show up, do your job, shut the other team down, and say, "That was a good team we just played." Knowing that you just held them to 3 field goals in their own home and kept their best player in check the entire game. And the message to every other team, that's the best that a good Atlanta team at home can do against this defense. 9 lousy points and what?, 25 yards for Julio.
@"StickyBun" said: The Viking's D gets in team's heads, you can see it. They are athletic and play fast. They know Zimmer's schemes now like the back of their hands.
Perfect example was that first throw to Mr. 2 catches for 24 yards...999 out of 1000 times he catches that ball...
It’s kind of a deceiving headline.
The headline makes it seem like Ryan is a pussy, but the
quotes in the article just made it seem like they didn’t have enough time to go
deep. You could probably say the same
thing about our offense. They weren’t
really going deep. Is it because they
were scare or smartly executing the gameplan?
@"dadevike" said: Griffen likes to give other teams and players good bulletin board material. I wish he just shared his opinions about the opponents' lack of courage and laziness only with his teammates and kept all that stuff in the lockerroom.He should share it in via twitter like some other dude who needs to shut his mouth. The last thing you want to do is give the opposing team something to hang their hat on when the playoffs come.
There's gonna come a day when Vikings fans are going to like and WANT their players to be brash, bold, and loud talkers. They may have to win a Superbowl or two first, though.... :D
In contrast, a Packers fan would eat that shit up, belch, and cheer for more....
@"prairieghost" said: There's gonna come a day when Vikings fans are going to like and WANT their players to be brash, bold, and loud talkers. They may have to win a Superbowl or two first, though.... :D In contrast, a Packers fan would eat that shit up, belch, and cheer for more....
I guess it's just not really my style. There have been some pretty dominant teams recently. Obviously, the Patriots are the top of that list and really stand alone. They are not a big shit-talking team. Seattle was pretty dominant for a couple of years and is still a dangerous team. They talk a bit of shit. Recently, (not this year) Denver's defense has been awesome. Again, not a lot of shit-talking. (Aqib Talib is an idiot and an outlier.) I guess I am more impressed by the teams that just get it done and say we beat a good team.
And I am talking about what they say before and after the game. They can be as fired up as they like during the game. But what are they saying off the field?
@"dadevike" said:It's not my style either, Dade. I agree with you, just noting the arrogance of a said fan base we all love to hate ;) I haven't forgotten their declaration at the beginning of the season that they were going to win a SB in US Bank before we do.@"prairieghost" said: There's gonna come a day when Vikings fans are going to like and WANT their players to be brash, bold, and loud talkers. They may have to win a Superbowl or two first, though.... :D In contrast, a Packers fan would eat that shit up, belch, and cheer for more....I guess it's just not really my style. There have been some pretty dominant teams recently. Obviously, the Patriots are the top of that list and really stand alone. They are not a big shit-talking team. Seattle was pretty dominant for a couple of years and is still a dangerous team. They talk a bit of shit. Recently, (not this year) Denver's defense has been awesome. Again, not a lot of shit-talking. (Aqib Talib is an idiot and an outlier.) I guess I am more impressed by the teams that just get it done and say we beat a good team.
And I am talking about what they say before and after the game. They can be as fired up as they like during the game. But what are they saying off the field?
@"prairieghost" said:It's not my style either, Dade. I agree with you, just noting the arrogance of a said fan base we all love to hate ;) I haven't forgotten their declaration at the beginning of the season that they were going to win a SB in US Bank before we do.
I had forgotten about that. I guess all that shit-talk stopped when Barr took out Rodgers. Then it was all crying and hand wringing. How stupid does their previous statement sound now?
@"prairieghost" said:@"dadevike" said:It's not my style either, Dade. I agree with you, just noting the arrogance of a said fan base we all love to hate ;) I haven't forgotten their declaration at the beginning of the season that they were going to win a SB in US Bank before we do.@"prairieghost" said: There's gonna come a day when Vikings fans are going to like and WANT their players to be brash, bold, and loud talkers. They may have to win a Superbowl or two first, though.... :D In contrast, a Packers fan would eat that shit up, belch, and cheer for more....I guess it's just not really my style. There have been some pretty dominant teams recently. Obviously, the Patriots are the top of that list and really stand alone. They are not a big shit-talking team. Seattle was pretty dominant for a couple of years and is still a dangerous team. They talk a bit of shit. Recently, (not this year) Denver's defense has been awesome. Again, not a lot of shit-talking. (Aqib Talib is an idiot and an outlier.) I guess I am more impressed by the teams that just get it done and say we beat a good team.
And I am talking about what they say before and after the game. They can be as fired up as they like during the game. But what are they saying off the field?
It isn't my style either. I like the, do your job and give the team credit. But all in all, I think EG has his role with this talk. I suspect Zimmer would have shut him down if he didn't approve of it. But EG has earned his right to be the spokesman. He has bought in 100%, he is a stud, and I think Zimmer approves of the confidence and swagger he brings to the D. If we are going to win the whole damn thing, we need the D to be confident and have that swagger.If our D had any weakness, I wouldn't like it. But our D is the best in the league right now. Stats wise, we are #2? But we marched into their house and left them with our fans doing the skol chant. Our D held them to 3 FGs. In their house. Best WR in the league had 2 catches.
As Zimmer said post game, the team is starting to believe. Believe in what? Their own greatness? No, in that they can be great. They do their job, and the greatness will come. They know they haven't proven anything, they haven't achieved the goal. But they now see that the goal is within view if they continue to do their job. They can shut down anyone, in a variety of fashions.
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