Reality Bites
This O-Line still isn't ready for prime time. No holes for Cook, shoddy pass blocking against a Defense that scares nobody. Kirk was inconsistent. So was Stefanski.
So lean on that Defense. Great play by Weatherly followed by rushing 3 on 2nd and Long and still couldn't double Kelce. Left Waynes to consistently get beat by Hill with no adjustments. Played a lot of zone and still gave up like 5 chunk plays. Zimmer now 0-2 against backup QBs this year.
Well, there's always the Special Teams with the player of the week, who missed an extra point. Sigh.
Team loss. Coaches, Players, all 3 Units. I'm not seeing a team that can win on the road in the Playoffs. Didn't expect the Defense to get a stop for even 1 second despite the sack. Expected the 3 & Out on Offense. Expected the team to lose momentum in the 3rd instead of stretching the lead. It's just who've they've always been during this regime.
Chiefs had lost 3 in a row at home because teams were playing Man and doubling their only 2 weapons and because teams were running all over them and keeping that Offense on the sideline. Minnesota couldn't follow that blueprint that lesser teams employed successfully. That leads me to believe they were either outcoached or aren't as good as I thought. Or maybe both.
Just not seeing more than 1 & done as the ceiling at this point
@"purplefaithful" said: Dallas: Stack the box, make KC beat you...For the Vikings? pass to set up the run - then play action the F out of them.
Yep, that's it. And let's hope that Cousins doesn't come out flat. And that maybe one of these days the Vikings actually win the game of inches.
But more than anything, I would love nothing more than to come out of this game and say "wow, the Vikings really out game-planned the Cowboys."
Can't remember the last time I said that about the Vikings.
There are times we seem to lack aggression and can't execute. We go soft. It's time for that to end so when we lose we at least go down fighting instead of looking like the keystone cops.
@"MaroonBells" said:Not sure out game planning Garret is on the same level as vs Reid or Nagy, but I'd take it!@"purplefaithful" said: Dallas: Stack the box, make KC beat you...For the Vikings? pass to set up the run - then play action the F out of them.
Yep, that's it. And let's hope that Cousins doesn't come out flat. And that maybe one of these days the Vikings actually win the game of inches.But more than anything, I would love nothing more than to come out of this game and say "wow, the Vikings really out game-planned the Cowboys."
Can't remember the last time I said that about the Vikings.
Losing AT (probably through the bye) is really a tough loss.
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