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We’re at the point in the NFL season where we know basically what every team is. The Saints and Chiefs are offensive juggernauts. The Packers are a mess. The Chargers are frauds. The Steelers are rounding into Steelers-like form, as they always do. The Jaguars suck. The Bears are the new Eagles. The Eagles are the new toilet. And the Minnesota Vikings are a talented team that pathologically commits HORRIBLE turnovers and spends entire games frantically trying to clean up their own messes. They are infuriating and they are, in every way, emblematic of the quarterback they gave $84 million to this offseason.
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The Sheriff took a knee...
That’s a nice message board rant disguised as an online magazine article. The Vikings hit him right in the feels apparently.
We used to have an offensive line, didn't we...(sigh)....
I'm not just waxing nostalgic here. He was a pretty decent coach who never did what ANY Viking coach did before or after. Win a championship. Lets judge him on that. He right behind Bud...imo.
And for the record, I've never understood the whole Da-knee thing. Fans must have forgotten what happened right before halftime in that same game. Think that Falcons TD due to a Vikings turnover in their own territory had an impact on the outcome of the game? I was glad they did it. The team was shellshocked and Cunningham was playing like shit. I have NO doubt whatsoever that had they gone into a 2 minute drill, a pick 6 or fumble return for a TD would have been the result. It was their destiny
If they had run out the clock/taken "Da-knee" at the end of the 2nd quarter, different game. But they DID NOT, and the subsequent turnover gave Atlanta a cheap 7 points right before halftime.
The team was totally bewildered after "guaranteed" Anderson shanked it, followed by the Falcons march to tie, highlighted by Griffin's CHOKE/DROP of a GAME ENDING, NFC CHAMPIONSHIP CLINCHING interception.
The team was OBVIOUSLY shaken. There was no way they would have performed at mid-season form at THAT point in the game. A turnover was almost pre-determined at that point.
I disagreed with many of Green's decisions. That was not one of them, given the circumstances and location.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Fashions fade, but style is eternal.
Entering the 12th week of the season, the Vikings have reached a critical juncture as it pertains to the strength of their offensive line. It’s an issue the team can no longer hide from. The Vikings' decision to not prioritize the line in free agency and the draft is one major area leading to deficiencies across the board, from what Cousins is being asked to do in the constant face of pressure to the team’s inability to generate an explosive ground game.
The Vikings have been held under 25 rushing yards twice this season – which led to losses against the Bills and the Bears. According to ESPN Stats and Information, that’s only happened once in the previous 21 seasons combined.
Moreover, Cousins ranks towards the top of all QBs on the amount of times he has had to throw under duress. Against Chicago, the Vikings O-line allowed 17 pressures, which was the most of any team in Week 11, according to Pro Football Focus.
True that we know the Rams, Saints & Chiefs are red hot...right now
I would much rather hit full stride a little later