And to add, I can’t stand when LaFluer starts getting away from the game plan. Jordan Love starts throwing Hail Marys instead of just getting yardage to keep the conversions manageable. He holds the ball causes holding calls and takes sacks and hits. That one drive where I believe it was a big play to Tucker Kraft but got called back for holding and then an incomplete pass then another shot that was incomplete then it’s 3rd and long.They have to punt. Stuff like this happens when they get down and start panicking. Like you said the Vikings wouldn’t have had the opportunities to run the score up if they just stayed methodical. Look at the chiefs, they are damn near missing everybody yet they find ways to get in the endzone and help their defense with long drives where Mahomes just chip away first down after first down. Sometimes it’s that simple. The Chiefs got down 10-0 and they played their game like it was a 0-0 game. We got down 14 and freaked out.
Vikings fans will say a win is a win. That should sum up this game right there. I can’t bring myself to say dang we’re not as good as the Vikings. After I saw the offense week 1 vs the Eagles I said it then I will say it now, with a good field and not a shitty one in Brazil I don’t think we should be losing any games. Way too much talent, too inconsistent. You notice how Jordan had time to pass in that first drive? What did Brian Flores do after the first few plays? He brought pressure and different fronts to confuse the offensive line. The O-line was moving and grooving and Flores play calling just disrupted all that. Our D-line is not playing team defense. When they do get to the QB they’re not finishing. One thing that will fix QBs escaping the sack or hits is someone on the line who can beat their man instantly and be the first free defender and the others rally. Kevin O’Connell just abused Eric Wilson all game. It’s like they didn’t care what personnel the used if Wilson was on the field they attacked him with what they had. It’s time to get Edgerrin Cooper Tyron Hopper on the field more. The current linebackers starting are down hill guys for the run. They are not good in coverage. The secondary, I said to myself time and time again that we need another corner in case someone goes down. Given the health history of our corners. Eric Stokes is not agile enough. He can run with the DK Metcalfs and the AJ Browns, but if he’s guarding someone that can move and great at the top of the route he is 3 yards behind. And our corners are not getting much help from their defensive line. So I don’t know how much blame I want to give the corners yet given the pressure rate from our 4 starters on the d-line is below league average. Myles Garrett has a higher pressure rate than all 4 of our players on the d-line combined.
And to add, I can’t stand when LaFluer starts getting away from the game plan. Jordan Love starts throwing Hail Marys instead of just getting yardage to keep the conversions manageable. He holds the ball causes holding calls and takes sacks and hits. That one drive where I believe it was a big play to Tucker Kraft but got called back for holding and then an incomplete pass then another shot that was incomplete then it’s 3rd and long.They have to punt. Stuff like this happens when they get down and start panicking. Like you said the Vikings wouldn’t have had the opportunities to run the score up if they just stayed methodical. Look at the chiefs, they are damn near missing everybody yet they find ways to get in the endzone and help their defense with long drives where Mahomes just chip away first down after first down. Sometimes it’s that simple. The Chiefs got down 10-0 and they played their game like it was a 0-0 game. We got down 14 and freaked out.
Vikings fans will say a win is a win. That should sum up this game right there. I can’t bring myself to say dang we’re not as good as the Vikings. After I saw the offense week 1 vs the Eagles I said it then I will say it now, with a good field and not a shitty one in Brazil I don’t think we should be losing any games. Way too much talent, too inconsistent. You notice how Jordan had time to pass in that first drive? What did Brian Flores do after the first few plays? He brought pressure and different fronts to confuse the offensive line. The O-line was moving and grooving and Flores play calling just disrupted all that. Our D-line is not playing team defense. When they do get to the QB they’re not finishing. One thing that will fix QBs escaping the sack or hits is someone on the line who can beat their man instantly and be the first free defender and the others rally. Kevin O’Connell just abused Eric Wilson all game. It’s like they didn’t care what personnel the used if Wilson was on the field they attacked him with what they had. It’s time to get Edgerrin Cooper Tyron Hopper on the field more. The current linebackers starting are down hill guys for the run. They are not good in coverage. The secondary, I said to myself time and time again that we need another corner in case someone goes down. Given the health history of our corners. Eric Stokes is not agile enough. He can run with the DK Metcalfs and the AJ Browns, but if he’s guarding someone that can move and great at the top of the route he is 3 yards behind. And our corners are not getting much help from their defensive line. So I don’t know how much blame I want to give the corners yet given the pressure rate from our 4 starters on the d-line is below league average. Myles Garrett has a higher pressure rate than all 4 of our players on the d-line combined.