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by TheCoolerOne
Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:29 am
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Who Starts?
Replies: 147
Views: 6731

Re: Who Starts?

The people that disagree mostly watched the game. Anyway, his stats are good too. 150 passing yards, 66 rushing yards and 3TDs. A 101 passer rating and a QBR of 86. 216 total yards 3 TDs and no INTs in 3 quarters. Those are good stats. Focusing on the fact it's over 30 passes just feels like nit-pi...
by TheCoolerOne
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:31 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Saints at Vikings
Replies: 56
Views: 2282

Re: Saints at Vikings

It’s just one of those Stephen A. Smith-type of positions that are baseless and (totally unconvincingly) justified by saying it over and over, usually louder. Sometimes when I can’t watch the game, I’ll monitor the little ESPN gamecast on my phone. Because all I can see are little arrows going one ...
by TheCoolerOne
Mon Nov 13, 2023 8:04 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Saints at Vikings
Replies: 56
Views: 2282

Re: Saints at Vikings

Dang it. I was about strap up like Kevin Kline in Silverado and join your cause. Please feel free. It’s just one of those Stephen A. Smith-type of positions that are baseless and (totally unconvincingly) justified by saying it over and over, usually louder. Sometimes when I can’t watch the game, I’...
by TheCoolerOne
Mon Nov 13, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Saints at Vikings
Replies: 56
Views: 2282

Re: Saints at Vikings

Kapp 30 pass attempts for 150 yards isn't good. It never will be. You can't just throw out his understandable rough start. That was part of how he played. He got some nice rushing yards though. I probably didn't factor that in enough. I’m done with this conversation. YOU ARE WRONG. He was the NFC O...
by TheCoolerOne
Tue Oct 31, 2023 8:55 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Vikings acquire Dobbs
Replies: 30
Views: 1055

Re: Vikings acquire Dobbs

O’Connell was on the Rams staff when they had Goff, right? Wasn’t it a thing where the Rams would get to the line really quickly, before 15 seconds on the play clock (when the radios shut off), so McVay could see the defense and then dictate where Goff should go with the ball? Supposed softer schedu...
by TheCoolerOne
Thu Dec 15, 2022 2:34 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

I think we should try to blitz more, but I don't think the problem is the whether or not we have three or four down lineman. The pass rushers are winning their reps, but QBs can get the ball out so quickly it doesn't matter. The secondary is filled with bad players. Peterson and Smith are real savv...
by TheCoolerOne
Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:11 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

Ok? I mean injuries are part of the game? I'm not following. Like it would be great to have players never miss games but unfortunately that happens and it's the next man up. My point is we have no depth. If one of our starters is down behind the defensive line, we are playing raw rookies and practi...
by TheCoolerOne
Thu Dec 15, 2022 12:42 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

Okay, I'm not sure I am on any train, but through three seasons and 26 games played of a possible 46 for various reasons, some coaching, some injury, I'm not inclined to believe he's going to be the guy. But, regardless, I'm here to discuss--not argue. Let's say meet in the middle of your cited sta...
by TheCoolerOne
Thu Dec 15, 2022 11:55 am
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

I think we should try to blitz more, but I don't think the problem is the whether or not we have three or four down lineman. The pass rushers are winning their reps, but QBs can get the ball out so quickly it doesn't matter. The secondary is filled with bad players. Peterson and Smith are real savv...
by TheCoolerOne
Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:28 am
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

You hit it right on the head. We have 3 NTs as our starting DL. That's a joke. Hunter is a top flight 4-3 DE. He can rush the passer and stop the run. Those type of players are hard to find. You build your D with that as a starting point. Tomlinson is a load inside and can hold the point. Both are ...
by TheCoolerOne
Wed Dec 14, 2022 2:03 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

Why couldn't the defensive side adjust? If you can't play defense with most of your starters healthy (I think only Smith was out), what business does this team have in the playoffs? That's kind of the crux of this entire thread, and the larger conversation, no? The defense has not shown any ability...
by TheCoolerOne
Tue Dec 13, 2022 8:31 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

Don’t you think we needed to be aggressive? All game? Score as many points as possible? I find this thread kind of spiraling into some meta-level irony, as it was created and titled as a call to fire the Defensive Coordinator. Now it’s taken a turn, and all threads do anyway, to malign the over-aggr...
by TheCoolerOne
Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:16 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Week 14: Vikings @ Lions predictions
Replies: 50
Views: 1824

Re: Week 14: Vikings @ Lions predictions

Re: considering the jump pass in a "play design vacuum." (which I understand to mean, not considering the context in which it occurred, i.e. the score, the point in the game, etc.) 1) KOC has proven to be unconventional, creative, and smart within the opponent's 10 yard line. His stats on...
by TheCoolerOne
Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:33 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Week 14: Vikings @ Lions predictions
Replies: 50
Views: 1824

Re: Week 14: Vikings @ Lions predictions

I get it, but that seems reactive to me. If it worked, it's not a conversation, right? I mean whatever game it was where they ran a little jet sweep with Reagor on the one yard line was cute, but it worked, and they've actually come back to that formation in several goal line situations and run som...
by TheCoolerOne
Mon Dec 12, 2022 2:06 pm
Forum: Vikings Talk
Topic: Donatel needs the axe
Replies: 92
Views: 3226

Re: Donatel needs the axe

The analytics say to go for two when you're down 8 ... if it's late in the game, and likely you'll only have one more possession. Smart guys have done a bunch of math to determine the likelihood of winning the game by successfully getting the 2, versus the likelihood of winning the game in overtime...