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mansquatch wrote:I dissagree, you are on the 1 yard line you expect your OL to get some push, especially with a back like Asiata who's strength is between the tackles. Those few opportunities were routinely squandered by a lack of push in the interior. And by lack I mean they went backwards.
RFIP's point was about red zone play calling, not just play calling from the 1 yard line.
On the passing side of things, who many times did we see a bull rush blow past Clemmings and smash Bradford or force an early throw?

There are no plays to call that defeat those blocking deficiencies inside the 20s.
It's not a one year problem and they still needed to call plays, blocking defiicincies or not. Justifying conservative playcalling by saying the line was so bad they couldn't run or pass makes little sense to me since those were the only two options available and they chose one of them every time. :)

After 3 years, it seems safe to say the playcalling has been conservative because the coaching has clearly been conservative.
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Mothman wrote: In Diggs' case, what created the opportunity doesn't seem particularly relevant. There were veteran alternatives available when Diggs got his first start against the Broncos last year but he got the start anyway and kept starting. I just don't think there's any substantive evidence of a philosophical unwillingness to start rookies unless we simply rationalize away glaring exceptions to that supposed philosophy. Waynes didn't start immediately because he was behind more qualified, game-ready veterans. That's the case with most rookies. There are typically better options. When this staff considers a rookie the best option, they seem to start them. Kendricks didn't start from the beginning of his rookie season either but it quickly became apparent he was ready and able to do so and once they concluded he was their best option at that position, he became the starter.
Fair point on Diggs, but I think, unlike Treadwell or Patterson, he grasped what he needed to do as a rookie. Anyway, my point isn't that rookie=can't play, just that there is a correlation between being a rookie and not being able to meet the offensive standard of the past OC.

I'm not sure he was a good fit for Turner's offense. :( You could be right that we'll see more specialization and that could create more opportunities for rookie skill position players.

There's certainly nothing about a WCO that should prevent them from making good use of Treadwell if he proves himself capable of playing good football as a pro.
That's not really true. Some of the negatives attributed to Treadwell pre-draft could be a bigger negative in a WCO than in Air Coryell. I don't have enough of a sense of Treadwells game in the NFL to say for sure, but its a concern.
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fiestavike wrote:Fair point on Diggs, but I think, unlike Treadwell or Patterson, he grasped what he needed to do as a rookie. Anyway, my point isn't that rookie=can't play, just that there is a correlation between being a rookie and not being able to meet the offensive standard of the past OC.
... or, in many cases, any OC. As I said, most rookies don't start immediately because they're behind more qualified, game-ready veterans.

My point here was simply that I don't think there's any strict, "rookies don't start" philosophy at work on the Vikings staff.
That's not really true. Some of the negatives attributed to Treadwell pre-draft could be a bigger negative in a WCO than in Air Coryell.
... and the positives attributed to Treadwell pre-draft could be an asset in a WCO. His footwork, using his size to shield the ball from defenders and running effectively after the catch are all supposed to be strengths of his game. In college, he did a lot of work running underneath routes. All of those attributes should serve him well in a WCO. He should be able to play effectively within the system.
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Mothman wrote: ... or, in many cases, any OC. As I said, most rookies don't start immediately because they're behind more qualified, game-ready veterans.

My point here was simply that I don't think there's any strict, "rookies don't start" philosophy at work on the Vikings staff.
We agree about that!

... and the positives attributed to Treadwell pre-draft could be an asset in a WCO. His footwork, using his size to shield the ball from defenders and running effectively after the catch are all supposed to be strengths of his game. In college, he did a lot of work running underneath routes. All of those attributes should serve him well in a WCO. He should be able to play effectively within the system.
It could be. I haven't given up hope on him, just worried about his fit. He was drafted to be an outside guy but I just see him having a higher chance of success in the slot now. I don't feel expert enough about his strengths and weaknesses to feel certain of that analysis. Its mostly based on pre-draft scouting and looking for mismatches, which I do believe will be central to the 2017 Vikings offensive success/failure.
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fiestavike wrote:We agree about that!
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It could be. I haven't given up hope on him, just worried about his fit. He was drafted to be an outside guy but I just see him having a higher chance of success in the slot now. I don't feel expert enough about his strengths and weaknesses to feel certain of that analysis. Its mostly based on pre-draft scouting and looking for mismatches, which I do believe will be central to the 2017 Vikings offensive success/failure.
I understand your concern. I think he could conceivably fit well as a slot WR/slot back (depending on how we want to describe the position). He could be useful on the outside too but it would depend on how effectively he can fight off press coverage and run precise routes.

We'll see how they try to use him and how he performs. There's definitely reason for concern when it comes to Treadwell.
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I think we are straying from the topic...

Not saying this isn't a good or worthy discussion but there are numerous other areas said discussions can take place.
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S197 wrote:I think we are straying from the topic...

Not saying this isn't a good or worthy discussion but there are numerous other areas said discussions can take place.
True. My bad. I'm optimistic that Moritz Boehringer will make an impact this preseason! Mr. Mankato 2017, I predict.

I never understand why journalism is so lazy that they only cover the BIG story where they are handed quotes, and never try to ferret out unique stories like they might find about Boehringer, Alexander, Treadwell...What's going to happen with Matt Asiata, just give us a profile of a hardworking guy who may be out of the league now. The piece Peter Kind did on Zach Line years ago was fun. I can't understand why local media don't follow more stories like that...damnit I'm off topic again.
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S197 wrote:I think we are straying from the topic...

Not saying this isn't a good or worthy discussion but there are numerous other areas said discussions can take place.
Let me fix that: I'm positive this was the only thread in which discussions of Treadwell and red zone scoring could have taken place today. :)
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fiestavike wrote: True. My bad. I'm optimistic that Moritz Boehringer will make an impact this preseason! Mr. Mankato 2017, I predict.

I never understand why journalism is so lazy that they only cover the BIG story where they are handed quotes, and never try to ferret out unique stories like they might find about Boehringer, Alexander, Treadwell...What's going to happen with Matt Asiata, just give us a profile of a hardworking guy who may be out of the league now. The piece Peter Kind did on Zach Line years ago was fun. I can't understand why local media don't follow more stories like that...damnit I'm off topic again.
It will be interesting to see how MoBo has improved after a year in the NFL. I wonder if they'll try him at TE, he has the size and they don't really have a pass catching TE behind Rudolph.
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Mothman wrote: Let me fix that: I'm positive this was the only thread in which discussions of Treadwell and red zone scoring could have taken place today. :)
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S197 wrote: :spanking:
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Its that "At least get a FG " approach that has been losing us games for years. Need an aggressive mental adjustment. There's a time for a FG approach, but not ALL the time
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Wow, thats really positive hoping MoBo does something. Stranger things have happened, but his not even know the language is a pretty high hurdle to cross.
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Laserman wrote:Its that "At least get a FG " approach that has been losing us games for years. Need an aggressive mental adjustment. There's a time for a FG approach, but not ALL the time
I agree. You rarely, if ever, see New England or even Green Bay play like that. To. Me it is cowardly and stupid.

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PurpleMustReign wrote: I agree. You rarely, if ever, see New England or even Green Bay play like that. To. Me it is cowardly and stupid.
But most importantly, it's not positive! :)

I've created a new thread for the red zone play calling talk:

http://www.vikingsmessageboard.com/view ... =1&t=29789
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