1/4 Season Report Card

A forum for the hard core Minnesota Vikings fan. Discuss upcoming games, opponents, trades, draft or what ever is on the minds of Viking fans!

Moderator: Moderators

YikesVikes
All Pro Elite Player
Posts: 1615
Joined: Sun Aug 16, 2009 12:04 am
x 235

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by YikesVikes »

808vikingsfan wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:36 pm Vikings are #1 in passing attempts so far. Dead last in rushing attempts.
If a team is behind, naturally you'll have more pass pressures. If I'm not mistaken, the Vikings have held the lead in only one game so far. Get the lead, this stat will take care of itself.
Yeah that's why we are dead last in pressures. We were in a shootout last week and gave up 29 pressures. 29. Take off the shades brother.
808vikingsfan
Hall of Fame Candidate
Posts: 3927
Joined: Wed Sep 17, 2014 5:45 pm
Location: Hawaii
x 151

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by 808vikingsfan »

YikesVikes wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 11:09 pm Yeah that's why we are dead last in pressures. We were in a shootout last week and gave up 29 pressures. 29. Take off the shades brother.
Haven't watched the last two games yet. Cousins ranks in the middle in time to throw at 2.69s. Is he holding on to the ball too long to generate a pressure?
Joined: Aug 2006
Deleted: Sept 12 2014
Reborn: Sept 17 2014
Pondering Her Percy
Hall of Famer
Posts: 9241
Joined: Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:38 am
Location: Watertown, NY
x 1118

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by Pondering Her Percy »

808vikingsfan wrote: Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:36 pm Vikings are #1 in passing attempts so far. Dead last in rushing attempts.
If a team is behind, naturally you'll have more pass pressures. If I'm not mistaken, the Vikings have held the lead in only one game so far. Get the lead, this stat will take care of itself.
Couldnt have been said better!
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent and the choices you make will shape your life forever.
-Chazz Palminteri
User avatar
FullWood
Pro Bowl Elite Player
Posts: 736
Joined: Sun May 17, 2015 2:52 am
x 19

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by FullWood »

passing A-
Running F
Pass Defense C-
Run Defense C+
Special Teams B
Overall D
User avatar
Texas Vike
Hall of Fame Inductee
Posts: 4673
Joined: Sat Aug 18, 2012 9:52 am
x 405

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by Texas Vike »

FullWood wrote: Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:46 am passing A-
Running F
Pass Defense C-
Run Defense C+
Special Teams B
Overall D
Agree on most points, but ST? We lost to GB due to a blocked punt for a TD and 3! missed FGs. That's an F for me.
mansquatch
Hall of Fame Candidate
Posts: 3836
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:44 pm
Location: Coon Rapids, MN
x 117

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by mansquatch »

All of the units have been an "F" in one game this year.

GB: ST
BUF: OFF
LAR: DEF

Not sure how you rate the secondary anything above a "D-", they are the biggest issue on the team right now.

I'm less concerned about the rushing attack right now. IMO, the Defense is as much a reason for the bad rushing numbers as anything the offense has done. Against both GB and LAR they were failing to make significant stops, resulting in a need to pass. Against BUF we were down by 4 scores at Halftime. Another situation that depresses rushing attempts.

Fix the Defense and the Rushing stats will improve.
Winning is not a sometime thing it is an all of the time thing - Vince Lombardi
S197
Fenrir
Posts: 12790
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 1:28 pm
Location: Hawaii
x 662

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by S197 »

Texas Vike wrote: Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:53 am Agree on most points, but ST? We lost to GB due to a blocked punt for a TD and 3! missed FGs. That's an F for me.
Plus the lapses like flipping a live ball to the official on kickoffs. Not to mention LA came REAL close to blocking at least one punt, maybe two.
Ohjay
Veteran
Posts: 267
Joined: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:37 pm
Location: Sweden
x 5

Re: 1/4 Season Report Card

Post by Ohjay »

S197 wrote: Fri Oct 05, 2018 8:11 pm Plus the lapses like flipping a live ball to the official on kickoffs. Not to mention LA came REAL close to blocking at least one punt, maybe two.
Keep in mind that the almost blocked punt in that game was due to Morgan being the snapper and they moved the punter 2 yards closer to make it easier for Morgan to snap the ball.
If anything that should rather be a feather in their cap (that it wasn't blocked).
Post Reply