Re: Zulgad: Vikings Vertical Passing Game Virtually Non-exis
Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 1:59 pm
Musgrave blames self, not Ponder for downfield "O"
http://www.1500espn.com/sportswire/Bill ... ld_O092012Ponder made it clear after the game that his priority is avoiding mistakes and the Colts often had his receivers covered down field, so the potential long pass plays weren't there.
Musgrave did call several deep play-action fakes with extra protection -- clear indications the ball was supposed to go deep. Asked if receivers were open on any of those plays, Musgrave said, "They weren't, and that's not on Christian. That's on myself, the play-caller, and us as a staff designing plays.
"We definitely want to have more chunks going forward. We didn't get a chance for them to materialize against Indianapolis, and that really hurt us. It hurt us in the long run."