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It's starting to look like that question is can the Vikings right there ship?

 

I just read that the Vikings have not beaten a team with a winning record this is not a good thing going into the playoffs Zimmer and the Vikings better be ready to play the Patriots and the Seahawks will be tough and the Dolphins makes me a little nervous cause you never know which team will show up they still got the Bears and Lions how this plays out will determine if they make the playoffs or not

 

Unless Cap.Kirk gets it together quick it he's looking like a $84 million dollar mistake,you were brought here to win these must have games i'm just wondering in these must have games why do Vikings seem to fall on there face?

 

It sure is frustrating. Vikings cant beat a team with a winning record and Cousins hasn't been the $84M dollar man either. No run game isn't helping also. Im disgusted too. So close last season and then this.

Still time to turn things around, but I sure expected much better results now.

 

Not easy to go into Foxboro and win a game, but damn, look good losing it, lol.

 

Still time to turn things around, but I sure expected much better results now.[/QUOTE] I to had high hopes I expected better results also

 

This is starting to have an eerie feel here when Tricky Ricky was with the Dolphins they were good just not good enough same with the Vikings good just not good enough,it's like he's repeating himself it's just strange...is Zimmer in charge? Cause he wants to run the ball but the OC is pass happy I thought the coach ran the show!

 

Glad to hear it after last night mess John DeFilippo a HC? is Tricky Ricky safe the Wilfs got to be wondering are you the right man for the job,cause it the same thing the Vikings are good just not elite

 

Zimmer is not on the hot seat yet but his behind it's getting warm seems like he would like to coach the defense,than be a HC he doesn't look comfortable

 

I think he just needs good generals around him and he gave DeFilippo all the chances he could. Now, lets see what we see with Stefanski.

 

Vikes' Rudolph: We 'didn't have an identity' on offense...

The Minnesota Vikings fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo on Tuesday after the team's latest offensive flop.

Minnesota has totaled 300 yards of total offense in four of its last five games, averaging 15.6 points per game over that span.

Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Tuesday the Vikings had lost their identity in recent weeks.

"I think it was public throughout the last month. The frustrations we were having on offense, we weren't sustaining drives, we weren't staying on the field converting third downs. We weren't running the football enough. We really didn't have an identity," Rudolph said. "But then you go back a short two weeks ago, and we played really well on Sunday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers. We spread the ball around to all our playmakers. We moved the ball up and down the field. And then we got away from that the last couple weeks. Definitely could sense a frustration from everybody on offense, especially last night."

It's an oversimplification to simply say the Vikings need to run the ball more. With playmakers in Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs on the outside and a poor offensive line, the quick passing game is Minnesota's strength. Teams throw the ball to get a lead, and run to close games out.

One issue under DeFilippo was situational game management. Too often in third-and-short the Vikings opted to pass instead of run for a first down. As we saw Monday night, the results were not good (2 of 10 on third down versus the Seahawks).

"It's one thing, converting third-and-long in this league is really hard, but we had a lot of third-and-manageable last night that we weren't able to execute on," Rudolph said. "That's what it always comes down to. No matter what the play call is, no matter what's asked of us, we have to go out and execute as players and that's where we came up short. Unfortunately, that cost somebody their job today because we didn't execute well enough."

Rudolph said the players must take ownership of the struggles and can't expect a spark magically to happen after DeFilippo's firing.

"As a guy on offense, I feel terrible for Flip that we didn't do enough for him to keep his job," Rudolph said. "Bottom line is the players are the ones out there on Sundays or Monday night and we didn't execute well enough for him to keep his job. I feel bad for him. I wish we could have done better. With that being said, they felt like it was time to make a change."

It's fair and natural for players to blame themselves. DeFilippo, however, also shoulders much of the culpability. Aside from getting pass-happy for stretches, DeFilippo bizarrely went away from play-action, one area quarterback Kirk Cousins excels.

The Vikings used play-action on just 18.6 percent of dropbacks (seventh-lowest in NFL) this season under DeFillippo, per Pro Football Focus. Minnesota used play-action on 27.8 percent of dropbacks with Pat Shurmur as the offensive coordinator in 2018 (second-highest in NFL). Cousins has been one of the best QBs in the NFL on play-action passes since he became a starter in 2015. Cousins has thrown 23 touchdowns and nine interceptions with a 113.0 passer rating on play-action, ranking first in completion percentage (72.2), second in yards per attempt (10.0) and second in passer rating on such plays.

Minnesota, still clinging to a playoff spot at 6-6-1, hopes canning DeFilippo lights a fire down the stretch.

"Something has to spark this offense here in the last three weeks," Rudolph said. "If the season ended yesterday, we'd be in the playoffs, so we still control our own destiny. The bottom line is we do have to change on offense, and we've got to go out and score some more points. Our defense played so well last night. It's a shame that we weren't able to capitalize on that effort." (NFL.com)

 

Next up Rick Spielman how many boneheaded moves can you make,should have kept Teddy and blowing $84 million is a Big Deal Kirk Cousins needs some pine time play Kyle Sloter to see what he has,Kirk Cousins ain't nothing but a Ponder look a like that can pass Ponder could run lol both take sacks and throw int they both suck

 

Al Riveron admits Bobby Wagner blocked field goal should have been flagged...

A pivotal moment in the Seahawks’ win over the Vikings on Monday night came when Seattle’s Bobby Wagner blocked a field goal with five minutes left in the fourth quarter. One official threw a flag, but after a conference, the referees announced that there was no penalty.

Today NFL V.P. of Officiating Al Riveron admitted that there should have been a penalty. In his weekly video, Riveron showed the play and said that Wagner should have been flagged.

“In this case, this is a foul,” Riveron said. “He’s gonna put both hands on a teammate and he’s going to use his teammates to leverage himself to get to the other side. If you use your teammates and/or an opponent to help you to get to the other side to help you block a kick, that is a foul.”

Riveron did not explain why the officials ended up not enforcing a penalty, but the umpire who threw the flag reportedly flagged Wagner for a different but related penalty, against jumping over the line from depth. Another official overruled the umpire, saying Wagner was on the line of scrimmage when he jumped, making it legal in that respect, and none of the officials noticed that Wagner put his hands on teammates to leverage himself.

If the penalty had been called, the Vikings would have had first-and-10 at the Seahawks’ 14-yard line, where they very well might have scored a touchdown and taken a 7-6 lead with just a few minutes remaining in the game. It was a costly no-call for Minnesota, and a fortunate bad call for Seattle. (PFT)
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Whatever. Thanks for admitting it now after the fact and after the game. Doesn't change a damn thing. Try to get it right next time... ya, like that will happen.

 

that means nothing..home cooking nothing like it huh

 

Zimmer knew the Vikings were out of wack weeks ago why did it take so long,I just don't get it

 

The front office and the head coach have got me completely confused here Teddy looked like the real deal,Kyle Sloter in the pre-season looked very impressive when are we going start to be elite it seems like a wasted year the $84 million dollar man has not lived up to the hype

 

All the Badd_Man1 wants for x-mas is a SB win so far it's 0-4 that goose egg has got to go

 

I’ll get you a box of donuts