there has got to be a front office shake up..why haven't there been more two tight ends it would help the O-line,getting tired of AP left stuffed AP right stuffed AP up the middle stuffed Teddy holding on to the ball to long..question is Norv living off of what he's done in the past seems that way at times
there has got to be a front office shake up..why haven't there been more two tight ends it would help the O-line,getting tired of AP left stuffed AP right stuffed AP up the middle stuffed Teddy holding on to the ball to long..question is Norv living off of what he's done in the past seems that way at times
Dont worry about, its cool. _______________________________________ Norv is sticking to his bread & butter and thats the run game. He sure needs to work on the O-line and the passing game, it would seem to me.
Deadspin is reporting that a twitter account by a supposed fan organization is really run by a PR firm not fans. I've suspected there are PR shills on a few Vikings sites (not this one thankfully). Reddit especially seems to have phony posters. Then again I could be wrong.
[h]Vikings can seal playoff fate during two-game home stretch[/h] The Minnesota Vikings are slipping a bit, but they still control their own destiny. Although they've lost three of their last four games to drop to 8-5 on the season, the Vikings will clinch a playoff berth with wins in Week 15 and 16, according to Jim Souhan of the Star-Tribune. They and the the Seattle Seahawks are currently projected to earn the NFC's two Wild Card spots; the rest of the teams in the hunt trail by at least two games. It should help that the Vikings are home for the next two weeks. They take on the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank this Sunday, then they host the New York Giants the following Sunday. The Bears and Giants both have losing records at the moment, so these are very winnable games. The Vikings can still win the NFC North title, too. They are one game behind the 9-4 Green Bay Packers after Week 14, but they face each other in the season finale. The Packers won the first meeting at Lambeau Field, 30-13, in Week 11.
Vikings close in on playoff berth with win over Bears The Minnesota Vikings (9-5) strengthened their hold on a playoff spot and kept the heat on the Packers in the NFC North in a 38-17 win over the Chicago Bears (5-9). Here's what you need to know: 1. Teddy Bridgewater entered Sunday with just nine touchdown passes. He accumulated nearly half that total against the Bears. Bridgewater had more touchdowns (four) than incompletions (three) and finished with a 151.3 passer rating in the most efficient game of his career. This is Adrian Peterson's offense, but a strong finish from Bridgewater can make this team a tough out in January. 2. Stefon Diggs scored touchdowns on two of his three catches, a welcome sign after going six straight weeks without hitting paydirt. Diggs and Bridgewater showed great chemistry on a perfectly placed 15-yard touchdown in the first quarter. It might have been the best throw of Bridgewater's season, and Diggs ran a great route to get separation. 3. Peterson suffered a left ankle injury on a 9-yard run late in the first half, sending the NFL's rushing leader to the locker room. He returned late in the third quarter and finished with 63 yards on 18 carries. Jerick McKinnon, a forgotten man this season after a promising 2014, had 86 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns. 4. The Bears have gone into the tank since their upset win over the Packers on Nov. 26. The team continues to start slow and sluggish, which reflects poorly on coach John Fox. The Bears were eliminated from playoff contention with the loss. Chicago has qualified for the postseason just once in the past nine years. (Dan Hanzus; NFL.com) ___________________________________________________ Vikings really needed this game to go the way it did. I think it was a good confidence builder going into the final couple games with the Division Title on the line. 2 more 2 go...
i think so to not to let doubt get a foot hold...after the way the Packers beat them down then the Seahawks just destroyed the Vikings,i think it was really good for Teddy to show yeah i can be the man that can get the job done
i didn't get yesterday's play calling by Norv you play to win enough of the Teddy check down passes,i was surprised by lack of throws to the endzone,they did not score a TD i think it was in the 1st quarter when they were they were close to goal line when they kicked a fg instead of going for it,,its the playoffs you go for it cause its one and done type of thing IMO
Bridgewater: I need to be more aggressive in 2016 By Kevin Patra Around the NFL writer... The Minnesota Vikings own the building blocks to remain atop the NFC North in 2016 and beyond, but they need more out of quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to pull it off. Entering his second NFL offseason, Bridgewater understands he needs to work on trusting his reads and being more assertive in making plays in the passing game. "Just being more aggressive," he said of what he needs to improve in 2016, via ESPN.com. "I'm going to spend some time watching the tape, watching all of the pass plays, all the running plays, just critique them myself. Some little things that I can do better." Around The NFL's Gregg Rosenthal noted in his audit of all the Wild Card Weekend losers that the Vikings' most pressing need was to develop the passing game, including adding another dynamic receiver to complement rookie Stefon Diggs. I'll add upgrades on the offensive line to the wish list. Bridgewater rarely had time to push the ball deep if he wanted to, thanks to a mediocre pass blocking group. Even with the lack of weapons and suspect blocking, Bridgewater still needs to up his aggression. There were plenty of times his game tape showed open receivers only to see him bail on the play too early or get gun-shy about pulling the trigger. Bridgewater was the opposite of a gunslinger: overly conservative to the offense's detriment. His stats bear out the penchant for conservatism. Bridgewater piled up 10 games with fewer than 200 yards passing in his second season, including Sunday's playoff tilt in which he completed only six passes of more than five yards downfield. The quarterback had just one three-game streak in 2015 in which he went over the 200-yard mark. It's the opposite of what we saw from him down the stretch of his rookie year, when he finished averaging 273 yards passing in his final four contests of 2014. "I think what was asked of my position -- I think we did a good job of doing what was asked of it, and now it's just time to take that extra step," Bridgewater said. "We're going to get together this offseason, (with the) coaching staff. I have to do a good job of communicating with those guys. We're all going to be on the same page, and when we come back in the spring it's going to be full speed." What he was asked to do was lean on Adrian Peterson. While All Day proved he could still carry the Vikings to the playoffs, to lift more than division hardware, Minnesota needs Bridgewater to take that leap forward. ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Some questions... can Teddy take it up a level ? Does the coaching staff attack this like they did with the defense ? Is the receiver core championship callibur ? I hope the Vikings put as much effort into the passing game as they did with the other phases of the team. The defense is great, the running attack is solid, but they are lacking in the passing department. I can only hope this issue becomes front and center during the off-season.
good question can Teddy take his game to the next level and can he work on having a quick release and stop holding on to the ball, get some young tough linemen its the off-season now HEY Norv ITS TIME TO PLAY TO WIN the Defense played pretty good the Offense was sometimes good and bad..what was with the redzone hang-ups at times,and why did Vikings get Mike Wallace if there hardly going to throw him the ball and Norv couldn't find a way to work CP into the game plan?
hope he works out cause a remake of the O-line is a must and get some young tough lineman,and draft a RB WR and some Defensive backs you can never have enough of those...find a way to use CP in the game plan and not just on the kickoffs that is so sad
The Minnesota Vikings believe they've found aid for their troubled offensive line. The team is hiring Tony Sparano as its offensive line coach, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday. The Vikings fired offensive line coach Jeff Davidson this week after a poor season for the blockers. Coach Mike Zimmer described the line play as "sporadic" on Tuesday and added "we've got to do better." The Vikings will need to add some talent and hope Matt Kalil finally gets fully healthy after another down season. Getting center John Sullivan and tackle Phil Loadholt back healthy could also be a boon for Sparano. Sparano has experience with Zimmer when both were assistants in Dallas from 2003-2006. Sparano spent this season as tight ends coach for the San Francisco 49ers. He was head coach in Miami from 2008-2011 and then spent one season as offensive coordinator of the New York Jets in 2012. He was assistant head coach for the Oakland Raiders in 2013 and became the Raiders interim head coach in 2014 for 12 games. Now he will try to improve on a group that had trouble blocking for Teddy Bridgewater in 2015. (NFL.com)
That's a good hire for developing an offensive line. Minnesota continues to make good moves and is positioning themselves to become a power in the North. I'm really interested to see what they do in the draft and free agency.
...and what else I found interesting about that offensive line is, they were the only O-line in the NFL to play in tact all 16 games. Right guy coaching these workhorses is really going to be cool.
Vikings WR Diggs on 2015 season: 'I just scratched the surface' Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs had a productive season for a fifth-round rookie, but he aims to take his game to another level next season. Diggs finished with 52 catches for 720 yards and four touchdowns; he had four more grabs for 26 yards in Minnesota's 10-9 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. The 22-year-old receiver was never the focal point of the offense, but his efforts in the passing game complemented running back Adrian Peterson well and made the Vikings a more versatile team. Diggs plans to work out with quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in South Florida this offseason, according to the Pioneer Press. These two could develop a dangerous connection, if they stay healthy, in shape and on the same page until training camp opens next July. (FOXSPORTS)
