Uncle Buck Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 12 hours ago, Klomp said: I really think a significant portion of the D's struggles are due to Griffen's situation. It would be nice if it were that easy to explain, but I disagree. I just don't think that's what's causing their problems. They are doing just about everything badly, from fundamental things like tackling, to missing assignments and getting burned by plays that shouldn't be all that tough to cover for a unit that has been together as long as this one has been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 12 minutes ago, Uncle Buck said: It would be nice if it were that easy to explain, but I disagree. I just don't think that's what's causing their problems. They are doing just about everything badly, from fundamental things like tackling, to missing assignments and getting burned by plays that shouldn't be all that tough to cover for a unit that has been together as long as this one has been. Griffen being out certainly doesn't explain having a LB cover a WR over and over, or the DBs letting guys run wide open......so, ya, I'm not buying it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 27 minutes ago, PrplChilPill said: Griffen being out certainly doesn't explain having a LB cover a WR over and over, or the DBs letting guys run wide open......so, ya, I'm not buying it either. Bingo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 3 hours ago, PrplChilPill said: Griffen being out certainly doesn't explain having a LB cover a WR over and over, or the DBs letting guys run wide open......so, ya, I'm not buying it either. Unless Griffen was the real defensive mastermind and was calling the plays in the huddle while Zimmer just looked like he was to keep his defensive reputation up? Is Zimmer just talking about the time he saw Hamilton when he's covering his mouth and "calling the plays"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 5 hours ago, VikeManDan said: Thanks. I'm not even sure what the roster move would be... It would be putting him on one of the NFI lists. Depending on how things are going they might at some point decide to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 While I can’t see the NFL denying it, if the Vikings chose to place Griffen on the NFI list, I do believe the team would need to get approval from the league now that we’re in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Quote TMZ Sports has obtained footage of Everson Griffen moments after he jumped out of an ambulance on his way to a mental health evaluation ... and you can hear cops talking football to Griffen in an effort to calm him down. http://www.tmz.com/2018/10/05/everson-griffen-police-video-ambulance-escape/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 and forced a stranger to drive him around town against his will. I never once saw this reported, and I’m pretty sure that it’s a felony. But TMZ gonna TMZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 4 hours ago, swede700 said: http://www.tmz.com/2018/10/05/everson-griffen-police-video-ambulance-escape/ The cops did a heck of a job in this video. Props to them for deescalating the situation and keeping Griffen calm when even the slightest thing could have set him off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Imagined it would be worse. Griffen’s clearly not OK there but he’s lucid enough to cooperate with encouragement and have a little discussion (corrected the cop who thought the Bills was a road game). The longer they don’t bring back Robison or sign another DE, the more I think the team is expecting him back this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 16 hours ago, Krauser said: Imagined it would be worse. Griffen’s clearly not OK there but he’s lucid enough to cooperate with encouragement and have a little discussion (corrected the cop who thought the Bills was a road game). The longer they don’t bring back Robison or sign another DE, the more I think the team is expecting him back this year. If he DOES come back this season, my best guess is after the bye week. If he's not back by then, I think he's taking the rest of the season off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wundy Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Was he on the sideline for today's game? I thought the camera panned to him at one point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitStickAllDay Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 I watched the video so maybe I am part of the problem, but posting that video is in terrible taste by TMZ. Of course, that’s what TMZ seems to pride itself in. Really impressed by the police officer in this one. Who knows if it’s only because EV is famous, but he handled it extremely well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Quote “Everson is on my mind every day,” Weatherly says. “I try to play up to the way he played. I try to play like him every day.” In the business of professional sports, the tendency is to measure Griffen’s absence in games missed—three, and counting—for a team with Super Bowl aspirations. But take a step back and consider the human impact; the meaning of a star athlete taking time away to address his mental health, and the potential role it could play in reclassifying mental health as simply part of one’s overall health, breaking down barriers for those in his line of work or others to seek the help they need. https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/10/09/everson-griffen-mental-health-awareness-minnesota-vikings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/9/2018 at 2:42 PM, swede700 said: https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/10/09/everson-griffen-mental-health-awareness-minnesota-vikings Again, I am impressed with the way the Vikings, as an organization, has handled this. They have taken the tact that Griffen the person and his welfare is more important than Griffen the player and his football production. I wish every work place and corporation in the country would make all the mental health resources available to employees that the Vikings make available to everyone in their organization, including families. It's also reassuring that the players are in the know (as much as can be relayed) with what is going on with Griffen. Transparency is a weapon that defeats stigma and ignorance. Again, I am impressed with Vikings organization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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