swede700 Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 Lots of nagging injuries for the Lions, including Mike Daniels, who is listed as questionable, but won't play. Vikings are fairly healthy with only Gedeon listed as out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golfman Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 2 hours ago, swede700 said: I only addressed the comment. The Packers aren't in my head. I expect them to fold like a cheap suit once they have to play all those games on the road. Cling to your dream! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortdetroit Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 (edited) On 10/16/2019 at 5:12 PM, upriser7 said: It will be an interesting matchup because I've seen Lions doing 3 man pass rush lot more frequently than most of the teams in the league. Their strategy seems to have the secondary coverage tighter. If they r gonna use the same pass rush strategy on Sunday, then I expect our OL to handle their pass rush pretty decently . If our WR duo can manage to get open (which I trust they can), I fancy our chances against their secondary. Should be a good test for our defense too on road. Yeah that's what they do. A week ago or so I saw a stat on twitter that the Lions were rushing just 3 on like 33% of opponent drop backs. That % was DOUBLE the 2nd place team in the league. Has anyone else ever had a defensive strategy like that? Seems very unorthodox. They also blitz the least out of any team in the league, like 11% (?) of the time IIRC. It's almost like they've decided that by design, coverage is more important than trying to get pressure. Been doing it since game 1. Edited October 18, 2019 by fortdetroit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Vikings at Lions Injury Report: Vikings LB Ben Gedeon (concussion) is out this weekend and LB Kentrell Brothers (hamstring) is listed as questionable. The Lions will be without DT Mike Daniels (foot) and CB Amani Oruwariye (knee). RB Nick Bawden (back), S Quandre Diggs (hamstring), DE Da'shawn Hand (elbow), CB Darius Slay (hamstring), and T Rick Wagner (knee) are listed as questionable. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/10/18/week-seven-injury-report-roundup-8/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 26 minutes ago, vike daddy said: Vikings at Lions Injury Report: Vikings LB Ben Gedeon (concussion) is out this weekend and LB Kentrell Brothers (hamstring) is listed as questionable. The Lions will be without DT Mike Daniels (foot) and CB Amani Oruwariye (knee). RB Nick Bawden (back), S Quandre Diggs (hamstring), DE Da'shawn Hand (elbow), CB Darius Slay (hamstring), and T Rick Wagner (knee) are listed as questionable. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/10/18/week-seven-injury-report-roundup-8/ Glad to see Erik Wilson getting more playing time. I like him a lot more than JAG Gedeon 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Why doesn't Wilson just start anyways? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illadelegend215 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 11 hours ago, vike daddy said: Vikings at Lions Injury Report: Vikings LB Ben Gedeon (concussion) is out this weekend and LB Kentrell Brothers (hamstring) is listed as questionable. The Lions will be without DT Mike Daniels (foot) and CB Amani Oruwariye (knee). RB Nick Bawden (back), S Quandre Diggs (hamstring), DE Da'shawn Hand (elbow), CB Darius Slay (hamstring), and T Rick Wagner (knee) are listed as questionable. https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/10/18/week-seven-injury-report-roundup-8/ At first I would say that cook and thielen need to be the feature of this game. Darius slay is one of the best corners in the league and will spend most of his time on Diggs like normal. But if he has a knee injury that makes him questionable, we might want to attack him as well. If we go slays way, I think underneath routes such as slants and quick hitches should cause him to shift his legs multiple times, we should go that route. Primarly, thielen and cook should be the focus though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krauser Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 1 hour ago, SteelKing728 said: Why doesn't Wilson just start anyways? Wilson’s been a liability against the run, though he’s done better on that front this year. He’s good in coverage and has been excellent as a blitzer so he makes a lot of splash plays. Gedeon is a pretty good LB who’s sound in his gap and a good tackler. He has a bad reputation among fans because of the game in 2016 when the Colts picked on the Vikings LBs in pass coverage but he’s actually a decent player. Zimmer likes some role players in his defense. They tend to play light fronts on early downs, which allows him to be more creative with more coverage schemes on the back end, so he needs players in the box who can limit the run game. Gedeon is maybe comparable to Shamar Stephen, who doesn’t make many plays himself but doesn’t make mistakes either, and whose presence opens up opportunities for splash plays from other players. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 On 10/18/2019 at 2:21 PM, Golfman said: Vikings/Lions thread and all you Viking fans want to do is talk about the Packers. In your head much? Troll much? Don’t worry though, the refs will continue to help you cover up your mediocrity until the playoffs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 21 hours ago, Golfman said: Cling to your dream! LOL Well, I see you're a mature and well adjusted individual.... Must be bored without golf, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 No reason to feed trolls on FF. We are clearly the better team and should win w/o issue. Yeah, like most of us, I give respect to the 2019 Lions, but seriously, we show up with a purpose, we win convincingly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illadelegend215 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 6 hours ago, marshpit23 said: No reason to feed trolls on FF. We are clearly the better team and should win w/o issue. Yeah, like most of us, I give respect to the 2019 Lions, but seriously, we show up with a purpose, we win convincingly. Showing up with a purpose will still be a tough win. I dunno if you been watching them, but they are very dangerous. Due to mostly injuries to slay and the others it makes it easier to win, but the Lions are no joke. If those guys still play they can beat us lol. I got us winning by a FG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 2 hours ago, Illadelegend215 said: I got us winning by a FG i think we win handily. we shall see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisplacedViking Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) I hope we win handily but the Lions have been playing spirited football and VERY physically. My wife and I will be there in Viking jerseys, look for us and say hi! Edited October 20, 2019 by DisplacedViking 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 SKOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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