vike daddy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: @vike daddy *cough* and again... cough again... one more time... look to the side... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illadelegend215 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 I hope we can build on what he did this season. He is a talented route runner, has very good hands. Zimmer needs to be articulate and actually use this kid. Let’s balance the offense out and become a 50/50 run/pass squad that has no problem airing it out when necessary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitehops Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 (edited) final stats: 125 targets, 88 catches, 1,400 yards, 7 touchdowns. obviously a fantastic season for him. it's nitpicking but if he works on his route running in the red zone then he will truly be an all-around stud. really glad he's on our team. EDIT: what makes his historic rookie year even more impressive is that it was in a season with next to no training camp, and he didn't even start the first two games. Edited January 3, 2021 by whitehops final thought 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 The Vikings actually pass the ball 55% off the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, whitehops said: EDIT: what makes his historic rookie year even more impressive is that it was in a season with next to no training camp, and he didn't even start the first two games. that's what's called natural talent and adaptability. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 19 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: The Vikings actually pass the ball 55% off the time. stop confusing the issue with facts. i notice you do that a lot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Despite being selected 22nd overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, Minnesota Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson has emerged at the top of a much-ballyhooed class of rookie wideouts. On Sunday, in the Vikings' 37-35 season-ending win over the Detroit Lions, Jefferson concluded his standout campaign in historic fashion, becoming the new record-holder for receiving yards in a rookie season. With 133 yards receiving on nine catches, Jefferson's historic first campaign ends with a new rookie record of 1,400 yards. Needing 111 yards, Jefferson got that and more as he broke Anquan Boldin's mark of 1,377 set in 2003 with the Arizona Cardinals. Jefferson set the record on a 14-yard catch in the third quarter. Jefferson entered Week 17 fourth on the list behind Boldin, Randy Moss (Minnesota Vikings, 1998, 1,313) and Odell Beckham (New York Giants, 2014, 1,305 yards). Sunday saw Jefferson record his seventh 100-yard game of the season. https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-wr-justin-jefferson-sets-rookie-record-for-most-receiving-yards 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 The meltdown that happened in the Eagles forum on taking Raegor over Jefferson is absolutely priceless. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illadelegend215 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 9 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: The meltdown that happened in the Eagles forum on taking Raegor over Jefferson is absolutely priceless. I like the kid tbh. Carson fell off pretty strong so he didn’t get opportunity plus he got injured also. He isn’t as good as jet, but he is solid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 4:27 PM, SemperFeist said: The Vikings actually pass the ball 55% off the time. Would be interested in knowing the % vikings were down by +3. Did we pass more because the defense was bad and we needed to play catch up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 34 minutes ago, CriminalMind said: Would be interested in knowing the % vikings were down by +3. Did we pass more because the defense was bad and we needed to play catch up I looked up the run:pass ratio when the team was ahead by between one and two scores in the last ten minutes of the game. It was insanity. I can't remember the exact number, but it was something like 90% run. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 3 hours ago, Cearbhall said: I looked up the run:pass ratio when the team was ahead by between one and two scores in the last ten minutes of the game. It was insanity. I can't remember the exact number, but it was something like 90% run. How about the flip slide? If you have the numbers handy for % passing, when behind 10+ (not limited to last ten minutes of the game). Really its how much of JJ /Cousins great season should be attributed to higher passing volume (and semi prevent D) due to Vikings bad defense putting them in that situation (predicated on the need to play catch up). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Cousins had 606 attempts in 2018, 444 and 516 in 2019 and 2020, respectively. We ran the Kubiak 2 WR 2 TE offense for the majority of our offensive snaps. JJ was our #2 receiver this year, so he will get plenty of opportunities. Thielen is on the wrong side of 30. As they both get older, JJ will transition into that undisputed #1 receiver. He'll get his targets. JJ had a great season because he's an exceptional receiver with a competent volume QB throwing him the ball. Would he have fewer chances if the D was better? Probably. But this team is going to be better next year and will hopefully find balance. Hopefully that will lead to wins. Winning cures a lot of ills. And frankly, I don't care if we target Jefferson once a game if we go 16-0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 35 minutes ago, wcblack34 said: And frankly, I don't care if we target Jefferson once a game if we go 16-0. And hopefully he wouldn't either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illadelegend215 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 4:27 PM, SemperFeist said: The Vikings actually pass the ball 55% off the time. We going to go into context or just pretend we were always a 55% pass first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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