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Week 14: VIKINGS (10-2) at Lions (5-7)


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Zimmer consistently had top 3rd down defenses in the league..even in last 2 seasons when the team was depleted due to injuries and had less talent than this year's defense, he was still able to produce a good 3rd down defense. That's an area where the team downgraded a lot this year. Lot of us just assumed that defense would improve just because we moved on from Zimmer and upgraded DLine but it just hasn't materialized yet

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14 minutes ago, vikingsrule said:

Well this team will find a way to give up 400 yards. There’s plenty of reasons why they could lose, but we really need to see a rebound game from the defense. And get healthy.

The Colts game should be that rebound game.

So expect 2022 Matt Ryan to look like 2016 Matt Ryan.

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There's a lot to criticize about the Vikings, but we need to be prepared for the rise of the Lions.  They are playing some of the best football of any team in the league.  Their early season losses will likely keep them out of the playoffs. But let's get used to their being a good football team in Detroit.

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Feel like Goff deserves more credit. Maybe he’s the new Kirk Cousins. Lions are playing as good as anybody, very disappointing to continue to see the Vikes get outclassed against the best of the NFC. Eventually we will have to play Dallas or Philly again. Maybe we can win in the first round against Seattle, SF or DC but then what? 

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2 minutes ago, Captain Relax said:

There's a lot to criticize about the Vikings, but we need to be prepared for the rise of the Lions.  They are playing some of the best football of any team in the league.  Their early season losses will likely keep them out of the playoffs. But let's get used to their being a good football team in Detroit.

Agreed. They are playing like a playoff team right now and we can’t keep pace. 

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What was KOC expecting with the Donatell hire? He had to know his scheme wasn’t known for being particularly aggressive. Obviously the current defense isn’t sustainable, doubt a change is made in season but it absolutely has to be on the table if KOC is calling out his DC for lack of aggression. And his pressure packages aren’t even getting the job done. Would think we’d get more from the pass rush with a duo of Hunter and Smith. 

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