SteelKing728 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 1 hour ago, y*so*blu said: At least he helped take Minnesota to a Super Bowl-winning season in my NFL 2K3 sim league. I'll give him that. Atlanta has a fire under them, trying to make it back to the playoffs in a historically competitive NFC South (the Falcons, Saints and Panthers could all potentially make the playoffs), and they're at home. Of course I want us to win, but I won't be terribly disappointed if we lose ... just as long as we take care of business in Carolina the next week. I think we need to win one of those games and then finish strong to secure one of the top two seeds. I think we match up better against Atlanta than we do Carolina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
byuvike88 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 4 hours ago, disaacs said: Kendricks is the only player not practicing today. Would be a huge loss in this game. Especially with Freeman coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 7 hours ago, disaacs said: Kendricks is the only player not practicing today. Would be a massive loss if he can't go on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 5 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: I think we match up better against Atlanta than we do Carolina. In what way? I completely disagree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 14 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: I think we match up better against Atlanta than we do Carolina. I agree, traditionally read option QB gives us trouble. Pocket passers with good WR is something we're reasonable good at and our LB skill set can combat that decently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Cam Newton's Panthers are 1-3 against the Vikings, and he's been pretty terrible in the last two meetings with Zimmer as the coach. The only victory was under Leslie Frazier and that pathetic defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 16 hours ago, SteelKing728 said: I think we match up better against Atlanta than we do Carolina. If I had to make a pick, I'd actually say they match up better against Carolina...but, at least for this season, we seem to match up with everyone pretty well...except for maybe Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 11 hours ago, JDBrocks said: In what way? I completely disagree finesse defense, passing attack that's reliant on one passing option, bad OLine, pocket QB. that's just a generalized way of looking at it. the individual matchups favor us I think too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 If you think Atlanta’s offense is reliant on just one option, you’re flat out wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 18 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: finesse defense, passing attack that's reliant on one passing option, bad OLine, pocket QB. that's just a generalized way of looking at it. the individual matchups favor us I think too. Atlanta's offense is potent and has a lot of weapons. Sanu, Hooper, Gabriel, and Jones are all good in the pass game, not to mention the RBs in the screen game. Freeman is back, and that mean the Freeman/Coleman 1-2 punch will be a threat all day too. Hitting Matt Ryan is the best way to ruin their offensive flow. I don't know that I would call ATL a finesse defense either. Certainly not their S and LBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 2 minutes ago, JDBrocks said: Atlanta's offense is potent and has a lot of weapons. Sanu, Hooper, Gabriel, and Jones are all good in the pass game, not to mention the RBs in the screen game. Freeman is back, and that mean the Freeman/Coleman 1-2 punch will be a threat all day too. Hitting Matt Ryan is the best way to ruin their offensive flow. I don't know that I would call ATL a finesse defense either. Certainly not their S and LBs. Really? I've always thought of the LBers as finesse. Keanu Neal is a very balanced player. I wanted us to draft him badly. I think Rhodes will be fine against Jones. I trust Kendricks (if he plays) against Hooper. Barr and Newman can handle the screen game. I like Hunters matchup against Schraeder. I trust our Tackles vs their ends. The RBs will be a problem. Im not sure about Sanu vs Waynes or Gabriel vs Alexander. Mack and Joseph will be an epic battle. Their DTs are nasty. Still, I like our matchup. Atlanta is a good team, and may be favored going into the game, but I believe we can beat them just as much as they can beat us. I rewatched the 2015 game and both teams have definitely improved since then. Adam Thielen recovering the Onside kick to ice it FTW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Kendricks back at practice, but now Remmers is back out...this time with a low back injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Big plays — 28 of ’em — have led to plenty of points — 75 of ’em — for the Falcons in the past three weeks. With Minnesota (9-2) heading to Atlanta (7-4) for a showdown against the defending NFC Champions, the Vikings will try to continue their limitation of explosive plays, which are defined as runs of 11 or more yards or passes of 15-plus yards. The Vikings have allowed the fewest explosive plays (63) of any team this season, which has helped Minnesota rank second in run defense (75.5 yards allowed/game), 11th in pass defense (214.9) and fifth in total defense (290.4), along with fifth in points against (17.7). http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Vikings-Limit-of-Falcons-Big-Plays-Could-Help-Keep-Points-Low/294cc970-aa2e-47a4-97bf-131439088a40?sf174887236=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Starting right tackle Mike Remmers, who has missed the past three games because of a concussion, did not practice Thursday because of a back injury that surfaced this week. Second-year tackle Rashod Hill has played well in Remmers’ absence. “I don’t think it’s bad, but we’ll see,” coach Mike Zimmer said. “He’s a really good pass protector,” Zimmer said. “He’s got long arms and size. It’s hard to get around him. I think he did better in the running game last week.” Remmers was the only Vikings player not to participate. Linebacker Eric Kendricks, who sat out Wednesday because of a hip injury, returned Thursday and was limited. http://www.twincities.com/2017/11/30/vikings-special-teams-anything-but-last-week-vs-lions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 The Falcons own the top-ranked third-down offense (48.1 percent conversions), while the Vikings field the league's best third-down defense, yielding a lowly 28.5 percent conversion rate. http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/Expert-Picks-Vikings-Chances-Against-Red-Hot-Atlanta-Falcons/76588f54-58a3-41d5-8034-2ba3274d1a55?sf174903469=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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