SteelKing728 Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I'm curious what more we could have done to help Carlson besides keeping him longer to see if he'll situate things out. I'm under the impression that Zimmer was not going to be patient with him, or really anybody who performed poorly, like Kellen Mond. Granted, I have no insider information here at all. I'm basing this off what I've seen with this team during the Zimmer era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 9:17 PM, SteelKing728 said: I'm curious what more we could have done to help Carlson besides keeping him longer to see if he'll situate things out. I'm under the impression that Zimmer was not going to be patient with him, or really anybody who performed poorly, like Kellen Mond. Granted, I have no insider information here at all. I'm basing this off what I've seen with this team during the Zimmer era. That is likely accurate. While we'll never know, Zimmer's patience with mistakes wasn't very long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 On 12/9/2023 at 9:17 PM, SteelKing728 said: I'm curious what more we could have done to help Carlson besides keeping him longer to see if he'll situate things out. I'm under the impression that Zimmer was not going to be patient with him, or really anybody who performed poorly, like Kellen Mond. Granted, I have no insider information here at all. I'm basing this off what I've seen with this team during the Zimmer era. The Raiders saw a mechanical issue with his approach to the ball on field goal kicks and fixed it. Carlson's been nails ever since. Zimmer didn't want to have to work with a rookie kicker to figure it out. He wasn't willing to put the time in to figuring things out on offense or with special teams, which was ultimately his undoing as a coach. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Seeing how this coaching staff trusts and relies on young players to contribute, and gives them room to make youthful mistakes, really makes you appreciate not having Zimmer here even more. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 46 minutes ago, JDBrocks said: The Raiders saw a mechanical issue with his approach to the ball on field goal kicks and fixed it. Shoot, a former kicker watching the Green Bay game on TV saw the mechanical issue, and knew what Carlson needed to do to fix it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, JDBrocks said: Wright has been taking acting classes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Where does a kicker line up compared to how a punter lines up? How difficult is a direct snap to the kicker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: Wright has been taking acting classes he's very delicate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 11, 2023 Author Share Posted December 11, 2023 anyone have a clip of the fake field goal/pooch punt yesterday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 16 minutes ago, vikesfan89 said: Where does a kicker line up compared to how a punter lines up? How difficult is a direct snap to the kicker? About half the distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Greg Joseph has only made 45 percent of his field-goal attempts from 40 yards away or further this season (5-of-11). After Sunday's performance, the Vikings' only kicker on their roster has converted only 76 percent of his field goal tries this year, which is even lower than the 78.8 field-goal percentage that he finished with last season. https://thevikingage.com/posts/3-minnesota-vikings-should-benched-week-15-cincinnati-bengals/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 He could use some work on his pooch kicks also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Relax Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, vike daddy said: Greg Joseph has only made 45 percent of his field-goal attempts from 40 yards away or further this season (5-of-11). After Sunday's performance, the Vikings' only kicker on their roster has converted only 76 percent of his field goal tries this year, which is even lower than the 78.8 field-goal percentage that he finished with last season. https://thevikingage.com/posts/3-minnesota-vikings-should-benched-week-15-cincinnati-bengals/4 Yeah...Joseph has taken a step back....which is probably deadly for a place kicker...hahaha...I crack myself up sometimes!!😆 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 A different special teams coordinator is probably something O’Connell needs to consider after this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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