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In Flores We Trust - How Good Can This Defense Be?


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So Flores has to be considered the best Coordinator in the NFL, right? 

This defense, on paper, is far less talented than it was last year, and it's not like last year's defense was the '86 Bears. Additionally, the Vikings defensive payroll is 18th in the league (28.88%). The only premier defender is Hunter. Our down linemen are unremarkable. Our big defensive free agent (Davenport) hasn't even played two full games. It's hard to think of a more impressive coaching performance.

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11 minutes ago, wcblack34 said:

So Flores has to be considered the best Coordinator in the NFL, right? 

This defense, on paper, is far less talented than it was last year, and it's not like last year's defense was the '86 Bears. Additionally, the Vikings defensive payroll is 18th in the league (28.88%). The only premier defender is Hunter. Our down linemen are unremarkable. Our big defensive free agent (Davenport) hasn't even played two full games. It's hard to think of a more impressive coaching performance.

Flores is, without a doubt, the best DC in football. He is a complete genius. 

Imagine if we signed Ejiro Evero like many here wanted to... Yikes. 

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33 minutes ago, wcblack34 said:

So Flores has to be considered the best Coordinator in the NFL, right? 

This defense, on paper, is far less talented than it was last year, and it's not like last year's defense was the '86 Bears. Additionally, the Vikings defensive payroll is 18th in the league (28.88%). The only premier defender is Hunter. Our down linemen are unremarkable. Our big defensive free agent (Davenport) hasn't even played two full games. It's hard to think of a more impressive coaching performance.

Speaking of Davenport, what kind of ankle sprain is he dealing with?  It seems like he has been out for quite a long time by ankle sprain standards. It would be nice if Flores is given a chance to get a bit more out of that $13M investment.

Davenport looked good in the limited action he has had. It would be nice if the team could get him back for the playoff push.  I assume he'll need some weeks to get into game shape.  Opening the 21-day window how only gives Davenport one game before playoffs. Should we assume we aren't going to see Davenport until the playoffs at the earliest?

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Jordan Hicks isn’t far off from returning.

O’Connell insists that the veteran linebacker and team captain is ahead of schedule: “Jordan is probably ahead of schedule when considering the severity of what we felt in the immediate aftermath of his injury.” He then notes that the linebacker is “really close” to begin practicing.

https://purpleptsd.com/2023/vikings/top_news/vikings-skipper-points-health/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

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3 hours ago, wcblack34 said:

So Flores has to be considered the best Coordinator in the NFL, right? 

This defense, on paper, is far less talented than it was last year, and it's not like last year's defense was the '86 Bears. Additionally, the Vikings defensive payroll is 18th in the league (28.88%). The only premier defender is Hunter. Our down linemen are unremarkable. Our big defensive free agent (Davenport) hasn't even played two full games. It's hard to think of a more impressive coaching performance.

Probably him or Dan Quinn as pure DCs go. Flores is doing far more with less. Just imagine if Kwesi went out and added some real defensive talent with high picks or premium FA dollars. 

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