swede700 Posted Monday at 03:35 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 03:35 PM 6 minutes ago, KFP7 said: blocked from memory Yeah, I bet you'd want to block that one. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted Monday at 03:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:43 PM Hoping that the WR group can have a big day. T. Arnold has been quite handsy through 6 weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFP7 Posted Monday at 03:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:49 PM 11 minutes ago, swede700 said: Yeah, I bet you'd want to block that one. 😂 your ability to get out to quick leads has been very impressive this year. Huge nod to your coaching staff to do that week in and week out. Will be interesting to see Darnold having to play from behind. Regardless, looking at your next 7 games...hard to see the Vikings any worse than 10-2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted Monday at 04:04 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 04:04 PM 5 minutes ago, KFP7 said: your ability to get out to quick leads has been very impressive this year. Huge nod to your coaching staff to do that week in and week out. Will be interesting to see Darnold having to play from behind. Regardless, looking at your next 7 games...hard to see the Vikings any worse than 10-2. It'll be interesting to say the least. This game will be a tight one, as the Lions games have been recently. I really don't think the Lions have been significantly tested this year yet...at least not like this. Their lone loss was to a Buccaneers team that is better than people think (although they had a really bad loss to the Broncos). 5 of the last 7 games between these 2 teams have been one-score games. The only ones that weren't were the Nick Mullens game back in January and the game at Ford Field in December of '22 when the Lions kicked a FG with 17 seconds left to make it an 11-pt game. The Lions, however, have won 4 of the last 5 matchups, but are still down big in the matchups all-time, as the Vikings lead that 80-43-2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wcblack34 Posted Monday at 04:19 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:19 PM The Vikings will have to find a way to solve Detroit's offensive line, but it will also be important that we jump out to a lead to make them more one-dimensional. Offensively, it's the loss of Hutchinson will help the Vikings immensely. Especially without Davenport. They just don't have a lot of depth for pass rushers. If we keep Sam clean and upright, and Aaron Jones is able to go, I think we're going to have a very good day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted Monday at 05:52 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:52 PM 1 hour ago, wcblack34 said: The Vikings will have to find a way to solve Detroit's offensive line, but it will also be important that we jump out to a lead to make them more one-dimensional. Offensively, it's the loss of Hutchinson will help the Vikings immensely. Especially without Davenport. They just don't have a lot of depth for pass rushers. If we keep Sam clean and upright, and Aaron Jones is able to go, I think we're going to have a very good day. True, the loss of Hutchinson is huge for that defense, they have no one really to take his place but that secondary is much improved off last year Arnold and Rakestraw can play and Robertson is an upgrade in the slot. DJ Reader is a massive upgrade for them at DT and McNeil/Onwuzurike are improved off last year. I agree they need to jump out to an early lead, because if Detroit goes up 14-0 and can consistently run the ball, game over. They have the best OL in the NFL, Sewell is arguably the best single OL in the NFL and they have the best RB duo in the NFL and arguably the best combined TE/WR/RB core in the NFL. St. Brown and LaPorta are both elite and Jameson Williams is coming on, and Tim Patrick is a tough physical WR, and Gibbs/Montgomery are both fine pass catchers. Aaron Jones is huge and his health, it seems to be a totally different offense if he is not in there to run the ball with his quickness and be a pass catcher out of the backfield. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted Monday at 07:32 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 07:32 PM Aaron Jones is participating in practice today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted Monday at 07:51 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:51 PM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted Monday at 09:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:16 PM 5 hours ago, KFP7 said: blocked from memory not ours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted Monday at 09:56 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:56 PM Star Tribune‘s Ben Goessling tweeted Monday. “Aaron Jones is participating in the Vikings’ light practice as they return from their bye week. Good early sign for the running back after his hip injury in London. Didn’t see Blake Cashman or Harrison Phillips, though the Vikings can be cautious with a bit of a bonus day today.” Furthermore, a source told VikingsTerritory that Jones “should be good to go” for Sunday’s game. The same source also indicated there’s almost no chance that Hockenson will play against Detroit, instead targeting Week 8 for the tight end’s return. https://vikingsterritory.com/2024/news/top_news/the-aaron-jones-update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad People Posted Monday at 10:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:49 PM For me this game comes down to if we can stop the run which I’m fairly skeptical about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted Monday at 11:07 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:07 PM 18 minutes ago, Sad People said: For me this game comes down to if we can stop the run which I’m fairly skeptical about. or get ahead in the score and force them to pass.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted Monday at 11:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:49 PM 58 minutes ago, Sad People said: For me this game comes down to if we can stop the run which I’m fairly skeptical about. Is it their 3rd ranked yards per carry allowed, their 1st ranked rushing TDs allowed, or their 2nd ranked yards allowed that has you skeptical? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted Tuesday at 01:36 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 01:36 AM Edge rusher Aidan Hutchinson wasn’t the only defensive lineman the Lions lost in the big win over the Cowboys. Nose tackle Kyle Peko was injured with 7:55 remaining in the first quarter while making a tackle on Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott. Peko did not return with a pectoral injury. On Monday, he underwent an MRI. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that imaging confirmed a pectoral tear for Peko, an injury that is expected to end Peko’s season. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/report-kyle-pekos-season-likely-over-with-torn-pectoral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc_vikingfan Posted Tuesday at 08:22 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 08:22 AM I hope TJ Hockensen plays. This offense avg 2.6 catches a game from the TE position. It would open things up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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