vike daddy Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 The Vikings’ defense leads the league in third down percentage. NFL.com stats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 That's awesome, doesn't surprise me too much. Right now the Vikings need to get the TO numbers up. I don't think there's any Vikings starters on defense that is having a terrible year right now, though there have been rough patches for Trae Waynes, but that's mainly compared against what Rhodes has done the past year or two, and that's kind of an unreasonable to compare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 hours ago, The Gnat said: That's awesome, doesn't surprise me too much. Right now the Vikings need to get the TO numbers up. I don't think there's any Vikings starters on defense that is having a terrible year right now, though there have been rough patches for Trae Waynes, but that's mainly compared against what Rhodes has done the past year or two, and that's kind of an unreasonable to compare. I agree with getting turnovers up. Great defenses need to be opportunistic, the Vikings have not been. im a bit dissapointed with the interior line. Stephen and Johnson aren't effective and haven't been getting much push. Pass rush could potentially be better, it baffles me that Jaleel Johnson isn't active. I'd take him in the lineup over Tom Johnson at this point. We need Stephen to backup Joseph. Waynes has been underwhelming, he needs to trust his physical ability. He'd be a much better CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 what we've all been waiting for. Jaleel Johnson time! (maybe) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 Which would mean likely that Linval will be on the field for every snap, because I wouldn't trust Jaleel playing the nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 20 minutes ago, disaacs said: Which would mean likely that Linval will be on the field for every snap, because I wouldn't trust Jaleel playing the nose. Joseph won't play in nickel. I think that would be the Johnson duo, and Robison. Bears will probably stick to the ground game which means less nickel than usual. im excited to see Jaleel get an opportunity. Hate to see injuries, fortunately it's minor, but sometimes they can be a blessing (see Diggs rookie year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AP_allday2869 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 On 10/3/2017 at 1:39 AM, Klomp said: Well it didn't help that he was held on that play.... Looks like he was held after he broke the contain. The run should have been brought back, but that doesn't change that he screwed up on that play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gnat Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 On 10/2/2017 at 10:43 AM, SteelKing728 said: How's the majority of this board feel about Trae Waynes? Good enough to give a 5th year option to or let him go after next season? I think an argument could be made either way. I think that he will be by the end of the season. Right now, it seems a little rough, but I tend to think that is more because we have Rhodes opposite of him. I'd have to go look through all of the stats, but he seems to give up his big plays on PI's. And he is really good at stopping the run. I'd lean towards giving it to him, better give it to him then go with Alexander and have to play a rookie at the nickle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 27 minutes ago, The Gnat said: I think that he will be by the end of the season. Right now, it seems a little rough, but I tend to think that is more because we have Rhodes opposite of him. I'd have to go look through all of the stats, but he seems to give up his big plays on PI's. And he is really good at stopping the run. I'd lean towards giving it to him, better give it to him then go with Alexander and have to play a rookie at the nickle. I think you're missing a word here, and I'm assuming its "fine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klomp Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 1 minute ago, SteelKing728 said: I think you're missing a word here, and I'm assuming its "fine" The question was if he'll be good enough to give a 5th year option to. That's what he'll be by the end of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I honestly wouldn't mind letting him walk. FA CBs get ridiculous contracts in FA and I don't expect MN to be very active in the next couple of offseasons as they lock up Diggs, Hunter, Barr and Kendricks, who all could get top dollar and be amongst the highest paid at their positions. keep Waynes for one more year, draft another CB in 2018 and by then, Alexander will be more seasoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I'm not picking up the 5th year option for Waynes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 16 hours ago, Klomp said: The question was if he'll be good enough to give a 5th year option to. That's what he'll be by the end of the year. yeah haha whoops! I read that wrong. I should've quoted my original post for clarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 The Vikings defense continues to pace the team’s effort and put on another dominant performance on Monday night. Chicago didn’t score an offensive point until 12:24 to play in the game, and that was on a fluke play when Andrew Sendejo tipped a Mitchell Trubisky pass in the end zone and it landed right in tight end Zach Miller’s arms for the score. Outside of that, there was nothing the Bears offense could do to move the ball on the Vikings defense. Chicago had only one red zone possession on the night and they ran a play from scrimmage in Vikings territory just twice in the final nine drives. The Bears were three of 12 (25%) on 3rd down and had nine of their 12 drives generate zero or only one 1st down. For the season, the Vikings defense has held opponents to 14 of 55 (25.5%) on 3rd downs, tops in the NFL. http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/5-Takeaways-from-Monday-Nights-Win-in-Chicago/bfbfdf30-6de8-4541-8b5e-617b65972d0f?sf120709812=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 we continue our league leading defense of 3rd down stops, Third Down Efficiency 4/17 - 23% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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