swede700 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 minute ago, vikesfan89 said: Obviously it's still early and they could easily regress again but it is promising. Even more encouraging is that they have to quality rookies to develop that will have a chance to improve it even more That's what I'm hoping for. I'm hoping that they can have a young line that grows together, ala how the Cowboys did it (but unfortunately have wasted it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VikeManDan Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Do my eyes deceive me or has Hill settled down a bit? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, VikeManDan said: Do my eyes deceive me or has Hill settled down a bit? He didn’t commit any penalties this week. So, that’s something. Edited September 27, 2021 by SemperFeist 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 26 minutes ago, VikeManDan said: Do my eyes deceive me or has Hill settled down a bit? To me, this was the play of the game, and also shows why Hill can't keep starting. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, JDBrocks said: To me, this was the play of the game, and also shows why Hill can't keep starting. Should he have taken the inside guy, and let the outside guy run free? I'm not really sure what he should do there. That said, CLUTCH play by the QB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 minute ago, PrplChilPill said: Should he have taken the inside guy, and let the outside guy run free? I'm not really sure what he should do there. That said, CLUTCH play by the QB. He was a little slow on the backpedal, but he did enough to slow the guy down even if it wasn't a great block. However, with the cutting of Brandel, I'm sure that means that we'll see Darrisaw pretty soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDBrocks Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 minute ago, PrplChilPill said: Should he have taken the inside guy, and let the outside guy run free? I'm not really sure what he should do there. That said, CLUTCH play by the QB. one guy or the other, but he can't let one guy go and not block the other. The end and the blitzer were both in the QB's lap. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, swede700 said: As I've iterated often (and probably so much so that people are irritated at hearing it), it's relative. It's a good O-Line as compared to the current state of offensive line play in the NFL overall. However, offensive line play in the current NFL is terrible overall. I think you've hit the nail on the head. This offensive line couldn't have played in the league 25 or 40 years ago. They are nowhere near the best lines the Vikings have ever had. Yet, given what goes as oline play currently, they are pretty good. The way the NFL and colleges have de-emphasized the importance of line play has been the number one reason why I consider "modern" football to be boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikings209 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 With chemistry being a huge part in oline play do we start Darrisaw when he's healthy or ride with the current line as long as they keep performing decently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solidvikingfan Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 27 minutes ago, vikings209 said: With chemistry being a huge part in oline play do we start Darrisaw when he's healthy or ride with the current line as long as they keep performing decently I think Darrisaw will be a backup tackle I don't see them immediately plugging him in at left tackle when he shows he can put full practices together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Nice stuff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 2 hours ago, PrplChilPill said: Should he have taken the inside guy, and let the outside guy run free? I'm not really sure what he should do there. That said, CLUTCH play by the QB. Hill clearly gets beat, but he takes the right guy. Abdullah was late and failed to pick up the blitzer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HitStickAllDay Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 16 minutes ago, SteelKing728 said: Nice stuff! Udoh is legit. Bradbury has also improved. Cleveland, Udoh, and ONeil are all solid. Bradbury might not be the best, but improved guard play has helped. Hill is serviceable, but we obviously hope that Darrisaw completes what is a burgeoning, young, talented offensive line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikesfan89 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 Kudos to those who advocated for moving Udoh to guard 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted September 27, 2021 Share Posted September 27, 2021 1 hour ago, solidvikingfan said: I think Darrisaw will be a backup tackle I don't see them immediately plugging him in at left tackle when he shows he can put full practices together. I don't think they'd immediately plug him in either, since he had no training camp...but, if he can start team drills this week, I'm hoping that he might be able to take over the spot after the bye. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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