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That was a frustrating loss for the Packers. Still don't understand the decision to not take the FG earlier in the game and Rodgers and Co. still look out of sync like last year. I'll give the Vikings D and Bradford some credit though, they looked great tonight.
Bradford certainly exceeded my expectations by a mile. I'm chugging purple koolaid. Get Rhodes and Floyd back and this defense is elite.
demoncore1031
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I'm feeling really good about this season now. The defense is legit. Waynes kept getting picked on and ended up making a huge INT to seal the deal. Get him to clean up the penalties and he will be really good. Kendricks needs to be talked about more. He is one of the best inside LB's in the league. Hunter is gonna be a star! He is off to an amazing start. Look for him to be starting by the halfway point of the season.
Offensive line needs to get better. We have no running game even if Peterson's injury is not significant. Once McKinnon is back to 100%, he will be getting more touches. Diggs is a stud! Rudy looks like he could finally have the season we have all been waiting for. Thielan looks great. Patterson is a bad mofo as a kick returner. How about Bradford? He looked fantastic and should keep improving as he continues to learn the playbook.
There are a few things to improve on, but if this team stays healthy then I could see another division title.
PS... EAT IT PACKERS!!!
Offensive line needs to get better. We have no running game even if Peterson's injury is not significant. Once McKinnon is back to 100%, he will be getting more touches. Diggs is a stud! Rudy looks like he could finally have the season we have all been waiting for. Thielan looks great. Patterson is a bad mofo as a kick returner. How about Bradford? He looked fantastic and should keep improving as he continues to learn the playbook.
There are a few things to improve on, but if this team stays healthy then I could see another division title.
PS... EAT IT PACKERS!!!
I'm shocked we got a win tonight with how abysmal our run protection was and AP leaving with an injury. I'm glad I stashed Diggs on my fantasy team because he is clearly going to see his stock rise if AP is out for a significant amount of time.
We have 3 games and then the BYE week:
@ Carolina
NY Giants
Texans
That has to be our most difficult stretch of the season. Depending on the severity of APs injury (it looked bad) I'm hoping we can get at least one win in that stretch and then recover over the Bye. The rest of our schedule is pretty favorable.
We have 3 games and then the BYE week:
@ Carolina
NY Giants
Texans
That has to be our most difficult stretch of the season. Depending on the severity of APs injury (it looked bad) I'm hoping we can get at least one win in that stretch and then recover over the Bye. The rest of our schedule is pretty favorable.
AP's injury looked bad and I am assuming hes out the rest of the season just in case. That being said, he wasnt really getting anything done on the ground (which by no means was his fault with a god-awful O line). It might be a good thing getting some young blood in their to run the ball and try some different things to try and make this O-line more effective, or should I say, make this O-lines faults matter less.
demoncore1031
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Rodgers had 4 turnovers and that was without Xavier Rhoades and Sharif Floyd. We might have a case to be considered the best pass defense in the league.
I love a good defense. I loved seeing Rogers eat turf. We just need to clean up the penalties and work on actually recovering fumbles.
This Packer team simply just isn't very good. I am a Packer fan and after watching them struggle against a bad Jacksonville team and tonight despite benefiting from 120+ penalty yards. Offense is out of sync, the Oline is dreadful, and there are many holes in the defensive secondary. Credit to Minnesota though, they took advantage of the mismatches and out coached GB.
demoncore1031
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McKinnon did great as a rookie when AP was out. Asiata is a reliable back. Losing AP would hurt, but not as bad as other players that could be lost.
Packers fan here. I'll be curious to see if Bradford can replicate his performance tonight. If he can, the vikings are title contenders. He looked better than Teddy Bridgewater ever has, his injury may end up being a blessing in disguise.
As for the packers, I think we will be fine. The vikings have an elite defense and it won them the game tonight. We played poorly on the road against a division rival in the first game in a brand new stadium and still came close to winning the game. I think the division is going to come down to Dec 24th in Lambeau. Should be a fun year in the NFC North!
As for the packers, I think we will be fine. The vikings have an elite defense and it won them the game tonight. We played poorly on the road against a division rival in the first game in a brand new stadium and still came close to winning the game. I think the division is going to come down to Dec 24th in Lambeau. Should be a fun year in the NFC North!
Bradford will be good if he stay healthy. Unfortunately, I can't see him lasting more than a few games the way the offensive line is playing right now. He got beat up in that game. The Vikings might have the two worst starting tackles in football.
The rumors floating around based on AD's ability to extend his knee are a meniscus injury. Out two weeks.
If he is out the next two weeks, going 1-1 against the Panthers and Giants would be a win for Minnesota.