So we all love you. You're purple Jesus after all. We love how you "finish runs" but we are all getting worried about your fumbles etc. Like they said on TV last night. You seem to be "trying to hard."
I watched the guy from Carolina run, he ran for 20 yards down the sideline, saw 2 DBs coming and just walked out of bounds. If you already have the first and the only thing bending, twisting, spinning, reaching out or hurdling will get you is another .74 yards, please don't do it. Just cover up the ball and "keep the drive alive."
Not only will this reduce your league leading fumble ratio, but it will also reduce the chances of you getting hurt. (Or hurting someone from the opposing team)
Adrian Peterson... Purple Jesus... you're the "one"
PSALM #28Save thy people, and bless thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever.
JOB #28Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for gold [where] they fine [it]...He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he overturneth the mountains by the roots.
Remember the "5 points of pressure rule." I am not sure what it means, but I have a feeling it has to do with two hands while holding it into your body. Look at rugby players, they lateral the ball hundreds of times, no problems. So why can't you be as proficient?
Thanks and good luck.
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Now you listen to me Mr. Touie...I have been secretly stalking your Blog for some time now and I've noticed that one consistent theme appears. It is the fact that you don't blame Brad Childress, named "the worst coach in the NFL", for any Vikings losses and actually give him undeserved credit for executing routine professional-caliber plays and play calling.
Although your Blog is at times, and at best, mildly amusing and otherwise poorly conceived and might I say, somewhat demented, you at least are, in most cases, trying to find something interesting to say. But that is where the positives end and the hash reality of your lack of knowledge of professional football begins.
Until you place blame squarely on the poor coaching, even if in platitude, your Blog will live without meaningful analysis or credibility, content with just being the product of some wanker with too much time his hands and a free Sunday.
Thierry! Long time no hear. It's comforting to know you are an American Football enthusiast. I have always indicted lame knee jerk short sighted Viking fans more then I have endorsed said coach or a specific player.
Every sunday I see coaches make "questionable decisions" be they challenges, non challenges, going for it on fourth down, punting, settling or a field goal on the 1 etc. You name it, I've seen it.
Throughout the whole year I have only questioned 2 or 3 of CHILLYs decisions and thankfully they didn't decide the outcome of the game. I don't rank ESPN's dumb poll as valid just because of the low approval ratings of the people who have "too much time on their hands" allowing them to go online and vote in a meaningless poll.
I have always entertained others viewpoints and opinions but rarely has anyone ever had anything concrete or SPECIFIC to say regarding play calling etc. I find "play calling" the lamest, safest fence people can sit on when it comes to finding accountability in the NFL. Sadly, in my eyes, "accountability" always falls onto the coach, even when it's clearly the players faults.
Not one loss can be attributed directly to the coaching this year in my opinion. Not a single one...
You are correct in your first statement when you said he is "executing routine professional caliber plays" and that is all we can ask of him.
Until we see the behind the scenes footage, the half time talks caught on film, until we hear the players anecdotes when all is said an done, we won't be able to "judge" the coach or ultimately hold him accountable for our successes and failures. We can only go on the cliche of his record and "what has he done for "us" lately
But as far as a 3 year plan, building a competitive and young and salary cap friendly team, with stars on both sides of the ball and an explosive element, well. He's done a great job! Period.
And he deserves credit for the drafts and FA aquasitions he and his staf have made, as do the WILFS.
And as for the team's performance... They more then anyone have lost these few close games with drops, poor penalties, fumbles etc. They know it, any casual fan knows it... it's just these stubborn CHILLY haters that can't seem to accept that their pre-season expectations don't translate to real life.
It's not poor preparation or a lack of talent, it's poor execution.
"that's why we play the games!"
Poor Mr. Touie challenging me to describe an example...Do you take your Crow fried or sashimi style?...
Trailing Atlanta 24-10, Minnesota took possession near midfield with nine minutes remaining -- incompletion, short pass, short pass, incompletion, and the Falcons got the ball back. Adrian Peterson did not touch the pigskin on the series. True, Peterson fumbled twice in the game. But Peterson is the Vikings' meal ticket, and often seems to perform best after starting poorly. This season Peterson has fumbled once per 45 touches -- too much, considering Thurman Thomas fumbled once per 138 touches and Emmitt Smith fumbled once per 91. But short-term fumble numbers are mainly due to luck. The Vikings' coaches really thought Tarvaris Jackson throwing gave them a better chance to win than Peterson running?
Boy you're a cultured Algerian. I didn't know they had sushi over there.
If I recall, there was a significant drop there... one of your "incompletions" and to answer your question, Yes, they obviously thought we had a better chance to move the ball with a mixture of short and long routes instead of trying to pound it with Peterson. You take what they give you and try to find mismatches. they had "double-wides" often that game, hence SHANKS 7 catches.
This is an argument that has no resolution, it's ALL SPECULATION.
we don't even know if Tavaris audibled any of those, if AP was hurt for a minute.. you didn't tell me what the defense was doing. Many variables but most importantly that one series did not win/lose the game for us AND if you wanna bitch about one series in a game where we moved the ball at will well then you have to praise all the play calls that led to our previous two 12 play 80+ yard drives as well as the 12 play 82 yard TD drive after your said "possession"
BTW on our last TD drive did we run the ball much? Or did we "rely on Tavaris throwing the ball" ?
So I disagree with your example of poor coaching/playcalling. You'll have to try harder... I would also like to point out how in the CHI game multiple CHICAGO players mentioned that we made a good play/good play call. that we "caught them cheating in" and made them pay.
"On first-and-10 from the 1, Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte dropped back to pass and found Berrian way ahead of Tillman, who had dipped inside and left Berrian wide open. Frerotte hit him in stride as the duo combined to tie the longest offensive scoring play in NFL history.
The Bears sat stunned on the bench, with Tillman shaking his head in disgust.
Corey Graham, playing the other cornerback spot, described the play from his view.
"They pumped one way and came back to [Berrian] on the backside," he said. "Just a good scheme by them ... a good play. They knew that we cheat over. It's just a good call."
Just because a play doesn't work or a drive stalls doesn't mean it's the coaches fault, or that it's predictable. It's a chess game and the players have to execute. One lineman getting pancaked and allowing a sack can ruin the whole play, one holding call, one drop, one slip. (GB defender yesterday)
Anyone can be a monday quarterback. We got 233 yards passing and 76 yards RUSHING from TAVARIS. you have no case. Of course keep dropping back and letting Tavaris read, maybe dump it off to AP or TAYLOR who can make shit happen.. but nothing wrong with those play calls. Not to me.
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