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What is going on with the DROPS? I'll bet Randle El is screaming at them. Two weeks in a row now.

Our OL has been pretty bad all day, but you gotta give it to the Vikings D line too. Theyve been really good.

of course he missed it.

OK let's just run the ball now.

by PFF lol it's not what Ive seen on passing downs - but they have been playing well in the run game. The narratives take on a life of their own, and they dont always stay aligned with reality!

A good ST coach could have called that. We need one.

totally agree. I guess the defense was stacking against the run and Caleb canned it to get to other plays. Vikings Defensive game plan is excellent today.

Stevenson is out too. Uh oh.

no protection for Caleb today. Ugh.

OK, 4th quarter. Run the ball, eat clock. No 4th quarter heroics from the Vikings allowed please. We dont need a Caleb comeback, we need to close this out.

truth

Yeah, this is the basis of my optimism that Caleb wont just be good but GREAT. Mediocre QBs are mediocre. Caleb is great on a lot of plays, and makes mistakes on others. Learning to eliminate mistakes is a lot easier than learning to be great. The numbers say we are pretty good - the eyes say we arent that good. That means there is tons of room for improvement, and that means exceptional is within our grasp.

and he's sooooo smooth running routes - and todays drops notwithstanding, he has really good hands.

He obviously needs to concentrate on those catches today, but I think he is gonna be a real beast for us.

They are blitzing, and playing a lot of man, and the short routes arent open a lot. The Vikings are pressuring Caleb and leaving the deep throws one on one, betting that Calebs inaccuracy on the long ball wont hurt them, which has been true for a lot of the day. How to beat it? Run it down their throats and then throw on play action.

the league will definitely fine him this week - but we wont get the first down.

They arent booing, theyre saying Seeeeeweeeewell LOL

I would like to have a special teams coverage unit that can just even be average? Gotta figure Hightower will be replaced before next year.

it was blatant and awful. ugh

I'll look forward to the all 22 to see why this is happening.

Travis Homer? On a critical 3rd down? Why?

100%

I can see that, but they were running out of time anyway. If you run and pick it up, its another timeout. Im not saying youre wrong at all - I can see it both ways.

Johnson makes great adjustments. Riding the running game was the right thing to do there.

I think the Vikings defense has confused Caleb a lot today. Johnson needs to dial up the right plays and get Caleb's eyes where they need to be. This is a good trial by fire. I get that the Vikings defense is playing man to man with a spy, and the best way to attack that is with the deep ball, but you gotta move the chains. And that's on Johnson and the WRs getting open in shorter and intermediate routes too.