There's only so many knee caps you can bite.I’m convinced the Dan Campbell experience has an expiration date of 3-4 years; that kind of energy from a manager/coach can be exhausting after a while.
There's only so many knee caps you can bite.I’m convinced the Dan Campbell experience has an expiration date of 3-4 years; that kind of energy from a manager/coach can be exhausting after a while.
If it was the Twins, day to day would mean he's out two months. But hopefully true in this case.
No argument what so ever. I can't stand listening to them.Am I completely out of line saying PA and Bercich are a horrible listen. I can’t handle the constant whining of Bercich and the extreme homerism. Full disclosure: not a Vikings fan. Not being a dink, I’m just curious of other thoughts here.
Whenever he opens his yap I get a migraine.P.A. is kind of a dweeb but at least his play by play can be exciting. His analysis is generally terrible when he gets into that.
Friendly fire on a run block of all things.Contusion is better than a pull in my amateur doctor opinion.
Listening to the 49ers Broadcast team in the 2nd Half, it never sounded like just a 6 point game.That’s a really nice win. Could have made it a bit easier on themselves. The defense is really good. Cashman was all over the place today.
There's more compression and transfer of energy with the softer leather being used for footballs in today's game.Is it just me, or are 55 yard field goals almost becoming like extra points. I swear, hardly any of them miss in the games I watch.
Excellent article on The D and how it’s for realz
The Run D was porous at times, but they did get lots of pressure overall with five sacks.I'm looking forward to reading it, but they DID give up 400 yards and they punted twice. Got to watch the game after getting home from the Cardinals WHIPPING of the Rams, and loved the win but was surprised how easily the 49ers moved the ball. But hey, there's a reason they're SB contenders, and I didn't change my mind yesterday.
Just an awesome awesome win.
The 49ers really only "easily" moved the ball in the 4th Quarter, IMO, with their 99 yd TD and 57 yd FG drives, in which the Vikings were playing a bit of prevent.I'm looking forward to reading it, but they DID give up 400 yards and they punted twice. Got to watch the game after getting home from the Cardinals WHIPPING of the Rams, and loved the win but was surprised how easily the 49ers moved the ball. But hey, there's a reason they're SB contenders, and I didn't change my mind yesterday.
Just an awesome awesome win.
In the first three quarters at least I felt like a lot of that was very hard to come by in the air. Lots of really tough catches where Purdy had to place the ball perfectly. The secondary played pretty well IMO.I'm looking forward to reading it, but they DID give up 400 yards and they punted twice. Got to watch the game after getting home from the Cardinals WHIPPING of the Rams, and loved the win but was surprised how easily the 49ers moved the ball. But hey, there's a reason they're SB contenders, and I didn't change my mind yesterday.
Just an awesome awesome win.
In the last 2 games against Alvin Kamara........Kamara has scored 10 touchdowns.Deep dive on the previous Head Coach.
Mike Zimmer opens up about final years as Vikings coach
Former Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer talks to the Minnesota Star Tribune's Mark Craig about his final years in Minnesota, the death of his son Adam, and his return to the NFL as Cowboys defensive coordinator.www.startribune.com
Personally, I liked Zim. When their roster was healthy, they were stout on Defense. Downfall was as a Head Coach, needed to also focus on other side of the ball with really adept Offensive Coordinators and at least be on the same page.
The way it fell apart with Norv Turner was a bad omen.
The time was ripe when they let him go. I think the Wilfs made the right decision to make a clean break with Spielman as well.
In the first three quarters at least I felt like a lot of that was very hard to come by in the air. Lots of really tough catches where Purdy had to place the ball perfectly. The secondary played pretty well IMO.
Yep. He had 97 more yards passing than Mahomes last year in 153 less pass attempts and 93 less completions. Very efficient.Purdy continues to be the most underrated and most disrespected player in the NFL right now. He's becoming an elite player and the notion that it's because he's in the Shanahan system and a "system QB" is just plain ridiculous and laughable.
And it's not just throwing short, high percentage passes. A few of the podcasts I listen to put a lot of weight into Yards Per Attempt; 7.0 YPA and above kind of the dividing line for whether or not you're an effective passer and also if you're throwing the ball down the field.
Last year Purdy crushed the league by a full YPA, averaging 9.2 YPA for the whole season. This year through 2 games he's at 8.5 YPA.
Watch the games. Purdy stands in the pocket and throws the ball DOWN THE FIELD, throwing guys open, small windows, and mostly making really good decisions with the football. And more athletic than people give him credit for also.
Get Risner healthy at RG and the OL looks pretty good.x.com
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I heard the stat on SNF last night so I hope I'm getting it right. But it was something like NFL kickers are 33 or 37 on 50+ field goal attempts so far this season. That's higher than a free throw percentage! Insane.Is it just me, or are 55 yard field goals almost becoming like extra points. I swear, hardly any of them miss in the games I watch.
Kickers went 21 of 23 in week one alone. And one of the two kickers that missed was cut the next day (Cade York by Washington).I heard the stat on SNF last night so I hope I'm getting it right. But it was something like NFL kickers are 33 or 37 on 50+ field goal attempts so far this season. That's higher than a free throw percentage! Insane.
A fun prop bet would be which kicker boots the first 70 yarder.Kickers went 21 of 23 in week one alone. And one of the two kickers that missed was cut the next day (Cade York by Washington).
In this specific situation I agree it was dumb to go for it on 4th and 4 on a short field. But the reason you think there’s a “massive epidemic” of teams going for it on 4th down is because for the longest time coaches were way too quick to punt or kick field goals in situations where they shouldn’t have.I wholeheartedly agree with Lombardi on this, in regards to the massive epidemic of teams going for it on 4th down. And as far as the ESPN graphic on the screen saying what they think, I don't give a flying f*ck what the analytics folks at the "worldwide leader" think about it: