All Things 2024-25 Vikings Regular Season Thread

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Ope3 said:
Turns out the current 6 game heater that Goff is on, 82.8% is the highest for any QB...EVER.

And the Lions got multiple #1s when they took him off the LA Rams hands.

It worked out for the Rams too. One of the most fascinating NFL trades ever, IMO.
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He’s in the Top 2 with Lamar for MVP right now and I’d be surprised if he didn’t win, as Jackson already has two and the Lions are a feel good story.

He’s playing behind the best OL which had two All-Pros in Sewell and Ragnow.
They also have excellent skill players.

We can beat them, but we need to stay healthy and Coach Flo needs some Merlinesque Magic game plan to pressure Goff.
 
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Ope3 said:
Turns out the current 6 game heater that Goff is on, 82.8% is the highest for any QB...EVER.

And the Lions got multiple #1s when they took him off the LA Rams hands.

It worked out for the Rams too. One of the most fascinating NFL trades ever, IMO.
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The epitome of a “win win”
 

GopherGrit said:
I thought Mark Craig had a nice column in the STrib: https://www.startribune.com/minneso...eason-nfl-mark-craig-kevin-oconnell/601175340

From the article:

• Darnold is 6-2. He has never been better than 4-4 in the four previous seasons in which he has started at least eight games. If he beats Jacksonville (2-7) on Sunday, he will match his career high for victories (7-6 with the Jets in 2019). He started 3-5, 4-4 and 0-8 with the Jets and 4-4 with the Carolina Panthers in 2022.
• Darnold is completing 69.5% of his passes. His completion percentages through eight games previously: 55.2, 63.9, 59.3 and 60.8.
• Darnold’s passer rating is 107.8. His passer ratings through eight games previously: 74.5, 82.1, 67.3 and 76.8.
• Darnold is on pace to complete 329 of 474 passes for 4,038 yards and 36 touchdowns with a 107.8 passer rating. Darnold’s current career season highs: 273 completions, 61.9% accuracy, 3,024 yards, 19 touchdowns (two more than he has right now) and an 84.3 passer rating.

Yeah, but what about his seven interceptions, which are seventh worst in the NFL and have him on pace to tie his career high of 15 for the season?
Not all interceptions are a crime against humanity. Some are a part of doing business between a cannon-armed QB and an elite set of targets that includes the league’s best, Justin Jefferson.
Darnold’s second interception Sunday came when he launched a ball on a deep dagger route that he and Jefferson have been torching defenses with all season. The way the Colts played for the deep throw left tight end Josh Oliver wide open underneath for what would have been the better decision.
“Sam’s aggressive on those dagger throws, and he throws them about as well as anybody I ever been around,” O’Connell said. “Sometimes the defense can make you say no and check the ball down.”
That wasn’t O’Connell putting up a stop-it sign.
“I’m going to stay aggressive with him,” O’Connell said. “My trust in Sam is something that I think is going to be a winning edge for our football team.”

Here are some numbers through eight games to back that up:
Completions of 20 or more yards: 33.
Balls thrown deep among those 33 completions: 25.
Completions of 20 or more yards to Jefferson: 15.
Balls thrown deep among those 15 completions to Jefferson: 14.
So, yeah, the Colts game was sloppy. Darnold threw his sixth and seventh interceptions.

But he also had seven completions of 20 or more yards. Jefferson caught five of them on deep throws for a combined 128 yards.
Just food for thought the next time any of us (guilty as charged, your honor) get another urge to yelp, “Same old Sam!”
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Your post even impressed him😉


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Darnold sucks so bad

I think a fast start to the season was detrimental. Made people think maybe he was good, in reality he plays in a offense that even made the bozos we ran out there last year look good at times. With elite play makers around him and the best receiver in the game.

Guy has a football IQ of -50
 


JJ was mugged on that pick, maybe shouldn’t have thrown it, but tough for JJ to catch it, when the db’s got him in a full body hold.
 

That was a horrible decision/throw by Darnold , but it should be overturned, as the ball clearly hit the ground on the replay. Dean agreed with me on the end zone pick, so I’m good😎
 
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MUgopher32 said:
Darnold sucks so bad

I think a fast start to the season was detrimental. Made people think maybe he was good, in reality he plays in a offense that even made the bozos we ran out there last year look good at times. With elite play makers around him and the best receiver in the game.

Guy has a football IQ of -50
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It also made people think the Vikings were good, or better than they are. Next year was always going to be the year they were setting themselves up for really, with this year still being a cap-clearing exercise. They'll win some more games, probably make the playoffs, and have an early exit.

If Flores' defense falters in the second half of this season like they often do, it will be cause for concern also, but it's too early to say that.
 







Ogee Ogilthorpe said:
It also made people think the Vikings were good, or better than they are. Next year was always going to be the year they were setting themselves up for really, with this year still being a cap-clearing exercise. They'll win some more games, probably make the playoffs, and have an early exit.

If Flores' defense falters in the second half of this season like they often do, it will be cause for concern also, but it's too early to say that.
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The D start was a bit smoke and mirrors. We blitz a lot and force some TOs with big leads.

In reality the secondary is old as hell so its going to be very inconsistent. But due to Flores play calling a lot of times it still holds up well enough.

Like you said this was never really supposed to be the year. But its just frustrating because its a pretty open NFC. And if we had even a half competent QB wed be real contenders.

I know it should have been overturned. But the fact he even threw that ball on the second pick is absolutely mind blowing.
 





Weve gotta call up any and ever recently retired QB and tell em to give it a shot.

Matt Ryan cmon down
 






He just threw his 4th pick.

Doesn't count thankfully because it was a penalty on Jags and they fumbled it anyways

But the flag had nothing to do with yet another horrible throw
 



Some karma there. Number 51 for the jags was trying to get a headshot in on darnold and f***** up his own guy
 






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