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So a great D and amazing special teams I guess will have to be enough....

StickierBuns
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Being 3-0 the way the Vikings are undefeated is of course not sustainable. Its fantastic for sure, all 3 NFC wins and 2 within the division. But not sure how the 'King of the backfooted Moonball' (and we thought KM stood for Kyler Murray) is going to help the position. I tried to give the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise, well....here's otherwise. The dude looks skittish in the pocket and inaccurate. That's a guy that's started 90 games?? 🤔

Thoughts:

  • Welcome back to the living, Ivan Pace Jr. 👍

  • Will Fries.....yuck. There's another one I tried to give the benefit of the doubt to, but he just looks subpar.

  • Correct me if I'm wrong, did I see Brandel do a decent job against Vita Vea? That horseshit pass KM threw low to get blocked by Vea, Brandel was actually moving him somewhat. You can't win the battle every snap against Vita but it appeared to me Brandel had some good moments. Although most of the pressure by Tampa came inside. 🙄 p.s. shoutout to Donovan Jackson for putting Vea on the ground once that I saw.

  • Baker Mayfied got the piss knocked out of him, tough dude. Tip o' the hat.

  • Myles Price, what a return. Will the Thrill is money. And nice job Johnny Hekker, great stand in play for Thorson.

  • How much better can Kyler Murray get in this offense with more snaps? That'll be the difference if the team gets elite or just another first round playoff knockout. Wentz isn't any kind of answer and JJM was inactive, so that tells you what KOC thinks of him. O'Connell looked really frustrated several times on the sidelines with the offense.

  • Kyle Van Noy = perfect fit for BFlo defense. Teasley seems to the have the pulse of what kinds of players work for the team as pickups.

Work to be done offensively would be an understatement. Loving 3-0, Skol. ✌️

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#1 · Sep 28, 3:33 AM
SurfnRide
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pattersaur wrote:

The run up the middle worked for all of one drive (the first one), but heck if we weren't gonna keep trying!

It was driving me nuts.

And I swear to god KOC does NOT know how to call a slant pass. If your QB is getting pressure run a slant and give it to JJ or JA who are great at YAC and get it out of your QBs hands fast.

Nah.... Run it up the f-ing middle again.

edited Sep 28, 2026 5:21 PM CT
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#22 · Sep 28, 5:18 PM CT
Vikesrock
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SurfnRide wrote:

It was driving me nuts.

And I swear to god KOC does NOT know how to call a slant pass. If your QB is getting pressure run a slant and give it to JJ or JA who are great at YAC and get it out of your QBs hands fast.

Nah.... Run it up the f-ing middle again.

You can't call a slant pass with a 4'11" QB. He can't see the receiver breaks over the OL.

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