[OC] Vikings Offensive Player of Game 4
Before the season kicks off, I'll be taking a look at the Vikings' best offensive and defensive player each game and highlighting exactly why and how they had such a good game. For simplicity sake, I'll be choosing whoever PFF rated as the best player on each side of the ball that week. Right now that's the easiest way to do it, but I'm open to other suggestions like possibly a vote for the upcoming season.
In a game where the Vikings O actually scored 3 TDs no one Vikings offensive player really stood out. This game's top offensive player was Alex Boone who had a decidedly average game. He did do a solid job in the pass game not allowing a single pressure which contributed to Bradford having one of his least pressured game of the season.
In the run game the only thing he was good at was remaining consistently average at best. His best block by far was this combo in the 3rd quarter. He gives a good shot to knock him over into control of Berger. Then he makes it up to the LB and blocks him off from making a play. It was the smoothest he looked in space all game.
The Giants don’t have any good interior pass rushers so running line games were their best way of getting interior pressure. Boone did an excellent job passing off and receiving stunts the entire game.
On occasion, the Giants would also line up their top tier pass rusher, Olivier Vernon, on the inside. The few times Boone was asked to block him he did the job extremely well, completely stonewalling him most of the time.
I wish I had more highlights to show you but like I said it was a very average game for Boone. The Vikings rushed 33 times for 104 yards and a measly 3.3 yards per carry. Boone was basically flawless in the pass game so you can imagine have his run performance was for him to receive an average grade. Regardless, he wasn’t bad this game and showed that he can solidify the LG position, if only at a basic level. With what we’ve had on the line lately though, I’ll take mediocre every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
In a game where the Vikings O actually scored 3 TDs no one Vikings offensive player really stood out. This game's top offensive player was Alex Boone who had a decidedly average game. He did do a solid job in the pass game not allowing a single pressure which contributed to Bradford having one of his least pressured game of the season.
In the run game the only thing he was good at was remaining consistently average at best. His best block by far was this combo in the 3rd quarter. He gives a good shot to knock him over into control of Berger. Then he makes it up to the LB and blocks him off from making a play. It was the smoothest he looked in space all game.
The Giants don’t have any good interior pass rushers so running line games were their best way of getting interior pressure. Boone did an excellent job passing off and receiving stunts the entire game.
On occasion, the Giants would also line up their top tier pass rusher, Olivier Vernon, on the inside. The few times Boone was asked to block him he did the job extremely well, completely stonewalling him most of the time.
I wish I had more highlights to show you but like I said it was a very average game for Boone. The Vikings rushed 33 times for 104 yards and a measly 3.3 yards per carry. Boone was basically flawless in the pass game so you can imagine have his run performance was for him to receive an average grade. Regardless, he wasn’t bad this game and showed that he can solidify the LG position, if only at a basic level. With what we’ve had on the line lately though, I’ll take mediocre every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
