Post by Purple Pain on Oct 1, 2018 19:26:39 GMT -6
WELL, it can't go much worse than it did last time, right? ...RIGHT?!?
Some info to get you started:
Please fix something ... OL, defense, something!
At least the Vikes aren't the only ones showing major signs of suck:
A different feeling as Vikings, Eagles meet in rematch of NFC title game
by Ben Goessling
Link: www.startribune.com/a-different-feeling-as-vikings-eagles-meet-in-rematch-of-nfc-title-game/494831391/
Some info to get you started:
Please fix something ... OL, defense, something!
At least the Vikes aren't the only ones showing major signs of suck:
A different feeling as Vikings, Eagles meet in rematch of NFC title game
by Ben Goessling
The narrative coming out of the Vikings’ locker room this week, as the team prepares for its trip to Philadelphia on Sunday, figures to be that this matchup is a separate entity from the Eagles’ 38-7 win over the Vikings in the NFC Championship Game last January.
The facts should help that narrative along: The Vikings and Eagles both have different quarterbacks than the last time they faced, with Kirk Cousins coming to Minnesota and Carson Wentz having returned from the torn ACL that kept him out for the NFC Championship Game. John DeFilippo — the Eagles quarterbacks coach for the NFC title game — is the Vikings’ offensive coordinator now.
And most importantly, as the Vikings try to rebound from a week where they lost two games in five days, they’re facing an Eagles team going through its own set of growing pains.
Philadelphia is 25th in the league in points through the first quarter of the season, having struggled to finish drives in the red zone so far this season and kicking three field goals of 37 yards or shorter in a 26-23 overtime loss to the Titans on Sunday. The Eagles have dropped both of their road games this season, switching from Nick Foles to Wentz the week they faced the Colts and their former offensive coordinator (Frank Reich).
The matchup, given a late-afternoon national TV audience on Fox, will be between a pair of presumptive contenders still trying to find their footing.
“There’ll be a tremendous sense of urgency,” Cousins said Thursday night. “We’ll have an edge to us in our preparation, an edge to us during the game. They’re the defending world champions, we’re playing them at their place, they reloaded and added some talent. It’s going to be a challenge, but that’s really what this league is all about.”
The Vikings returned to work on Monday following a weekend off in the wake of their 38-31 loss to the Rams on Thursday night. Their 1-2-1 record puts them third in the NFC North through the first four weeks of the season, behind the 3-1 Bears and the 2-1-1 Packers.
Their defense, which forced four turnovers in the season opener, hasn’t had a takeaway since, and the 556 yards they allowed on Thursday night were the most since the Saints torched a 2-11 Vikings team for 573 on Dec. 18, 2011.
The facts should help that narrative along: The Vikings and Eagles both have different quarterbacks than the last time they faced, with Kirk Cousins coming to Minnesota and Carson Wentz having returned from the torn ACL that kept him out for the NFC Championship Game. John DeFilippo — the Eagles quarterbacks coach for the NFC title game — is the Vikings’ offensive coordinator now.
And most importantly, as the Vikings try to rebound from a week where they lost two games in five days, they’re facing an Eagles team going through its own set of growing pains.
Philadelphia is 25th in the league in points through the first quarter of the season, having struggled to finish drives in the red zone so far this season and kicking three field goals of 37 yards or shorter in a 26-23 overtime loss to the Titans on Sunday. The Eagles have dropped both of their road games this season, switching from Nick Foles to Wentz the week they faced the Colts and their former offensive coordinator (Frank Reich).
The matchup, given a late-afternoon national TV audience on Fox, will be between a pair of presumptive contenders still trying to find their footing.
“There’ll be a tremendous sense of urgency,” Cousins said Thursday night. “We’ll have an edge to us in our preparation, an edge to us during the game. They’re the defending world champions, we’re playing them at their place, they reloaded and added some talent. It’s going to be a challenge, but that’s really what this league is all about.”
The Vikings returned to work on Monday following a weekend off in the wake of their 38-31 loss to the Rams on Thursday night. Their 1-2-1 record puts them third in the NFC North through the first four weeks of the season, behind the 3-1 Bears and the 2-1-1 Packers.
Their defense, which forced four turnovers in the season opener, hasn’t had a takeaway since, and the 556 yards they allowed on Thursday night were the most since the Saints torched a 2-11 Vikings team for 573 on Dec. 18, 2011.
Link: www.startribune.com/a-different-feeling-as-vikings-eagles-meet-in-rematch-of-nfc-title-game/494831391/
... and neither is this Chris guy.