What is the strength of this team?
Mar 31, 2020 20:23:30 GMT -6
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Post by whoskmoon on Mar 31, 2020 20:23:30 GMT -6
After a lackluster off-season, where the Vikings traded away the biggest part of their biggest strength on offense, got worse in the secondary and lost their second best pass rusher, where exactly is this team great?
Some might say they are a great rushing team, but the reality is that they were just good last year. 12 in YPA, they ran the ball a lot, if not all that effectively. They are a good running team that is far to easily shut down by good run defenses. The 9ers rushing attack was great last season, we weren't even close to that. There is also a very real possibility Cook holds out, so even good might be out of the question.
Hunter is one of the best defensive ends in football, but outside of him there is no real pass rush threat on the defensive line.
The secondary has 2 great safeties, but the rest of the secondary consists of a guy who just got torched the last time he started and who is coming off a very serious injury, a guy who Zim preferred starting Sendejo over in the playoffs, and nothing.
LBer we are very good, but without the CBs behind them covering well and the Dline in front creating a pass rush, there is only so much they can do.
Our WR corp might be one of the worst in the NFL. Theilen is no spring chicken and is coming off an injury riddled down year. He also has never had to shoulder the load of being the only good WR on the team. After him we have guys who would compete to make a good team's roster as their 5th WR.
Our Oline isn't much better. It is the same as last year, with one exception: our center should be better. Outside of that, I think Elf is going to start at LG, we will have more mediocrity from whoever plays RG, our LT will be average and the RT will be solid.
The QB will continue to suck in big spots, only now he doesn't have the best WR duo in football to bail him out.
The TEs last year combined produced as the 25th best TE on per game basis. Rudy is even older now, but there is hope for Smith I suppose.
I know people will point to the draft as some cure all for everything, but the reality is that we will be lucky to fill one of the giant holes free agency and trades have left through the draft. There are a ton of teams who have giant needs in the secondary, at WR, on the line and on the d-line every year going into the draft, and every year teams fail to fill those needs. Some admittedly do improve significantly through the draft year one, but not at this many positions of need.
So knowing that there is a good chance not a single rookie will contribute meaningfully (in a good way) this season, what is the strength of this team? Where are they great? Where are they even above average?
Some might say they are a great rushing team, but the reality is that they were just good last year. 12 in YPA, they ran the ball a lot, if not all that effectively. They are a good running team that is far to easily shut down by good run defenses. The 9ers rushing attack was great last season, we weren't even close to that. There is also a very real possibility Cook holds out, so even good might be out of the question.
Hunter is one of the best defensive ends in football, but outside of him there is no real pass rush threat on the defensive line.
The secondary has 2 great safeties, but the rest of the secondary consists of a guy who just got torched the last time he started and who is coming off a very serious injury, a guy who Zim preferred starting Sendejo over in the playoffs, and nothing.
LBer we are very good, but without the CBs behind them covering well and the Dline in front creating a pass rush, there is only so much they can do.
Our WR corp might be one of the worst in the NFL. Theilen is no spring chicken and is coming off an injury riddled down year. He also has never had to shoulder the load of being the only good WR on the team. After him we have guys who would compete to make a good team's roster as their 5th WR.
Our Oline isn't much better. It is the same as last year, with one exception: our center should be better. Outside of that, I think Elf is going to start at LG, we will have more mediocrity from whoever plays RG, our LT will be average and the RT will be solid.
The QB will continue to suck in big spots, only now he doesn't have the best WR duo in football to bail him out.
The TEs last year combined produced as the 25th best TE on per game basis. Rudy is even older now, but there is hope for Smith I suppose.
I know people will point to the draft as some cure all for everything, but the reality is that we will be lucky to fill one of the giant holes free agency and trades have left through the draft. There are a ton of teams who have giant needs in the secondary, at WR, on the line and on the d-line every year going into the draft, and every year teams fail to fill those needs. Some admittedly do improve significantly through the draft year one, but not at this many positions of need.
So knowing that there is a good chance not a single rookie will contribute meaningfully (in a good way) this season, what is the strength of this team? Where are they great? Where are they even above average?
... and neither is this Chris guy.