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The Positives - 2022 Edition Dec 27, 2022 22:03:39 GMT -6 via mobile

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Dec 26, 2022 23:23:34 GMT -6 Reignman said:

Dec 26, 2022 22:06:38 GMT -6 PurpleFloyd said:

There you go diffusing his tantrum. Now he has to have a new one

Pffff you say it like it's difficult.

Dec 25, 2022 18:49:32 GMT -6 MidwinterViking said:

Any implication that the Vikings are playing poorly in the first and third quarters is simply wrong.

Dec 25, 2022 18:49:32 GMT -6 MidwinterViking said:

Every NFL team has a low score in the first and third quarter; those quarters start with a kickoff and therefore have no possibility of benefiting from a partial drive.

and what are you going to do for an encore, explain to me how rushing leads to winning? *lol*

Where was I comparing the 4th quarter to the 1st or 3rd? I made 2 separate points, one about the record breaking 4th quarter, and another about the poor 1st and 3rd quarters.

Dec 25, 2022 18:49:32 GMT -6 MidwinterViking said:

The Vikings are slightly better than average starting halves

Cool, the 12-3 team with Super Bowl aspirations is "slightly better than average". Nothing to see here folks. Oh wait. The 3rd quarter isn't even close to "slightly better than average" even if you try to combine it with the 1st ... for some odd reason. Also not sure why you brought up TD rates when I was talking about scoring.

Average scoring ranks by quarter:

1st      12th
2nd      18th
3rd      23rd
4th       1st

1st+3rd  19th
2nd+4th   3rd

Point differential ranks by quarter:

1st      20th
2nd      18th
3rd      31st
4th       1st

1st+3rd  30th
2nd+4th   5th

Yep, no implication to see there. 3rd quarter, 4th quarter, nearly identical.

If you can find just 2 Vikings fans who agree that the 3rd quarter hasn't been a problem, I'll give you a cookie. The terminally delusional don't count. As far as the 1st quarter goes, the Vikings are only 1 of 4 teams that haven't scored more than 7 points in a 1st quarter yet. The Giants, Jets, and Cardinals being the other 1st quarter stalwarts. How is that not a concern lol?

Vikings fans must be the only fans who go out of their way to defend things that you'd think even semi-rational fans would find unacceptable lol.

normal fan: hey we should probably fix that problem we're having
Vikings fan: wE'rE #1 aNd eVEryThInG We dO iS THe BeSteST wAY eVaH REEEEEEEEE!!!

The new one appears to be up to the standard of prior ones. Congratulations

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The Positives - 2022 Edition Jan 4, 2023 8:16:28 GMT -6

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Since their regular seasons are probably over, and since they both had great seasons individually even if it didn't amount to actual success of the defense:

D Hunter Pass Rush Ranks:
Total Pressures - 8th
Sacks - 11th (3 sacks away from being top 5)
Win rate % - 15th (In a tie with Haasan Reddick and Max Crosby)
Pressure Percentage - 23rd

Z Smith Pass Rush Ranks
Total Pressures - 3rd
Sacks - 17th
Win rate % - 4th
Pressure Percentage - 6th

Two top 10 pass rushers in terms of pressures, and while Hunter had a down year for him, from what I have seen that is a scheme issue more than him slowing down. Hopefully GMs around the league feel the same since I believe Hunter will ask for a trade this off-season.

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The Positives - 2022 Edition Jan 4, 2023 11:30:01 GMT -6

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Jan 4, 2023 8:16:28 GMT -6 whoskmoon said:

Since their regular seasons are probably over, and since they both had great seasons individually even if it didn't amount to actual success of the defense:

D Hunter Pass Rush Ranks:
Total Pressures - 8th
Sacks - 11th (3 sacks away from being top 5)
Win rate % - 15th (In a tie with Haasan Reddick and Max Crosby)
Pressure Percentage - 23rd

Z Smith Pass Rush Ranks
Total Pressures - 3rd
Sacks - 17th
Win rate % - 4th
Pressure Percentage - 6th

Two top 10 pass rushers in terms of pressures, and while Hunter had a down year for him, from what I have seen that is a scheme issue more than him slowing down. Hopefully GMs around the league feel the same since I believe Hunter will ask for a trade this off-season.

Both very on and off...Z has been "silent" since the Buffalo game. Hunter was missing for a while. Took advantage of a few favorable matchups especially the Miami game. Scheme or not very disappointing as a unit I thought they would cause a lot more havoc. Im shocked we are 12-4 with how little effect the two of them have had on games. I thought they were going to be a main reason why we would be a contender, and its no surprise now I think they have no chance at anything after watching this play out.

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