Do we feel better after the game today?

what i saw:

right side of oline appears serviceable. Ingram has been coming on well, Udoh has looked solid and Reed solid as well.   Reed cant make the reach blocks but has looked pretty good overall. 

running game still looks to be pedestrian. i have not seen enough push to avoid 2nd and 9 or 8.

 I do like the idea of using Mattison in the red zone. he looks for a crease and goes for a one cut north and south run.  if we can run the ball in the red zone, i think we can impove our scoring. 

Cookie has that home run ability hat just needs to be fed until you hit the red zone. 

Kirko looked really good today with good protection against a not very good rush by the Bears.  If they figure out how to keep him clean, he will punish a defense. 

I think offense wins games in todays NFL. But a little about the d.  Vilma noted that the Vikes LB’s have been encouraged more lately to shoot gaps,  I think this is a huge beneficial adjustment for us that could make our d incrementally better when we need it most ie playoffs. we will keep our S’s deep so go ahead and depend on them to make those 3 rd level tackles in the run game. 

Overall we should be very pleased with this team. They are a close knit bunch that onows how to win and overcome.  when was the last time we had a 13 win season??  Lets roll in feeling confident and see where our offense can take us. LFG!