Forum The Longship Get Ready To Pound The Rock…More

Get Ready To Pound The Rock…More

JustInTime
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“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Shakespeare 

#1 · Apr 4, 3:49 PM
medaille
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I'm down for this, but I'll believe it when I see it.

#2 · Apr 4, 4:09 PM
supafreak84
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medaille wrote:
I'm down for this, but I'll believe it when I see it.

Ditto

#3 · Apr 4, 6:21 PM
JustInTime
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1st year QB. This isn’t a stretch.

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Shakespeare 

#4 · Apr 4, 8:28 PM
JR44
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Improved OL and added a bigger RB with some pop, so definitely should be able to run the ball more. Definitely makes sense to take the pressure of JJM, but regardless of your QB, it is huge to have a solid run game to balance out the offense. It would have made a big difference last year for Darnold, especially in those last two games, when we had to carry the offense despite being off. 19th in the league last year in yards per rush. One understated thing about Mason is he is a bigger and more powerful RB than Jones, so would be great to see us have a much better short yardage game which we have really been lacking.

#5 · Apr 5, 4:21 AM
purplefaithful
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It makes all the sense in the world...

Even the greatest show on turf knew you had to run the ball.

BUT - KOC has a fetish for passing. He cant help himself.

I'm not convinced balanced is how we'll describe this offense come December.

Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger! 

#6 · Apr 5, 4:37 AM
MaroonBells
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I think this is all about JJ McCarthy. You don't want your 22 year old QB dropping back to pass 40 times a game. Run the ball, play defense, give JJ a piece at a time and if he proves he can handle more, give him more

#7 · Apr 5, 5:43 AM
Kentis
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Interestingly they’ve been looking at big OT’s pre draft, could we see some 6 man line power running…?

#8 · Apr 5, 8:05 AM
JustInTime
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Kentis wrote:
Interestingly they’ve been looking at big OT’s pre draft, could we see some 6 man line power running…?

Giants. 6-8 330 guys.

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”

Shakespeare 

#9 · Apr 5, 8:26 AM
MA
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JustInTime wrote:
1st year QB. This isn’t a stretch.

JJ won State championship his junior yearr in Michigan in 2019  in  a run heavy conservative offense.

I'm 2020b Michigan high School football was cancelled due to civic. So  JJ  transferred to academy in Florida that ran a run heavy conservative offense and  he won another state championship. 

Then Michigan recruits him and his junior year at Michigan they win a national championship in a conservative run heavy offense. 

The Vikings offense in 2025 is gonna be drastically different than how it was last year

Looking at the Vikings free agency signings I commend the Vikings front office in that they made moves that will benefit JJ tremendously.

#10 · Apr 5, 7:22 PM
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