Impressed!

StickierBuns wrote:
....and to piggyback, shoutout to Donovan Jackson. Great game. Will the Thrill nailing FGs. Price plays like a vet, reliable and a little dynamic. The team desperately needs Darrisaw back, hopefully this Sunday night. Many things to clean up, but that's typical for Game 1. A W on the road is always huge. Mason Jordan is why Minnesota didn't even sniff a RB in the Draft. Eric Wilson stepping in with the green dot for Cashman and not missing a beat.

Completely agree on DJ!!  Was watching him a bit.  Did a great job of taking on defender across the ball and then getting to the second level.

After watching our new punt returner I have only one thing to say: the Price is Right! :)

viking012 wrote:
Impressed by Myles Price.  Only one game, but he definitely looks like our punt returner from here on out.  Great wiggle and vision.  Knew nothing about him before this game.  Another great UDFA by Kwesi.

Also impressed by Mason Jordan.  Knew he was a good player already, but he looks even better than I expected.  Great 1-2 punch.

Eric Wilson had a heck of a game.  Stud on special teams and stepped up on D when Cashman went down.

Obviously JJ too.  Took him a minute, but what a cannon.  That pass to Thielen for the 2 point conversion, tagged him right between the numbers.  Seemed like it surprised AT with that.  And the poise and leadership. 

Also that drive to get the FG before half, that was clutch! 

One game, but excited about the rest of the year!

Good post.  For me, I would also add Reichard's 59 yard field goal, which tied the longest in Soldier Field history.

viking012 wrote:

Completely agree on DJ!!  Was watching him a bit.  Did a great job of taking on defender across the ball and then getting to the second level.

Vikings LG Donovan Jackson had 31 pass pro snaps:

• 0 sacks
• 0 pressures
• 0 QB hits
• 0 hurries

89.1 pass pro effectiveness grade

I said when they drafted him that I liked the kid.  Off to a good start.

And Jalen Redmond tossing a runner like a rag doll in the second half?

StickierBuns wrote:

And how about Javon Hargrave? 2 sacks and 5 tackles. Allen messed up an easy sack opportunity.

I was a little in awe watching Hargrave and Allen out there. Two huge dudes in the middle with moves and power. I think these two are going to be fun to watch throughout the season.

Great post, several great individual performances in this game that turned it around. Price was huge, he really helped us with field position all night and was right on the verge from breaking a few all the way. OL and DL also got into together in 2nd half which really flipped the game, everything was not coming so easy for them anymore, Williams was forced out of the pocket immediately on many plays. Love the way Mason runs, we have really missed that kind of power back and he also has some great quickness, definitely see him becoming the primary RB and think that will help Jones stay fresh.

Also I think it was Kevin Williams the last time we had a DT who just completely blew up an OL and pushed everyone back to bring down the QB, Hargrove was a beast and helped to turn it around. A lot of great performances, which I think of lot it was fueled by JJ keeping the team up and having them believe they were going to win it.

viking012 wrote:
Impressed by Myles Price.  Only one game, but he definitely looks like our punt returner from here on out.  Great wiggle and vision.  Knew nothing about him before this game.  Another great UDFA by Kwesi.

Also impressed by Mason Jordan.  Knew he was a good player already, but he looks even better than I expected.  Great 1-2 punch.

Eric Wilson had a heck of a game.  Stud on special teams and stepped up on D when Cashman went down.

Obviously JJ too.  Took him a minute, but what a cannon.  That pass to Thielen for the 2 point conversion, tagged him right between the numbers.  Seemed like it surprised AT with that.  And the poise and leadership. 

Also that drive to get the FG before half, that was clutch! 

One game, but excited about the rest of the year!

Price is definitely dynamic.  If he does a good job making decisions on what and what not to catch and prevents turnovers, he's the real deal in terms of elusiveness.

Van Ginkel, such an intelligent player. Read that screen and was looking for a pick 6 again.

greediron wrote:
Van Ginkel, such an intelligent player.  Read that screen and was looking for a pick 6 again.

We are fortunate to have him, unreal instincts, there were 2-3 plays where he was so close to having another pick 6.

A lot has been gone over already about the game last night but that took balls of steel coming back in that game led by our young quarterback. The early rust and struggles were not surprising considering McCarthy hadn't played real football in almost two years. Our running game really turned the tide for us and Mason and Jones were both impactful. New look offensive line got after it, and our defense was excellent against a tough Bears offense.

The thing that excites me is, I think we are a really good team and we are going to be adding Harrison Smith, Christian Darrisaw and Jordan Addison to the mix over the next couple weeks. This just feels like we are heading towards a really special season. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but it just has that feeling like 98 or the Brett Favre year.

JR44 wrote:
Great post, several great individual performances in this game that turned it around.  Price was huge, he really helped us with field position all night and was right on the verge from breaking a few all the way.  OL and DL also got into together in 2nd half which really flipped the game, everything was not coming so easy for them anymore, Williams was forced out of the pocket immediately on many plays.  Love the way Mason runs, we have really missed that kind of power back and he also has some great quickness, definitely see him becoming the primary RB and think that will help Jones stay fresh. 

Also I think it was Kevin Williams the last time we had a DT who just completely blew up an OL and pushed everyone back to bring down the QB, Hargrove was a beast and helped to turn it around.  A lot of great performances, which I think of lot it was fueled by JJ keeping the team up and having them believe they were going to win it.

will be interesting to see what teams try to neutralize our DL,  the more they bring in to help block,  the more we can move into the box to get after them.

supafreak84 wrote:
A lot has been gone over already about the game last night but that took balls of steel coming back in that game led by our young quarterback. The early rust and struggles were not surprising considering McCarthy hadn't played real football in almost two years. Our running game really turned the tide for us and Mason and Jones were both impactful. New look offensive line got after it, and our defense was excellent against a tough Bears offense.

The thing that excites me is, I think we are a really good team and we are going to be adding Harrison Smith, Christian Darrisaw and Jordan Addison to the mix over the next couple weeks. This just feels like we are heading towards a really special season. Not to get ahead of ourselves, but it just has that feeling like 98 or the Brett Favre year.

It happened over 3 td's for me, but it did have a little Favre to Lewis in it didnt it?

Today, I'm just glad we got the W, glad for how we got the W and hoping for the best re: Cashman.

JR44 wrote:

We are fortunate to have him, unreal instincts, there were 2-3 plays where he was so close to having another pick 6.

I mean to be honest, I read that play from my couch.  But love having him on the team.