Thanksgiving Game #3: Vikings and Patriots

[crazycolt1]

1 minute ago, chad72 said:

Mainly because Lions and Giants were better than advertised 

Agreed. 

 

[chad72]

Every division leading NFC team wants Vikings to lose while every AFC wild card team wants Patriots to lose.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

17 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

Jalen is a former Colts player's son, no? Montae or Monty Reagor?

Yep 

[crazycolt1]

1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Yep 

Damn. Makes me feel old.  

[crazycolt1]

Vikings ball?

[NFLfan]

That was a great catch by Jefferson!!!

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Something I have noticed with games today is how fast teams are getting the ball out on deep passes. Colts look so slow compared to watching games today.

[crazycolt1]

I hope the Vikings won't need those time outs later in the game 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Jefferson is so good.

[Happy2BeHere]

Nice TD Vikings take the lead.

[crazycolt1]

2 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

That was a great catch by Jefferson!!!

Yes,he makes them look easy too 

[chad72]

How did the Vikings lose that badly to the Cowboys? Just a bad day at the office or what?

[crazycolt1]

2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Something I have noticed with games today is how fast teams are getting the ball out on deep passes. Colts look so slow compared to watching games today.

Because Ryan doesn't have any zip left on his passes. 

[chad72]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Jefferson is so good.

I also notice safeties aren’t rangy like Ed Reed, Earl Thomas, Bethea as much anymore. If your CB is running step by step with the WR, a safety like McCourty should be able to look at the QB and make a play on the ball. Maybe he’s slowed down because safeties should be able to break it up

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

I am confused. Shouldn’t that have been a TD as soon as the ball crossed the plane?

 

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

2 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:

Because Ryan doesn't have any zip left on his passes. 

I think your exactly right here. But it also takes him forever to make a decision which is making the oline look worse. That deep pass by cousins was our very quick. Didn’t have much to do with zip. Seems Ryan’s processing is really slow.

[chad72]

3 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:

Because Ryan doesn't have any zip left on his passes. 

I have no idea what the Colts saw in Matt Ryan’s film from last year that led them to believe he had enough left in his arm. 

[NFLfan]

1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

I am confused. Shouldn’t that have been a TD as soon as the ball crossed the plane?

 

 

 

I think it is like the Dez Bryant/Megatron no catches in the end. I forgot how it is described. No "football move"??? 

[crazycolt1]

I wouldn't want to be in the Pats special teams room tomorrow 

[chad72]

5 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

I am confused. Shouldn’t that have been a TD as soon as the ball crossed the plane?

 

 

Because Henry wasn’t established as a runner in which case the crossing of the plane would have been a TD

[NFLfan]

1 hour ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

I am confused. Shouldn’t that have been a TD as soon as the ball crossed the plane?

 

 

 

I can't see the Kelce play well but from what I could see, that does not look like it should have been called a catch on the field.

 

[NFLfan]

4th Down for MN. Still 4:30 on the clock. Too much time for New England.

 

Vikings ST have been good this year. 

[crazycolt1]

Big time play there 

[NFLfan]

We need a stop here. 

[crazycolt1]

Just now, NFLfan said:

We need a stop here. 

Ask and you received. 

[NFLfan]

I hate these calls. Try to get a first down to beat the Patriots. This is playing not to lose. Play to win. Get a first down now!!

[chad72]

9 minutes ago, NFLfan said:

 

Vikings ST have been good this year. 

This game the ST really showed up. Vikings have shown a lot of fight this year in close games. They can take the Eagles or Cowboys or Bucs in an NFCCG game, I feel 

[NFLfan]

Just now, chad72 said:

This game the ST really showed up. Vikings have shown a lot of fight this year in close games. They can take the Eagles or Cowboys in an NFCCG rematch, I feel 

 

Their defense is not good enough. 

 

The STs have been good all year. The rookie punter has been fantastic. 

[NFLfan]

Good game. At least the 2nd half was. 

[crazycolt1]

Good game Vikings 

[Happy2BeHere]

Congrats @NFLfan Nice game

[NFLfan]

Punter Ryan Wright should get a turkey leg. That guy and JJ are our MVPs.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

These young coaches in the nfl have teams that are so fun to watch. If Colts don’t hide Saturday I hope they go with somtome younger.

[crazycolt1]

Good night all.  The turkey was stuffed and so am I.  Too much different desserts.  

[crazycolt1]

3 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

These young coaches in the nfl have teams that are so fun to watch. If Colts don’t hide Saturday I hope they go with somtome younger.

Personally I think Jeff will be our head coach next season 

[NFLfan]

Just now, crazycolt1 said:

Good night all.  The turkey was stuffed and so am I.  Too much different desserts.  

 

Too much food. I had a small piece of one dessert although we had 5 of them. I should have taken some home. 

 

Have a good night all.

[chad72]

9 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

These young coaches in the nfl have teams that are so fun to watch. If Colts don’t hide Saturday I hope they go with somtome younger.

Its creative play calling.

 

I’m tempted to go after Mike Kafka, OC of Giants, former QB like Vikings HC Kevin, and has quietly produced a very good season out of Daniel Jones, came from Andy Reid coaching tree.

 

Unless Parks knocks it out of the park, going after a guy like him will help any new QB. First we need a direction to operate for our new QB. No one will sign up for Matt Ryan, IMO. We need to be clear with a plan to present the new HC, a plan without Ryan in it.

[VikingsFanInChennai]

1 hour ago, NFLfan said:

Punter Ryan Wright should get a turkey leg. That guy and JJ are our MVPs.

I didn't get to watch, but was following as it's daytime here. I thought they'd rush more like Cowboys did, think they didn't get the balance but still did very well in the passing game. 

 

Looks like Vikings came prepared in offense today, didn't allow many Sacks and Cousins balled out even as Run game got stuffed. 

 

Kene Nwangwu was the MVP too, he helped get the important TD just when we needed. After that return TD, vikings defense came alive, had some Sacks, 4 down stop, 3-and-out, allowed only 3 points in the last 26 minutes! 

 

This new HC is doing an awesome job, they eat clock a lot in drives, and percentage of drives ending in a FG or TD also has increased from last few years. Offense as a scheme seem to be tough to defend, and above all, he has made Cousins a fighter and very confident than ever in his career. 

[VikingsFanInChennai]

1 hour ago, chad72 said:

Its creative play calling.

 

I’m tempted to go after Mike Kafka, OC of Giants, former QB like Vikings HC Kevin, and has quietly produced a very good season out of Daniel Jones, came from Andy Reid coaching tree.

 

Unless Parks knocks it out of the park, going after a guy like him will help any new QB. First we need a direction to operate for our new QB. No one will sign up for Matt Ryan, IMO. We need to be clear with a plan to present the new HC, a plan without Ryan in it.

Go for young, proven offensive coordinators now, have to set aside emotion and keep Saturday as consultant and go for the OC/assistant who's got very good experience in game planning, scheming, and play calling. These are the guys who turn around the franchise these days, and can also help find the franchise QB. 

 

Mike mcdaniel of Dolphins seem to be doing great job too, he's gone one step ahead from 49ers days and has got a very good passing offense as well with Tua and their incredible playmakers. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Nice bounce back by the Vikings. At 9-2, they have pretty much wrapped up their division. Great season so far.