a win is a win, and if all hell breaks loose in the next two weeks, we're in the playoffs, its not bad to be alive for another week
general thoughts
-the offensive line is GENERALLY showing signs of improvement, playing against the best DT tandem isn't the best thing for this young group, its week by week, hopefully next year they can open more holes
-that said, our offensive line is not good for favre's little gimmick plays, you know what im talking about, the pump fake-handoffs...we dont have that kind of time, especially against minnesota's d-line, so just run the damn ball and hope for the best
-this recieving core is as rag-tag as any i've ever seen, jennings went from 'promising' to having his head up his ***, regardless of the two INT's which may or may not have ben his fault, he's the #2 target and needs to get open more--on that note, I think Carlyle Holiday and Ruvell Martin are worth keeping, just NOT as anything higher than#3 on the charts...
-I'm very excited about our defense, our rush defense was at times pathetic this season, but two weeks in a row they've shown up. Kampman is great, I like Cullen Jenkins playing the strong DE position--I hope we can cut KGB to pay for Jenkins this offseason. Corey Williams got penetration for once, and Pickett took on two guys which was huge to this defense's success all around...last week it was detroit, but this week it was a very solid Minnesota o-line that we got to the QB on...
-All of our linebackers stood out, Barnett made plays, Hawk made plays, Poppinga made plays, and what awareness, for example Poppinga dragging Jackson down by his shirt right at the line, incredible play all around
-Our secondary, I cant look too far into it, given MN's rookie QB, Woodson had one hell of a play to pick that pass off, Harris was thrown at very rarely. Nick Collins had some great tackles and pass plays as his roller coaster season continued...I heard Marquand Manuel's name ZERO times, which could be attributed to the fact that he plain sucks, or the fact that Bryant Gumbel is a ******* and cant follow the action...either way this defense could be even more effective with a solid safety next to #36
-Our special teams didnt impress. The kickoff coverage was average at best. I said to myself before the last drive "if MN doesnt take this kickoff back far, we win"...well the vikes took it to the 30 and made me hold my breath for a bit longer. Jon Ryan had some good punts. Jon Ryan should be tried at wide reciever, because every snap, punt or kick, was over his head. Jarrett Bush made several ******* plays.
that said, 9-7, its a win, and if a few more things go our way...playoffs?!?!??!
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