Bradford got a slight talent upgrade past year in Philadelphia but Bradford still threw for just 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 14 starts while going 7-7-the near-dictionary definition of mediocrity.
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I’m not an offensive coordinator, so I’m not sure if I have the answer to the Vikings’ red zone issues. “I knew that we played Green Bay at U.S. Bank Stadium the next week”.
“I thought Shaun played well”, Zimmer said.
Walsh accounted for 13 (4/6 FGs and 1/2 XPs) of the Vikings 25 points on Sunday, but he began the day missing two field goals in the first half and left Minnesota fans ripping their eyebrow hairs out wondering what was going on in the mind of their kicker.
Patterson also worked into the mix on offense, gaining 8 yards on a run during a second-and-7 play to help a drive that ended with a 33-yard field goal by Walsh to make it a 10-6 game.
But the Vikings this time got the W, just as Bridgewater had requested.
They now may be behind teams like Washington and the New York Giants because Bradford is such a question mark at the position and, at least through six years, has never lived up to the hype of being the first player selected in 2010.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Minnesota Vikings are 1-0 as they head into their nationally televised home opener next Sunday night against the Green Bay Packers, having survived a snarl of a season opener with a 25-16 win over the Tennessee Titans.
I have to admit I was surprised given the way he used to freak out when pressure came in college.
Adrian Peterson rushed for only 31 yards on 19 attempts, a product of the Titans crowding the line of scrimmage and daring Hill to beat them deep. They scored the game’s first points on a 28-yard field goal by Ryan Succop with 4:45 left in the first quarter.
Minnesota forced three Tennessee turnovers in the contest while not coughing up the football themselves.
Minnesota’s inactives included starting CB Xavier Rhodes (knee), as well as WR Jarius Wright, LBs Kentrell Brothers and Edmond Robinson, C Nick Easton, T Jeremiah Sirles and TE MyCole Pruitt. “But I believe these feel they can win at any time, especially with Marcus (Mariota) as our quarterback”.
See, I told you this wasn’t going to be all negative, because we have to talk about the performance of Minnesota’s defense, particularly in the second half. That assures the Vikings of an all-time home attendance record, breaking the mark of 64,482 for a November 2, 2003, game against the Packers at the Metrodome. In the second half it seemed as if the Titans became complacent, becoming a victim of their early success. “So, hopefully we can keep moving and make them pick their poison”.
The key in the second half was turnovers.
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The Vikings are where they are not due to their shell game at quarterback. “Then we texted back and forth a couple of times (Sunday) morning”.
