Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers couldn’t quite pull away, even when it looked like he was starting to get into a rhythm. He outplayed Packers star Aaron Rodgers and inspired teammates by hanging in against the constant pressure, taking hits time and again and still throwing bullets to his receivers. Sunday, they established that they can beat the Packers in their spiffy new home and that they have a quarterback in Bradford who can at least do what Bridgewater did past year.
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The Vikings wanted to cart Peterson to the locker room but he refused.
The Houston Texans will play the Vikings on October 9th in Minnesota. McCarthy discussed that, the upcoming game with Detroit, and much more in his presser, and you can find a snapshot of his most notable comments below.
“We’re not going to be the only team in the league to have injuries”.
The first two rounds of the playoffs will be single elimination contests with fifth-seeded IN hosting No. 8 Phoenix and seventh-seed Seattle playing at No. 6 Atlanta on Wednesday.
The Vikings, who scored two defensive touchdowns in their season opener at Tennessee, could have had more takeaways.
(Impressions of the Lions’ offense without Calvin Johnson) They’re spreading the ball around more. In other words, he is leaving the pocket by choice more than he is by necessity, and if he and his pass-catchers can get back into the same flow he found in 2014 and earlier, we could see a return to the optimal mix of in-rhythm throws from the pocket and highlight-reel plays when the initial play breaks down. He can make every throw. And really the launch of the ball. On throws in which he released the ball in 2.5 seconds or less (read: within the usual rhythm of the offense), Rodgers’s passer rating was 104.9 (ninth in the NFL), but on throws released 2.6 seconds or later, it was 77.6 (19 in the NFL).
(Thoughts on Matthew Stafford) He’s gone through changes in scheme. “I think the guys behind him are eager for the opportunity”. Obviously Clay’s injury affected that some.
It might have been only one game, but an undeniable message was sent on Sunday night.
(Attacking the middle of the field) I think you need to threaten all the quadrants of the field.
In the first half of the Vikings game, Lacy and Starks combined for seven carries for 18 yards, which didn’t instill a ton of confidence in the run game. Fundamentals is something you’re always chasing as a football team, and it’s no different at the quarterback position.
“When I first got here and started watching tape, he just kind of popped”, Bradford said.
Earlier in the game, midway through the second quarter, Rodgers sensed the pocket was about to break down.
“An inflexible offensive scheme, a lack of wide receiver talent, and some of Rodgers’s worst tendencies have led the superstar signal-caller to try to do it all by himself”, wrote Kelly.
McCarthy said if surgery is needed, it might be just to trim the meniscus. (What about Mike Daniels?) Mike’s off to a great start, he’s off to a dominant start. Bradford’s performance opened the door to the possibility that Minnesota doesn’t have to be almost as cautious as we once thought.
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NFL footballs are made of tanned cowhide, but the ravenous Vikings defense is attacking those tasteless spheres as if they were covered in hot fudge and whipped cream. He demonstrates the passion, the toughness. So far, the boss likes the intensity that he has seen from his players. Definitely made a big jump from week 1 to week 2 and he has to take another step this week.
