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PFF HIGHEST DEFENSIVE GRADE

Linval Joseph 83.3

Ever since Linval Joseph joined the Vikings he was an elite run defender, anchoring the middle of our defense. He’s the rare DT who will take on a double team, keeping the LB clean and still make the tackle. One on one he’s virtually unblockable and we’ve witnessed him single handedly shut down opposing teams run games. We’ve also witnessed the growth he’s made as a pass rusher and this year he’s better than ever. Interior pressure is the most dangerous pressure in football and lead to collapsed pockets and QBs bailing right into the welcoming arms of a DE. Joseph has become the pocket collapser the Vikings have needed allowing every other pass rusher to become that much more impactful.



Vs Tampa Bay Joseph was a mountain of mayhem, putting in his usual work vs the run game while repeatedly walking Tampa Bay’s C back into Jameis Winston's lap.



Early in the first quarter he shakes off a cutblock like it never happened and gets lateral making a tackle for no gain, 300+ lb men aren’t supposed to move sideways like this.





Here Linval absolutely whips the OG. A quick throw prevented a sack but it’s good to see him beat his man so quickly and cleanly.





In the 3rd quarter we see the effect pushing the pocket has. Linval executes a bullrush that forces Winston to bail from the pocket and scramble for only 4 yards.





Here’s another example of Linval’s excellence in the run game. The Bucs try to block him one on one and it’s almost not fair the way he destroys this blocker and makes a tackle for 2 yards





PFF HIGHEST OFFENSIVE GRADE

Stefon Diggs 89.7

Stefon Diggs is on fire to start the season and is showing the league he’s a top 10 WR when healthy. This game was more of the same with Diggs’ showing off his accuracy erasing ability, elite level route running and run after the catch skills.



We kick it off to an incompletion in the first quarter. Diggs absolutely works the CB on a post route but Keenum throws an awful pass to the numbers. This would’ve been an easy pick if Diggs didn’t manage to track the ball and barely miss on pulling it in.





The first play of the 2nd quarter Diggs turns the CB inside, picking up 17 yards on the very inaccurate pass. The theme of Diggs wrecking CBs in man coverage would last the entire game.





With less than a minute to go in the first half Diggs highpoints an underthrown ball on a corner route for a TD. If Keenum led Diggs with the pass he would’ve caught an easy TD, instead, he gets a highlight reel TD.







Diggs owned the highlight reel on Sunday with his second TD being even more spectacular than the last. On a 3rd and 3 he burns the CB, shakes off a defensive holding call, then shields the defender from the ball, slips a tackle, and runs an additional 40 yards for a TD. This is peak Stefon Diggs from the route to the catch to the run after the catch to the celebrating from 15 yards out.





Notes:

Anthony Barr

Barr looks like he’s shaken off the awful season last year to rejoin the ranks of living LBs and not walking piles of hot garbage. He might not reach the heights of 2 years ago but it’s good to see him making plays in coverage again.



Case Keenum

This was a peak Keenum game, with him giving his WRs a chance to make plays on the ball downfield. His shaky ball placement shows that it is somewhat of a mirage but I believe Keenum is at the very least a good backup QB. And not that backup who’s a game manager bullcrap people spout. Like he’s a I can play good football, but I’m streaky. AKA a real backup.



Mackensie Alexander

I wholeheartedly believe he is a much better outside CB than Waynes and I hope he replaces him by the end of the season.



Dalvin Cook

Dude looks like a not as good AD. Bad in pass pro, meh hands but man can this dude run. He breaks a tackle on seemingly every run and is such a smooth runner is beautiful to watch.



Pat Shurmur

Our offensive schemes look good… for now.

Missed last week but we’re back this week and with Gifs too!PFF HIGHEST DEFENSIVE GRADELinval Joseph 83.3Ever since Linval Joseph joined the Vikings he was an elite run defender, anchoring the middle of our defense. He’s the rare DT who will take on a double team, keeping the LB clean and still make the tackle. One on one he’s virtually unblockable and we’ve witnessed him single handedly shut down opposing teams run games. We’ve also witnessed the growth he’s made as a pass rusher and this year he’s better than ever. Interior pressure is the most dangerous pressure in football and lead to collapsed pockets and QBs bailing right into the welcoming arms of a DE. Joseph has become the pocket collapser the Vikings have needed allowing every other pass rusher to become that much more impactful.Vs Tampa Bay Joseph was a mountain of mayhem, putting in his usual work vs the run game while repeatedly walking Tampa Bay’s C back into Jameis Winston's lap.Early in the first quarter he shakes off a cutblock like it never happened and gets lateral making a tackle for no gain, 300+ lb men aren’t supposed to move sideways like this.Here Linval absolutely whips the OG. A quick throw prevented a sack but it’s good to see him beat his man so quickly and cleanly.In the 3rd quarter we see the effect pushing the pocket has. Linval executes a bullrush that forces Winston to bail from the pocket and scramble for only 4 yards.Here’s another example of Linval’s excellence in the run game. The Bucs try to block him one on one and it’s almost not fair the way he destroys this blocker and makes a tackle for 2 yardsPFF HIGHEST OFFENSIVE GRADEStefon Diggs 89.7Stefon Diggs is on fire to start the season and is showing the league he’s a top 10 WR when healthy. This game was more of the same with Diggs’ showing off his accuracy erasing ability, elite level route running and run after the catch skills.We kick it off to an incompletion in the first quarter. Diggs absolutely works the CB on a post route but Keenum throws an awful pass to the numbers. This would’ve been an easy pick if Diggs didn’t manage to track the ball and barely miss on pulling it in.The first play of the 2nd quarter Diggs turns the CB inside, picking up 17 yards on the very inaccurate pass. The theme of Diggs wrecking CBs in man coverage would last the entire game.With less than a minute to go in the first half Diggs highpoints an underthrown ball on a corner route for a TD. If Keenum led Diggs with the pass he would’ve caught an easy TD, instead, he gets a highlight reel TD.Diggs owned the highlight reel on Sunday with his second TD being even more spectacular than the last. On a 3rd and 3 he burns the CB, shakes off a defensive holding call, then shields the defender from the ball, slips a tackle, and runs an additional 40 yards for a TD. This is peak Stefon Diggs from the route to the catch to the run after the catch to the celebrating from 15 yards out.Notes:Anthony BarrBarr looks like he’s shaken off the awful season last year to rejoin the ranks of living LBs and not walking piles of hot garbage. He might not reach the heights of 2 years ago but it’s good to see him making plays in coverage again.Case KeenumThis was a peak Keenum game, with him giving his WRs a chance to make plays on the ball downfield. His shaky ball placement shows that it is somewhat of a mirage but I believe Keenum is at the very least a good backup QB. And not that backup who’s a game manager bullcrap people spout. Like he’s a I can play good football, but I’m streaky. AKA a real backup.Mackensie AlexanderI wholeheartedly believe he is a much better outside CB than Waynes and I hope he replaces him by the end of the season.Dalvin CookDude looks like a not as good AD. Bad in pass pro, meh hands but man can this dude run. He breaks a tackle on seemingly every run and is such a smooth runner is beautiful to watch.Pat ShurmurOur offensive schemes look good… for now.

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In that 2nd GIF Griffen is bear hugged by the LT. I suppose you could argue the ball was gone already but it's pretty close. I know we've been called for worse. Damn Joseph for causing a quick throw haha.



On the deep throw to Diggs yeah it should have been more toward the middle of the field, but that deep safety was still back peddling so I can see why Keenum tried to get it more away from him to the outside.



I can't fault Keenum on the TD pass either. He could have led Diggs more but his accuracy is a bit shaky so he just as easily could have led him too far for an incompletion. Here he trusted his receiver to make a play and it worked out. Love that sort of aggressiveness. We've had far too many QB's who haven't trusted their receivers and tried to be too careful on plays like that in the RZ and we've ended up settling for too many FG's.



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This was a peak Keenum game, with him giving his WRs a chance to make plays on the ball downfield. His shaky ball placement shows that it is somewhat of a mirage but I believe Keenum is at the very least a good backup QB. And not that backup who’s a game manager bullcrap people spout. Like he’s a I can play good football, but I’m streaky. AKA a real backup. Case KeenumThis was a peak Keenum game, with him giving his WRs a chance to make plays on the ball downfield. His shaky ball placement shows that it is somewhat of a mirage but I believe Keenum is at the very least a good backup QB. And not that backup who’s a game manager bullcrap people spout. Like he’s a I can play good football, but I’m streaky. AKA a real backup.

Exactly. That's what I like about him so far. He's aggressive and gives his receivers a shot to catch the ball instead of trying to be too careful. He hasn't thrown an INT yet either, but I can see him throwing 3 or 4 if he has a bad game lol. Like you said, he's streaky. We got 1 bad and 1 good so far. The bad was probably more of a product of being thrown to the wolves on the road and on short notice. But he wasn't the most prolific passer in NCAA history for nothing so I expect more good than bad.



His career at Houston:



CMP ATT PCT YARD AVG TD INT RATING

1546 2229 69.4 19217 8.6 155 46 110.4



Which includes 3 straight 5000+ yard and 44+ TD seasons in his sophomore, junior, and senior years. Whoa nice work!In that 2nd GIF Griffen is bear hugged by the LT. I suppose you could argue the ball was gone already but it's pretty close. I know we've been called for worse. Damn Joseph for causing a quick throw haha.On the deep throw to Diggs yeah it should have been more toward the middle of the field, but that deep safety was still back peddling so I can see why Keenum tried to get it more away from him to the outside.I can't fault Keenum on the TD pass either. He could have led Diggs more but his accuracy is a bit shaky so he just as easily could have led him too far for an incompletion. Here he trusted his receiver to make a play and it worked out. Love that sort of aggressiveness. We've had far too many QB's who haven't trusted their receivers and tried to be too careful on plays like that in the RZ and we've ended up settling for too many FG's.Exactly. That's what I like about him so far. He's aggressive and gives his receivers a shot to catch the ball instead of trying to be too careful. He hasn't thrown an INT yet either, but I can see him throwing 3 or 4 if he has a bad game lol. Like you said, he's streaky. We got 1 bad and 1 good so far. The bad was probably more of a product of being thrown to the wolves on the road and on short notice. But he wasn't the most prolific passer in NCAA history for nothing so I expect more good than bad.His career at Houston:Which includes 3 straight 5000+ yard and 44+ TD seasons in his sophomore, junior, and senior years.

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Member Back to Top Post by Deleted on Reignman said: And as far as Cook goes, I'm getting mixed reviews about his passing and blocking ability. Some say he's not so good and others are saying he's been pretty good. I haven't been paying much attention to it myself but I'm guessing he's at least much better than Peterson in both categories. I attribute the more time our QB's have had to throw this year to improved line play and better blocking/blitz pickup from our backs. It actually helps to leave those TE's and backs in to block once in awhile instead of always having them release, right Minni?



Ye the thing is minnesota is playing it fast and lose cause they rarely leave a back in to block, the difference now is the RB runs an actual route instead of the Asiata dumpoff swing route Ye the thing is minnesota is playing it fast and lose cause they rarely leave a back in to block, the difference now is the RB runs an actual route instead of the Asiata dumpoff swing route

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I wholeheartedly believe he is a much better outside CB than Waynes and I hope he replaces him by the end of the season.

Mackensie AlexanderI wholeheartedly believe he is a much better outside CB than Waynes and I hope he replaces him by the end of the season.

What makes you believe that?





Dude looks like a not as good AD. Bad in pass pro, meh hands but man can this dude run. He breaks a tackle on seemingly every run and is such a smooth runner is beautiful to watch. Dalvin CookDude looks like a not as good AD. Bad in pass pro, meh hands but man can this dude run. He breaks a tackle on seemingly every run and is such a smooth runner is beautiful to watch.

Bad in pass pro? Bad? Come on now. As far as "pass pro being about consistency", I think it's a little early to label Cook good or bad, especially if you want consistency. It's hard to reach that standard in just a few games. But what makes you label him bad as opposed to good or even ... average? Regardless, I agree that he is a beautiful runner. He's incredibly fun to watch. I plan on going through my Game Pass and watching some of his magic. I love watching him live, but US Bank Stadium isn't so great about giving enough sexy replays. I gotta get in there and see his magic from all angles. He impresses me more and more each week.





Our offensive schemes look good… for now. Pat ShurmurOur offensive schemes look good… for now. For now. Yep, we've all been burned too many times by our OCs.



Great work, OJ. Thanks! Keep 'em comin'. What makes you believe that?Bad in pass pro?? Come on now. As far as "pass pro being about consistency", I think it's a little early to label Cook goodbad, especially if you want consistency. It's hard to reach that standard in just a few games. But what makes you label him bad as opposed to good or even ... average? Regardless, I agree that he is a beautiful runner. He's incredibly fun to watch. I plan on going through my Game Pass and watching some of his magic. I love watching him live, but US Bank Stadium isn't so great about giving enough sexy replays. I gotta get in there and see his magic from all angles. He impresses me more and more each week.Yep, we've all been burned too many times by our OCs.Great work, OJ. Thanks! Keep 'em comin'.

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I wholeheartedly believe he is a much better outside CB than Waynes and I hope he replaces him by the end of the season.

Mackensie AlexanderI wholeheartedly believe he is a much better outside CB than Waynes and I hope he replaces him by the end of the season.





Dude looks like a not as good AD. Bad in pass pro, meh hands but man can this dude run. He breaks a tackle on seemingly every run and is such a smooth runner is beautiful to watch. Dalvin CookDude looks like a not as good AD. Bad in pass pro, meh hands but man can this dude run. He breaks a tackle on seemingly every run and is such a smooth runner is beautiful to watch. Bad? Come on now. As far as "pass pro being about consistency", I think it's a little early to label Cook good or bad, especially if you want consistency. It's hard to reach that standard in just a few games. But what makes you label him badmag as opposed to good or even ... average? Regardless, I agree that he is a beautiful runner. He's incredibly fun to watch. I plan on going through my Game Pass and watching some of his magic. I love watching him live, but US Bank Stadium isn't so great about giving enough sexy replays. I gotta get in there and see his ic from all angles. He impresses me more and more each week.

What makes you believe that?Bad in pass pro?? Come on now. As far as "pass pro being about consistency", I think it's a little early to label Cook goodbad, especially if you want consistency. It's hard to reach that standard in just a few games. But what makes you label him badmag as opposed to good or even ... average? Regardless, I agree that he is a beautiful runner. He's incredibly fun to watch. I plan on going through my Game Pass and watching some of his magic. I love watching him live, but US Bank Stadium isn't so great about giving enough sexy replays. I gotta get in there and see his ic from all angles. He impresses me more and more each week.



Well he was a bad pass protector in college and hasn't shown otherwise. I went back and looked at all of his pass blocking snaps and even when giving him the benefit of the doubt and counting plays where there's no one to block so he just stands there he gets beat or misses a block 31% of the time. That's awful, if an OL missed his block on almost a 3rd of his snaps he'd be well...TJ Clemmings, or out of the league.



And as a pass catcher he's dropped 23% of the catchable passes thrown to him. Again bad numbers especially since he mainly catches easy passes within 5 yards of the LOS.





Alexander was always an outside corner and college and looks far more comfortable there, he has better change of direction skills and fluidity in his hips which has been Waynes biggest weakness plus he's also aggressive which I like out of our corners. Right now Alexander is young so he gets some "I'm overly aggressive especially for the new bullcrap rule changes penalties" meanwhile Waynes gets the "whoops did I let a WR behind me again, oh look the ball is in the air time for me to panic penalties". One is correctable like with Rhodes the other is a sign of being bad.Well he was a bad pass protector in college and hasn't shown otherwise. I went back and looked at all of his pass blocking snaps and even when giving him the benefit of the doubt and counting plays where there's no one to block so he just stands there he gets beat or misses a block 31% of the time. That's awful, if an OL missed his block on almost a 3rd of his snaps he'd be well...TJ Clemmings, or out of the league.And as a pass catcher he's dropped 23% of the catchable passes thrown to him. Again bad numbers especially since he mainly catches easy passes within 5 yards of the LOS.