Unfortunately, I attended the Lions/Vikings game yesterday with my family. What a dogshit performance.
I really think a lot of the blame lies with John Morton. I'm just not sold on him as a coordinator and I never understood why they didn't promote from within with either Tanner Engrstand or Hank Fraley. Sure, the Vikings have a tough defense to face with all of the crazy fronts that Brian Flores shows you, but there was absolutely zero adjustments made to protection schemes and they were just eating our Interior O-line alive, and continued to do so throughout the game.
There was also several times on second or third and longs, that they threw a swing pass in the slot out to the sideline, and it's such a wasted down with a low percentage of gaining yards. I'm not clamoring for them to throw it to the sticks on 2nd and 16, but run a normal play and at least if you dump off, you've went through the progressions where you could have had someone open for the necessary gain. It's just a give up/throwaway down mentaliity that we never used to do in recent years. The tempo on offense also feels much slower than last year. We seem to be playing at a slower, more conservative pace than we used to, even when down, which makes matters worse because as a team reliant on play-action, playing from behind becomes even more difficult.
Something schematically is just way off. I'm also not a fan of Morton saying to the media that he needs to get Jamo or whomever the ball... just shut your mouth and call plays and stop trying to virtue signal. The minute you try and force the ball anywhere, it's not going to go well.
It's tough to get on the defenses case, because they were left with awful field position, several times forced to start defending inside their own 35 yard line. There were also of course some awful phantom roughing the passer calls, but it's really no excuse. This does not look like a Super Bowl contending team. Coming off of a bye, this is a game that you have to have if you want to have the type of season you're looking for. I can excuse the Chiefs game or the Packers loss week 1 on the road, but they looked like trash and I fear that they're coming down the other side of the mountain, starting the descent of reverting back to the loveable bunch of losers that I spent my entire life following.
Forgot to add, and it may sound like ignorant fan-speak, but I have zero respect for in-the-booth coordinators. Get down there on the sideline, mucking it up with the peons.
If you need an aerial view to call plays, then you don't have the chops in the first place. All the tech in the world is at your fingertips to get the aerial images that you need, if necessary. If you need to be in the booth, it just reeks of some sort of character flaw where you can't be around people.
Unfortunately, I attended the Lions/Vikings game yesterday with my family. What a dogshit performance.
I really think a lot of the blame lies with John Morton. I'm just not sold on him as a coordinator and I never understood why they didn't promote from within with either Tanner Engrstand or Hank Fraley. Sure, the Vikings have a tough defense to face with all of the crazy fronts that Brian Flores shows you, but there was absolutely zero adjustments made to protection schemes and they were just eating our Interior O-line alive, and continued to do so throughout the game.
There was also several times on second or third and longs, that they threw a swing pass in the slot out to the sideline, and it's such a wasted down with a low percentage of gaining yards. I'm not clamoring for them to throw it to the sticks on 2nd and 16, but run a normal play and at least if you dump off, you've went through the progressions where you could have had someone open for the necessary gain. It's just a give up/throwaway down mentaliity that we never used to do in recent years. The tempo on offense also feels much slower than last year. We seem to be playing at a slower, more conservative pace than we used to, even when down, which makes matters worse because as a team reliant on play-action, playing from behind becomes even more difficult.
Something schematically is just way off. I'm also not a fan of Morton saying to the media that he needs to get Jamo or whomever the ball... just shut your mouth and call plays and stop trying to virtue signal. The minute you try and force the ball anywhere, it's not going to go well.
It's tough to get on the defenses case, because they were left with awful field position, several times forced to start defending inside their own 35 yard line. There were also of course some awful phantom roughing the passer calls, but it's really no excuse. This does not look like a Super Bowl contending team. Coming off of a bye, this is a game that you have to have if you want to have the type of season you're looking for. I can excuse the Chiefs game or the Packers loss week 1 on the road, but they looked like trash and I fear that they're coming down the other side of the mountain, starting the descent of reverting back to the loveable bunch of losers that I spent my entire life following.
Just awful. Go Pistons.
Was frustrating to watch. Had Gibbs and ARSB going, needed them to pick up the pace, but it was glacial.
For sure. Just awful.
Forgot to add, and it may sound like ignorant fan-speak, but I have zero respect for in-the-booth coordinators. Get down there on the sideline, mucking it up with the peons.
If you need an aerial view to call plays, then you don't have the chops in the first place. All the tech in the world is at your fingertips to get the aerial images that you need, if necessary. If you need to be in the booth, it just reeks of some sort of character flaw where you can't be around people.
yeah, it's weird -- I'd love to see a breakdown of efficiency from one vs the other
Forgot about the Tucker Kraft torn ACL. Another reason Love targeted Doubs so much, and another skilled receiver hurt for the Packers.