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Dana Turner -> RE: General Vikes Talk (12/16/2019 9:06:29 PM)
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Solid win for the Vikings in a situation that they have squandered in the past. Two things stood out and should be talked about. One, the Vikings came out with great energy and maintained that energy throughout the game. Second, the defense was hitting like I have not seen them hit this year. Maybe the return of Sendejo has sparked some energy into the tackling, but there were some solid hits on Sunday.
I thought the blocked punt was a big plus, we got three points out of that, so a good sign for a special teams unit that needed to have a good game.
The stand in the late third/early fourth Quarter where we stopped them from getting a TD on 4th and 14 was also nice since we then turned that in to a 86 yard drive and 7 more points.
I love how hard all of our running backs run, it can't be said enough, these guys initiate contact and don't shy away from it at all. Love our ground game this year and on the 8 yard TD by Boone, the blocking was perfect, great block by both Smith and Elf as well as the rest of the line!
7 takeaways is ridiculous, SD fans must be wondering what the hell happened to a damn solid team. I know they had their injuries this year, but their ball security all year has been bad, not this bad, but bad.
I really liked the offensive play calling, especially the first scoring drive, really mixed it up and even had me off balance {:~).
Really great coaching job all the way around, I'm obviously not a Zimmer supporter on these threads, but I know when I've seen some good work and these guys did exactly what was needed on the west coast, not an easy task.
I will be back in the states for the holidays, watching the Monday night game with my brother in Bell Plains, Minnesota, can't wait!!! SKOL VIKINGS!!!
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