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My $.02:
1. Great win (thank you Capt. Obvious)! Once the Broncos kept adding to the lead I started to think about the CHI Harbaugh game where we were down 20-0 years ago and a pick 6 by, I think, Todd Scott got us going and we ultimately came back and won. I felt like if we drove down on our 1st drive in the 2nd half and put up 7 that we’d have a chance. Once they got up 23-7 I was a lot more skeptical.
2. I said it a few weeks ago and I’ll say it again. Mike Hughes should not be returning punts. His 2 muffs yesterday were exactly what I used to see in person when he played at UCF. He could catch kickoffs but not punts. We need someone more reliable back there. It is a disaster waiting to happen and almost cost us the game yesterday.
3. Same with Abdullah but he usually lets it bounce in the end zone for a touchback.
4. So many gaffs yesterday. How do you go offsides on a basic punt on 4th and 3?!? The whiff by Reiff that caused the Kurt fumble, the many, many missed opportunities for DB’s to knock down passes, the bite by Kearse (made up for it later) on a long pass that Rhodes gave up, the bite by Sendejo on the QB run on 4th and 1, the timeout by Zimmer with 10 seconds left that allowed DEN to get 3 shots at the end zone. All of these need to be cleaned up.
5. Despite the one long pass, Waynes played well. He was on the WR but didn’t make a play on the ball which is typical for him. He made a great 3rd down tackle on a pitch out and was solid all day. Their WR’s actually made some great catches.
6. Disappointed in the D but DEN really had us off balance with a lot of the plays they were running. My biggest problem is 3rd and long over this season on defense. They seem to give up a few each game. Yesterday was 3rd and 14 and they got 15 on a swing pass. Very bad. Hoping Zim cleans some of this up during the bye.
7. Wanted to see Holton Hill and Josh Doctson for a few plays. Don’t remember seeing either.
8. More blitzing up the middle please. They are doubling and chipping on Hunter and Griffen. Send someone up the middle!
9. Great adjustment by the offense in the 2nd half. I’m glad they didn’t get too stubborn and stick with the run. This was a game where we needed to conserve time and move the ball. The 2 minute offense was a great move and seemed to get Kirk going. Gotta hand it to Cousins. His throw to Diggs was perfect and he didn’t fade in the 2nd half down 20. He brought us back. I know the stats say he’s never had a come from behind win with the Vikes but I consider the tie with GB a comeback win. It’s not his fault that the kicker missed 3 FG’s. He still needs to work on his pocket presence (not sure if that is even possible or just something you either have or don’t have) because he held the ball too long a few times.
10. Nice to see Irv get his first TD. Hopefully the first of many!
11. Good game for Bisi. Made the catches when he got the chance. Will be nice to get Theilen back but Bisi has filled in admirably.
12. I’m not sure if it was punishment for the DUI or what, but Kearse seems to have so much physical talent and I”m not sure why he wasn’t playing more. He made some good physical plays at the end and can add something to the blitz package. I almost feel like we play it too safe on D sometimes.
13. Refs were bad. They seemed to be letting plays go longer after forward progress had been stopped. That was obvious on the TD but also some other runs by DEN. The call, while reversed on the FG, was horrendous. It was clear there was nobody lined up over the center so you have to wonder what a ref is looking at that makes him throw his flag?
14. Gotta say that Harrison Smith was one of the few guys flying around in the 1st half yesterday. He seemed so mad about them being behind that he was determined to make an impact play. I hope he’s okay for SEA. We’re gonna need him there.
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