Best RB in league, put the game in the hands of your shitty Qb.
Ponder controls and manages the game well, without any receiver core to speak of.
I got about 4 hours of sleep last night because I was so amped, but Ponder gets a real shit card handed to him. He makes mistakes because he tries to force something that isn't there in the past and has been working on that, usually because he feels pressure to pass for more than 100 yards a game. (Hard to do when the receivers do not get open besides Kyle Rudolph, that combined with really poor progression ability) But our receivers are some of the shittiest in the league (Bar yesterday's game) and without a lot of blocks down field from those folks, that 2 yard pass doesn't grow into a 10-20 yard break away down field. AP is the best running back in the league because 1) He just isn't human. 2) He has Fulton and a fantastic blocking line, and from there he can create his own opportunities.
Going to be a tough game next Saturday in the tundra. One of the most hostile environments to play in for the Vikes.
What the D needs to work on this week in drills:
1) Slant coverage on 2 man Blitz. Rogers sees this easily over the line even on Greenway and Robison fake outs. Audible from Harris to Jennings, Nelson, or Finley and it's an automatic 5-10 yards. With some of the best blocking receivers in the league, this turns into 20-30 down field in one hell of a hurry.
2) With Winfield out, someone needs to learn how to cover Jennings. The corners need to talk more and read each other better. This goes to experience in playing together, but this is going to chew us up alive if this doesn't improve. Jennings all by himself with Winfield on the sidelines mouthing the words "What the fuck" doesn't get any worse.
With that said, 5 days rest. The packers are pretty beat up and took some punishment late in the game.
It's going to be a good match up I hope.
With that said, if we get passed this Packer game, we have a very good shot at going to the super bowl.
