Txhua tus lej tseem ceeb rau 5-1 Vikings, Tab sis av thiab huab cua tawm tsam yuav tsum txhim kho

Muaj ib qho lej tshiab uas tau dhau NFL. Nws tau siv los saib xyuas txhua pab pawg NFL lub sijhawm thiab ntsuas lub caij nyoog los ntawm peb lub hlis twg. Muaj 16 qhov kev ua si hauv lub caij, thiab plaub qhov kev ua si hauv ib lub hlis twg.

Ntxiv ib 17th kev ua si hloov tag nrho cov ntawd, thiab qhov ntawd txhais tau tias tsis muaj ntxhiab tsw ntawm cov roses tom qab plaub qhov kev ua si. Hloov chaw, Minnesota ua si rau 1 kev ua si ua ntej lawv lub lis piam, thiab qhov ntawd yog lub sijhawm zoo ib yam los ntsuas lub caij pib. Cov Vikings tsis tau tswj hwm kev ua si ib sab ntawm lawv lub Limtiam XNUMX yeej dhau Green Bay Packers. Muaj tsawg kawg yog qee qhov hmoov zoo hauv kev sau plaub qhov sib law liag ib qho kev yeej dhau los ntawm Lions, Tsoom Haiv Neeg Ntseeg, Bears thiab Dolphins tom qab noj ib qho kev sib tw los ntawm Eagles tsis muaj yeej.

Ib feem tom ntej ntawm lub caij tseem tuaj yeem saib raws li kev ntsuas rau 8 qhov kev ua si. Tom qab tuav lub Cardinals hauv Lub Limtiam XNUMX, Viking ua si rov qab-rau-rov qab kev ua si tawm tsam Cov Thawj Coj thiab Cov Nqi, thiab rov qab los tsev ua si Cowboys, Patriots thiab Dav Hlau.

Rookie taub hau tus kws qhia Kevin O'Connell pab pawg tau ua tiav ntawm lub rooj sib tw / tshem tawm, ua tau zoo heev thaum kawg ntawm thawj ib nrab thiab pib thib ob, thiab tau ua tiav hauv kev ncaws pob. Cov Vikings yuav tsum tau txuas ntxiv tswj qhov nruab nrab ntawm qhov kev ua si - txhais tau hais tias ob qhov kawg ntawm thawj ib nrab thiab thawj ob ntawm ib nrab thib ob.

Qhov no yog thaj chaw uas tsis tau pab Mike Zimmer pab pawg hauv ob xyoos dhau los. Nws yog ib qho kev poob siab yog tias Vikings tsis tso lub touchdown hauv feeb kawg ntawm thawj ib nrab. Cov Vikings tsuas yog tsis muaj lub tswv yim los tswj kev ua si thiab tswj lub moos.

Muaj qee qhov kev txawj ntse uas O'Connell thiab nws cov neeg ua haujlwm muaj tias Zimmer tsis muaj. Tab sis txawm tias Vikings tseem ua tau zoo hauv thaj chaw uas tau hais los saum no, tej zaum nws yuav tsis txaus. Lawv qhov kev ua si tawm tsam tag nrho yog qhov tsis muaj, thiab qhov ntawd yuav tsum yog pab pawg zoo tshaj plaws hauv cheeb tsam.

Mus rau lub caij nyoog, Vikings muaj ntau yam txuj ci hauv kev sib tw khiav zoo li txhua pab pawg hauv pab koomtes. Dalvin Cook yog sab saum toj-3 rov qab, thiab Alexander Mattison yog tus thib 2 zoo tshaj plaws khiav rov qab rau hauv pab koomtes. Nkag mus rau Lub Limtiam 8, cov lej hais tias Vikings tau qis dua qhov nruab nrab hauv cheeb tsam no.

Minnesota qeb duas 25th nyob rau hauv rushing yards ib qho kev ua si ntawm 97.8, thiab qhov ntawd yog qhov teeb meem. Thaum cov naj npawb ntawm cov pab pawg khiav ceev xws li Chicago Bears thiab New York Giants yog skewed los ntawm kev ua haujlwm zoo hauv quarterbacks, Vikings yuav tsum tau txais ntau dua los ntawm Cook thiab Mattison.

Cook tau maj nrawm rau 450 yards thiab 4 touchdowns, thiab qhov ntawd yog 12th nyob rau hauv cov pab koomtes, 290 yards qab cov pab koomtes-coj Nick Chubb ntawm Browns. Cook muaj qhov nruab nrab nruab nrab ntawm 4.8 yards ib nqa, tab sis qhov ntawd zoo tom qab Chubb ntawm 5.9 ypc, Saquon Barkley ntawm Giants ntawm 5.1 thiab Josh Jacobs ntawm Raiders ntawm 5.7.

Cook tsis zoo li tau poob ib nrab-kauj ruam thiab nws txoj kev xav tseem nyob zoo, yog li tsis muaj laj thawj nws tsis tuaj yeem ua tau zoo li pab koomtes ua ntej. Cook muaj 94 nqa, ze li 50 tsawg dua Barkley, yog li qhov teeb meem yuav yog nrog O'Connell. Yog tias Cook tau muab sijhawm ntau los khiav lub pob, nws tseem yuav muaj txiaj ntsig zoo rau lub quarterback Kirk Cousins.

Cousin tus lej kuj tseem muaj qhov nruab nrab, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum piv rau xyoo dhau los nrog rau lub quarterbacks sab saum toj hauv pab koomtes xyoo 2022.

Cov kwv tij tau pov rau 1,502 yards, thiab 15 lub quarterbacks tau pov rau ntau yards. Nws qib khi rau 10th hauv TD hla nrog 9 thiab 19th nyob rau hauv passer ntsuam xyuas ntawm 88.7.

Tus lej kawg no yog qhov xav paub tshaj plaws, vim tias cov kwv tij txheeb ze ntawm peb lub caij dhau los yog 107.4, 105.0 thiab 103.1.

Tus neeg txais kev dav dav Adam Thielen lees paub tias Minnesota kev ua txhaum cai tsis tau ua raws li qhov kev cia siab. Thielen tau hais tias ""Peb tseem muaj chaw ntau heev rau kev txhim kho, yog li ntawd yog qhov zoo," “Peb tab tom kawm txog qhov system no thaum ntxov. Kuv paub tias peb tsis tau ua peb qhov zoo tshaj plaws football. Kuv xav tias muaj peev xwm nrhiav txoj hauv kev los yeej yam tsis tau ua si koj qhov kev ncaws pob zoo tshaj plaws yog qhov tseem ceeb. "

Nrog rau lub sijhawm nyuaj dua los txog, nws tsis txaus los tso siab rau qhov kev ua tau zoo ua ntej ib nrab sijhawm, kev ncaws pob ncaws pob thiab tau txais ib qho ntug ntawm kev hloov pauv. Cov Vikings xav tau lawv cov npe loj tshaj plaws thiab cov neeg ua si zoo tshaj plaws los ua lawv cov khoom muaj txiaj ntsig tshaj plaws hauv ntu ntu txuas ntxiv no lossis lawv qhov pib 5-1 yuav dhau los ua lub cim xeeb sai.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevesilverman/2022/10/25/every-number-matters-for-5-1-vikings-but-ground-air-attacks-must-improve/