2024-09-17 02:35:02
First, I wanna thank you for all the hard work you and your colleagues do again this year. I enjoy all the content you put out that helps me keep up with my favorite team halfway across the globe (Germany).
If anyone had told me, we would win against the 49ers without our 3 “-sons” (Jefferson, Jordan Addison and T.J. Hockenson), I would probably have laughed out loud. Best wishes for Jefferson and Dallas Turner, hopefully they will turn out all right after the check-ups.
I would like to focus on our play callers. O’Connell already has a reputation for being one of the best play callers in the league, but in my opinion, he outdoes himself this season. Jefferson gets double and triple coverage on a regular basis, and somehow O’Connell still manages to get yards between him and the nearest defender. It’s ridiculous. But Flores impresses me even more. I liked last year’s defense, but I didn’t think it would be sustainable. It felt “gimmicky.” This season however, we look like the most creative defense without relying on “special” plays to keep the opposition in check. The 49ers are no joke, even without McCaffrey, and even if the statistics don’t look too great today, it was a great performance by our D. Kudos to O’Connell and Flores for not only training those men to play every snap like their life depends on it, but also calling great games and putting our team in favorable positions.
Greetings and great respect from Germany,
Thanks so much for your support from across the globe and your kind words. It truly is an honor for us to work for the Vikings and do something we love to do because of great fans. Sunday’s game fell on the 10-year anniversary of my job interview here (first day was Sept. 28, 2014).
The Vikings have been able to produce explosive plays without having some of their biggest threats on the field at the same time. This shows some of the depth and development that has occurred throughout the roster.
O’Connell and Flores seem to be timing up their calls, putting players in good positions to make plays and building on the shared success.
Minnesota’s defense limited San Francisco to a 2-for-10 showing on third down and 1-for-3 on fourth down.
The Vikings forced two takeaways to offset two giveaways by Minnesota, which improved to 19-0 under O’Connell when even or ahead in turnover margin.
