Solid OC, thanks for this. Any chance we could get this by quarter? I would be interested in which teams come out with a good game plan that slowly decreases as the game goes on. Or even who is only good with their backs against the wall down by a couple scores.
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I completely forgot the Saquan Barkely contract was a thing until right now. Bijan and Gibbs are staring down the barrel of less than 10 mil a year for their careers the way things are going.
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Vikings have like 80% odds of making the playoffs and they'll do that, but thats about it. No matter how good Flores and O'Connell are they aren't doing much with a completely one-dimensional offense and a young and shallow defense without much blue ship talent.
But nobody actually cares about a team's 3rd down conversion rate.
This is where ya lost me bud. It's a pretty important stat.
Everyone who watched the Vikings last year knew they weren't as good as their 13-3 record and that absolutely no one should be afraid to see them in the playoffs. Bills are on the other side of that spectrum this year. Advanced analytics often paint a clearer picture than just wins and losses and the Bills are definitely better than their record. And, when they make the playoffs they should be a hard out even on the road.
How much is Cousins worth coming off his Achilles injury? He was playing at a top-5ish level prior to the injury. But, guys like Rivers, Ryan, and Carr(kinda) have shown it's not a given FA QB's in their late 30's are the answer.
Not getting stuffed three times in a row in the redzone because you are RB#2 is going to help your Y/A. Plenty of "backup" RB's have had better efficiency stats in part because of the quality of attempts.
The disrespect to the Jaren THE Hall monitor is too much. 80% completion rating, 10 yards a pass, no ints, no sacks, no fumbles.
Is O'Connell a good coach for always keeping the Vikings in a close game. Or is he a bad coach for never putting teams away. Tune in next Monday night when the Vikings perform just as good, or bad as the Bears do, and either almost win or almost lose in what will almost definitely be some sort of embarrassing fashion.