Good morning Horners! It¡¯s Lions
week
Ben Gedeon
Jersey , or when this comes out actually game day. Ted Glover, Drew
Bunting, and I get together and preview what should be a fun-fest held within US
Bank Stadium as our Minnesota Vikings take on the Detroit Lions.In this episode,
we talk about getting things right, like getting selected to win a gnome. We
talk about no more mistakes. The Vikings, due to their own play, which has
included mistakes in various aspects of the game, be it by players or by
coaches, absolutely have little to no room left to make any mistakes if they
wish to make the playoffs. A good example of this was the time management issue
during the New Orleans Saints game. Norse Code¡¯s Arif Hasan, asked Coach Mike
Zimmer about this. This plays into some midseason grades that Drew asks Ted and
me to give.Looking ahead to the game, we talked about the impact of Detroit
trading away one of their best receivers, in Golden Tate. He always used to be a
thorn in the Vikings side just about every time they played the Lions. He is now
gone leaving only Marvin Jones Jr and Kenny Golladay as the two only viable
receivers for Matthew Stafford to throw to. Stafford has all the talent in the
world but is inconsistent at
times
Jaleel
Johnson Jersey , just like our own Kirk Cousins can be, but has seemed to
have pulled rabbits out of his hat when it comes to beating the Norsemen in
their home stadium. Drew brings his normal bird¡¯s eye view of the stats, and
suggest that will be easily able to run against this team. It¡¯s looking like
Dalvin Cook is likely to return to play, and Latavius Murray is running well, so
this could very well be the case. We are still looking forward to production
from Adam Thiel and Stefon Diggs. Diggs however, has already been ruled out for
the game with a rib injury he suffered while landing on the ball last week.
Aldrick Robinson has stepped up and caught touchdowns just about every time he¡¯s
been on the field, that will have to continue Sunday as he is expected to get
more playing time.Even though the Lions traded away Golden Tate, they traded and
got the week before, Damon ¡°Snacks¡± Harrison to sure up their defensive line and
beef up their run defense. The Vikings interior three, are going to have their
hands full with that big man. This is the point where the rubber hits the road
and the team must respond under the pressure. Vikings fans will be looking
forward or hoping for, a convincing win just like in the old days when Dick the
Bruiser and Jimmy ¡°Superfly¡± Snuka were tearing it up in the ring.On the show,
you have heard Drew talk about his playing days not only in football but as a
rock bassist. He was part of a band called Little
King
Pat Elflein
Jersey , and a fan sent in a YouTube of them where you can see Drew head
banging and knocking it out of the park, just like we expect the Vikings to do
on Sunday.If you like loud, hard rock, hair band music, check out the video
above.Remember, when you watch, hit like, subscribe, and ring that damn bell!
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other team has oneCSTShareTweetShareShareMike Zimmer considering hiring kicking
coachJames Lang-USA TODAY SportsWhile we¡¯re waiting for a full transcript of
Mike Zimmer¡¯s press conference from Thursday in Indianapolis, there is one
tidbit that Minnesota Vikings fans will probably find fairly interesting.Given
the number of issues that the Vikings have had with kicking over the past few
seasons
Dalvin
Cook Jersey , Zimmer said during his press conference that he was giving
serious consideration to hiring a kicking coach. Zimmer said he¡¯s discussed the
idea with Baltimore Ravens¡¯ head coach Jim Harbaugh. . .the only NFL head coach,
as far as I can tell, that has a dedicated specialists coach on his staff. .
.and that new Special Teams Coordinator Marwan Maalouf is open to the idea.I,
honestly, wouldn¡¯t have any idea what would make for a good kicking coach or who
would be a good candidate for the job. I know that former Vikings¡¯ special teams
coach Gary Zauner runs his own kicking academy, but who knows whether or not
he¡¯d even be willing to take a job with the Vikings.Still, I suppose it¡¯s
encouraging that this is a direction that Mike Zimmer is looking in to help this
team improve. Given this team¡¯s recent. . .and not-so-recent. . .history with
field goals, they should be willing to look just about anywhere to find an
answer.