Thread: Four areas of concern for the Minnesota Vikings

[size=12pt]Here are four areas the Vikings must address during the offseason[/size]
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The 2007 season is in the books, and free agency and the NFL draft are still two or three months away, but there's no time like the present to put the Vikings under the microscope.

With players reporting for their final meeting today, here are four areas the team must address during the offseason.

1. PASSING GAME

It all starts at quarterback and whether the Vikings decide Tarvaris Jackson did enough in his first season as the starter to return as the unchallenged No. 1...

I don't think there is EVER an unchallenged #1 for any spot in training camp.
Childress has pretty much said the same the past two years.

Very nice read my friend.
A couple of comments.....

I don't think Wade was ever brought in as a solution as a PR.
I think he was forced into that role because of week to week roster decisions because of injuries, limiting the use of Memo.

Pass rush.
Pretty telling stat that Edwards still lead us in sacks after missing those games.
We really need a RDE.

"Marrdro" wrote:

Very nice read my friend.
A couple of comments.....

I don't think Wade was ever brought in as a solution as a PR.
I think he was forced into that role because of week to week roster decisions because of injuries, limiting the use of Memo.

Pass rush.
Pretty telling stat that Edwards still lead us in sacks after missing those games.
We really need a RDE.

Very true my friend.
I think a good pass rushing RDE would solve a lot of the pass defense woes.
If they can show they can get a good pass rush with the front line, the LBers can stay away for pass coverage in the middle which has been a thorn in their sides the past 2 seasons.
That being said, a good RDE could also help the younger CBs such as Griffith and McCauley.
Sharper will probably stay and Gordon or Frampton may spell Smith becasue I do not think he will be back.
I'd like to see Doss and/or TWilliams come back to add depth and good veteran presence.

"ejmat" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

Very nice read my friend.
A couple of comments.....

I don't think Wade was ever brought in as a solution as a PR.
I think he was forced into that role because of week to week roster decisions because of injuries, limiting the use of Memo.

Pass rush.
Pretty telling stat that Edwards still lead us in sacks after missing those games.
We really need a RDE.

Very true my friend.
I think a good pass rushing RDE would solve a lot of the pass defense woes.
If they can show they can get a good pass rush with the front line, the LBers can stay away for pass coverage in the middle which has been a thorn in their sides the past 2 seasons.
That being said, a good RDE could also help the younger CBs such as Griffith and McCauley.
Sharper will probably stay and Gordon or Frampton may spell Smith becasue I do not think he will be back.
I'd like to see Doss and/or TWilliams come back to add depth and good veteran presence.

You know me, I blame all failures by the teams on thier respective lines beit offense or defense.

On defense if you can't get pressure on the QB with your front 4 and do it consistently with your RDE (Right hand QB) or LDE (Left hand QB) then you allow him to stand back there all day long waiting for someone to get open.

I don't care how good your secondary is.
Eventually someone will get open under that scenario.

"Marrdro" wrote:

"ejmat" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

Very nice read my friend.
A couple of comments.....

I don't think Wade was ever brought in as a solution as a PR.
I think he was forced into that role because of week to week roster decisions because of injuries, limiting the use of Memo.

Pass rush.
Pretty telling stat that Edwards still lead us in sacks after missing those games.
We really need a RDE.

Very true my friend.
I think a good pass rushing RDE would solve a lot of the pass defense woes.
If they can show they can get a good pass rush with the front line, the LBers can stay away for pass coverage in the middle which has been a thorn in their sides the past 2 seasons.
That being said, a good RDE could also help the younger CBs such as Griffith and McCauley.
Sharper will probably stay and Gordon or Frampton may spell Smith becasue I do not think he will be back.
I'd like to see Doss and/or TWilliams come back to add depth and good veteran presence.

You know me, I blame all failures by the teams on thier respective lines beit offense or defense.

On defense if you can't get pressure on the QB with your front 4 and do it consistently with your RDE (Right hand QB) or LDE (Left hand QB) then you allow him to stand back there all day long waiting for someone to get open.

I don't care how good your secondary is.
Eventually someone will get open under that scenario.

Absolutely.
Maybe someone can step up and become a dominate DE but I'd really like to go after Suggs or even Jared Allen.

I think the #1 need on this team is a true #1 receiver. That will open up the run game and make Jackson's job a lot easier. (yeah, I think Jackson starts next season). I think we could have one of the top scoring offenses. Add in an above average defense and the vikes win the division.

"jmcdon00" wrote:

I think the #1 need on this team is a true #1 receiver. That will open up the run game and make Jackson's job a lot easier. (yeah, I think Jackson starts next season). I think we could have one of the top scoring offenses. Add in an above average defense and the vikes win the division.

I agree

Our offense struggled far more then our Defense.. Expecially when we couldn't see to get those big runs we wanted

A Wr would open things up quite a bit.. WR should be our first look

DE a close second.. That would help alot of our big problems

"jmcdon00" wrote:

I think the #1 need on this team is a true #1 receiver. That will open up the run game and make Jackson's job a lot easier. (yeah, I think Jackson starts next season). I think we could have one of the top scoring offenses. Add in an above average defense and the vikes win the division.

Its almost like a 1 and 1A priority for me.

I guess because I liked to play defense more than I did offense I tend to lean towards that area in close analysis.

I believe that if we had a better RDE we could have got off the field more often, allowing the offense more tries to be a top scoring team, well at least a better scoring team with the talent we had.

Long story short, they can go out and address both positions as a number one priority if we can get the front office to spend the money wisely in the FA market.

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jmcdon00" wrote:

I think the #1 need on this team is a true #1 receiver. That will open up the run game and make Jackson's job a lot easier. (yeah, I think Jackson starts next season). I think we could have one of the top scoring offenses. Add in an above average defense and the vikes win the division.

Its almost like a 1 and 1A priority for me.

I guess because I liked to play defense more than I did offense I tend to lean towards that area in close analysis.

I believe that if we had a better RDE we could have got off the field more often, allowing the offense more tries to be a top scoring team, well at least a better scoring team with the talent we had.

Long story short, they can go out and address both positions as a number one priority if we can get the front office to spend the money wisely in the FA market.

Good Offense attracts fans and gets a new stadium... a top notch wideout would allow us to sustain more drives, keeping our O on the field longer and our D on the sidelines where they can't give up yards and thereby reducing the need for a good RDE... argument goes both ways
Perfect scenario, get both, dominate on O and D as the Pats are doing (Number 1 scoring O, tied for Number 1 D in points allowed).