How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
Barring no Changes this is how I see the starters and possible production.. Feel free to post your own predictions
DEFENSIVE LINE
Brian Robison- 40 tackles & 6 sacks
Kevin Williams- 65 tackles & 5 sacks
Pat Williams- 85 tackles & 2 sacks
Ray Edwards- 35 tackles & 8 sacks
LINEBACKERS
Ben Leber- 65 tackles & 4 Sacks & 1 Interceptions
EJ Henderson- 125 Tackles & 3 Sacks & 2 Interceptions
Chad Greenway- 100 Tackles & 2 Sacks & 2 Interceptions
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Antoine Winfield- 80 Tackles & 4 Interceptions
Cedric Griffin- 65 Tackles & 5 Interceptions & 1 Sack
Darren Sharper- 50 Tackles & 4 Interceptions & 1 Sack
Madieu Williams- 70 Tackles & 2 Interceptions & 2 Sacks
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
I have high hopes yes
It all seems fairly logical though
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
The KAD will be ready come opening day.
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
"V4L" wrote:
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Barring no Changes this is how I see the starters and possible production.. Feel free to post your own predictions
DEFENSIVE LINE
Brian Robison- 40 tackles & 6 sacks
Kevin Williams- 65 tackles & 5 sacks
Pat Williams- 85 tackles & 2 sacks
Ray Edwards- 35 tackles & 8 sacks
LINEBACKERS
Ben Leber- 65 tackles & 4 Sacks & 1 Interceptions
EJ Henderson- 125 Tackles & 3 Sacks & 2 Interceptions
Chad Greenway- 100 Tackles & 2 Sacks & 2 Interceptions
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Antoine Winfield- 80 Tackles & 4 Interceptions
Cedric Griffin- 65 Tackles & 5 Interceptions & 1 Sack
Darren Sharper- 50 Tackles & 4 Interceptions & 1 Sack
Madieu Williams- 70 Tackles & 2 Interceptions & 2 Sacks
Wow those are some big numbers.
Here is what they got last year.......
http://www.nfl.com/teams/minnesotavi...stics?team=MIN
Player
Tot
Solo
Assist
Sck
Fumb
E.J. Henderson
118
94
24
4
3
Cedric Griffin
92
82
10
0
2
Chad Greenway
105
78
27
0
2
Antoine Winfield
67
58
9
0
1
Marcus McCauley
64
54
10
0
0
Ben Leber
67
51
16
5
2
Darren Sharper
63
49
14
0
1
Pat Williams
62
43
19
2
0
Charles Gordon
39
30
9
0
0
Kevin Williams
38
30
8
3
1
Ray Edwards
30
26
4
5
4
Brian Robison
26
20
6
4
1
Jayme Mitchell
9
5
4
1
0
Erasmus James
7
5
2
1
0
I would think that guys like Mitchell and Frampton should see increases in thier numbers because the will see the field more but I don't see guys like Kevin Williams getting a jump from 38 to to 65.
My guess is we will see about the same numbers this year with a few more sacks from our ends.
Not saying our guys are gonna stay the same or are crappy, my rationale is that the offense will stay on the field more this year which will have an impact on our Defenses production.
By the way, anyone notice Winnys and McCauleys numbers?
Pretty damn close if you ask me.
Wonder why everyone seems to think our CB's are for shit but keep saying how Winny is our best CB?
Hmmmmm, wonder what I'm missing here.
::)
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
I do not think we are going to make the transition into a Defense that can shutdown the pass.
Although I thinl we will do better, I still see this as our biggest weakness.
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
"ultravikingfan" wrote:
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I do not think we are going to make the transition into a Defense that can shutdown the pass.
Although I thinl we will do better, I still see this as our biggest weakness.
It will be our biggest weakness in 2008, yes.
But that is a relative measurement.
People like to point out that last year we were last in the league in passing yards per game, but don't mention the fact that we were first or second in the league for number of times thrown against - a byproduct of us being #1 against the run.
Our averages speak more about our passing D.
We were 11th in the league in points per game, and 6th in the league in TDs given up.
That tells me that the bend-don't-break idea of our passing D is working.
http://jsonline.stats.com/fb/teamstats.asp?yr=2008&tm=16&btnGo=Go&type=teamhome
It still has room to improve, but they are not a bad pass D or even in the bottom half by any means.
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
"NodakPaul" wrote:
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"ultravikingfan" wrote:
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I do not think we are going to make the transition into a Defense that can shutdown the pass.
Although I thinl we will do better, I still see this as our biggest weakness.
It will be our biggest weakness in 2008, yes.
But that is a relative measurement.
People like to point out that last year we were last in the league in passing yards per game, but don't mention the fact that we were first or second in the league for number of times thrown against - a byproduct of us being #1 against the run.
Our averages speak more about our passing D.
We were 11th in the league in points per game, and 6th in the league in TDs given up.
That tells me that the bend-don't-break idea of our passing D is working.
http://jsonline.stats.com/fb/teamstats.asp?yr=2008&tm=16&btnGo=Go&type=teamhome
It still has room to improve, but they are not a bad pass D or even in the bottom half by any means.
Can you imagine how much better it will be next year when we get say 5-10 more sacks and we are ranked higher than 8th.
;D
Bet we'll see passing yards go down, INT's go up and points allowed go down as well.
By the way, I am still amazed we were ranked 8th in sacks.
Very suprising.
;D
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
"Marrdro" wrote:
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"NodakPaul" wrote:
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"ultravikingfan" wrote:
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I do not think we are going to make the transition into a Defense that can shutdown the pass.
Although I thinl we will do better, I still see this as our biggest weakness.
It will be our biggest weakness in 2008, yes.
But that is a relative measurement.
People like to point out that last year we were last in the league in passing yards per game, but don't mention the fact that we were first or second in the league for number of times thrown against - a byproduct of us being #1 against the run.
Our averages speak more about our passing D.
We were 11th in the league in points per game, and 6th in the league in TDs given up.
That tells me that the bend-don't-break idea of our passing D is working.
http://jsonline.stats.com/fb/teamstats.asp?yr=2008&tm=16&btnGo=Go&type=teamhome
It still has room to improve, but they are not a bad pass D or even in the bottom half by any means.
Can you imagine how much better it will be next year when we get say 5-10 more sacks and we are ranked higher than 8th.
;D
Bet we'll see passing yards go down, INT's go up and points allowed go down as well.
By the way, I am still amazed we were ranked 8th in sacks.
Very suprising.
;D
If we get a top-notch DE (Taylor) and another good one in the draft, we will be much improved against the pass, without losing anything v. the run.
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
"VikingMike" wrote:
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"Marrdro" wrote:
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"NodakPaul" wrote:
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"ultravikingfan" wrote:
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I do not think we are going to make the transition into a Defense that can shutdown the pass.
Although I thinl we will do better, I still see this as our biggest weakness.
It will be our biggest weakness in 2008, yes.
But that is a relative measurement.
People like to point out that last year we were last in the league in passing yards per game, but don't mention the fact that we were first or second in the league for number of times thrown against - a byproduct of us being #1 against the run.
Our averages speak more about our passing D.
We were 11th in the league in points per game, and 6th in the league in TDs given up.
That tells me that the bend-don't-break idea of our passing D is working.
http://jsonline.stats.com/fb/teamstats.asp?yr=2008&tm=16&btnGo=Go&type=teamhome
It still has room to improve, but they are not a bad pass D or even in the bottom half by any means.
Can you imagine how much better it will be next year when we get say 5-10 more sacks and we are ranked higher than 8th.
;D
Bet we'll see passing yards go down, INT's go up and points allowed go down as well.
By the way, I am still amazed we were ranked 8th in sacks.
Very suprising.
;D
If we get a top-notch DE (Taylor) and another good one in the draft, we will be much improved against the pass, without losing anything v. the run.
Lets not forget that a few of our guys are/were pretty young last year. They should also improve a bit.
91 Ray Edwards DE 23 6-5 268 2 Purdue
73 Otis Grigsby DE 27 6-3 260 2 Kentucky
99 Erasmus James DE 25 6-4 266 3 Wisconsin
92 Jayme Mitchell DE 24 6-6 285 2 Mississippi
96 Brian Robison DE 24 6-3 267 R Texas
Lets hope James gets back this year.
Re: How Do You Think The Defense Will Do In 08?
"Marrdro" wrote:
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"VikingMike" wrote:
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"Marrdro" wrote:
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"NodakPaul" wrote:
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"ultravikingfan" wrote:
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I do not think we are going to make the transition into a Defense that can shutdown the pass.
Although I thinl we will do better, I still see this as our biggest weakness.
It will be our biggest weakness in 2008, yes.
But that is a relative measurement.
People like to point out that last year we were last in the league in passing yards per game, but don't mention the fact that we were first or second in the league for number of times thrown against - a byproduct of us being #1 against the run.
Our averages speak more about our passing D.
We were 11th in the league in points per game, and 6th in the league in TDs given up.
That tells me that the bend-don't-break idea of our passing D is working.
http://jsonline.stats.com/fb/teamstats.asp?yr=2008&tm=16&btnGo=Go&type=teamhome
It still has room to improve, but they are not a bad pass D or even in the bottom half by any means.
Can you imagine how much better it will be next year when we get say 5-10 more sacks and we are ranked higher than 8th.
;D
Bet we'll see passing yards go down, INT's go up and points allowed go down as well.
By the way, I am still amazed we were ranked 8th in sacks.
Very suprising.
;D
If we get a top-notch DE (Taylor) and another good one in the draft, we will be much improved against the pass, without losing anything v. the run.
Lets not forget that a few of our guys are/were pretty young last year. They should also improve a bit.
91 Ray Edwards DE 23 6-5 268 2 Purdue
73 Otis Grigsby DE 27 6-3 260 2 Kentucky
99 Erasmus James DE 25 6-4 266 3 Wisconsin
92 Jayme Mitchell DE 24 6-6 285 2 Mississippi
96 Brian Robison DE 24 6-3 267 R Texas
Lets hope James gets back this year.
Gotcha...I love idea of having fresh legs on the D-line...pressure, pressue, pressure.
