The worrying part for me is that everyone talks up the o-line injuries. But for a few weeks now, we have had only 2 starters out, one of them being at centre, and Limmer has performed pretty well there in relief. Yet we often get absolutely 0 push on key rushing downs. Today was a good example of that, the Raiders were stopped us almost every time we tried to run on 3rd and short. It is hard to win that way. And if you are expecting an o-line with everyone healthy, that is not realistic. It's the NFL. Everyone has injuries. A totally healthy o-line is the exception. Not the norm.
I do still think we can make a run when we get Puka and Kupp back and if this young defence continues to improve. 2 WRs of that caliber will do a ton for this offenses. Including the run game as on many plays they essentially serve as TEs with how heavily and capably they block. Minnesota will very likely be a loss but you never know in the NFL. After that, several games in a row that we have a shot at.
