You answered both questions. When their O-line is keeping CK(no not Colin Kaepernick, Case Keenum)
clean, then he can hit those receivers with ease. Any decent NFL quarterback can tear a defense apart when he has time to pass. The Rams' front seven has to put the heat on Case on every play by rotating players to keep them fresh in order to expose him for what he is, an average backup QB.
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https://scout.com/nfl/vikings/Board...ay-calm-and-no-hero-ball-verse-Rams-110464489
Case, stay calm and no hero ball verse Rams
We know it's your former team that let you go, but please stay within yourself and the gameplan. You've been playing well, with the exception of 2 errant throws verses the Skins.
Keep the game simple and don't get too hyped to prove a point.
Let's get Treadwell his first TD and keep spreading the ball around.
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as long as the oline gives him time, he will be fine. Right now there is no one that can cover diggs or theilen for longer than 3 seconds
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http://www.startribune.com/pat-shur...e-vikings-offense-is-catching-fire/457309113/
Pat Shurmur's unpredictable, creative Vikings offense is catching fire
Fooling defenses, spreading the wealth has resulted in 71 points in the past two games.
By Ben Goessling/Star Tribune
The Viking Age
As the Vikings huddled up in the final minute of Sunday’s second quarter, set to run a play with three tight ends from the Redskins’ 2-yard line, Kyle Rudolph had a specific set of instructions for David Morgan.
So sure was Rudolph that the play — which called for Jerick McKinnon to line up in the slot and fake an end around while Morgan slipped off the line of scrimmage — would work that his only advice centered around what Morgan should do after his first NFL touchdown catch.
“Rudy’s like, ‘Hey, I want you to flatten this ball as hard as you can,’ ” Morgan said on Monday.
As fullback C.J. Ham motioned out of the backfield to a tight end spot, Redskins linebacker Will Compton started pointing at McKinnon, recognizing the play was similar to the one the Vikings had run for a 1-yard TD two weeks earlier against the Browns. Only this time, Morgan released on a route while the Redskins’ defense followed McKinnon, and stood waiting for Case Keenum to deliver the ball.
“It slowed down a lot,” Morgan said. “I knew right at the snap of the ball, it was a matter of me turning my head around and Case just dropping it on me.”
The Texas-San Antonio product, one of five different Vikings to score touchdowns Sunday, is part of an ensemble cast that’s added a layer of unpredictability to the Vikings’ offense.
The team, with 71 points in its past two games, ranks 10th in the NFL in points and ninth in yards, despite losing Sam Bradford and Dalvin Cook.
The Vikings have survived those losses with impressive performances from established players such as Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, but offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur’s ability to expand the playbook has helped the Vikings stay ahead of defenses.
Jarius Wright’s touchdown, which came on a 7-yard screen behind blocks from Thielen and guard Joe Berger, was one of six snaps this season where the Vikings used four receivers and no tight end. Ham, who played 12 snaps Sunday, helped the Vikings extend a drive with a 3-yard gain on a 3rd-and-1 in the fourth quarter.
The Vikings scored on all five of their red zone trips Sunday. Each one of their scores came out of a different personnel group.
“You just never know what you’re going to get with this offense,” Wright said. “So many guys can do so many different things, and I think that’s what actually helps us be so versatile with this offense.”
In addition to unpacking a suitcase of different personnel groups, Shurmur and wide receivers coach Darrell Hazell have trained the team’s receivers to play any spot in the offense — a departure from how the group functioned under former offensive coordinator Norv Turner.
That’s helped the Vikings create more high-tempo drives — “I might get caught on this side, and I don’t have to run 50 yards to the other side of the field to be where I’m supposed to be,” Wright said last week — and it’s made the group more difficult to prepare for as a whole.
“You’ve got to do an awful lot of studying, because typically guys like to do certain things out of certain spots,” Zimmer said, when asked how receiver versatility stresses a defensive coordinator.
“Guys are out of position in one spot and out of position in another spot and then they do different things out of those areas.
“Then you’ve got to figure out all your man coverage rules and your zone coverage rules. It makes it a lot more complicated and difficult.”
Given the fact they’ve used two different starting quarterbacks, and three different starting running backs, the Vikings might have acquired some unpredictability as a silver lining from their injury issues.
But Shurmur’s playbook, culled from his upbringing in the West Coast offense and flavored with influences from his days as Chip Kelly’s offensive coordinator in Philadelphia, has incorporated enough elements that the Vikings are hard to typecast.
At 7-2 and coming off their best offensive showing, they’re reaping the rewards of their eclectic approach.
“[Shurmur’s] done a great job of incorporating a lot of different people,” Morgan said. “When you can mix things up like that, it’s hard for defenses to catch on to you.”
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The O line has had a couple of good games against horrible defenses.
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This coaching staff is for the most part, a joke. They have wins against crappy teams and lost to mid level teams. They haven't played a superior team yet.
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Zimmer is currently 33-24 as a head coach after inheriting one of the worst defenses in NFL history.
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LOL this is laughable.
Ya, it is great until the Vikings play a team that has an actual Defense or a winning record.
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Sherminator has done a nice job! Case is now the third ranked qb in total qbr.
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I am not saying that Case is Favre, but I sense some of the same personality and some similar skill sets as Favre had.
The coaches are working hard to make it work with him, that was clear to me when they had Teddy put his helmet on when he started to come un glued after the two interceptions. These coaches know they want Case as the QB
At this stage, I would say the Vikings could be super bowl bound if Case continues to build his game.......... He KIND OF reminds me of Favre
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to compare Keenum to Favre is just blasphemy. Poor fans getting excited because like always at the end of the day the vikings will choke.
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The Rams have a good record but only because they beat even scrubbier teams than the Vikings did. The Rams lost to Seattle and Washington (the team the Vikings nearly lost to on Sunday). They beat the Giants, Cards, 49er's, Cowboys, Jags, Texans and Colts. Other than the Cowboys, the rest are heading to 6 wins and under for the season.
The Rams are better than last year, but still not even near an elite or even top tiered team.
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Stop being homers.
The Vikings are not that talented of a team and neither Teddy nor Case is that talented of a QB. Oh, but Case is ranked number 3 QB by ESPN. Listen to their videos and read their website. Even with that number 3 rating, ESPN STILL doesn't think Case is QB Starting Material. It's because the Vikings have played POOR Teams.
They almost got beat by one on Sunday. That game was 3 minutes away from Washington tying it up. They adapted and the Viking Coaches showed us their weakness of never being able to adapt once their gameplan isn't working. Washington figured out a way to get to them, it just happened to late into the game.
The Vikings will be lucky to beat any other teams that will end up in the playoffs, in fact, I bet they won't. It's just a good thing they have a Puff schedule.
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Saints?
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The Saints? We played them the first game of the year, since then, they have changed many things. But even that, they have played a bunch of losing teams like the Vikings. Unless you think the Bears, Rodgersless GB, Texans, Miami, Tampa, etc are great teams this year? LOL.
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The difference between good and bad teams is that the good ones find ways to win when game gets close. It was a blowout until the 2 int's. However, the Vikings answered with a huge FG to put the lead at 11. The defense came up with two huge stops to stop one drive on 4th down and the other they only came away with a FG.
That's the sign of a good team-they did not panic and team stepped up to put it away.
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Great job by Shurmer. However with the vikings up in the 4th quarter we needed to run the ball more. Especially after the first pick no way should we be throwing back to back INT's. That needs to be communicated to Case as well as the OC so that does not happen again.
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Washington found our weakness and nearly beat us as our coaches have no answer to any sort of adjustments.
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Shurmur is doing a great job of calling the right plays at key moments in the game. He uses all the talent he has effectively with a back up quarterback thanks to a vastly improved offensive line. But this team still wins with defense.
