Wow, what a close game. The offense did not look like it did in the second half of the Jets game Monday night, but they looked good enough to get the win. It seems to me, it has been a trend of the Vikings this year, that in the first half the O line has trouble blocking and Favre looks scared. This was extremely evident early on when Favre continued to take big hit after big hit. I was extremely disappointed, during the first half when it was 3 and about 7. Favre could do anything except take a sack, because that would take us out of field goal range. Now Favre being a wiley old vet i expected him to know enough that when you are outside the tackle box all you have to do is throw the ball out of bounds. Needless to say he was under a lot of pressure.
EJ Henderson played an outstanding game. He had over 9 tackles and 2 interceptions. He really lead the Vikings defense. I don't know where Jared Allen has been. I know he is getting double teamed, but that has been the case the last 3 years. Maybe next week against the Packers he will go crazy like he did last year. The Vikes could really use some sacks, or quarterback pressure to make it easier on the deflated pass defense. Chris Cook should help this pass defense play stronger against the Pack next week. Asher Allen continues to play solid, but Lito sheppard was beaten time after time. The Vikings did an extremely good job of tackling today, and really put a stop to what seemed to be 100 screens by the Cowboys offense.
Percy Harvin finally broke loose this week in the return game.
Harvins Return highlight. He has been so fun to watch ever since he was drafted by the Vikings. He seemed to be all over the field today often lining up in the backfield on third down. He continues to grow and help this team any way that he can. Kudos Percy. The passing game today consisted of many underneath passes. Favre rarely stretched the field with his new toy Moss or Harvin. Moss did play a crucial role in helping move the team down the field at the start of the second half. The cowboys were playing very soft coverage and Favre was able to throw it in their for a few first downs. As predicted Peterson had a heavy workload, but the Cowboys for the most part were able to do a fairly good job of holding him down.
Vikings miss Chester Taylor, i dont think that that is even a question. They do not have a solid third down back that can pick up the blitz, and be threat out of the backfield. Gerhart was drafted to fulfill that role but as of right now he does not fit the bill. I think this could be very crucial as the season progresses, because third down is such a crucial down. I would like for someone to emerge, and it looked like Harvin was getting the reps back there at the end of the game.
What were your thoughts on the game?
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