Quote:Not using the playoff game as an indicator. Don't want to include it, no problem: Actually lets include it
His stat line for the game was 17/24 for 146 yards 0/0 td/int
Which receivers from the 2015 vikings would you trade for Arob or Amari cooper? this is kind of silly to me because every team has its own strengths and weaknesses and you are what you draft. Did teddy have subpar receivers? Sure you are what you draft and Minnesota has focused on defense. The reason we have Arob and the Raiders have Amari is because we chose to draft them. Vikings had a choice between drafting Anthony Barr, who is a very good player and a host of other receivers (Odell Beckham, Brandin Cooks, Kelvin Benjamin). Then they went and picked Teddy over Arob and Carr. The following year was a weak draft class at WR only one that really looks worth it is Tyler Lockett the rest were already gone. The guy they drafted to be there big time WR didn't work out in Cordarelle Patterson.
If your 2nd year qb could be lead by your defense and hall of fame running back, would you do it?
I get that you want to take some blame away from Teddy for how his career has been to this point. If I draft a QB in the 1st or second round then he should lead my team, if he can't I got the wrong guy. Ask yourself this, are the vikings a better team with Teddy on it or with Carr, or Arob, or Jarvis Landry, or Jimmy Garrapolo?
Is it uncommon for qbs to drive into field goal range to win a game?
its uncommon for a guy to go 17/24 for 146 yards and have a prayer to win a playoff game. The sad thing is that is only 55 yards off his season average for yards a game. Heres a fun little comparison Jacksonville Gabbert < Teddy < SF Gabbert.
Thanks for responding.
I didn't include the playoff game because someone mentioned Tebow won a playoff game and it was not central to my position. I was trying to clear that up.
To your second point, this was the point I was making subtly. They wanted teddy over carr and have focused mostly on defense in this regime. If teddy doesn't have quality to throw to and he is not a top ten pick, I'm not sure what numbers were expected of him. Also, he has a defensive minded head coach. Most times these coaches prefer ball control offenses to keep their defense fresh and limit turnovers. Patterson is s holdover from the previous regime and does not fit the bill for what turner likes in a premier wr in his offense.
It has nothing to do with taking blame away from Teddy. It's not hard to see his coaches have instructed a more conservative approach. With Carr and Landry, no I don't see a difference. With ARob as one of teddy's targets, yes. I haven't seen enough of Jimmy to give an honest assessment. Fiedler and Alex Smith, two other qbs under turner who weren't known for having cannons for arms. Seems turner prefers something else over arm strength.
Those stats you posted were against the #2 ranked defense. If they got me within a prayer, yeah I would take it. By extension it was 10-9 defensive contest and Russell Wilson went 13/26 142 and he played the lesser ranked defense...
