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Old 10-07-2010, 06:15 AM
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Having watched the Vikings for their first three games, the thought occurs to me that there is no panacea for an offense that has been that awful so far this season. Well, unless Old Man Favre somehow finds his 1996 arm again. Hard to throw deep balls to Moss when you have a quarterback who can't throw the deep ball anymore.
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Old 10-07-2010, 09:58 AM
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Having watched the Vikings for their first three games, the thought occurs to me that there is no panacea for an offense that has been that awful so far this season. Well, unless Old Man Favre somehow finds his 1996 arm again. Hard to throw deep balls to Moss when you have a quarterback who can't throw the deep ball anymore.
He can't?

There has to be a guy getting open deep to throw the deep ball. Harvin can't run a route and berrian is done.

He threw the deep ball fine last year and its hard to believe that his arm suddenly eroded in the offseason.

A guy like Moss does change an offense especially one starved for even a decent threat out wide. You put him and later Rice into the offense and you don't think that will make a huge difference?
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He threw about three balls in the Dolphins game that were about 10 yards short of what he used to complete with ease 8-10 years ago. I have no idea whether the Rice/Moss returns will turn the Vikings offense into a juggernaut, but I do know that the o-line has been pretty mediocre and Favre is going to take a lot of hits this year regardless. I don't think bringing Moss on board is going to help those problems.
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He threw about three balls in the Dolphins game that were about 10 yards short of what he used to complete with ease 8-10 years ago. I have no idea whether the Rice/Moss returns will turn the Vikings offense into a juggernaut, but I do know that the o-line has been pretty mediocre and Favre is going to take a lot of hits this year regardless. I don't think bringing Moss on board is going to help those problems.
You guys may very well be right. The schedule is brutal and I don't think Moss has ever played in a west coast offense so there has to be a learning curve with the terminology and the routes.

Athletically, though, they may have enough to overcome the transition issues. If they do, this offense could be something special. I do agree on further thought that it may be a big "if" and I certainly won't use this Jets game as any kind of barometer.
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I think Favre is going to get hit on Monday. A lot.
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I think Favre is going to get hit on Monday. A lot.
God I can't wait.
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If the Lions can give him as much trouble as they did (two picks, another two Favre-esque turnovers negated by debatable penalties), then the Jets are going to eat his lucnh.
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