Minnesota Vikings: 5 players who must step up down the stretch
By Dan Zinski
Sep 28, 2014; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh (3) celebrates his field goal during the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Falcons at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings defeated the Falcons 41-28. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
1. Blair Walsh
The Vikings kicker has been Mr. Inconsistency in 2015.
Walsh started off the season absolutely terrible, then he went into a stretch where everything was dead down the middle, and now he appears to be spraying it all over the place again.
This is how Walsh’s season has broken down so far:
Games 1-4: 6-for-8 in field goals, but with a long of only 38. 8-of-9 in extra points.
Games 5-8: 13-for-13 in field goals with 2 over 50 yards (both indoors at Detroit). 5-for-6 in extra points.
Games 9-11: 5-for-8 in field goals with a long of 39. 6-for-7 in extra points.
During his bad stretches, Walsh has been hitting them crooked. During his good stretches he’s been hitting them straight. That is my expert analysis. He needs to hit them straight, not crooked.
It would suck for the Vikings’ great season to go down the tubes because this guy misses one in a crucial spot.