The Bad Stuff vs Seahawks
- A horrible start defensively. Penalties, falling down, Eddie Lacy running wild, and an efficient Seahawks offense made the Vikings defense look unprepared. The first drive ended with a touchdown pass to Kasen Williams given up by Sherels on a jump ball, but a start like that isn’t what any fan wants to see.
- Eddie Lacy always teas up the Vikings. When it comes to running backs, Minnesota always seems to struggle against the bigger bodied rushers. When with Green Bay, the Vikings struggled with him as well. With all that beef up front, they shouldn’t struggle as much.
- Clock management. Behind a solid offensive line, the team did well in moving the ball with about 2 minutes left in the first half. However, failing to get out of bounds or spike the ball resulted in the drive ending with a field goal attempt instead of shots at the end zone.
- Kick returns. Both Adams and Coley made it clear that they shouldn’t make the roster as return specialists. This means that Marcus Sherels will likely win the job without even putting on a great showing, which is kind of disappointing since big things were expected from Adams.
- Another disappointing showing from Heinicke. Like many fans, I was hoping that Heinicke could continue to develop and become a solid back up for the Vikings for many years, but now he’s losing the competition to the recently acquired Case Keenum, which isn’t a good thing at all.