3 most disappointing Vikings in the loss to the Saints
By Nik Edlund
S Anthony Harris
Anthony Harris wasn’t only disappointing against the Saints but he was extremely frustrating to watch. It was evident from the first play of the game that Harris didn’t want to be out there and was going to give minimum effort in this game.
He had a chance to come up and smack Alvin Kamara on his first touchdown run of the game. Instead, he elected to take a poor angle and then dive and swat at his feet. He had plenty of other opportunities in this game to come up and hit Kamara in the hole but chose not to. He also didn’t seem to want to take on the bigger and more powerful Latavius Murray, electing to use the boundaries to his advantage and chase him out of bounds instead of laying a hit.
Harris’ coverage on the day was also shaky, and again a lack of effort appeared to be the major reason why. He just checked out, and it is worth wondering if it is because he is thinking about his future being somewhere other than in Minnesota next season. One would think Harris would want to be playing his best and get the most possible cash in free agency this season, but he may have cost himself some money with his poor play on a nationally televised game on Christmas Day.
Harris is likely going to be playing his last game in Minnesota next Sunday, and it would be refreshing to have his farewell be one of the games that he’s known for, with multiple pass breakups and an interception. To end on that high note, he’s going to have to put forth a much better effort than he did on Christmas.