Originally posted by genus49:
Vikings are very talented so I'm definitely nervous for this game but I would be for every matchup in their own way.
Vikings DL is legit, especially their edge rushers. Our OL has to play lights out and we need to get our ground game going and use screens and use their aggressiveness against them.
Cousins has a lot of weapons on offense so we definitely need to get in his face and try to rattle him. Basically do what they did to us last year at their house.
I hope the rest and guys coming back help our defense look more like it did early in the season. We know that when we play good football and avoid mistakes and mental errors we're very tough to beat.
I think Vikings were fresher for this game since they didn't have to play week 17 and going into OT and then getting one less day to recover before our game certainly plays into our favor.
We simply have to go out there and execute. We're the better team. We play clean ball and we win. But I do think unfortunately it will be another close game.
I said this to another poster last week myself who was saying resting starters is never a good thing. I can see the multiple views on it but I thought it was a good choice. If you got nothing to play for then give your starters somewhat of a self created bye week to try and get them fresh plus not risk an unnecessary injury.
Minnesota isnt built so different from us. They have a strong running game and like to get after the quarterback. Today they won in the trenches and won the game. This game is not gonna be a cakewalk. If Jimmy plays like he did last week against Seattle, I do like our chances a lot. I think having our main 4 pass rushers back together and more rested will pay dividends.
[ Edited by Willisfn4life on Jan 5, 2020 at 6:26 PM ]
