Hole in Detroit's middle
The Detroit Lions defense looks a lot more timid all of a sudden.
The Lions placed DT Shaun Rogers on the injured reserve Wednesday, ending his season.
Rogers played just six games this season. But he was still considered the Lions' best defensive player, and one of the league's elite defensive tackles.
This is quite a break for the Vikings offensive line. Rogers is a difference maker because he can make an impact, even if he is double-teamed.
Few players have that capability.
The Lions placed DT Shaun Rogers on the injured reserve Wednesday, ending his season.
Rogers played just six games this season. But he was still considered the Lions' best defensive player, and one of the league's elite defensive tackles.
This is quite a break for the Vikings offensive line. Rogers is a difference maker because he can make an impact, even if he is double-teamed.
Few players have that capability.
posted by Unknown at 2:45 PM
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Last week the vikes had 31 rushing attempts by RB's... I'm not counting the 4 combined attempts by the QB's.
So, 31 rushing attempts compared to 39 passing attempts. I'd call that a fairly balanced plan of attack.
I made a post on here yesterday that referenced the fact that a good running game is suppose to open up the passing game. Unfortunately for the Vikings, that never seems to formulate.
My point is, that you can't be one dimensional and be successful in this league. Teams will dare a poor passing offense to pass by putting an extra guy in the box to stop the run.
Keep in mind, Johnson was fairly effective until the wheels came off in the third quarter. So the balance was there for the first half, at least. Not that it mattered.
Use the term 'effective' loosely Sean... 8 TD's to go along with 14 picks through 12 games. Not a good or effective ratio if you know what I mean.
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