Vikings v. Raiders Game Thread - August 8th

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Re: Vikings v. Raiders Game Thread - August 8th

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Reignman wrote:I know it's only preseason but I don't remember the last time we held a team scoreless this late into a game. In fact our last shutout occurred on December 5th 1993 at Detroit. That was only 21 years ago (341 games including playoffs). To be fair, we did have a shutout in preseason just a few years ago vs Houston lol.
Secondary looks promising, especially considering four or five of them aren't even playing tonight.
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808vikingsfan wrote: You just jinxed the game.
You're thinking of a no-hitter in baseball xD. Football is a mans sport and they don't believe in jinxes lol.
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S197 wrote: Secondary looks promising, especially considering four or five of them aren't even playing tonight.
Yeah it does, that's the area that stands out most to me tonight.
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Other than Cassel, every QB in this game has looked, well, like it's the 1st game of preseason lol.

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Cassel - 109.7
McGloin - 64.0
Ponder - 61.0
Teddy - 56.3
Schaub - 50.3
Carr - 47.4
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Nice hit by Zimmer. Holy crap lol
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Has the ball been on the raiders side of the field at all this half?
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Locke punts tonight:

1. 33 yds (inside 20)
2. 40 yds (touchback)
3. 47 yds
4. 31 yds
5. 37 yds
6. 41 yds
7. 38 yds

A 38 yard average and not much hang time. He's been awful.
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That's what I like to see from a coach, Zim looked pretty serious with James there.
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Damn, no shutout. I didn't jinx it, Ponders inability to move the chains is what jinxed it lol.
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Man these raiders announcers are brutal, the guy sounds a hundred years old and knows absolutely nothing about football.
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regular season with starters or pre season with the scrubs....this team cant stop anyone in the last 2 minutes of a game
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radar55 wrote:regular season with starters or pre season with the scrubs....this team cant stop anyone in the last 2 minutes of a game
:lol: Ouch.
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radar55 wrote:regular season with starters or pre season with the scrubs....this team cant stop anyone in the last 2 minutes of a game
We have quite a knack of making scrub QB's look like Joe friggin Montana in the 2 min drill don't we?
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Re: Vikings v. Raiders Game Thread - August 8th

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Lol. Finally a decent punt by Locke. Man... I really hope this just rust otherwise this could be a long season come punt time.
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Re: Vikings v. Raiders Game Thread - August 8th

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Lockes best punt of the night and it was still a mediocre 45yds.
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