Preseason Game #3 vs. San Diego Chargers game thread

[vatusay]

I saw kearse was down after his pick. Couldn't hear tv, is he alright?

[DavidKarki]

Did Pruitt get hurt on the play he fumbled on?

Yes, his injury occurred on the hit that dislodged the ball that Patterson recovered for a TD.

[PurpleKoolaid]

I thought Teddy and the Oline played a bit better, but still, its suck a small sampling. CP84 needs to see more action. Im getting tired of Norv.

[Jordysghost]

Everyone is giving Vikes brass crap for not getting Patterson more snaps, but did you ever think he might get more snaps when he deserves them?

[PurpleKoolaid]

Everyone is giving Vikes brass crap for not getting Patterson more snaps, but did you ever think he might get more snaps when he deserves them?

Kinda hard to show them what he has when Zim/Turner him him on the bench most of the. God forbid Turner mix things a little, esp. but it pre seasoned.

[Mothman]

Everyone is giving Vikes brass crap for not getting Patterson more snaps, but did you ever think he might get more snaps when he deserves them?

Yes, that point has been made many, many times.

[Jordysghost]

Kinda hard to show them what he has when Zim/Turner him him on the bench most of the. God forbid Turner mix things a little, esp. but it pre seasoned.

I think the reason he gets the playing time he does, is because they already know, or think they know what they have in him, a bad route runner who isnt very savvy and relies on physical talent.

[halfgiz]

Thoughts on the stadiums turf...looked like both teams were doing some slipping today.


Edit: On Melvin Gordon 39-yard TD run Mike Zimmer looking to be singling out Audie Cole for going after QB on blitz rather than tackling Gordon
2:50 PM - 28 Aug 2016

[S197]

I saw kearse was down after his pick. Couldn't hear tv, is he alright?

He's okay, he finished the game.

[S197]

Thoughts on the stadiums turf...looked like both teams were doing some slipping today.


Edit: On Melvin Gordon 39-yard TD run Mike Zimmer looking to be singling out Audie Cole for going after QB on blitz rather than tackling Gordon
2:50 PM - 28 Aug 2016

If anything Zimmer singled himself out. Said twice in the presser he made a bad call. He did mention Cole (but not by name). Also said a number of players told him field was good. There was some slipping but I think that's any field. Harvin used to slip every other play

It did seem like the roof was giving the charger returners issues.

[PurpleMustReign]

What happened to Pruitt? They didn't show many replays of it that focused on him.

[PurpleMustReign]

Thats what the guy in the favre jersey would say

LOL, there were two very drunk idiots behind me that were very upset at the muffed punt ruling. Swearing and saying the refs were wrong... THAT IS THE RULE MORONS...

[HardcoreVikesFan]

I was at the game yesterday. It was a 11 hour total road trip up to Minneapolis and back with my buddies, but it was 100% worth it.

US Bank Stadium is incredible. Simply incredible. I was blown away by the sheer size and aesthetics of the building. That place is going to be such a great place to watch a game for at least the next two decades.

I highly encourage everyone on this board to make it out to the stadium at least once in their lifetime.

[MikethePurple]

Joseph's hit on Clemens was impressive! If he hit me like that, I doubt I'd get up.

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That hit stood out to me too as I've heard people talk about how strong Joseph is. Re-watching the replay all he did was shove him in the shoulders and to watch Clemens fly like that I just said to myself, "Man, they were not kidding about how strong Joseph is."

[S197]

One of the things that stood out to me was McKinnon's patience behind the line of scrimmage. On several occasion, he had to wait until the blocks in front of him developed before finding an opening. This is one reason why I would have liked Peterson to get a few reps in preseason. I realize it's a little crazy to criticize a guy at his level on his running but there are times where he runs full speed into the backs of his linemen. He may need to develop a bit more patience and that could take some time.