The 2nd
win by the Vikings in 2013 is less than 24 hours old and yes the win did occur but with that still
comes things to think about as I have listened all day to people’s thoughts. I
have also gone back and watched highlights and thus more thoughts came flowing.
I will start
with Cordarrelle Patterson who may just be the 2nds most explosive player this
club has. Thursday night’s game was a game we needed to see out of him. We know
the kickoff return ability. The game Thursday was the most Patterson saw as a
wide receiver and I felt he did a great job. The catch for a touchdown was a
great job keeping his feet in bounds.
The play of
Jarius Wright in the last 2 weeks has been a nice sight as he has 5 catches on
the last 2 weeks. The sideline catch by Wright to keep the drive alive was a
great sideline catch Thursday.
The fake
punt tried by the Redskins would have worked to perfection if the punter had
any decent of arm. I do not know if they would have scored on that play because
Robert Blanton did a nice job of at least getting close to when the throw occurred.
It is amazing to see this team almost fall for a second time this season to a
fake. I am a big fan of special teams coordinator Mike Priefer and I believe he
will get the troops head into the game for the future. The blunder in the
Cleveland game was awful and for Thursday the Vikes may have got lucky. I do
fear we will lose Priefer one day as he will become a head coach one day. I
hope so for Mike but the selfish side of me hopes he stays with the purple.
The last
minute of the game was so suspenseful. It was a carbon copy of 3 other games as
the Redskins drove down for the potentially tying touchdown. The timeout called
by the Vikings with 38 seconds left drew so many boos. I sat wondering why,
even though a win did occur in the end. My hope was the timeout called was a
result of the Bears game earlier in the season when no timeout was called to
get the defensive players organized. The end result was a Cutler touchdown
throw. I truly hope the coaching staff saw something they did not like Thursday.
I sat in my seat in absolute shock in amongst the booing by the fans. I might
be in the minority but I choose to have faith in Coach Frazier. I watch a ton
of Vikings coverage and will say that after the Cowboys loss Coach Frazier
looked so tired. I am so happy for the team for the win but even happier for
Frazier.
The last
play on 4th down watching Redskins quarterback RGIII drop back to
pass and then throw a fade route in the corner had my heart pumping so hard I
thought it would fall out of my body. Please let this team win one in the end I
was saying to myself. I loved the play Marcus Sherels made to save the game.
It is the
first win in the dome this regular season so it was a pleasure to see players
smiling leaving the field. The one player that caught me off guard was Greg
Jennings. I do not know if I have ever seen a player exit faster than Jennings.
My wife and I watched as instead of going onto the field to talk to other
players he ran up the tunnel. I am just hoping everything is ok. This team
worked so hard for the win we just do not need any distractions to take away
from this win.
Thanks for
reading
Purplestick
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