Vikings Territory: Andrew Waters' Deep Dive Into The 2021 Vikings Offense

Press release from Vikings Territory:

Andrew Waters Andrew Waters

2021-08-26

There is some conversation around the Vikings offense looking flat the first two preseason games.

The preseason is glorified practice — think of it as you or I going to play basketball at the YMCA. It is to get the rust off, get through reads against different defenders and get out of the game healthy. Seriously, every time I go play ball now I think I pull a hammy. I don’t blame them one bit.

The fanbase has a tendency to refer to the Vikings as “Run First,” but that may be a bit of a fallacy.

Zimmer has made it clear in recent weeks that he wants this team to be physical. But he knows that the modern downfield passing is incredibly effective and demoralizing to defenses. There will be a heavy lean on  Dalvin Cook again this year as he ranks as one of the best backs in the league, expects. A healthy dose of jet sweep action as well. We have seen this in training camp, and this could be another way to get the ball into the hands of Jefferson and our other playmakers.

December 8, 2020

Zimmer said this week that he wants a more vertical passing attack.“If you’re going to throw 5-yard check-downs, it’s going to take 20 of them.”

I expect that Shanahan and Klint Kubiak have probably spoken a few times in the offseason, and we will see some similarities in systems. The motion and window dressing, coupled with play-action, opening up routes in the deeper third of the field.

December 10, 2018

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