2021 Rookie Leaves for Eagles, Road Underdogs, Run Defense

The adhering to issues are about present-day Minnesota Vikings subject areas, answered by PurplePTSD. These days is the September 14th version, tackled in a from-the-hip manner. If you have concerns, make sure you electronic mail them to [email protected].

Also, make sure you observe: These are opinion-centered responses. Some answers will be incorrect from time to time. But we’ll test to keep that to a minimal.

Q: Will Janarius Robinson provide as an informant to the Eagles immediately after leaving the Vikings to join that franchise on Tuesday?

A: Sure, almost certainly.

Will it issue, nevertheless — is the concern to ponder. Robinson isn’t some significant Vikings lifer, stuffed to the gills with trade techniques. He’s hardly ever performed a common season activity and lived on the practice squad for the very last few of weeks.

Robinson was a promising draft select by Rick Spielman, who, like several others from the 2021 draft class, evidently did not impress the Vikings new coaching employees.

He now performs for the Eagles and probably is not a savant or guru of all points Vikings.

Q: How are the Vikings underdogs when they just thoroughly conquer the Packers, but the Eagles narrowly survived the Lions?

A: Homefield advantage.

The Eagles have tons of playmakers on offense and defense. And with the position distribute sitting at 2.5 points, the teams are deemed expertise bedfellows, with the Eagles finding nearly a few factors mainly because they’re at property.

The Vikings must emphasis on exorcising Monday night time road demons. Minnesota hasn’t conquer a non-Bears group on the street, on a Monday night time, given that 2008.

Q: Are you fearful about the Vikings operate protection against the Eagles?

A: Of course.

Whilst the Vikings likely schemed past Sunday’s protection specially to shut down the Packers passing attack and therefore “ignored” the operate defense a bit, they surrendered 6.2 yards per hurry. The Eagles hire about 4-5 dudes who can churn yardage on the ground, additionally a mobile quarterback in Jalen Hurts.

However, just as Vikings defensive coordinator Ed Donatell schemed the Packers to end the go, he’ll likely do the identical for Philadelphia — but with the operate.

All round, nevertheless, the Vikings operate defense has not been really good due to the fact 2019.

Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the College of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his day by day YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs each individual Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Shown responsible pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).

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