The Vikings cleaned up in free agency.
Yesterday the Vikings made another free agent acquisition. They signed S Darren Sharper, formerly with NFC North division rival Green Bay, to help shore up the secondary. If they can acquire Jacksonville Jaguars S Donovin Darius in a trade the secondary will be completely new over the last 2 seasons. That has to mean S Corey Chavous, and S Brian Russell might be backups, or they might be looking for a new team. With S Donovin Darius the secondary would be one of the fastest, hardest hitting, secondaries in the league. CB Fred Smoot and CB Antoine Winfield are great in coverage, play the run well, and they can cover most receiver tandems in the league.
With a good secondary the Vikings defense should be able to get more pressure on the quarterback from their D-Line. They'll be able to mix up their coverage and blitz packages with their linebackers as well. The just need to draft LB Derrick Johnson, who is a standout player from Texas, to come in and make plays for them. If they can make one of their LB a playmaker they'll improve the main source of pain over the last few years. The defense has let down at times, gotten tired at times, and were outworked and overpowered by opposing offenses. Now all of the playmakers on defense will be playing a ball hawking style focused on creating turnovers.
Last season the Vikings couldn't create turnovers when it mattered and it made them suffer. They had 11 interceptions and 11 fumble recoveries on defense, but the offense turned the ball over 18 times. QB Daunte Culpepper turned the ball over 15 times himself. QB Daunte Culpepper is great when he is on, but when he is off he turns the ball over. He had a career year last season starting all 16 games with a quarterback rating of 110.9, a completion percentage of 69.2, 4717 passing yards, 39 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, fumbled 9 times and turned 4 of those over. He was also sacked 46 times, and lost 238 yards.
On the average getting sacked 3 times a game to lose 15 yards may make Culpepper rush his decisions. With some help from the defense causing turnovers, their potent offense on a short field will help the Vikings score more points. If Culpepper can cut down on his mistakes with the football, and the defense can cause turnovers the Vikings will win the NFC North and look to play for home field advantage in the playoffs.
With a good secondary the Vikings defense should be able to get more pressure on the quarterback from their D-Line. They'll be able to mix up their coverage and blitz packages with their linebackers as well. The just need to draft LB Derrick Johnson, who is a standout player from Texas, to come in and make plays for them. If they can make one of their LB a playmaker they'll improve the main source of pain over the last few years. The defense has let down at times, gotten tired at times, and were outworked and overpowered by opposing offenses. Now all of the playmakers on defense will be playing a ball hawking style focused on creating turnovers.
Last season the Vikings couldn't create turnovers when it mattered and it made them suffer. They had 11 interceptions and 11 fumble recoveries on defense, but the offense turned the ball over 18 times. QB Daunte Culpepper turned the ball over 15 times himself. QB Daunte Culpepper is great when he is on, but when he is off he turns the ball over. He had a career year last season starting all 16 games with a quarterback rating of 110.9, a completion percentage of 69.2, 4717 passing yards, 39 touchdowns, 11 interceptions, fumbled 9 times and turned 4 of those over. He was also sacked 46 times, and lost 238 yards.
On the average getting sacked 3 times a game to lose 15 yards may make Culpepper rush his decisions. With some help from the defense causing turnovers, their potent offense on a short field will help the Vikings score more points. If Culpepper can cut down on his mistakes with the football, and the defense can cause turnovers the Vikings will win the NFC North and look to play for home field advantage in the playoffs.
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