Your Minnesota Vikings Power Play Of The Week For Week 12
by Christopher Gates on Nov 29, 2011 9:19 PM CST
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PrintWe could go over Percy Harvin's amazing kickoff return again, but we've already gone over it quite a bit. For this week's Power Play of the Week, let's go with a play that got the desired result, shall we?
This play came at a point where it looked like the Vikings were going to be unable to capitalize on a huge break. On the previous drive, the Vikings appeared to have gone three-and-out, but Ryan D'Imperio's heads-up play to push a Falcons' player into a bouncing punt on fourth down gave Minnesota a fresh set of downs. . .42 yards down the field.
However, the Vikings followed that up with an incomplete pass to Michael Jenkins, a false start by Jim Kleinsasser, a short carry by Harvin, and a screen pass to Toby Gerhart that was ruled incomplete after a review by Falcons' coach Mike Smith, leaving them with 4th-and-13 on the Atlanta 39-yard line. We at the Daily Norseman had a secret microphone in the Vikings' huddle when this play was called, and caught the following exchange between Harvin and quarterback Christian Ponder:
Okay, Percy, you line up in the right slot. After we snap the ball, I want you to run really fast in a straight line all the way to the end zone.
No problem, man. I can do that.
Okay, ball's coming your way.
Well, what if I'm covered?
Ball's coming your way.
You don't want to look for anyone else?
. . .
. . .
. . .
So. . .ball's coming my way?
Yep, it sure is.
I'll be ready!
Honestly, as much as I'd love to give you a big, sweeping breakdown of this play, that's really what we're looking at here. Just a playmaker making a play when his team needs him to make a play. But it was the best play of the week for your Minnesota Vikings, and that's why it's featured here.
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Hmmm
And they all said Ponder had poor arm strength.
by Night_Hawker5000 on Nov 29, 2011 9:27 PM CST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
It's amazing what a guy can do with some time...
Billick: "What did McNabb do to deserve being benched?"
Answer: He upset PETA by killing every worm he came across on a football field.
They should max protect more often. Sooner or later, someone is going to get open, and we know Ponder can read defenses and make the throws. This was exactly the Bears’ strategy against us – if their OLine could give Cutler enough time against our pass rush, ours can at least give Ponder a few seconds.
How far did that ball fly in the air?
Okay, as he stepped into the throw, Ponder’s stride foot landed on about the 48 yard line, and the ball hit Harvin’s hands in the back of the endzone. That’s about 58 yards in the air, with one hard step.
Yes, Christian Ponder can throw deep. Now he needs two new star linemen, so he can step into throws more often, and have more than one guy that can get 58 yards down field in six seconds. Oh, and catch the ball. No more Troy Williamson types!
I counted it as 55 yds in the air
’cause he released it over the 47 yd line, and Harvin first touched it 2 yds from the back of the end zone. But still, great throw.
55 yards isn't something to brag about for an NFL arm
But what I liked is that it looked effortless. In other words, there’s room for more in that arm.
Unlike when Jimmy Clausen was coming out, I saw right away that he has to really wind up to get enough tork to unleash even a medium range pass.
"At this point, what we got to lose, right? So we might as well throw caution to the wind and hit people in the face."
--Vikings DE Jared Allen
Main thing, well thrown ball, and quick
It’s not like he needed a running start. He’s a good-sized, strong dude. For those who thought he lacked arm strength, that throw should reassure them, he can sling it, at least when he can take a full step into the throw.
I was scanning the 2012 draft prospects, and it occurred to me that there are plenty of offensive linemen available to give Ponder a decent chance to step into a throw. Not so many great WR’s, but if they draft one #1 WR, then THREE young giants to guard our QBoF. Who can stop us? Nobody!
Arrrrrrr!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!
Love it. DISEMBODIED HEADS FTW!!
Some people just need a high five. In the face. With a chair.
Yeah
I know the disembodied heads thing is generally your schtick, but it pretty much wrote itself. (-:
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by Christopher Gates on Nov 30, 2011 11:03 AM CST up reply actions
the heads
Are epic Harvin’s looks like he’s got some erkel to him tho
by Lunchpail on Nov 30, 2011 3:58 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Was that D'Imperio that shoved Ray Edwards like a rag doll?
Or was that the People’s Champion? I’m guessing it was Jimmy K.
"At this point, what we got to lose, right? So we might as well throw caution to the wind and hit people in the face."
--Vikings DE Jared Allen
the way he lumbered out of the backfield after the block
I’m going with the People’s Champion. It was a hell of a block.
"At this point, what we got to lose, right? So we might as well throw caution to the wind and hit people in the face."
--Vikings DE Jared Allen
I saw that too
He took edwards and used him to wipe out half the DLine. Imagine if one of our linemen could do that
Percy IS a playmaker
Overrated my ass
"Never take your eyes off of your opponent…even when you bow."
The man can do it all.
Quick Percy—look busy before Pagac taps you for the defensive secondary!
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I didn't see the game
Did John Abraham get away with the trip attempt on Gerhart out of the backfield on this play?
"At this point, what we got to lose, right? So we might as well throw caution to the wind and hit people in the face."
--Vikings DE Jared Allen
Percy isn't used as much because Frazier is continuing in Chillies tradition
Trying to use a really old version of the West Coast Offense instead of either a balanced attack, a run-heavy, or a pass-heavy downfield game, and so we call too few plays for our real threat, Percy.
Favre threw it long because he simply ignored Chilly half the time and had someone run a deep route.
The Old-Skool West Coast Offense for our team is like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. We don’t have precise WR route runners aka Jerry Rice and we don’t have precise route runners in our TE’s.
The best we can do is wait for Ponder to find someone open amongst our easily defended pile of slant and hitch routes. Asking Harvin, who is built for speed, or Kleinsasser, who can’t even turn on a manhole cover let alone a dime, to run typical West Coast routes is just ridiculous.
by liveforadrenaline on Nov 30, 2011 3:29 PM CST reply actions
This should definitely be the power play
But I think a lot of people are forgetting a play on our first scoring drive..when ponder hit percy perfectly between 2 defenders in double coverage down to the goal line on 3rd down and long. This set up Toby for the goal line dive
by PURPpplEATER on Nov 30, 2011 8:55 PM CST via mobile reply actions
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