Episode 50 - Vikings at Dolphins Review

Matt and Nick are back to dive deep into the Vikings' win against the Dolphins.Week 6 ReviewAnother fraudulent win -- Vikings 5-1 despite being 13th in offensive EPA/play, 13th in defensive EPA/play and 17th in DVOAOffense3 and out on 10 (!) of 15 total drivesDalvin averaging less than 2 ypc until the 53-yarderKirk largely not able to take advantage of aggressive blitzing Dolphins blitzed on 55% (!) of drop backsKirk under pressure on 42.4% of drop backsIngram and Bradbury struggled one-on-onePass pro miscommunicationsDolphins defense: WRs not separatingBut a few explosives make up for inconsistency: switch to 21p play action for 1st TD drive, 47-yarder to JJ on wheel route, Dalvin RunDefenseDL feasting: pressure on 24/55 (44%) of drop backs, largely with dropping 7 (only blitzed teddy twice)Z (11 pressures, 2 sacks), Hunter (6 pressures, 1 sack), Patrick Jones (2 sacks, 4 total pressures), big DalvinP2’s best game in years: 1 INT, 3 PBUs, gave up 3 catches and 2 were contested and one was in the flat on 1st and 20Sully struggling vs TyreekSpecial Teams73 yard puntMetellus and Asamoah force stop on punt fake on 4th and 1Reagor with a 25-yard returnTape TalkVikings suck at communication protections.  Miami keyed off the half slide with double mugsHow Miami’s fronts and blitzes stopped Dalvin and kept Kirk under wrapsHow Z and Hunter racked up 17 pressures -- bull rush, arm over, etc.Bye Week PrioritiesMatt Fries @friesfootball Nick Olson @nickolsonnflGregg Blake @youvebeengreggd@kindredskols on twitterWe are available on iTunes, Spotify, wherever you get your podcasts