Purple & Gold 4 Days - Midweek Musings: Breaking Down The Vikings Loss

On the latest episode of Purple & Gold 4 Days, host Justin Day shared his thoughts on the Minnesota Vikings' season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Despite dominating the first half, the Vikings lost 20-17. Day started off with some positives, praising the defense for doing their job and giving up only 20 points to the Buccaneers. He also highlighted the offensive contributions of Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, the tight ends, and the running backs. However, Day had several criticisms of the offense, including the fact that the running game was abandoned too early and that the offensive line and the quarterback deserved blame for not capitalizing on their yards gained. He also criticized head coach Kevin O'Connell for being the biggest reason for the loss and for not doing a good job of play calling or adjusting in the second half. Day also pointed out that the offense was undisciplined, committing several penalties, and called for the tight end screen to be removed from the playbook. Day also discussed how the defense did enough to win the game and how they showed a massive improvement over last year. He acknowledged that there were a few plays where they got beat, but overall, he was happy with the way they played. Day emphasized that the loss was not solely on Kirk Cousins and that the blame should be shared by the offensive line, the quarterback, and the coach. In his closing remarks, Day urged fans not to overreact to the loss and to remember that it's only one game. He also called on O'Connell to be better and to stop putting C.J. Ham on the field so much. Day ended the episode with a plea to follow him on YouTube and signed off with a "SKOL" to the next episode. Thank you for your continued support of Vikings 1st & SKOL and the Fans First Sports Network, and don't forget to subscribe to our feeds and channels for all the latest news and analysis on your favorite sports teams. FAN WITH US!!! Justin Day @jday_24 with Dave Stefano @Luft_Krigare producing this Vikings 1st & SKOL production. Podcasts partnered with Fans First Sports Network @FansFirstSN and Fans First Sports Network’s NFL feed @FFSN_NFL. “By Fans, For Fans” ____________________________________________________________ ⭐️ Subscribe to us here! - https://www.youtube.com/@vikings1stskol92 ⭐️ Subscribe to Justin’s Purple & Gold 4 Days YouTube page here! - https://www.youtube.com/@purpleandgold4days ⭐️ Our Twitter can be found at @Vikings1stSKOL ⭐️ Justin’s Twitter can be found at @jday_24  ⭐️ At Fans First Sports Network - https://www.ffsn.app/teams/minnesota-vikings/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices