Thec% might be even higher.
Play action works at its highest level when the defensive team doesn't know by the personnel on the field, the formation. If it's a run or pass that's coming. The Vikings ran the ball 11 times vs the Bills. With the FB on the field for 9 of the 11.
When they tried play action. I did not see the safeties or lbers bite on the fakes.
Yes, QB matters. A LOT!
So does the coach/ scheme.
Another tell from the vikings. The tackles don't fire off with an initial step forward when they try a play action fake. The tackles backpeddle like it's a pass.
The koc scheme fools nobody anymore...
I had a friend years ago that used to talk about work experience. Life experience. That many brag about 10 or 20 years experience. But sometimes it's that same year repeated 10 or 20 times. No lesson learned. No change up or wrinkle added to their routine... KOC feels like that guy. 5 years coaching? It's the same mistakes- over & over.
Last night I kept seeing the buffalo db's hooking Viking receivers. Did we ever see koc call a ref over & complain?
Hooking a receiver around the waist at the route break is defensive holding. The bills got away with it all night long.
Bill Parcells, Bellichick, Shanahan, McVay, Payton. Madden. Those coaches work the refs the entire game. Koc just does his patented deer/ headlight frown/ mock shock.
I sure hope the Wilf mandate at season onset was: minimum 1 playoff win or you're gone... I have a hunch- such a mandate is/was not mentioned.
Good enough remains. Just good enough. Give the fans hope thru thanksgiving.
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