This has colin kaepernick red jersey been a point of frustration for the Vikings all season, and its frustrating because this same group of five starters played so well last season in blocking for a 10-win team and the NFLs MVP. We know age hasnt caught up to them â its a young group. I find it hard to believe that theres been a massive and sudden ability erosion from them, either. Its hard to pinpoint what exactly the problem is. Perhaps opposing defenses are approaching the Vikings offensive line differently and the Vikings havent been able to adjust yet. Perhaps injury is playing a part in it. I dont have the answers, but something is not working as it was last season and its hard to explain. We know the personnel in place have the ability to get the job ganz modern sechsundzwanzigjerseys,liebst du mich?verstehst du mich?Allison Wang done because they did so last season. Now its a matter of making adjustments to execute the plan better.
Looking back on a 0-3 start, its easy to 
point fingers. I think our defense is better than it has played. In your opinion, where is the defense missing âit? I will start the conversation on a positive by saying that safety Harrison Smith has been our defensive MVP thus far.
Paul
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A collection of problems have combined to hamper the defense this season. As I stated above, we have seen the defense play well for stretches of time this season, but then weve seen issues pop up to ruin some much of the effort. At various times the Vikings have missed too many tackles â the linebackers had trouble containing running backs against Chicago and Detroit and the secondary had missed tackles on Browns receivers this past Sunday. Then there have been blow assignments â Bears tight end anquan boldin authentic jersey Martellus Bennett broke wide open for a 23-yard gain to setup his game-winning touchdown three plays later and then AJ Jefferson was beaten badly on a 47-yard touchdown against Cleveland. And even the coaching staff has taken blame for some play calls during games â Frazier admitted as much during his post-game press conference in Chicago. Itd be nice if there was one glaring issue that needed to be resolved in order to develop a consistent effort for the defense, but unfortunately theres been a confluence of mistakes that led to the defenses inconsistent output.
The bright side is that the defense has improved in generating turnovers, as theyve forced 10 of them already this season, and there have been some young players whove stepped up at times and that is good news for the future. Marcus Sherels stepped up and had a nice game against Cleveland, Smith has been a star performer all season at safety, and draft picks Sharrif Floyd and Xavier Rhodes have flashed plenty of potential so far. jared allen authentic jersey Hopefully the Vikings defense can build upon those positives, fix some errors and develop a more consistent brand of play.