Vikings @ Browns 10/5/25

[nicksaviking]

So the Browns clearly needed to bench Flacco, but it really feels like they're doing the Vikings a favor but doing it this week while traveling over seas. Dillon Gabrial can move as opposed to Flacco, but the Vikings are already in Europe, and Flores' defense is not rookie QB friendly even under the best of circumstances.

Still, the Browns defense is also awesome. I don't expect it, but it's not out of the realm of possibility that their D outscores the Vikings offense.

But this looks like a roller coaster season for the Purple, I'm guessing this will be an 'UP' game.

[gunnarthor]

4 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

So the Browns clearly needed to bench Flacco, but it really feels like they're doing the Vikings a favor but doing it this week while traveling over seas. Dillon Gabrial can move as opposed to Flacco, but the Vikings are already in Europe, and Flores' defense is not rookie QB friendly even under the best of circumstances.

Still, the Browns defense is also awesome. I don't expect it, but it's not out of the realm of possibility that their D outscores the Vikings offense.

But this looks like a roller coaster season for the Purple, I'm guessing this will be an 'UP' game.

Yeah, we should win this pretty handily but their defense could be in our backfield all day. Still, Gabriel, I thought, was a bit of a reach and will likely turn the ball over several times. I know they have to go to him before they go to Sanders but, geez, he's not that good. But he can run and has a strong arm, so we'll see what happens.

[Mike Sixel]

Jurgens not practicing today. Sigh. 

[Danchat]

44 minutes ago, Mike Sixel said:

Jurgens not practicing today. Sigh. 

He has been terrible so far, but there's literally nobody behind him with center experience. Yikes!

[TheLeviathan]

16 minutes ago, Danchat said:

He has been terrible so far, but there's literally nobody behind him with center experience. Yikes!

And we're overseas....so it's not like you can snipe someone off a practice squad and get them to practice in a timely manner.  Vikings are going to have to consider this as a viable strategy:

 

[Parfigliano]

The injuries just keep on coming.

[nicksaviking]

Radio on while running an errand: PA was on KFAN saying Brandel was taking snaps at center, and Ed Oliver was taking snaps at tackle. This is crazy.

Both teams should consider punting on first down and seeing if their defense can win the game for them with a turnover or two.

[nicksaviking]

53 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

And we're overseas....so it's not like you can snipe someone off a practice squad and get them to practice in a timely manner.  Vikings are going to have to consider this as a viable strategy:

Well, there's one teams' practice squad that will be over in England........

Honestly, if the Vikings grabbed a guy off of the Browns practice squad after the Browns paid to fly them out there, that would be funny as hell. On the Browns practice squad I see Guard Garrett Dellinger and Tackles Tyre Phillips and Joshua Miles. Looks like Phillips actually has quite a bit of NFL experience including 28 career starts.

[TheLeviathan]

31 minutes ago, nicksaviking said:

Radio on while running an errand: PA was on KFAN saying Brandel was taking snaps at center, and Ed Oliver was taking snaps at tackle. This is crazy.

Both teams should consider punting on first down and seeing if their defense can win the game for them with a turnover or two.

Josh Oliver.  Though I'd love to have Ed Oliver too.  

[Mike Sixel]

Can they even field 5 OL at this point? Yikes. 

 

[gunnarthor]

Hopefully, KOC will have a few extra tightend formations to help out. 

[nicksaviking]

2 hours ago, TheLeviathan said:

Josh Oliver.  Though I'd love to have Ed Oliver too.  

Ed would at least look the part. 

 

[Danchat]

20 hours ago, nicksaviking said:

Radio on while running an errand: PA was on KFAN saying Brandel was taking snaps at center, and Ed Oliver was taking snaps at tackle. This is crazy.

Both teams should consider punting on first down and seeing if their defense can win the game for them with a turnover or two.

Y'know, there was a time in the NFL (1920-30s) where teams would actually choose to defer the kickoff to their opponent after being scored on because they relied on their defenses to make things happen.

[Vanimal46]

Get ready for a game full of punts. Can't say I'm excited to watch this game with our decimated OL. 

[Mike Sixel]

2 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Get ready for a game full of punts. Can't say I'm excited to watch this game with our decimated OL. 

Could be the worst OL they've ever played....unreal given they put so much into it this off season. 

[nicksaviking]

4 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Get ready for a game full of punts. Can't say I'm excited to watch this game with our decimated OL. 

You might luck out on a lot of punts because I could easily see each team taking turns turning the ball over.

[The Great Hambino]

6 hours ago, Vanimal46 said:

Get ready for a game full of punts. Can't say I'm excited to watch this game with our decimated OL. 

A nil-nil draw would be quite the proper gift for the London crowd

[Vanimal46]

4 hours ago, The Great Hambino said:

A nil-nil draw would be quite the proper gift for the London crowd

There's still time to create a cage with netting underneath the goal posts. Then Will the Thrill and whoever the kicker is for the Browns can do penalty kicks instead of playing OT. 

[Danchat]

 

Yikes, man. The final score of this game might be 9-6.

[Aggies7]

Nice little drive derailed by a fumble. 

[Aggies7]

If we lose to Dillon Gabriel and this browns team, we should just quit.

[Aggies7]

This might be our last chance to win until mid November. 

[Aggies7]

Terrible field position, both sides of the ball 

[Aggies7]

Trickeration 

[The Great Hambino]

Who knew the secret to unlocking the passing game would be having an off-the-street RB throw to a blocking TE

[Vanimal46]

Cam Akers QB 1 as expected

[Vanimal46]

2 minutes ago, Aggies7 said:

Trickeration 

This is going to fuel KOC to call even more trick plays near the red zone 

[Aggies7]

wtf is this defense doing, bailed by the penalty 

[Vanimal46]

Bailed out of that one 

[The Great Hambino]

This is the first real look I've had at Judkins - he has some juice