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Originally Posted by Mattyk72
Are you really that worried about GW's defense?
We've seen him stink up the preseason for his defense 3 years in a row now. Opening day comes around and guys are flying around again, guys flocking to the ball, blitzes coming from every direction... sure there are some areas to be concerned about but I don't see any reason to fret over the defense.
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No actually the defense is the part I feel really good about. Aside from some concerns in the secondary (like how Kenny Wright might do when lined up across from speedster Troy Williamson) I'm pretty comfortable with the D. It will be pretty hard for Carter and Daniels to get pressure on Brad because the tackles are really good. And Griffin will have his hands full with Hutchinson/Birk. But I know GW will bring heat with blitzes and that will bother Brad Johnson.
But it's the offense I'm troubled by. I do realize that Saunders hid his entire offense in the preseason. Hopefully they can come right out and flip on the switch. But what offensive coordinator have you EVER seen that came right in and lit things up without an adjustment period? I can't think of any circumstance in NFL history when that's happened.
Our defense is going to stymie the Vikes pretty badly. But I'm not confident that our offense is going to be well-orchestrated enough to make this anything but a close, defensive slugfest.