Episode Description
Minnesota Tim discusses the Minnesota Vikings' upcoming matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, focusing on the significant quarterback change from Anthony Richardson to Joe Flacco. He analyzes the implications of this decision, comparing the two quarterbacks' statistics and experiences, and highlights how this shift has affected betting odds. Tim emphasizes the challenges the Vikings will face with Flacco's experience and the Colts' strong offensive line.
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The Minnesota Vikings just got a tough tough break ahead
of their matchup against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday Night Football,
and I'm gonna tell you about it on today's podcast.
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one one five for one. Okay, So the other day
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I did a podcast on the upcoming matchup that the
Minnesota Vikings would have against the Indianapolis Colts, and I
did a little short discussion on Joe Flacco or Anthony
Richardson and the Minnesota Vikings upcoming opportunity versus both quarterbacks,
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and the Indianapolis Colts aimed their starting quarterback for the weekend,
and unfortunately it's not going to Anthony Richardson. Who wouldn't
be thinking that Joe Flacco, who has played for the
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Ravens then played for the Browns got them to the playoffs,
and I was playing for the Indianapolis Colts thirty nine
years old, would be the best option for the Indianapolis
Colts over second year starter Anthony Richardson. And I forgot
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is run with the Denver Broncos. He had them for
a year. He had a run with the New York
Jets for three years. So Joe Flacco has been around
the block and he's playing some of the best football
of his career with the Cleveland Browns and the indian
Anneapolis Colts. Let's just take a look at the stat comparison,
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and this is courtesy of the Purple Persuasion Twitter account,
so he just needed to look it up. Here is
Joe Flacco's stats in twenty twenty four. A sixty five
point seven percent completion percentage compared to Anthony Richardson's forty
four point four, A six point six yards per attempt
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compared to Anthony Richardson seven point two. He has seven
touchdowns per this season, seven touchdowns in total this season,
and one interception, a QBR of seventy three point seven,
an overall Pro Football Focused grade of seventy one point two,
and a passing Pro Football grade of seventy flat. And
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how you look at Anthony Richardson's numbers, He's got a
QBR fifty seven point two, four touchdowns, seven interceptions, He's
got one rushing down, five fumbles. His Pro Football grades
are forty eight point seven and forty nine point five.
The Indianapolis Colts made the best decision for their football
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team to win on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. And
this isn't even including the TapouT that Anthony Richardson did
the previous Sunday against the Houston Texans. So this game
just got more challenging for the Minnesota Vikings because the
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Colts decided to start a thirty nine year old Super
Bowl winning quarterback from years ago because they think they
they think he gives them a better chance to win.
And it's true. I mean, I don't know how can
you question the logic by the Colts because Joe Flaco
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is the better quarterback, is the more accurate quarterback, gives
the wide receivers a better chance to make a play,
is much more able to get play action going, especially
because they got Jonathan Taylor and they have one of
the best offensive lines in football, which is really good
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for Joel Flacco who's had seven touchdowns one interception this year.
So it's not like Joe Flacco is in a situation
where he's just gonna get absolutely crushed back there. Stafford
didn't get touched last week for the Vikings defense, Flacco's
probably not gonna get touched either, and that's why they
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can make this shift to Joel Flacco. If they had
a bad offensive line, Anthony Richardson would play start just
because his legs allow the offense to maneuver a little
bit differently with more time and scrambling ability. It just
allows plays to last longer. But Joe Flacco can sit
in the pocket and feel very assured because he has
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a very good offensive line. And what's crazy about this
is that the betting markets believe that Joe Flacco gives
the Indianapolis Colts a better chance to win. Not by
just a slim margin, but the Vikings were originally seven
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point favorites, and when the Indianapolis Colts made the decision
to switch over to Joe Flacco, the Minnesota Vikings favorite
to win number completely changed. It's now minus five. That's
two points, and that's a big, big deal. So it's
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crazy that the Colts believe that Joel Blacco gives the
Colts a better chance to win.