Episode Description
Minnesota Tim discusses the dual nature of having Justin Jefferson as a top wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. While Jefferson is undoubtedly a blessing due to his exceptional skills, there are drawbacks, particularly when quarterbacks like Sam Darnold exhibit tunnel vision, ignoring other open receivers like Jordan Addison. This can lead to missed opportunities and ultimately impact game outcomes. Tim emphasizes the importance of spreading the ball around to maximize offensive effectiveness and reduce defensive pressure on Jefferson.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
I already know what the reaction is going to be
to this video, and I'm not gonna apologize for it,
because it's an honest, truthful take that if you are
not objective like I am here, you might not see
and you are going to ignore it and you are
going to just think that this is the most ridiculous
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thing that you have ever heard. But I am going
to explain to you why there is also somewhat of
a curse of having Justin Jefferson as wide receiver one
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tim podcast. Okay, so, why is having Justin Jefferson a
blessing and a curse at the same time. Well, he
is clearly going to be more of a blessing than
a curse.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
But here is why. There's also a little curse.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Mechanism happening with Justin Jefferson, and it showed against the
Los Angeles Rams in the red zone, Sam Donald was
looking towards Justin Jefferson and I can't show the video
or the NFL is gonna cock block this video and
it will basically remove any possibility of certain things that
(02:16):
I want to happen with this video if I show
the video. But remember the play I'm talking about as
I describe it, Sam Donald drops back to pass. Justin
Jefferson's on the right side of the field and he
runs a route into the end zone. He's covered by
two guys. He falls over before the football can get
over to him. Sam Donald airmails it and it's a
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field goal. Another field goal opportunity for the Vikings in
that game when they desperately needed touchdowns. When you look
at the final score, you look at the field goals
they kicked. You turn those into touchdowns and the Vikings
probably win that football game. Field goals lose you games.
They win games at the end of the game. They
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lose you games throughout the game. Anyway, he falls over
what you might not have seen, or maybe you did see.
It was Jordan Addison on the opposite side of the field,
wide open. There was not a cornerback within three or
four feet of him, and Sam Darnald got tunnel vision
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because Justin Jefferson's a great Riot receiver. He's an amazing
wide receiver. He is the best wide receiver in the league.
So he's obviously more blessing than curse. But the curse
comes in when you force throws in a double coverage
when elite wide receivers like Jordan Andison are wide open
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on the opposite side of the field. And here's the
problem with what Sam Darnald did. He didn't even give
Addison a look. He stared down on the barrel at
Justin Jefferson and force fit him in double coverage as
he was bracketed by the Los Angeles Rams.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
And why did he do that? Well?
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Won Jefferson is the best wide receiver in the league,
and he knows that.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Two.
Speaker 1 (04:17):
Jefferson encourages Sam Darnold to throw him the football every
single time because he thinks that he can catch it
every single time, and most of the time he does.
We've seen spectacular catches even throughout that game when Addison,
when Donald threw one to Jefferson and he bobbled it
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on the sidelines and then he held it together with
his helmet or with his hands and it was a catch,
and the Vikings did a quick, hurry up play and
they ended up kicking a steel goal. It might have
been in the same possession, I'm not sure, but he
does make those big, tacular catches.
Speaker 2 (04:57):
But did you see this amazing se sistic.
Speaker 1 (05:01):
If not, I'm gonna share with you right now. Jordan
Andison was so good against the Los Angeles Rams, yet
none of us would know it.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Do you know why? Because Sam Donald did not throw
them the football. Look at this.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
Jordan Andison had a ninety one point six seven percent
separation rate in Week eight against the Rams, which was
the second highest in the NFL according to Pro Football Focus.
Minnesota Vikings Jordan Andison was wide open, not just on
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one play, but on ninety one percent of the routes
he ran. He had a separation rate, the best separation
rate on the Minnesota Vikings roster and the second highest
separation rate in the NFL in Week eight.
Speaker 2 (05:57):
And Donald did not throw them the football, So.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
He needs to throw in the football. Addison is an
elite route runner. We sought his rookie year when Justin
Jefferson went down that he can get open. So Donald
needs to stop having tunnel vision towards Justin Jefferson even
though he is so good, and look at other targets
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on the football field, like a Jordan Adison, like a TJ.
Speaker 2 (06:30):
Hockinson.
Speaker 1 (06:31):
And that is exactly what the Minnesota Vakans coaches are
saying to him this week. Spread the football around, because
when you spread the football around, that just makes Justin
Jefferson all that more dangerous. When you aren't going to
force feed him and have tunnel vision towards him, well,
then the Minnesota Vikings opposing defenses need to focus on
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other players on the field, which means that Justin Jefferson
will get double coveraged less if you're focusing on guys
like Addison and Hawkinson more.
Speaker 2 (07:05):
And I guarantee you.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
That's what the coaches are saying to Sam Darnald this week.
Speaker 2 (07:09):
Spread the football around.
Speaker 1 (07:11):
If Jefferson's being bracketed, Addison's wide open, this guy can play.
So it's I'm gonna say it again because I already
know the comments. Jefferson is way more blessing than curse.
But there are some curse components when you have tunnel vision,
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when you can't even think about throwing the other guys
on the football field. Because Sam Donald blew an amazing
opportunity to defeat the Los Angeles Rams because he only
looked one direction.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
In that football game.
Speaker 1 (07:55):
And of course there's gonna be internal pressure from Jefferson
to throw in the football. He went the first few
weeks of the season without a hundred yards, and he's like,
I need one hundred yards.
Speaker 2 (08:04):
So of course he's going to say throw me the football.
Speaker 1 (08:07):
But you've also got to throw Addison the football because
then they're going to start complaining that they don't have
the football. So I would hate to be in that
huddle as a quarterback. All the bickering that you get
from widers here is dude, I was open, I was open.
Speaker 2 (08:23):
I was open.
Speaker 1 (08:24):
I'm sure those guys don't bite their tongue and these
guys have massive egos. So anyways, that's my take for
the day and like it, love it, hate it.
Speaker 2 (08:34):
Thank you for making this podcast part of your day.