So who stands out above the rest? After every Buccaneers win this season, Staff Writer Carmen Vitali and I are nominating one player each for a vote by the fans as to who deserves that week's Game Ball. The fans will then determine the winner in a poll at the bottom of this page, voting either for Carmen's choice or my choice…or if you aren't satisfied with the candidates we put forth, you can choose "other." Since we have decided not to duplicate picks in any given week, we're alternating the order of selection and it's my turn to go first.
Scott Smith: Shaquil Barrett
I'll admit, I was very tempted to go with "the offensive line," but I already pulled that gimmick in our last Game Ball article and didn't think I should go back to the well so soon. So I'll turn to the defense, which absorbed some early shots from the Vikings' ground game but just kept making big plays when it mattered, particularly when the Vikings got into scoring range.
In fact, each of Minnesota's first four drives in the game got to at least Tampa Bay's 32, and yet after the dust had settled from those possessions the Vikings only had six points. Later, as the Vikings were trying to mount a late comeback, two more of their drives crossed midfield, one of them even reaching a first-and-goal, but neither of them resulted in points. Shaquil Barrett was a big reason why.
On the opening drive of the game, the Vikings got a first-and-10 at the Buccaneers' 38, primarily on the strength of Dalvin Cook's tackle-breaking runs, and then faced third-and-four at the 32. That's when Barrett stunted inside and found an open lane to quarterback Kirk Cousins, closing ground in a flash for an eight-yard second. Not only did that kill the drive, but it pushed the Vikings out of field goal range (as it would turn out, Minnesota didn't actually have a field goal range Sunday, as Dan Bailey missed all three of his tries) and they had to punt.
"ball" - Google News
December 14, 2020 at 11:06PM
https://ift.tt/37g5AIo
Game Ball | Vikings vs. Buccaneers - Buccaneers.com
"ball" - Google News
https://ift.tt/39CKzGV
Shoes Man Tutorial
Pos News Update
Meme Update
Korean Entertainment News
Japan News Update
No comments:
Post a Comment