All or Nothing
Pass or Fail
Right or Wrong
Good or Bad
Pass or Punt
Get it?
Good.
Dalvin Cook played like he's still fighting to get an extension, not already as secure as he could be. Long term health can't be ignored when talking about him, but being able to spin like that makes it worth the gamble!
Now here's a sentence no one expected - The defense was the best unit today. With more injuries to the already heavily depleted DB core, they patched it together like few could have ever done to mostly shutdown an offense that may be playing well into the new year. It's the kind of display that falls right in line with the equity that Zimmer has built up over all his years as a coach. It's exactly why he should not be fired after this year, even if the team doesn't win again.
And DJ Wonnum showed why people should be excited about what this defensive line can be as soon as next season!
Which leaves the ultimate rarity - a game called equally against that team in their building. Whether the absence of fans played a role in the performance of the officials is beyond my scope to say. But I can't remember the last time that they had more penalties in any game, much less a home game!
Also, that was a pretty good performance by the offensive line. Since we're all looking for building blocks, today's effort by the line can be classified as such, I don't care what the eventual analytic rankings say about them, they did well.
Now for the negative
True franchise quarterbacks would not be that impotent. Zimmer wants him to be a game-manager, but here's the thing, I don't think a game-manager can get beyond where Alex Smith got with San Fran a few years ago without having a legendary defense. Think, Trent Dilfer with Baltimore, but that sort of QB would not be paid in the same stratosphere as our guy.
The only thing worse than Kirk today was the battering of the cornerbacks. It's emblematic of the sort of season this is, but it's still hard to watch on a week by week basis. Expect more new names by this time next week & I'm sure that Spielman is already on the phone with replacement options.
That's it though, a few hours of success condensed down into a few paragraphs. Enjoy the warm glow of the victory!
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