Xavier Woods blames loss on practicing vs Dak not Rush

[Cydios]

I call BS because he did quite well..

Xavier Woods says Minnesota Vikings were preparing for Dak Prescott to start at QB for Dallas Cowboys, not Cooper Rush (espn.com)

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Well that's the fault of the Vikings and their coaching staff.

 

[Jake]

The Vikings scored 16 points. Seems like that was their bigger problem.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Well that's the fault of the Vikings and their coaching staff.

and a Boon for McCarthy and co. for their smokescreens

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

I mean, what could they really do? There's no film on Rush and they played to make Rush beat them.

They did well at stopping the run and Rush was able to make some big throws. They forced Rush to make 2 turnovers also.

Their gamelan on defense worked as far as I can tell, because they did stop the run. It was their offense that couldn't do anything against our defense though and that ultimately was the difference.

 

[Cydios]

I mean, what could they really do? There's no film on Rush and they played to make Rush beat them.

They did well at stopping the run and Rush was able to make some big throws. They forced Rush to make 2 turnovers also.

Their gamelan on defense worked as far as I can tell, because they did stop the run. It was their offense that couldn't do anything against our defense though and that ultimately was the difference.

agreed. advantage Dallas.

 

[ShortRound]

Ummm Cousins wasn't very good, there's that

 

[RonnieT24]

and a Boon for McCarthy and co. for their smokescreens

Don't forget P.T. Jonesum and his constant "I think he'll play" drum beat all week. Jerry played his part to a tee. I don't know how many times they're going to be able to fool teams but this one was played perfectly.

 

[cowboyec]

well...you cant go 100% all the time.

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

I call BS because he did quite well..

Xavier Woods says Minnesota Vikings were preparing for Dak Prescott to start at QB for Dallas Cowboys, not Cooper Rush (espn.com)

Seems like everyone in the universe knew that the probability of Dak playing was less than 50/50. Failure on the Vikings if what Woods is saying is true.

 

[VaqueroTD]

It doesn’t say anywhere in that article that Xavier Woods blamed the loss on that.

 

[BermyStar]

The Vikings scored 16 points. Seems like that was their bigger problem.

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[Cydios]

It doesn’t say anywhere in that article that Xavier Woods blamed the loss on that.

Poetry was not your first course.. between the lines

"We were just preparing for 4 [Prescott]," Woods continued. "We kind of thought they were going to still run the same offense. So, we just prepared for 4 all week. We didn't get the word [that Rush was going to start] until pregame, so we just prepared for 4 but we watched a couple clips of Coop. But during the week, we just prepared for 4."

 

[Crown Royal]

Meh, I didn't read that as him blaming that for the loss, just a matter of fact statement. And I'd say that's not a big deal, they had maybe a couple of pre-seasons' worth of passing plays from Rush, you could only get a bit from that.

Their offense really lost them the game as much as anything. The defense got 2 turnovers and limited the Cowboys to 20 points. THeir offense converted 1 of 12 third downs.

 

[nalam]

The Vikings scored 16 points. Seems like that was their bigger problem.

They forgot to prepare for Randy , Micah and salty cowboys D

 

[TwoDeep3]

I call BS because he did quite well..

Xavier Woods says Minnesota Vikings were preparing for Dak Prescott to start at QB for Dallas Cowboys, not Cooper Rush (espn.com)

He has a career as a stand up comic once he leaves football. That is hilarious.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Poetry was not your first course.. between the lines

"We were just preparing for 4 [Prescott]," Woods continued. "We kind of thought they were going to still run the same offense. So, we just prepared for 4 all week. We didn't get the word [that Rush was going to start] until pregame, so we just prepared for 4 but we watched a couple clips of Coop. But during the week, we just prepared for 4."

The reporter is trying to insinuate it. He sounds fine with the way they prepared.

 

[Havic]

I believe him. Minnesota ran this ultra conservative offense which made zero sense to me. You got Thielen and Jefferson... air it out.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

There is no real tape on Rush, so all they could do is scout 4 and adjust accordingly.

 

[Hennessy_King]

Pretty terrible excuse. I mean i thought their defense played well. If you keep a team to 20 points or less you did your job. Kirk just sucks