The first win of the year is always sweet. It’s even sweeter when it’s a come from behind victory against a division rival on national television. The Minnesota Vikings came back to beat the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football 27-24. More than half of the game’s points were scored in the 4th quarter. There were some mistakes made and players who looked rusty. Here’s my nominees for Nincompoop of the Week.
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Caleb Williams
Why is Williams a Nincompoop? He’s shown so little improvement. Williams still holds on to the ball too long. He’s not there when the team needs him the most.
Ben Johnson
Why is Johnson a Nincompoop? He looked like a first time head coach out there. The time management at the end of the game was laughable. To let the Vikings have a returnable kick and get to the two minute warning cost his team 40 seconds. It went from extremely difficult to nearly impossible to come back at that point. It’s probably too early to expect to see Johnson’s impact on Caleb Williams’ play, but he’ll be expecting more out of his QB by the end of the season.
Justin Skule
Why is Skule a Nincompoop? Skule was doing his best TJ Clemmings impression early in the game. J.J. McCarthy had no time to throw because of his Left Tackle. Skule filled in poorly for the recovering Christian Darrisaw. McCarthy will be hoping to only see Skule on the practice field going forward.
Ryan Wright
Why is Wright a Nincompoop? It’s probably a little harsh, because overall he was ok, but he had a couple of poor punts mixed in. The 31 yarder in the 2nd quarter was a shank. His 1st punt of the game was returned for 22 yards as well. Not the worst kick, but returnable. Nitpicking the win.
Dallas Turner
Why is Turner a Nincompoop? Turner was a 1st round pick. He was anticipated to be selected higher than he was and Kwesi decided to trade up to select him. He came out of Alabama with high expectations and so far he has failed to make an impact. Only 2 pressures generated on 19 snaps for Turner on Monday. He’ll need to show some imporvement soon.
J.J. McCarthy Haters
Why are the haters Nincompoops? McCarthy is a winner. He knows how to perform when the team needs him the most. The opposite of the Bears’ QB. Eat it Chicago.
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