Although the Vikings have looked pretty good for the most part this preseason, there are a few guys who could use some improvement. A few days ago I shared with you five guys who I think are doing a really good job so far this preseason, but here are five guys who I feel need to step it up.
1. CB Asher Allen.
I don’t really think Allen lacks speed or quickness, but his awareness on the field needs to improve. He gets beat way too often, and really struggles sometimes to wrap up his tackles. Allen was a great defensive back for Georgia, but I don’t think he’s living up to his potential. I really want to see him get better at making plays on the field.
2. RB Toby Gerhart.
Toby is a bigger running back, but I would hardly call him a power-back at this point. It seems he’s usually only good for a couple yards, and I don’t like the idea of him being our 3rd down back. I think Lorenzo Booker is out-performing him by a long shot this preseason, and right now I’m rooting for Booker to win the 3rd down running back spot. I think Gerhart could be okay if he learns to use his size to his advantage and not be afraid to plow somebody over. I think he goes down way too easily for a bigger back.
3. DE Brian Robison.
It pains me to say this, simply because I have a ton of respect for Robison on and off the field, but I haven’t been overly impressed with what I’ve seen from him in the last two games. I was on the bandwagon for robison to become the new starter for Edwards. I even was against us taking a defensive lineman in the first round this year, which so many people seemed to want us to do. I’m not saying I’m off that bandwagon, because I do feel Robison will do alright, but he can definately consider Everson Griffen to be his primary competition in the final two games. Griffen is doing a pretty good job so far, but we ahven’t really seen a whole lot from Robison. It almost looks like he gained a few pounds this offseason, and maybe even lost a little bit of speed. He should have a lot of playing time on Saturday against Dallas, so hopefully he can make a few big plays and show us what he can do as a starter.
4. WR Jaymar Johnson.
I almost hesitated to add Jaymar to this list, because I don’t think he’s really having a BAD preseason, but then again, it hasn’t been all that great either. It seems the media has nothing but good things to say about Jaymar during each offseason, but other than a couple nice punt returns, we don’t see a lot of great plays from him as a wideout during the preseason. This year it’s the same way. He has made a few nice catches, but he may not even make the roster with a few receivers stepping up and making plays, and Sherels making decent punt returns as well.
5. QB Joe Webb
There is absolutely no question that Joe Webb is a great athlete, but right now, I don’t think he’s playing like an NFL quarterback. He hasn’t made very accurate throws this preseason, and obviously he’s not going to be the starter this year with McNabb and probably Ponder ahead of him week one, but It doesn’t look like he’s really improved much from last season. He showed some glimpses of talent in 2010, but right now I think he’s going to be our 3rd string quarterback when September rolls around. I feel Ponder is having the better preseason of the two.
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