Sam Bradford started for the Vikings after just two weeks of being in Minnesota. Bradford looked comfortable running the offense and made huge throws all night. Bradford exemplified ideal arm strength, accuracy and toughness all evening long and we go ahead and analyze one of his best throws from the evening.
In this video, Bryan Trulen of QB Film Room breaks down a momentum changing early 2nd half Viking drive that turned the tide.
Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner is an absolute wizard when it comes to utilizing and taking advantage of the tight end position within the play action passing game. Unpredictability and using players as movable chess pieces on a board that is the football field can create throwing windows that were previously nonexistent. The crude stages of whiteboard introductory design to repping the play all week in practice to calling the play at the right time on game day is considered a culmination of sorts in terms of all of the aforementioned stages coming to fruition in a matter of seconds. We take a look at a prime example of creativity in the play action pass game.
The Vikings come out in 12 Personnel with three pass eligible targets on the left side of the formation. The CB at the top of the screen does not have a WR in his zone which sets the stage for deception. 
Post Snap, Bridgewater extends the ball to sell the run fake which clearly impact the 2nd level of the defense. The Cardinals stay in their Single High safety look with the CB at the top of the screen fixated on the run action due to not having a receiving threat on his side of the field.
As Bridgewater Sets in the pocket the picture is taking shape down the field. To the Cardinals, this looks like a classic vertical stretch concept at this juncture of the play with the TE (MyCole Pruit) getting ready to bend his route to his right, but wait just a second…
As Bridgewater continues to buy time at the top of his drop the TE (Pruit) plants his right foot in the ground and re-directs the trajectory of his pattern, essentially running a double move out break route to further confuse the Arizona secondary. His (TE) objective now becomes to run across the field to the left while gaining depth. 
The ball is released by Bridgewater blending anticipation and touch to ensure completion. As we can clearly see there is a vast area of green grass created to drop the ball into due to crafty and creative play design by Norv Turner. 
Watch the play in its entirety below.
Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner is an absolute wizard when it comes to utilizing and taking advantage of the tight end position within the play action passing game. Unpredictability and using players as movable chess pieces on a board that is the football field can create throwing windows that were previously nonexistent. The crude stages of whiteboard introductory design to repping the play all week in practice to calling the play at the right time on game day is considered a culmination of sorts in terms of all of the aforementioned stages coming to fruition in a matter of seconds. We take a look at a prime example of creativity in the play action pass game.
The Vikings come out in 12 Personnel with three pass eligible targets on the left side of the formation. The CB at the top of the screen does not have a WR in his zone which sets the stage for deception.
Post Snap, Bridgewater extends the ball to sell the run fake which clearly impact the 2nd level of the defense. The Cardinals stay in their Single High safety look with the CB at the top of the screen fixated on the run action due to not having a receiving threat on his side of the field.
As Bridgewater Sets in the pocket the picture is taking shape down the field. To the Cardinals, this looks like a classic vertical stretch concept at this juncture of the play with the TE (MyCole Pruit) getting ready to bend his route to his right, but wait just a second…
As Bridgewater continues to buy time at the top of his drop the TE (Pruit) plants his right foot in the ground and re-directs the trajectory of his pattern, essentially running a double move out break route to further confuse the Arizona secondary. His (TE) objective now becomes to run across the field to the left while gaining depth.
The ball is released by Bridgewater blending anticipation and touch to ensure completion. As we can clearly see there is a vast area of green grass created to drop the ball into due to crafty and creative play design by Norv Turner.
Watch the play in its entirety below.
Sam Bradford connects with Kyle Rudolph for a touchdown in the Red Zone. We give you All 22 Coaches Tape Analysis.
Sam Bradford started for the Vikings after just two weeks of being in Minnesota. Bradford looked comfortable running the offense and made huge throws all night. Bradford exemplified ideal arm strength, accuracy and toughness all evening long and we go ahead and analyze one of his best throws from the evening.
Author- Bryan Trulen
The Minnesota Vikings travel to Nashville on September 11 to play the Tennessee Titans. Watching Pre-Season Titan Film, we have uncovered an opportunity to use the “Texas” route versus the Titan Defense to score points inside of the 10 Yard Line.
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3rd and Goal from the 6. Oakland comes out in a modified 10 personnel. The Two Strong Side WR’s utilize a tight split and are essentially stacked. The Raiders field side WR’s are in a normal alignment. Tennessee pre snap is showing they are committed to playing the pass.
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Derek Carr takes the shot gun snap and immediately positions his eyes to the left where the Oakland WR’s are streaking down the field. This puts stress on the Tennessee defenders on the left. Meanwhile, at the top of the screen, Oakland is running a mesh concept out of a close formation. Typically in the “Mesh” the flat or outlet receiver will continue to the sideline. As we can see the RB coming out of the backfield has the flat defender convinced he will do just that.
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As Carr gets ready to throw, the RB has made a hard pivot and cut back across the middle of the field in the classic “Texas” or angle route. Conceptually, Oakland does a great job with their WR Spacing to create the illusion of “Mesh” only to have the RB come open on the “Texas Route.
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Carr Delivers a strike into a decent sized window for six points on a great play call on 3rd and goal by coordinator Greg Olson.
With Minnesota trading for Sam Bradford, Vikings fans not yet acclimated with Bradford as a player need not fret for us at QB Film Room have you covered with a 2016 Player Capsule on Sam Bradford.
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