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Report: Danny Isidora to start at center for Vikings
in Maps Discussion Wed Dec 05, 2018 7:51 amby huangjian123 • Farseer | 342 Posts | 3420 Points
on Sunday Even with the preseason in the rear view mirror Authentic Danielle Hunter Jersey , the Minnesota Vikings still have some questions along the offensive line that need answering before Sunday’s season opener against the San Francisco 49ers. According to one prominent NFL insider, the answer to one of those questions appears to be one that I don’t think anyone was expecting.Brian Baldinger is reporting that the Vikings’ starting center on Sunday afternoon will be none other than Danny Isidora.Isidora’s first start at center. . .at any level. . .came in the preseason finale against the Tennessee Titans this past Thursday. His second one will apparently come on Sunday when the Vikings open the regular season at U.S. Bank Stadium.This obviously means that, as speculated, the Vikings will not have the services of regular starting center Pat Elflein on Sunday. Elflein, who was removed from the Physically Unable to Perform list at Saturday’s 53-man roster deadline, is still likely a few weeks away from hitting the field. He just wasn’t so far away that the Vikings felt they needed to have him miss the first six weeks of the season.Unless I miss my guess, this also means that the newly-acquired Brett Jones will be starting at left guard rather than center on Sunday. Jones did start two games at left guard for the New York Giants over the past couple of seasons http://www.vikingsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-eric-kendricks-jersey , but had the majority of his starts in the pivot.So, based on this intel, it appears that the Vikings starting offensive line on Sunday is going to be:LT Riley ReiffLG Brett JonesC Danny IsidoraRG Mike RemmersRT Rashod Hill/Brian O’NeillI’d expect Hill to get the start at right tackle, but I can’t completely count out O’Neill, who put together a much better preseason than I think most people expected.What do you think of the decision. . .should it be true. . .that the Vikings will start Danny Isidora at center on Sunday afternoon? Jay Ajayi wanted the Philadelphia Eagles to run the ball more and coach Doug Pederson agreed.They'll have to do it without their top running back.The Eagles placed Ajayi on injured reserve Monday because of a knee injury. A person familiar with the situation says Ajayi tore an ACL and will miss the rest of the season. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hasn't announced the severity of the injury.Ajayi had 29 yards rushing on eight carries and lost a fumble at the Vikings 5 in a 23-21 loss to Minnesota on Sunday. He was acquired by the Eagles from Miami at the trade deadline last season and helped the team win the Super Bowl."I love to run the football," Pederson said. "I think our guys are good at it, and we've been successful at it. But at the same time Youth Harrison Smith Jersey , we can't get behind in football games because sometimes the running game won't allow you to get back fast enough."In a 26-23 overtime loss at Tennessee in Week 4, the Eagles called runs on only 24 percent of the plays. Only 22 percent of the plays against the Vikings were called runs."We've got to figure out how to start games faster, stay on the field longer, and generate points early in football games, because if you go back to our history, the times that we've had success as a football team, we've been able to do that http://www.vikingsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-everson-griffen-jersey ," Pederson said. "We've been able to score on opening drives, get the lead early, which allows for your running game to really take over, play-action pass, all of that. That's one of the ingredients that's missing right now."Ajayi, in the final season of his rookie contract, had 184 yards rushing Stefon Diggs Jersey , an average of 4.1 yards per carry and three touchdowns this season.Darren Sproles has missed the past four games with a hamstring injury. Corey Clement hasn't played in the last two because of a quadriceps injury. Wendell Smallwood has 150 yards rushing, an average of 6.0 yards per carry and one TD on the ground and one receiving. Rookie Josh Adams has seven carries.The Eagles (2-3) visit the New York Giants (1-4) on Thursday night.
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