
I'm just saying we have a freaking ton of question marks about the OL, especially if the top guys ZBB and Banks can get and stay healthy... and the guys in new roles (which is just about everyone else on the OL).
And the Vikings defensive coordinator (our first game) has been GREAT at creating confusion with scheme, so don't be surprised if there is some OL confusion Week 1.
As for Johnson, he's good with the ball in his hands, it's when it's not in his hands that he struggles... despite being a big back, don't ask him to block, and make sure he knows the NFL kickoff rules before sending him out there for kickoffs...
Kaleb Johnson made a critical mental error on a kickoff return during Week 2 of the 2025 NFL season against the Seattle Seahawks, allowing a live ball to bounce past him into the end zone where it was recovered for a Seattle touchdown.
Which supposedly was the first time in decades that an NFL player let that happen...
And MM scheme demand that backup RBs be able to block, which the wide zone schemes don't demand (it helps, but they (Packers, Rams, 49ers) also use their RBs as receivers instead of asking them to block and getting them into one on one situations.
Another area of concern for me is DEs, and their lack of experience... which I think they'll be fine, but right now, I think we're hoping Van Ness and Scheme can step the pressure up.
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