Exploring Aaron Jones' Rushing Strategy & Sam Darnold's Role

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00:00I also have an interest when it comes to Aaron Jones under 14 and a half rushing attempts.

00:07That's where I was last week going up against the Lions, and this is the same spot that

00:11we're back for Aaron Jones going on under.

00:13And this also obviously correlates with Sam Darnold just passing the ball at a higher

00:18volume.

00:19We're not going to see Aaron Jones carrying the ball a ton.

00:23Ten carries last week, 12 the week before, then two weeks of 18, then we're back down

00:28to 13, five, he's all over the place.

00:31Will he get close to 10, 12?

00:33Yes.

00:34But will he be pushing to 15 or 18?

00:36That I'm not expecting for Aaron Jones.

00:38They do mix in can makers a bit.

00:40It's not a whole lot.

00:41We're talking about five, six carries a game.

00:43But ultimately, if they have success through the passing game, that is what they should

00:48be leaning on.

00:49Because when push comes to shove, you need quarterbacks to win games in the NFL.

00:54Having Sam Darnold go 18 of 41 in a huge, huge divisional game to close out the season

01:00is not a good sign.

01:02You need to build that confidence as a team to get things moving down the field.

01:06So when you go on the road to Philly or on the road again to Detroit, wherever it might

01:10be, Sam Darnold knows that they can win the game because simply handing the ball off to

01:15a running back 25 times is not going to win you a game outside of the Ravens, maybe.

01:22So Sam Darnold, from just a team standpoint, needs to have a good game if the Vikings are

01:27going to be moving on throughout the playoffs.