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Get an additional twenty percent off by mentioning the Minnesota ten podcast nine five two four one five four one. Okay, So this big boost that the Minnesota Vikings are getting on Sunday is important because recently the Minnesota Vikings offense has been struggling Jets game. They struggled Lions game. It wasn't that big of a struggle. However, fourteen points was just given to the Minnesota Vikings. Aaron Jones rattles off a thirty four yard run after the Detroit Lions fake punt which failed, beautiful scoring position right away score second play in the next time the defense made a play, So fourteen of the twenty nine points the Minnesota Vikings scored in that game weren't necessarily because the offense led a long drive, long sustained drive that they just tore a part the Lions defense. And then the following the short week against the Rams, the Vikings put up twenty points. Naylor had a drop Donald held onto the ball too long. Donald zeroed in on Justin Jefferson. And now after another somewhat semi bye week, the Minnesota Vikings get tight end one back on the field.

Get an additional twenty percent off by mentioning the Minnesota ten podcast nine five two four one five four one. Okay, So this big boost that the Minnesota Vikings are getting on Sunday is important because recently the Minnesota Vikings offense has been struggling Jets game. They struggled Lions game. It wasn't that big of a struggle. However, fourteen points was just given to the Minnesota Vikings. Aaron Jones rattles off a thirty four yard run after the Detroit Lions fake punt which failed, beautiful scoring position right away score second play in the next time the defense made a play, So fourteen of the twenty nine points the Minnesota Vikings scored in that game weren't necessarily because the offense led a long drive, long sustained drive that they just tore a part the Lions defense. And then the following the short week against the Rams, the Vikings put up twenty points. Naylor had a drop Donald held onto the ball too long. Donald zeroed in on Justin Jefferson. And now after another somewhat semi bye week, the Minnesota Vikings get tight end one back on the field.

TJ.

TJ.

Hogginson is returning to the Minnesota Vikings starting lineup, and he had this to say at Minnesota Vikings practice the other day. Did you feel, Tj you can get that instant connection with him?

Hogginson is returning to the Minnesota Vikings starting lineup, and he had this to say at Minnesota Vikings practice the other day. Did you feel, Tj you can get that instant connection with him?

I think took all of like a minute fifteen seconds for you and Kirk to convert a third town.

I think took all of like a minute fifteen seconds for you and Kirk to convert a third town.

Do you feel that same you know that you can have that same connection.

Do you feel that same you know that you can have that same connection.

Yeah, I mean, you know, we're we're having fun out here on the practice field. You know, That's really all I can say. I mean, we haven't played a game together, but I'm assuming that's gonna carry over. And so, you know, he's got a good connection with all these guys, and you know, me just being a piece of the puzzle. We have so many guys on this offense that can make plays, you know, Jordan jj you know, Aaron Jones, we got we got so many guys, and so for me just to be out there and just be a piece of the puzzle, you know, I think he's gonna he's gonna like having me out there, and you know we're gonna we're gonna have some fun together for sure.

Yeah, I mean, you know, we're we're having fun out here on the practice field. You know, That's really all I can say. I mean, we haven't played a game together, but I'm assuming that's gonna carry over. And so, you know, he's got a good connection with all these guys, and you know, me just being a piece of the puzzle. We have so many guys on this offense that can make plays, you know, Jordan jj you know, Aaron Jones, we got we got so many guys, and so for me just to be out there and just be a piece of the puzzle, you know, I think he's gonna he's gonna like having me out there, and you know we're gonna we're gonna have some fun together for sure.

So there's a few things that we need to be aware of. Number One, TJ. Hockinson is a massive target, tight end one. We traded top picks for him for a reason and think, what do we give the Lions like a second rounder, and then we gave him a big contract extend for a reason. The guy can play. However, TJ Hockinson. As good as he is, as important as he is to the Minnesota Vikings offensive success, he doesn't stay healthy very much. You look at his career tyrookie season, twelve games started as seven of those, his second season sixteen out of sixteen. Third season only played twelve. Fourth season played seventeen games, started fourteen of them, and then downhill from there. Well, I guess twenty twenty two. Nevermind, forget what I'm saying. Twenty twenty two, he played seven for the Lions and ten for the Vikings. That threw me off. I saw seven and I saw ten. I'm like, he only played seven games. They played ten games. But you look a little closer, and said Detroit Minnesota the year the trade happened. So, okay, forget exactly what I just said. He has played and been healthy for several seasons. However, he still got the twenty twenty one season and the twenty nineteen seeds. Seems like maybe he wasn't fully healthy during those runs. And of course he tours ACL and MCL following a hit by the Detroit Lions safety. But let's take a look further at TJ. Hockinson's statistics for the Vikings and in his career ninety five catches last year in a shortened season for him combined sixty plus twenty six catches the year prior between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings, which adds up to eighty six The year before that. In twenty twenty one, he had sixty one catches. Twenty twenty he had sixty seven catches. In twenty nineteen, his rookie season, he had thirty two catches. There's no doubt that TJ. Hawkinson is a big target and quarterbacks love him because he's a big target and he's got good hands, so he will add value to the Minnesota Vikings offense.

So there's a few things that we need to be aware of. Number One, TJ. Hockinson is a massive target, tight end one. We traded top picks for him for a reason and think, what do we give the Lions like a second rounder, and then we gave him a big contract extend for a reason. The guy can play. However, TJ Hockinson. As good as he is, as important as he is to the Minnesota Vikings offensive success, he doesn't stay healthy very much. You look at his career tyrookie season, twelve games started as seven of those, his second season sixteen out of sixteen. Third season only played twelve. Fourth season played seventeen games, started fourteen of them, and then downhill from there. Well, I guess twenty twenty two. Nevermind, forget what I'm saying. Twenty twenty two, he played seven for the Lions and ten for the Vikings. That threw me off. I saw seven and I saw ten. I'm like, he only played seven games. They played ten games. But you look a little closer, and said Detroit Minnesota the year the trade happened. So, okay, forget exactly what I just said. He has played and been healthy for several seasons. However, he still got the twenty twenty one season and the twenty nineteen seeds. Seems like maybe he wasn't fully healthy during those runs. And of course he tours ACL and MCL following a hit by the Detroit Lions safety. But let's take a look further at TJ. Hockinson's statistics for the Vikings and in his career ninety five catches last year in a shortened season for him combined sixty plus twenty six catches the year prior between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings, which adds up to eighty six The year before that. In twenty twenty one, he had sixty one catches. Twenty twenty he had sixty seven catches. In twenty nineteen, his rookie season, he had thirty two catches. There's no doubt that TJ. Hawkinson is a big target and quarterbacks love him because he's a big target and he's got good hands, so he will add value to the Minnesota Vikings offense.

However, the one thing we need to.

However, the one thing we need to.

Be conscious, conscious, conscious, conscious, conscious, I think I got it. One thing we need to be conscious about is that earlier on in the year, when things were looking so bright for the Vikings, Donald was throwing three touchdowns a game, two touchdowns a game at a game, way through four touchdowns, and the immediate reaction is.

Be conscious, conscious, conscious, conscious, conscious, I think I got it. One thing we need to be conscious about is that earlier on in the year, when things were looking so bright for the Vikings, Donald was throwing three touchdowns a game, two touchdowns a game at a game, way through four touchdowns, and the immediate reaction is.

Just wait till we get TJ. Hockinson back.

Just wait till we get TJ. Hockinson back.

This offense will be unstoppable. This Sam Donald's gonna be empty peep because just wait till we get TJ.

This offense will be unstoppable. This Sam Donald's gonna be empty peep because just wait till we get TJ.

Hockinson back, and we haven't really.

Hockinson back, and we haven't really.

Seen that, well, we haven't seen that yet because he hasn't played yet. But we need to be aware of the fact that the Minnesota Vikings offense might not go to new heights just because TJ.

Seen that, well, we haven't seen that yet because he hasn't played yet. But we need to be aware of the fact that the Minnesota Vikings offense might not go to new heights just because TJ.

Hockinson is back. It should be better.

Hockinson is back. It should be better.

On paper, it seems like the Vikings offense should improve, it should be even more dynamic. They should put up way more points. And it's a very friendly matchup because the Indianapolis Colts defense isn't lights out. But long term, don't necessarily think that just because t J. Hockinson is back, that the Minnesota Vikings offense is going to take their team to a new dynamic superstar where super Bowl contenders level. On paper, it seems like that should happen, but it never really works that way. So just something to be aware of is that even though TJ. Howkinson's back, even though he's tight end one, you know, even though he got Jefferson Addison and Hockinson on the field at the same time, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Minnesota Vikings are going to put up more points. I don't know why it doesn't work that way. You would think logically that it should work that way, but it never really seems to work that way for whatever reason. Another point to make about t J. Hockinson is that and it's a very good thing. My reaction a few weeks ago when he was activated to the roster in the twenty one day window was that this is a good thing. However, when he comes back, and the speculation was for the Rams game or for the Lions game, my reaction was, don't expect him to be a guy that plays every single down on the field, because when you return from a torn aclamc the last thing that you want to do is rush this guy back on into the field sooner than he needs to be. And that still might be the case, but what is being spoken from Minnesota Vikings practice from the facility is that TJ. Howkinson is one hundreds percent ready to play and that he is going to play practically every single down for the Vikings.

On paper, it seems like the Vikings offense should improve, it should be even more dynamic. They should put up way more points. And it's a very friendly matchup because the Indianapolis Colts defense isn't lights out. But long term, don't necessarily think that just because t J. Hockinson is back, that the Minnesota Vikings offense is going to take their team to a new dynamic superstar where super Bowl contenders level. On paper, it seems like that should happen, but it never really works that way. So just something to be aware of is that even though TJ. Howkinson's back, even though he's tight end one, you know, even though he got Jefferson Addison and Hockinson on the field at the same time, it doesn't necessarily mean that the Minnesota Vikings are going to put up more points. I don't know why it doesn't work that way. You would think logically that it should work that way, but it never really seems to work that way for whatever reason. Another point to make about t J. Hockinson is that and it's a very good thing. My reaction a few weeks ago when he was activated to the roster in the twenty one day window was that this is a good thing. However, when he comes back, and the speculation was for the Rams game or for the Lions game, my reaction was, don't expect him to be a guy that plays every single down on the field, because when you return from a torn aclamc the last thing that you want to do is rush this guy back on into the field sooner than he needs to be. And that still might be the case, but what is being spoken from Minnesota Vikings practice from the facility is that TJ. Howkinson is one hundreds percent ready to play and that he is going to play practically every single down for the Vikings.

We'll see it. I'll believe it when I see it.

We'll see it. I'll believe it when I see it.

But that is the spoken word coming from the Vikings practice field facility, and that is a good thing. Typically, when people come back from these injuries, you don't want to rush them back. You got to get them back to the speed of the game. You gotta get them comfortable again. But he's a tight end. It's not like he's running four threes down the field anyways. He's out there to be a big target, to box guys out and to find spots in the soft zone. So it's probably a little easier for a guy like Hockinson to come back from an ACL MCL than it is a wide receiver that's got to make these dynamic cutbacks and quick cutbacks. That puts a lot of pressure on those injured ACL MCL joints. So it's a very good thing that it appears that Howkinson will play practically every down, or at least that's what they're saying coming out of the Minnesota Vikings facility. So Howkinson's back ovens should be better. We'll see if it actually is, and either way, the team is better, So that's a good thing.

But that is the spoken word coming from the Vikings practice field facility, and that is a good thing. Typically, when people come back from these injuries, you don't want to rush them back. You got to get them back to the speed of the game. You gotta get them comfortable again. But he's a tight end. It's not like he's running four threes down the field anyways. He's out there to be a big target, to box guys out and to find spots in the soft zone. So it's probably a little easier for a guy like Hockinson to come back from an ACL MCL than it is a wide receiver that's got to make these dynamic cutbacks and quick cutbacks. That puts a lot of pressure on those injured ACL MCL joints. So it's a very good thing that it appears that Howkinson will play practically every down, or at least that's what they're saying coming out of the Minnesota Vikings facility. So Howkinson's back ovens should be better. We'll see if it actually is, and either way, the team is better, So that's a good thing.