Brian Flores savoring Aaron Rodgers fought while Carson Wentz has a gold opportunity in Dublin, says Phoebe Schecter | NFL News
Aaron Rodgers endured a day of nightmare when he met Brian Flores for the last time and his defense of the Vikings of Minnesota on international soil. He hopes to avoid a rehearsal on Sunday.
Rodgers will lead the Steelers when they face the Vikings of the iconic Croke Park of Dublin in the very first regular NFL season game which will be played in Ireland, three decades later of the Pittsburgh pre-season match with the Bears of Chicago in 1997.
The quarter-Arrière MVP was intercepted three times and dismissed three times when their New York Jets team lost against the Vikings in London Last Seaosn.
Sky Sports’ Neil Reynolds and Phoebe Schecter look at the shock of Sunday on the last episode of Inside the Huddle podcastPointing towards another story of potential return to Minnesota.
“The Steelers offensive line is in a better place to protect it (Rodgers), the whole organization is in a better place compared to the jets,” said Schecter.
“But if you are a defensive coordinator who arrives in this game and you have a pocket smuggler, he is not too mobile, you licked your chops because you are not worried that he comes out of the pocket so that you want to prevail, attack him in the middle and force him to make quick decisions.
“What Brian Flores is so good is to understand your protection, there is enough story with what Rodgers likes and what the Steelers offensive likes, he can force you in a place where he turns your protection and knows your hot routes.”
While mobility when exhaust pressure was an obvious problem at the age of 41, Rodgers still managed to present lightning of exquisite arms talent which will see him descend among the most gifted passers -by in the history of the NFL.
Will it be enough, however, to thwart a defense flora as in an expert manner to create and disguise the pressure in the league?
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The director general of the NFL Uk & Ireland, Henry Hodgson, explains why they chose Dublin, Ireland, to welcome the Steelers and the Vikings in the NFL
“Rodgers was excellent in the first week, he had a few connections to hit last week, including the winner of the match, the launch at DK Metcalf was a beauty,” said Reynolds.
“There is a lot to be excited, but he is 41 years old and that he is very affected. This is my concern. It is a challenge and a chess match.
“When he played against the defense of Brian Flores with the jets in London, he was chosen three times and dismissed three times. How does Rodgers react? How do Mike Tomlin and Arthur Smith help him?
“If he takes place as he did during the first week, he is still Aaron Rodgers, but it is a very good defense against which he faces.”
In addition to their debilitating gaps in the attack match in attack, Pittsburgh is also classified as a fifth worse in total of the authorized yards, seventh against the pass and sixth against the race in three weeks.
They meet an attack on Vikings posed with new obstacles to their own hospitality while the merits of Carson Wentz retains its departure place in the absence of the JJ McCarthy injured. Wentz recently extended its NFL record to have started for six different teams over a six -year period.
He launched for 173 yards and two affected while the Vikings dismantled the Bengals of Cincinnati 48-10 in the third week.
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The mastery of Sky Sports NFL, Phoebe Schecter, praises La Défense and the special teams for intervening with their rescue quarters at the helm
“I really have concerns about the defense of the Steelers,” said Schecter. “I look at who they have been in the past two years and so much what they are doing is a unique defense, it is in their DNA, they know who they are.
“This year, they operate so far 68.2%.
“They still miss Joey Porter Jr, there were times when Jalen Ramsey looks phenomenal, then moments when I think he is fighting badly. This is where I am not sure.
“Carson Wentz has every opportunity to take the gift given to him. He has the weapons to attack the defense of the Steelers.”
The Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell has established himself as one of the best offensive minds of the NFL after having inspired a career revocation season for Sam Darnold in 2024. There would undoubtedly be a greater concern about the ability of Minnesota to succeed behind Wentz if he did not call the shots of the touch.
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The Vikings of Minnesota CB Isaiah Rodgers made a pick-six of 87 yards and followed it with an escaped return of 66 yards!
“Rodgers is still a title of title, but I am fascinated to see what this Carson Wentz operation looks like under Kevin O’Connell,” said Reynolds.
“They didn’t really have to free him too much when they beat the Bengals in the third week, but he was solid, he was able to go to the bench and rest.
“Kevin O’Connell has resurrected Sam Darnold’s career and I wonder if it will happen with Carson Wentz.
“I believe in the story of Carson Wentz, it’s going to be fascinating to watch. Brian Flores has a big role to play in this game.”
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