EAGAN http://www.steelerscheapauthenticstore.com/diontae-johnson-jersey-cheap , Minn. (AP) — Lions a fresh set of downs early in the fourth quarter two weeks ago, another opportunity to start climbing back into the game.Though they held an 11-point lead, the Vikings had been unable to pull away. On the first play after the change of possession, Stafford faked a handoff to Kerryon Johnson and rolled out to his right.With a hard stop, Stafford pivoted and threw back to his left where Johnson was waiting for the screen pass with four blockers within 5 yards of him. Vikings defensive tackle Tom Johnson wasn’t fooled, though.He kept his eyes on the running back the entire time, closing in to make the tackle for a 6-yard loss as soon as the ball was caught. Five plays later, with the Lions still in their own territory, defensive end Danielle Hunter scooped up a fumble and returned it for a victory-sealing touchdown.When the Vikings beat the Lions 24-9 that afternoon, the most encouraging development entering their week off was the start-to-finish dominance by a defense that didn’t look like its usual self in the first quarter of the season. That rollout screen play that Johnson blew up went for big gains against the Vikings a few times earlier in the fall. Coach Mike Zimmer and his staff put plenty of work into adjusting the scheme and the calls after in light of the vulnerabilities that arose in September.The Vikings allowed a season-low 209 yards to the Lions. Their next three lowest totals all came over the three previous games.“There’s a lot of teams now that are playing a style of defense similar to us. Now, all these offenses are attacking these defenses pretty much the same way. So we’ve had to adjust and change coverages,” Zimmer said, adding: “Luckily Justin Layne Jersey , our players have been able to execute it.”The 4-3 system that Zimmer largely used throughout his time as defensive coordinator for Dallas and Cincinnati gained fame by the novel use of the double A-gap blitz that send the inside linebackers as pass rushers on both sides of the center.As more and more teams began to integrate that concept, the added exposure around the league gave opponents more opportunities to strategize about how to block it. Zimmer estimated that 10 or 12 other teams around the NFL now use a form of what his original base defense was.As for the Double-A gap blitz, Zimmer has rarely called one of those this season. One alternative that has worked well has been to overload one side of the line and use a defensive back to rush like Harrison Smith or Mackensie Alexander, who had the only one of 10 sacks of Stafford what wasn’t from a defensive lineman.“Everybody copies if you’ve been good,” Zimmer said, adding: “You see a gradual thing. I’ve had many coaches say they watch our blitz tape every week to see what we’re doing. That’s kind of how it starts.”General manager Rick Spielman will often join Zimmer for his 5:30 a.m. film review of the previous game on Monday mornings, and this season he’s been witness to perhaps more scheming than usual.“It’s pretty incredible to see how they evolve things and why they evolve it,” Spielman said.The Vikings (5-3-1) play at Chicago (6-3) on Sunday night for control of the NFC North, and they’ll need the defense to keep this up.“We’re recognizing the plays and understanding the downs and distances, getting to the ball, getting to the quarterback,” cornerback Xavier Rhodes said. “We’re in great coverage. We’re aggressive. Once we call a blitz, we’re aggressive all the way around. We’re just being us. We’re finding our identity. We had it http://www.steelerscheapauthenticstore.com/benny-snell-jr.-jersey-cheap , but we were making errors in the beginning of the season and now we’re trying to minimize those.” FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Jeremy Bates knows what the New York Jets are doing on offense just isn’t cutting it.The offensive coordinator has heard all about it, taking his fair share of criticism from fans and media the past several weeks.“This profession is about grinding,” Bates said Thursday. “You’ve got to move to the next week. You can’t look at last week and lose sleep on it. You’ve got to turn the page.”The problem for Bates and the Jets has been that the story has been pretty much the same, week after week.New York has scored one or fewer touchdown on offense in a franchise-worst five consecutive games, all losses during the Jets’ current six-game skid. And, with the way things have been going — or, not going — the 22 points they put up during a 26-22 defeat at Tennessee last Sunday could be considered a scoring outburst.It was the most New York has scored since beating Indianapolis 42-34 on Oct. 14, its most recent win. Before last Sunday, the Jets scored 17, 10, 6, 10 and 13 points in their previous five games.“Obviously Zach Gentry Jersey , we’re disappointed,” Bates said. “We’re not happy with our outcomes, but the opposing team is not going to feel sorry for us. So we’ve got to keep working.”New York has been limited to one field goal on 17 fourth-quarter possessions over its past four games. Eight of those drives ended with punts, five with interceptions, two on downs and one missed field goal — a rarity during a season in which kicker Jason Myers has been one of the team’s MVPs.“We haven’t scored in quite some time consistently and we get stuck every time we get there,” coach Todd Bowles said. “Thank goodness for Myers, but that’s not enough to win ballgames.”There have been whispers for weeks about some unhappiness in the overall game plans on offense, and veiled criticisms by some prominent players.“I still have a job right now,” wide receiver Quincy Enunwa said after the Jets’ loss to Tennessee. “I’d love to say what my opinion of that is, but I’ll just keep that to myself.”The Jets have the league’s 30th-ranked offense, and few expected New York to be a powerhouse with rookie Sam Darnold learning on the job while starting at quarterback.But, the No. 3 overall draft pick has missed the past three games with a foot injury and veteran Josh McCown has been no better at getting the team into the end zone.There has not been an offense-led TD drive in seven quarters, a span that dates to the first quarter of the Jets’ 27-13 loss to New England when Jermaine Kearse caught a 16-yard pass from McCown. Other than that Chris Lindstrom Jersey , it has been lots of field goals by Myers — seven, in fact — and a pick-6 interception return by Trumaine Johnson.“As playmakers, we just have to step up and make plays,” running back Isaiah Crowell said. “We’re doing a great job of moving the ball, but for some reason we just couldn’t get into the end zone. We just have to make more plays.”Sounds simple. But, of course, that just hasn’t been the case most of the season.As it has turned out, the big performance against Indianapolis was an outlier, as were the season-opening 48-17 win at Detroit and the Week 5 34-16 victory over Denver.It all has some wondering if the Jets’ offense is simply broken.“As an offensive weapon, I don’t want to believe that,” Enunwa said. “I want to believe that we are all capable of scoring. It’s hard to really say.”Bates is in his first season as the Jets’ offensive coordinator after serving as the quarterbacks coach last year.It’s likely his last.Bates’ job is in serious jeopardy, especially considering the probability that Bowles will not be back after this season. That leaves the coaching staff behind closed doors trying to solve the offense while somehow maintaining the confidence to believe things can be turned around over the next four weeks.“We’re professionals,” Bates said. “This is what we do for a living and we’ve got to come to work every day and give it our best.”If there’s any positive to focus on http://www.falconscheapshops.com/cheap-authentic-kaleb-mcgary-jersey , it’s that Darnold appears ready to start for the first time in more than a month.Darnold has been a full participant at practice this week , and starting with a game at Buffalo, the final four games could serve as a something to build off.“Absolutely,” Bates said. “Not just for the quarterback but for the team, for every player, for the building. We want to win, winning is contagious and it’ll take you off to the offseason fired up about working on your craft.”NOTES: Crowell didn’t practice for the second straight day with an injured toe and will likely be a game-time decision. “It’s a concern,” Bowles said. “Obviously, it’s bothering him, but we’ll see how he feels (Friday).” … McCown (back), WR Robby Anderson (ankle) and TE Jordan Leggett (knee) were limited at practice. … Enunwa (ankle), LB Darron Lee (non-injury related) and OL Spencer Long (knee/finger/illness) returned as full participants.