Don't Worry About Vikings Rookie OLB Diamond Dallas Turner

[@zackaryhaselius2226]

This is exactly what i was saying to people before the season. He literally wont get enough playing time to even come close to DROY.

[@kanshark]

The more I’m told not to worry , the more I worry.

[@Tschida2004]

Pat Jones he is damn near Last in pressure that’s who you replace

[@chrismiller7669]

Agreed, you take Pat jones off 😂

[@doranritzman30]

Pat jones is who he’s always been he just had 2 good games due to the players around him and the scheme Dallas needs to play it can’t get anyworse 😂

[@curly5994]

I agree but pat jones’ role is more focused to the interior you wouldn’t want that for turner

[@stevemathews2727]

Verse with the Rams is playing. You should be able to start your first round draft picks, especially on defense and offensive line positions. These aren’t complicated positions to learn at the NFL level. It speaks more to the ability to draft well.

[@aaronphillips9284]

Verse is older and was more pro ready. Turner is more of a developmental guy than verse. But he should still be getting more snaps

[@IceCubE4425]

Verse is 2 years older, has more developed pass rush skills than Turner so its not a good comparison to Dallas and is asked to learn a complex defensive scheme. Kwesi has got the talent requested, trust in the coaches to develop them and mold them to fit in the coming years.

[@ahastar1141]

I think you are underestimating what Oline and especially edges in the flores defense are expected to do in the NFL. Not all first rounders are the same, and feeling forced to start a first round guy based on the fact hes a first rounder, and not based on his skill set, how he fits, and his development based on the coaches vision is how you get a bust. Lets trust the process a little here as we are at week 8 in his first season with it sounding like more work is on his horizon hopefully replacing Pat Jones

[@ReganDeHaan]

Shouldn't have been drafted in the 1st round.

[@ahastar1141]

@@ReganDeHaan now you are just talking crazy

[@conanbillybone2218]

Dallas is a talent but it’s bad that he can’t get on the field. We’re all a little gun shy since Cine/Booth.

[@doranritzman30]

Stacked on edge rusher but can’t sack or creat pressure lol math ain’t adding up

[@BlackjackCZ]

You take the guy with one of the worst pressure rates in the league off the field. PJ2 has a 5% pressure rate. Given the lack of pass rush the last two game' give Turner some reps.

[@TimHills-ln3xg]

How bout a little rotation to keep them fresh

[@derekbaker3279]

I am not concerned. Yes indeed, Turner is quite young, so he has been struggling to learn NFL level defence, and/or he needs to beef up before dealing with NFL level violent contact. FWIW, he still has an all-star future.

[@ahastar1141]

I think the other thing is refining his pass rush moveset. He has an excellent speed and bull rush, but at his size hes going to need to develop more moves and work on setting up offensive tackles to get home

[@derekbaker3279]

@@ahastar1141 Great point. He was so good in college that he has not had to assemble a 'tool box' full of moves & techniques, but he needs to do so now. (..Of course, going against Darrisaw & O'Neill in the off-season would have revealed these deficiencies. lol..) I am quite confident that he will be a monster, once he adds beef & diversifies his skillset.

[@ahastar1141]

@@derekbaker3279 I think it’s really evident when you watch the reps he’s taken. He really tried to speed his way around the outside then gets locked up at the top when he gets past the QB. It works really well against mid tackles but good tackles will just play the angles. His sack was off him working a speed move and working back inside when jones stepped up into the pocket. A guy like von miller is a great example of a smaller athletic rusher, but his pass rush move set is diverse and unpredictable. As Dallas matures, I can see him developing like greenard given his frame could use some weight. He’s von millers size now but he could probably be about greenards and verses size just under 260. If he stays small his move set will need to develop quickly. If he gets bigger, then he can use those power moves more, but may lose a little speed.

[@derekbaker3279]

@@ahastar1141 Great points, well said...and thank you! :)

[@the_godfather314]

It's me, it's me, DDT 💎 Turner will be fine!

[@hiramlewis3873]

Let him develop and let him cook when you see his progress. The one thing I hate is that when he or any player of his caliber start cooking, that ol injury bug hits our team. Last year it was Kirk , JJ, & 3 of your 11 best players on offense. This year it's CD and new Rookie JJ out for the year. Don't rush them when they aren't ready to play

[@danielpane49]

Besides continuing to absorb Flores defense Turner needs to increase his size and strength. A off season weightlifting program will be set up for him

[@Chuck777400]

I wasn't worried until this 20 min talk on why we should not be worried

[@Followyourlight420]

When a team is this deep at that position, it can afford to slowly develop its young talent. I am patient.

[@johnnyspurlock2208]

They need to play the younger players more because the veterans are playing the whole game and at the end of games when they need to make a play they can't because they are worn down that just dumb coaching

[@chrismiller7669]

I'm more so disappointed if you weren't going to plan on playing him because of how deep you are on edge then why draft him for all the capital? We could of used Arnold or cooper dejean in the secondary where we really struggle and they would of actually played.

[@ahastar1141]

I mean we had a plan for corner, its unfortunate that one passed away and the other went down for the season first day of camp

[@ryannewazada2102]

Coach Flores needs to give him more opportunities to be a major contributor for the defense.

[@curtsyd]

pretty sure you said the same thing about cine.... "don't worry about him".... we traded up for him in the first, he should be a starter....

[@mt_baldwin]

Well you have a lack of QB pressure problem, a pass rush issue, someone has to go. It's crazy that people are looking for the Vikings to trade for a pass rusher when you have a 1st round, 1st defensive player taken in the draft, pass rusher doing nothing.

[@KatoJac]

Patrick Jones is NOT a good pass rusher. I’d rather gamble on Turner replacing him in full than have to watch Jones get 35 snaps a game and do nothing.

[@saivalengvue5351]

Maybe they should've at least played him more last game against the rams instead of just keeping him on special teams when we couldn't get any pressure on Stafford

[@miles4270]

In the year 2034 , Dallas will still be in his prime at the age of 31

[@miles4270]

Jeffrey Simmons or Dexter Laurence one time

[@jvarga2]

hope we get more than zero sacks like last week!

[@Wolfnightmare22]

Can’t get any less😂

[@chriserickson7559]

I am eager awaiting tonights TNF game, where hopefully Danielle Hunter will get after A-Aron Rodgers!

[@waynefriedman7728]

KAM's ability to draft is questionable. However, he does do some good work in FA.

[@briankruesi6484]

When I look at the snaps the less snaps he gets the worse we do.

[@JohnAnderson-zl7qr]

It's he first dam season ppl lol I got no worries in the world

[@jrunna198]

Flores prefers smart players over athletic players and I hate it. There should be a mix of both out there imo

[@ahastar1141]

You dont think van ginkel and greenard are athletic?

[@jrunna198]

Ward is also ass imo, beside catching the fumble vs the 49ers he hasn’t done anything but collect penalties

[@DougParks]

I get it, we're stacked. So why spend so much draft capital on a guy who doesn't play very much?

[@jasonrubink3460]

Greenard might have all this pressures but he had 1 big game against who yes his former team ....play turner more and more why wait ....I think it's a big mistake ....

[@MNspikegrow]

Turner is in the crock pot !! Low and slow

[@NonnyStrikes]

2 years ahead of DT, nowhere near the depth as vikings at dline/olb**. And again..turner isn't full health regardless of what ir says.

[@vinrusso821]

Why they drafted Turner over Jared Verse was a head scratcher then and still is.

[@garyschiff6519]

Just for a a correction in your statement he was drafted number 16 Turner was number 17

[@bradyvieths1337]

Also have you looked at what verse has done this season? For being a so good and playing as much as he does he only has 29 tacks and 2 sacks so I would have to say verse isn't doing that great and FYI Latu is similar so we good with Dallas

[@KatoJac]

@@garyschiff6519Jared Verse was pick 19

[@derwolfpack3599]

@@garyschiff6519 Wrong!! Turner was 17, Verse 19. Sober up.

[@NonnyStrikes]

Dallas is not full health. Wasn't after game one. Inside sources. Makes sense when you put two and two together as well.

[@jrunna198]

Flores lowkey ass, wasted Cine, Asomoah and now Dallas Turner 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@jrunna198]

Flores lowkey ass, wasted Cine, Asomoah and now Dallas Turner 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@ahastar1141]

If Cine was that good, he'd be starting somewhere else and not on someone else practice squad.