Chandon Sullivan News - MinnesotaSportsFan https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/tag/chandon-sullivan/ Minnesota sports, but different Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:41:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=32,height=32,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-cropped-MSF-favicon-1.jpg Chandon Sullivan News - MinnesotaSportsFan https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/tag/chandon-sullivan/ 32 32 Chandon Sullivan is Vikings’ Worst Player https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/minnesota-vikings/chandon-sullivan-is-minnesota-vikings-worst-player/ Fri, 21 Oct 2022 14:41:03 +0000 https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/?p=40880 Chandon Sullivan was signed by the Minnesota Vikings last offseason and he was written in immediately as the team’s de facto Nickel cornerback. His experience in a Donatell-type defense, with the Packers, gave the acquisition a no-brainer vibe. Sullivan was supposed to be a guy who could glue things together early, as the rest of the Vikings defense figured out a new scheme.

Unfortunately, that’s not how things have panned out. Instead, Sullivan’s play in coverage has been abysmal. His 50.2 overall PFF grade is the worst of any Vikings player, both on offense and defense. And it’s only that high because his run defense and pass rush snaps grade in the 70’s.

Chandon’s PFF coverage grade (the only grade that really matters) is a 42.2, which is what happens when you allow 24 catches on 29 targets like he has.

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Target Chandon Sullivan to Beat Vikings

If you want to know how to beat the Minnesota Vikings through the air, look to the slot. Chandon Sullivan has allowed 347 yards in coverage already this season. Good for 14.5 yards per reception, easily the highest of Sullivan’s career. That will happen when you allow an 82.8 completion percentage and 128.0 QB rating, when targeted.

The Vikings’ defense has been a problem all season. They’ve been able to keep teams off the scoreboard, ranking 19th in total points allowed. But the yardage they’re giving up, 4th-most in the NFL (2,307), is not tenable long term.

So if there is any defensive position that Kwesi could look to upgrade, as the trade deadline approaches, it’s slot CB to replace Chandon Sullivan. Would it fix all of the defense’s issues? No, but it would be the best place to start.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2022 09:41:08 +0000 Minnesota Vikings Vikings Sign Former Packers Cornerback, Chandon Sullivan https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/minnesota-vikings/vikings-sign-former-packers-cornerback-chandon-sullivan/ Fri, 25 Mar 2022 19:35:27 +0000 https://www.minnesotasportsfan.com/?p=38448 The Minnesota Vikings have made another move, as Kwesi Adofo-Mensah tries to shape the 2022 roster in the new regime’s image. And for the second-straight time, a former Green Bay Packer is jumping the border. On Friday afternoon, it’s 25-year-old slot cornerback, Chandon Sullivan, a 2018 undrafted free agent out of Georgia State.

Sullivan is a nickel (slot) cornerback who began his NFL career in Philly but has been in green and gold since 2019. Mike Pettine and Ed Donatell have a clear affinity for former Packers like themselves.

According to Pro Football Focus, Sullivan has been on the decline since a promising debut season in Green Bay. He got on the field for just 350 snaps in 2019 but posted a solid 73.1 PFF grade. When the Packers made him a regular in their defense, he faltered. Sullivan was on the field for 729 snaps in 2020 and his PFF grade dropped to 62.2. In 2021, snaps went up again, this time north of 830. His PFF grade then fell even further, down to 55.0.

But don’t let PFF grades get you too far down on the newest addition to the Minnesota Vikings defense. Nick Olson (ZoneCoverage.com) went back and watched some film on Chandon Sullivan’s 2021 season and found plenty of things that he likes in the young corner. His Twitter thread from earlier today is absolutely worth your time.

Eric Strack | Minnesota Sports Fan

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