Winning Close Games, Quarterback Room & Depth, Falcons Matchup | X's and O's with Kevin O’Connell

[@Jason-vn5xj]

Hands down the best coach the Vikings have had since Bud Grant. KOC is something special.

[@Shim_Shack_Studio]

I would definitely drink to that! Word.🤙

[@Tony-zx8ju]

Hasn't even won a playoff game and you're already crowning em? He's on his way but he's got a lot of work to do still.

[@randallhoover2410]

Glad they waited for him to become available!

[@stevenhartlaub4557]

Maybe not the best coach since Bud Grant (yet), but definitely the most loved since Grant. He has a great personality.

[@anthonyleydens]

Kirko week! I'm excited for this game! Love the aggressive play calling and coaching staff.

[@TheoFreier]

I wanted Harbaugh, and either coach would have been great, but I’m glad we got this guy

[@IceMan-rx9qe]

I really hope the Wylfs are at least starting to think about a long term extension. Love KOC.

[@DustinHaning]

@@IceMan-rx9qe I've been reading they are currently working on an extension but they are going to wait until after the season to finalize it. He's definitely earned it, regardless of how this season ends.

[@ruccmusicdirector]

Harbaugh is a completely different, and less honorable man. We are so blessed to have KOC!

[@THANKYOUOCHO]

It’s been 3-4yrs since he has been hired… move on

[@TheoFreier]

@@THANKYOUOCHO ?

[@marcphil808]

One of my favorite segments

[@TylerPearl77]

Lets go Vikings defense!!! Bury Kirk in the ground SKOL!!!!

[@each1teach179]

😂 Nah fr

[@samphilipp4997]

We love ya KoC👍

[@brianmitchell5154]

SKOL TO THE BOWL

[@Shim_Shack_Studio]

SKOL Baby!!!! Woo!!!! 🤙

[@JohnKan-uo7ne]

Give KOC and Sam Donald the credit of being able to have exciting one point lead with one minute also remaining. However, with the game with the Lions, Vikings lost by a Goff produced field goal. With the Cardinals, Murray failed the field goal, Vikings won. One point lead with no time left for field goal try should be real exciting!

[@glennjacoby2845]

He’s amazing

[@davidyusten9420]

Greatest coach ever thank you Kevin .

[@Bromel90]

I feel we have the best head coach in the NFL, he is so perfect, looks like a young Bud Grant, SKOL !!!!

[@manveergill7539]

😈🔥💭😉🥂🙌🏻💜💛

[@kimresnick7052]

I have been saying that he looks like Bud since he joined the Vikes! I hope he's here for decades!!!

[@gailsack2635]

Cousins is going to get a cold welcome 😂

[@Jgriffio]

I like the coach. Pretty amazing leader

[@pvrpleheff]

We love u koc 🤞🏾😤

[@MichaelDahmen-24]

.. This Could Be A "Best Football" *[Full Game] Type.. of Sunday !!! They have no pass rush & Capt Kirk is a pocket QB . ...this is gonna be fun! 😈 ~

[@clintonreisig]

💜💜💜🕺🏻🕺🏻🕺🏻 SKOL 😅

[@adriancastaneda6156]

Paul Allen throwing shade at Kirk for not working on Tuesdays is hilarious.

[@jonathanr2417]

Best coach... Better man you will not find. Lord bless KO!

[@julianvanlanker1686]

Skol Go Vikings

[@MyMrstorm]

Koc will end up one of the great offensive minds in football!!

[@duckroasty6156]

He knows he is part of the new generation, he's worked for it, been there, wants more. Please bring us the Lombardi! You know we can.

[@SHENDOH]

SURPRISE SEASON. JUST WAIT AND SEE. SKOL

[@saraxiong]

We take KOC for granted. I’ve watched other teams podcasts and so many of them are envious of our coach. A Jets podcaster stated that he watches koc’s locker room speeches and he’s like man I wish koc was our coach. Does koc have flaws? Of course he does. There always room for improvements. But we need to be grateful that KOC is our coach. It could be a lot worse. When a lot of other fan bases wish they had KOC as their coach, we know we have the right coach in the building.

[@BlaundNordic]

KOC has improved in year 3 When out-coached previous years and this year (Rams case in point) shows how inept at quick adjustments coaching has been He's still a LONG way to go, but watching the progression has been enticing

[@Drew-oq6eq]

It's time for a fifty burger against Atlanta. You have the players, step on the pedal and don't let go, after all you are at home.

[@robe2504]

Get a lead, then look after your players. A 10 point win pays the same as a 50 point win, and is less likely to put half your defence on IR like the Lions.

[@jasonrobinson4924]

Agreed

[@samphilipp4997]

You guys ready for next Sunday? Lets go Vikings 👍😊

[@JamesJuberian]

This team is ready to explode.

[@robe2504]

Could be this week.

[@Wernershnitzl]

Someone should do a super cut for every “Holy cow” in Paul Allen’s career 😅

[@ryantourville9482]

💜💛

[@ronnietice6421]

Faithful fan of the vikings for over 58+yrs. Deserve to speak my peace why are the vikings not playing up to par at home ?

[@slattaviusmurray]

5 wins and 1 loss in 6 home games isn’t up to par for you…. Come on Ronnie appreciate the season.

[@JdT93_]

A bunch of crowd noise isn't gonna always win you the game. The other team gets paid to play football too regardless of what stadium they're in.

[@davebrace6272]

63 years here . . . and a coach for 35. I’m thinking par for the Vikings course is close games. That has been a pretty consistent theme over the past three years. Won them two years ago and this year. . . lost them last year. Now why that is . . . I honestly don’t know. It’s a perplexing game that doesn’t easily give up those black and white reasons for outcomes the press is so fond of providing. Lots of moving parts, motivation, personalities and egos. You do your best. I like this group of owners, coaches and players. They look like they have a plan. Hope it brings a SB before . . .

[@scottsickich2853]

This is the week for a complete game. W’s are nice but even better when on cruise control late in the 4th. Vikes 37-17!

[@Boosegoose52]

Cousins is off today listening to this podcast

[@Godless-Being]

Love him or not KOC IS HIM

[@boombam2839]

Got to stop the short passes. Too easy to move down the field. The good teams wont settle for fg's!

[@RedTideRTS]

Sounds like you didn’t watch the game.

[@boombam2839]

@RedTideRTS Of course I did! I also watched the Tennessee & Jacksonville games. The short passes is how the Vikings D is attacked w/success. TOP tires the defense too. Detroit, GB etc; are better than those teams in the Red zone.

[@JdT93_]

They blitz alot and get lots of pressure on the QB. That means teams will throw it short. The tackling has to be better for sure.

[@brucehicks5817]

This season has shown that we're extremely beatable if the blitz gets picked up.

[@jaredpribyl]

@@JdT93_the problem is how far back Flo plays his corners a lot of times when they bring pressure.

[@zenfan1098]

Win💜!!!

[@kflow1379]

I had to listen to PA for the first time in awhile because I had to work on Sunday, and he has fallen off a cliff. I hated the experience much more than other team's play-by-play guys. SAME cadence on every play for both teams, very little updates on field position and time left. He honestly sucks idk what happened, 10 years ago he was a god.

[@florencedahl3617]

Sam Darnold 🆚 Kirk Cousins hope Sammy D gets the better of Kirko

[@Jason-vn5xj]

Sam doesn't play against Kirk. Kirk is playing Brian Flores -- a much harder task.

[@Jgriffio]

Kirk was bad last week he will be better coming in to usbank. The defense will need max effort to bury him.

[@marcphil808]

“Putting the defender in a bind , so no matter what he decides, he can’t be right” Mmmmmmmmmm

[@DrSnackCake5]

Can we just get a blowout win? Like the first week of this season. I hate when we play this bend not break defense. Don’t bend in the first place and put the foot on the neck to finish these games…

[@gunsmoketillman5953]

If somebody punch a ball out unexpected HOW THATS HIS FAULT.. NFL THINKING IS WEIRD TO ME ..

[@jaredpribyl]

Don’t play our corners so far back against Kirk when we bring pressure. He’s a statue back there, so we can’t just give him a free quick pass. Hate when we play so far back on blitzes, makes no sense to me

[@robe2504]

Would love to see Nudie or Nahshon out there at some point. Hopefully the Vikes can build a strong lead and give a few back ups some run.

[@nightdogggg]

i wish PA would ask him how we compare and how the general attitude compares to his SB team.

[@BJ37]

"That's the way the league wants it" when referring to close games. KOC is basically saying that they try to officiate it so it's always a close game for entertainment sake 😂. Which is definitely true unfortunately.

[@robe2504]

That's a conspiracy approach - the structure of the draft is the overt way the league tries to keep things even. Don't over think it.

[@smoky7acres471]

So glad to have Sam, and not Kurt! They can not lose to the mercenary though, or all goodwill is gone.

[@Headless-Norseman]

The fumble goes to the last player to possess the ball- not hard to understand.

[@mattv2937]

It's still dumb