The Minnesota Vikings are gearing up for their week three matchup, on Sunday, vs the Houston Texans. If the Vikings are going to win, they’ll need another impressive performance out of QB, Sam Darnold.
Chances are, the USC reclamation project will give the Vikings exactly what they need, too. Why? Because Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings offensive coaching staff has already proven (in just two years) that’s what they do.
The whole world knows, at this point. KOC is the QB whisperer. Whatever level of quarterback you employ, Minnesota’s 3rd-year head coach will squeeze every ounce of talent from his arm. That’s why we are lucky and hopeful that he is here, doing that with Vikings quarterbacks.
Kevin O’Connell catching the NFL’s attention
We’ve seen it this season, with Sam Darnold, and we saw it with Kirk Cousins, before him. In between, we watched Josh Dobbs, Nick Mullens and Jaren Hall all perform in purple, better than any other stop of their NFL careers. And according to Dianna Russini (The Athletic), others around the NFL are starting to take notice of Kevin O’Connell, as well.
Let’s look at reality, “others around the league” aren’t angrily picking up their phones and calling Dianna to complain that another head coach on a different team doesn’t have a contract extension.
KOC was hired the same offseason that general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah was. Both have the same number of years (two) remaining on their original deals. In all likelihood, KOC’s “people” are starting to whisper behind the scenes about a possible extension, which prompts reporters to do the same, both publicly and in behind-the-scenes interviews. And that’s how we end up with amazing articles like this.
Minnesota Vikings should just get the deal done now
Now, the snowball effect will play out in real time. Minnesota Sports Fan, along with other Vikings websites, will write about it, KFAN will be debating it, etc etc. Especially if Minnesota plays well again on Sunday, and Darnold is dropping dimes.
At that point, everyone — even national shows like Get Up, Good Morning Football and PTI — will be discussing whether or not the Vikings should lock up KOC early, even though he still has nearly two full seasons remaining on his original deal.
