As he is known to do, Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell gave an electric speech to his team in the locker room following their blowout win over the Texans on Sunday.
“I don’t know if I’ve been more proud of a football team, from a standpoint of what we talked about last night: You guys coming to life,” O’Connell said. “We won the turnover battle, we ran for more yards than they did, we kept the chunks off the tape. You know what this is starting to feel like? A team that believes, every time we take the field, we’re going to win a football game. And when adversity hits, we’re gonna figure it out together.”
“Feels real to me, fellas,” he continued. “It feels real. You guys know I wouldn’t lie to you, I started out training camp saying I would never, ever lie to you guys. And I can tell you right now, we are capable of absolutely anything that is out in front of us right now. We are capable of stacking it all together, leaning in with one another, and special, special s*** is gonna happen to this football team.”…