The Minnesota Vikings held their annual training camp night practice on Thursday and afterward head coach Kevin O’Connell delivered a passionate speech to the fans who packed the stands at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.
“As I have talked to our team about, establishing a championship standard with everything we do, the expectation is the same for you Show up each and every Sunday,” O’Connell said.
“Every opportunity we get to make US Bank Stadium the best home environment in all the National Football League, and we will provide you guys with many opportunities to do your thing by dominating on the field in all three phases.”
Players. Coaches. And fans.
We're setting a championship standard around here.
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) August 4, 2023
Last season, the Vikings were arguably dominant on offense but the defense has a long, long way to go before qualifying as a dominant unit. We’ll all find out together if a new scheme and defensive coordinator (Brian Flores) can lift the defense to new heights in 2023.
As for special teams… well, as Vikings fans, you know how that goes…
