WEBVTT - Nick Sorensen Previews Vikings Defense | Press Pass

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<v Speaker 1>Monday night.

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<v Speaker 2>As part as just the communication and the process.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought the process in the communication was really good.

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<v Speaker 3>It was fun going through it with everyone, with the

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<v Speaker 3>guys upstairs, my coaches on the sideline, and also the

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<v Speaker 3>players just being able to talk through everything and go

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<v Speaker 3>from group to group depending on what was.

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<v Speaker 1>Needed to be talked about.

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<v Speaker 3>I thought it was really smooth, and you know, the

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<v Speaker 3>guys being open and just kind of just talking through

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<v Speaker 3>our next series, what happened on that series, just like

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<v Speaker 3>you do all the time. It was just cool to

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<v Speaker 3>be able to bounce from group to group doing the

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<v Speaker 3>same thing.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to describe your you calling the game is

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<v Speaker 2>flawless and just the combination of you guys talking and

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<v Speaker 2>so it seemed like he really anticipated and knew exactly

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<v Speaker 2>where you're coming from on every play.

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<v Speaker 1>Calls that kind of well.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think anyone's flawless, but I would say it

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<v Speaker 3>was a good communication throughout the game and with him

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<v Speaker 3>as well.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, and I do.

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<v Speaker 3>I try and talk to the guys during the week

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<v Speaker 3>what I'm thinking and why we're doing what we're doing,

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<v Speaker 3>the reasons behind it. Backed up with tape and the

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<v Speaker 3>plan and they executed.

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<v Speaker 2>Season Kyle let Klay called the offensive plays.

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<v Speaker 1>What was that in part so that he could kind

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<v Speaker 1>of listen in with you? And did you get extra

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<v Speaker 1>help from him or at.

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<v Speaker 2>Least just input and you know, getting getting that part

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<v Speaker 2>of things down at all?

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<v Speaker 1>Why Kyle let Koob do it? Oh? I don't.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, Kyle has been great with me this whole time,

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<v Speaker 3>and then like I've said before, it's been really fun

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<v Speaker 3>in this position to be able to talk a lot

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<v Speaker 3>with the offensive guys too, and when doing scripts and

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<v Speaker 3>you're scripting with the offense during training camp, you have

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<v Speaker 3>to be more connected with them. So I was really

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<v Speaker 3>talking a lot with Koob and some with Lombardi and Kyle.

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<v Speaker 3>But regardless, I think that communication was there. Why he

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<v Speaker 3>did what he did, I don't know, you could ask him,

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<v Speaker 3>but I think a lot of it was.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Coob's done a great job too.

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<v Speaker 3>But I've enjoyed learning a lot just being more connected,

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<v Speaker 3>like I said, with Kub and with Kyle, and he's

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<v Speaker 3>always trying to teach you and challenge you. And that's

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<v Speaker 3>what's been really awesome just being here period, like as

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<v Speaker 3>a Niner the last three years, not just in the

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<v Speaker 3>last you know, six months.

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<v Speaker 1>Were the hallmarks of the Kevin O'Connell offense.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean it's very similar to a lot of the

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<v Speaker 3>things that they do with the Rams. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 3>been around for a while and it's been really successful.

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<v Speaker 3>And I think with you know, uh Sam, that he's

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<v Speaker 3>he's a good quarterback and we've seen that and I

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<v Speaker 3>think he brings a lot of those qualities obviously with

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<v Speaker 3>the pieces he has with Aaron Jones and with Justin Jefferson.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he has a lot of those things that

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<v Speaker 3>you know, make that offense special. And we've got to

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<v Speaker 3>be really detailed in what we do.

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<v Speaker 4>How much how much communication do you have with Kyle

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<v Speaker 4>in game?

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<v Speaker 5>Like on on Monday night, Like, how much are you going.

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<v Speaker 1>Back and forth? Oh? In game?

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<v Speaker 3>No, he's busy in game. Yeah yeah, yeah, that's totally different.

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<v Speaker 3>Even now, he's really busy. It's just when we can

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<v Speaker 3>catch moments to you know, talk about stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>We tried to in the preseason games though you guys

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<v Speaker 1>during the game a little bit a little I don't

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<v Speaker 1>remember it being like a ton.

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<v Speaker 4>And that after that the Jets touchdown, try that you

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<v Speaker 4>guys made make adjrustments for some adjustments after that is

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<v Speaker 4>that the case or was it more just better execution

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<v Speaker 4>of what you're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>I think it's always a combination of things. There's always

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<v Speaker 3>something that goes wrong, you know, when people are sustaining drives,

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<v Speaker 3>whether it's execution or just communication.

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<v Speaker 1>It's you know, the league.

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<v Speaker 3>Is so detailed, there's always such a little things that

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<v Speaker 3>happened that you might not be able to see, you

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<v Speaker 3>know when you're just watching it, but you know there

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<v Speaker 3>was for whatever reason. It wasn't ever one thing, just

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<v Speaker 3>like it never is. And yeah, we're always correcting them

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<v Speaker 3>on the sideline, and the guys did a really good

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<v Speaker 3>job of responding. I think the best thing about it,

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<v Speaker 3>I think in this game was how our guys played

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<v Speaker 3>as a group. I think they felt confident, they played fast,

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<v Speaker 3>and we always hope that that shows up on tape,

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<v Speaker 3>is how.

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<v Speaker 1>Hard our guys play and how fast.

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<v Speaker 5>Familiarly are with you know, Samar with the Jets, and

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<v Speaker 5>I realized he wasn't in a wonderful situation there. But

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, if you can't speak to that and how

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<v Speaker 5>good luck, like say last week, I mean, do you see,

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<v Speaker 5>like wow, he's done this, this and this so much better.

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<v Speaker 5>He's a much better quarterback or did you kind of

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<v Speaker 5>see stuff like he had that potential with the Jets,

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<v Speaker 5>but you know.

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<v Speaker 1>He wasn't in a great situation.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know a ton about the situation, but I

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<v Speaker 3>do know which is why he was drafted so high,

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<v Speaker 3>is how much talent he has.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's a really good athlete. If you watch

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<v Speaker 1>him throw, he can throw.

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<v Speaker 3>I think there's always a lot of things that go into,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, having success. There's so many guys on the

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<v Speaker 3>on the team, you know, it's not ever one person.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why you need all these different pieces. You need

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<v Speaker 3>guys that can click, you need guys that work together.

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<v Speaker 3>And he definitely has a talent. He's got the arm strength,

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<v Speaker 3>he can see things. I think he probably learned a

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<v Speaker 3>lot too when he came here. As you would in

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<v Speaker 3>any year, you keep growing. And you could see it

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<v Speaker 3>on the practice field that I was like, man, he

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<v Speaker 3>can really throw it. And he would, you know, give

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<v Speaker 3>us good looks in practice and stuff going against him.

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<v Speaker 3>You could see the talent. You can see how he moves.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a good athlete as well.

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<v Speaker 4>He guys had a run heavy game plan Monday night

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<v Speaker 4>and have a lot of success and dominate the time

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<v Speaker 4>of possession and as a result of your D line,

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<v Speaker 4>I think average your first team was like thirty snaps.

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<v Speaker 4>Is that was that part of the master plan to

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<v Speaker 4>kind of play complimentary football, trying to protect your D

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<v Speaker 4>line early.

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<v Speaker 2>In the year.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I think everyone would love to do that

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<v Speaker 3>every single week, you know, to play less snaps on

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<v Speaker 3>defense because you're running the ball like that. I think

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<v Speaker 3>that's why it's always you know, teams always talk about it,

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<v Speaker 3>the whole cliche of you know, an offense going to

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<v Speaker 3>say we want to run the ball, and defense is

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<v Speaker 3>going to say we want to stop the run because

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<v Speaker 3>it opens up so many things and you can control

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<v Speaker 3>the game. And yeah, I think anyone would like to

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<v Speaker 3>say that they could run it and play you know,

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<v Speaker 3>fifty some snaps on defense, and you know that was

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<v Speaker 3>that was how it worked out, and it was great

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<v Speaker 3>needing to correct some things in the run game in

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<v Speaker 3>training camp, and the Jets clearly went after you guys

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<v Speaker 3>in that regard and it wasn't that successful for him.

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<v Speaker 1>What did you think, especially if your front Leak and dave.

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<v Speaker 3>On really pleased with those guys. I mean, they've been

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<v Speaker 3>practicing awesome you saw how explosive and how you know,

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<v Speaker 3>strong and powerful they were. That was on full display

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<v Speaker 3>the stuff that we've been talking about these guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and our offense is tough. That's why a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>times I said, I would come out to practice and

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<v Speaker 3>not feel so great about it. But our offense is

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<v Speaker 3>really good too. So we grew a lot by going

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<v Speaker 3>against a really good offense every day for you know,

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<v Speaker 3>the entirety of training camp. And sometimes I could be humbling,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's good. I used to like those days when

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<v Speaker 3>we got our butts kicked, you know. Sometimes One time

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<v Speaker 3>you guys said that we, you know, had such a

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<v Speaker 3>big day and it was like, however many picks? And

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<v Speaker 3>I was like, I didn't feel like it out there

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<v Speaker 3>because you know they had success too. Well, that's the truth,

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<v Speaker 3>and that's how you grow. And I kind of like

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<v Speaker 3>it when it had some back and forth because if

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<v Speaker 3>they didn't make it hard for us, how we're going

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<v Speaker 3>to get better. You don't feel good if you're just

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<v Speaker 3>I don't feel good when I beat my sons in

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<v Speaker 3>ping pong when they were five years old, twenty one

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<v Speaker 3>to three, like some people might, I don't I want

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<v Speaker 3>to play someone that's a challenge or I'm not going

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<v Speaker 3>to get any better. So that's the truth. I used

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<v Speaker 3>to crush him. I still can't. I still do, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know. It's ask him.

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<v Speaker 1>The question.

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<v Speaker 3>But I don't think they got at five. No, they

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<v Speaker 3>didn't get three. And I never let him win. So

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<v Speaker 3>my dad never let me win. So if I ever

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<v Speaker 3>beat him, I knew it was real. So I do

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<v Speaker 3>the same thing with my kids closer. Now they beat

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<v Speaker 3>me in chess, but they they play a lot of chess,

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<v Speaker 3>but ping pong, they've never beat me ever.

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<v Speaker 4>Jefferson the vocal of practice this week and trying to

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<v Speaker 4>prepare the defense to, you know, go up against the

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<v Speaker 4>bikes on the road.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean those are the those are the guys

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<v Speaker 3>we have to stop along with.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. Aaron Jones.

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<v Speaker 3>He's a heck of a runner. We had trouble with

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<v Speaker 3>him last year. He's had a lot of a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of success. He could He's a tough runner, he can move,

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<v Speaker 3>he's slippery. I think the the thing about him is

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<v Speaker 3>how he can slash. But he is just I have

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<v Speaker 3>a ton of respect with how he runs the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>He's he's not a big guy. But he runs big,

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<v Speaker 3>and he finishes runs, and he's tough, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>it's a big challenge for us. It's not just justin Jefferson,

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<v Speaker 3>because he's an excellent receiver too who plays tough as well.

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<v Speaker 3>I think they have a lot of pieces that do

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<v Speaker 3>fit this offensive scheme and a lot of respect for

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<v Speaker 3>you know, how they play their game and you know

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<v Speaker 3>this offense that they're they're well coached. But the guy

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<v Speaker 3>that's been again from.

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<v Speaker 2>Watched a lot of Fred and Drey over the last

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<v Speaker 2>couple of years, he's stepping into.

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<v Speaker 1>A more prominent role with dray out.

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<v Speaker 4>How did you think he did and what what does

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<v Speaker 4>he bring to the table?

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<v Speaker 3>Flann's done awesome. He's progressed so much over the years.

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<v Speaker 3>And the cool thing about Flann is, like you said,

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<v Speaker 3>he's had great examples even when his ease was here.

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<v Speaker 3>But with with Dre and with Fred, these guys are

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<v Speaker 3>two of the best.

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<v Speaker 1>In the game.

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<v Speaker 3>And with them it's not just so much how good

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<v Speaker 3>they are, it's that they make themselves good by doing

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<v Speaker 3>it really well and working really hard every single day.

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<v Speaker 3>So when you get in that room, it's it's always

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<v Speaker 3>been a really good room along with Johnny Holland coaching them,

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<v Speaker 3>and over these years, you can't it not you can't

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<v Speaker 3>not get better. And when you're in it for a

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<v Speaker 3>few years, like Flan and like Curtis has been, like

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<v Speaker 3>you just continue to get better and like how you

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<v Speaker 3>saw d winners get you know, improved as well.

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<v Speaker 1>But really proud of Flaying. We're We're glad he's on

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<v Speaker 1>our team.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it was cool to see him get a

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<v Speaker 3>pick like that, but he's he's continually gotten better over

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<v Speaker 3>these years.

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<v Speaker 5>The pros and cons of having somebody like Mooney travel

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<v Speaker 5>with Justin Jefferson.

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<v Speaker 3>On every play, Uh, there's pros and cause everything we

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<v Speaker 3>feel great about all our corners love Mooney. Mooney's in.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's top notch. He's one of the top

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<v Speaker 3>tier corners in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Trends that oh, no, I don't.

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<v Speaker 3>Know how that went to ping pong, but oh it

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<v Speaker 3>was going against their offense. Yeah that was I don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh they're twelve and thirteen stoned nash Yep. Alright, thanks