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The Athletic: Why KOC's extension was a no-brainer - StickierBuns - 01-22-2025
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6079452/2025/01/22/kevin-oconnell-vikings-contract-extension/
Last summer, longtime NFL quarterback Colt McCoy was trying to explain what made Kevin O’Connell different from other NFL coaches.
“As smart as he is with X’s and O’s,” McCoy said, “he’s equally as good at legit coaching. Like, coaching.”
What did that — coaching — mean?
“How do I bring together all of these players?” McCoy said. “How do I get these 25-year-olds and veteran players with families to believe in each other? People think, ‘These are just millionaires.’ But no, it can be a team.”
RE: The Athletic: Why KOC's extension was a no-brainer - MaroonBells - 01-22-2025
There are few weaknesses in KOC's game. A lot of very good coaches might excel in one or two areas but it's rare to have a guy who's good at all of them. Xs and Os, teaching, culture, media facing...he does all of this so well. We're lucky to have him.
RE: The Athletic: Why KOC's extension was a no-brainer - StickierBuns - 01-22-2025
(Yesterday, 07:54 AM)MaroonBells Wrote: There are few weaknesses in KOC's game. A lot of very good coaches might excel in one or two areas but it's rare to have a guy who's good at all of them. Xs and Os, teaching, culture, media facing...he does all of this so well. We're lucky to have him.
I read this morning that it was finalized over the weekend, but they waited for the sports news cycle to pass a bit to not take away from the playoffs. Both sides obviously wanted it so it came together very quickly after the season ended.