SI.com: Edmonds expect Murray to have a huge year in Minnesota

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A more Kyler Murray-friendly offense

One of the goals in hiring assistant head coach Frank Smith was to elevate and diversify the run game. O'Connell's comments in Phoenix should have piqued the interest of anyone who has watched the Vikings' offense during his tenure.

Smith's arrival, O'Connell said, was "not necessarily foreshadowing for any one particular player we might add, but the idea of really being able to apply a lot of different principles in the run game: zone-based principles, gap, pull-based principles. But also doing it out of the gun, offset gun, pistol. I was thinking out in front of what might be to come, regardless of who we were fortunate enough to add at the position, but that's kind of where the league is going anyway."

Murray famously played in shotgun-heavy offenses during his seven seasons with the Cardinals. The Vikings, on the other hand, have put their quarterbacks under center much more frequently during O'Connell's tenure -- especially in the running game. Over that period, the Vikings have had the third-fewest run plays (404) out of shotgun or pistol formations.

Whether by design or not, Murray's arrival and presumptive role as the starter should coincide with different types of runs -- and run formations -- than Vikings fans might be used to.

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If the offensive plays/strategy are successful, turn into points and lead to consistency, Viking's fans won't care if they see the Triple Wing out there. I mean, lol, the author mentioning that this might not be what 'Vikings fans might be used to' is hilarious. Like that would matter at all. 

'Hey Sticky, what did you think of the win against Green Bay Sunday, what a blowout....41-10'

'You know, I really wasn't used to that kind of offensive strategy and it really put me off'.