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#Vikings OC Wes Phillips:

“I think any coordinator that’s good will tell you running the ball is important, but winning the game is most important.”

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Wes Phillips: "The days of getting on and coaching from fear aren't going to work anymore. These are grown men and they've earned their respect."
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Vikings OC Wes Phillips says he's excited to be in a football city and state. He was getting a haircut for this press conference and everyone in the room was talking about the Vikings.

"Didn't get as much of that in LA. There's a lot to do there."

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Ed Donatell's #FootballGuy vibes are through the roof. He's fired up right now talking about defense and this opportunity with the Vikings.
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Vikings defensive coordinator Ed Donatell says it was easy for him to feel the connection between Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and Kevin O'Connell in early conversations with them. "I wanted to be part of that."
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Ed Donatell: "It's going to be a multiple, dictating 3-4 and 4-3 defense. That will make us hard to play against. Everything we do will make it hard for the quarterback. We're going to set hard edges, we're going to be a great tackling outfit. Takeaways are a foundational piece."
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Ed Donatell said Danielle Hunter will be an outside linebacker/defensive end in the #Vikings’ scheme. He said Hunter can do both.
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Looking forward to seeing the new coaches and new schemes in action.  Hoping the plan comes together well with new players via the draft and growth from our young 2nd year players.

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@"JustinTime18™" said:
#Vikings OC Wes Phillips:

“I think any coordinator that’s good will tell you running the ball is important, but winning the game is most important.”

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Wes Phillips: "The days of getting on and coaching from fear aren't going to work anymore. These are grown men and they've earned their respect."
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Vikings OC Wes Phillips says he's excited to be in a football city and state. He was getting a haircut for this press conference and everyone in the room was talking about the Vikings.

"Didn't get as much of that in LA. There's a lot to do there."



In true Phillips family fashion... take those shots!

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Vikings STC Matt Daniels: "We're going to have a simple approach but an aggressive mindset. We're always going to be on the attack."

Dallas blocked four punts and returned a kickoff for a TD last year, and he attributes that success to their connectivity and attacking mindset.

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Matt Daniels says Kene Nwangwu was one of the first people he called when he got the Vikings' STC job.

"I see him being an elite returner in this league."

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Wes Phillips on OL traits in the system:

"We want great feet, we want a big guy who can anchor, we want a guy who can reach in the zone game and come off the ball and power a guy off on a base block or a drive block."

He also mentioned being well-rounded & intelligent.

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@"JustinTime18™" said:
Wes Phillips on OL traits in the system:

"We want great feet, we want a big guy who can anchor, we want a guy who can reach in the zone game and come off the ball and power a guy off on a base block or a drive block."

He also mentioned being well-rounded & intelligent.



so we have 1? of those guys on the roster?

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Hmm they are all toeing the new collaborative communicative cooperative party line.   

I hope Ed Donatell means what he says about tackling - watching other team's backs drag several Vikings down the field on numerous plays last year was possibly the most embarrassing thing I've seen out of this team, and I've been watching for 52 years.

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Kumbaya. Let the Lombardi's roll!
Nice to hear some positivity and hope. We will learn much more about them after they face some adversity. But they sure sound ready for the challenge and it's nice to have a fresh start.

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@"JustinTime18™" said:
Wes Phillips on OL traits in the system:

"We want great feet, we want a big guy who can anchor, we want a guy who can reach in the zone game and come off the ball and power a guy off on a base block or a drive block."

He also mentioned being well-rounded & intelligent


Looks like center and both guards will be up for grabs as starters.

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I love the energy of Donatell. He knows a lot but he doesn't act like he knows it all. He is enthusiastic and that is catchy. Phillips is very smart and mellow. He seems like he would be a great mentor. He wants to teach and wants his guys to learn. I like Matt Daniels sense of humor. He spoke about the mental aspect of kicking and he emphasized the quieted mind (like O'Connell said about Cousins), making sure the kicker isn't too far in his head. Daniels is high on Nwangwu. The coaches personalities are complimentary and that helps. Looking forward to training camp to see how it plays out.

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https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/news/new-vikings-oc-wes-phillips-implementing-kevin-oconnell-vision

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I dont know how well this crew will do or not? Change was overdue 

Lots of new faces, new language for Viking fans to take-in...

We've been saying it here for a long time now; Eagan cant be a very happy place. I hope for the players, staff and fans that better days are ahead!! 

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