Mike Zimmer wanted answers to what's ailing the Vikings offense this week, so he assigned assistant coaches to what he described as typical bye-week duties of identifying their own tendencies and ways to adjust ahead of Sunday's game against the Panthers.
But there's something unquantifiable that only more time wearing the play-calling headset can teach first-year coordinator Klint Kubiak.
"The flow of the game," Kubiak said. "Making sure you're always having the next call ready, and not getting too dialed into what's going on on the field. Because you've got to be thinking a couple steps ahead there.