He's winless in the preseason. His offense has looked terrible in the exhibition games. And most of his key starters, including a quarterback charged with operating a new system at full speed, won't play a single down of live football until the regular season.
In other words, Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell has the NFL right where he wants it heading into Saturday night's preseason finale at Denver (8 p.m., Ch. 9/NFL Network, 100.3).
Call it the preseason version of the vaunted "Rams Way."
The reason O'Connell was brought from Los Angeles as offensive coordinator to Minnesota is simple: To recreate former boss Sean McVay's Super Bowl-winning magic for a franchise that's still looking to hoist its first Lombardi Trophy in its 63rd season.