Mike Priefer is a veteran special teams coach in his eighth season with the Vikings, and he's nearing the end of perhaps his most challenging preseason in Minnesota.
Kicker Daniel Carlson, punter Ryan Quigley and the Vikings reserves on punt and kickoff coverage didn't play well last week against the Seahawks. Younger players have generally played better at this point in the preseason, Priefer said, leading to him putting the onus on himself to coach better while also sending a message to his specialists ahead of Thursday night's exhibition finale in Tennessee.
"For them, it's the Super Bowl," Priefer said Monday.