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Vikings report: Norv Turner wants to see 'buy-in' during first scrimmage

MANKATO, Minn. -- After four workouts and a day off, the Vikings returned to the field Friday preparing to tackle another task on their training camp agenda.

Saturday night's team scrimmage at Blakeslee Stadium will be the fourth full-padded practice and most revealing to date in terms of player evaluation.

Offensive coordinator Norv Turner said his unit schematically is playing faster and wiser than at this point last year. But the prime-time showcase is more about buy-in than production, with Turner adding that he wants his players to manage their technique and assignments.

"That's the No.