MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Last year, the Vikings defense dominated San Francisco. In fact, Harrison Smith was so good he was honored as NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
Last week the Vikings, with a depleted secondary, controlled Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints offense. It was part scheme, but that can only happen if you are a team in sync.
“That’s the fun part, but you can’t get to that until you know you’ve got a good foundation and good basics. It takes a good level of understanding what they’re doing and what they want to do,” Anthony Harris said.