O'Connell 'has to do a better job' with Darnold after Lions defeat

Minnesota Vikings' Kevin O'Connell talks about Sam Darnold's struggles in their humbling 31-9 loss to Detroit

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00:00I gotta obviously go back and look at you know whether you know what it was

00:05like for him in the pocket or it seemed to be some opportunities you know

00:10particularly chances maybe to you know put seven on the board and and listen

00:15he's he said a lot of those all season long and and not one not one of those

00:20plays that did I call and and the outcome of that play change you know my

00:26mentality for Sam the rest of the day just I always believe he's gonna hit the

00:31next one and I got to do a better job you know given you know you know giving

00:36him some some other opportunities maybe and clearly they you know they had a it

00:42was a physical game on the outside there was you know there was a lot of you know

00:47challenging guys coming up and playing man-to-man and you know like I said it

00:52was a physical game and required some pretty detailed and pitching and

00:56catching and also you know execution of our offense against certain certain

01:01looks and we just seem to be a play away.