A day after Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell announced he was benching quarterback Nick Mullens in favor of rookie Jaren Corridor for the upcoming “Sunday Evening Soccer” residence sport in opposition to the 7-8 Inexperienced Bay Packers, Mullens addressed the demotion whereas talking with media members.
“I completely perceive,” Mullens stated in regards to the transfer on Friday, per Kevin Seifert of ESPN. “To me, it is fairly reduce and dry. If I flip the ball over, I am most likely not going to be within the sport. I really feel like I let the staff down and that sucks.”
Mullens beforehand replaced Joshua Dobbs after Dobbs grew to become considerably of a sensation filling in for Kirk Cousins, who suffered a season-ending torn Achilles on Oct. 29. Nonetheless, Mullens tossed six whole interceptions throughout back-to-back begins that he misplaced, and Seifert famous that the 28-year-old signal-caller might’ve had at the least a few different passes picked over these two defeats.
“I really feel like we’ve got a fantastic group,” Mullens added whereas discussing his play throughout his stint because the membership’s starter, “and to see guys undergo a lot throughout the season, and then you definitely get in and you actually really feel such as you let your staff down. That weighs on you an excellent bit.”
Hall, a fifth-round draft choose, began what grew to become Minnesota’s Week 9 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 5 however went down with a concussion throughout that outing. Mullens shall be Corridor’s major backup versus Inexperienced Bay and, thus, would play if the first-year professional suffered an damage or was pulled.
Each the 7-8 Vikings and Packers trail two 8-7 groups within the battle for a pair of wild-card postseason berths. As of late Friday afternoon, the ESPN Football Power Index gave the Vikings an 18.7% likelihood to make the playoffs.