re: “Inside the Vikings” on Jones

The idea that they progressed, fairly rapidly, is promising.

Whether in the context provided, or out of it, the ability to communicate is always key but after our D in 2020 it is an area of focus. With players and the other coaches.

Communication and the ability to "instruct & explain" was Arada's strong suit. I'd say the mindset of scheming a D to match the offense (integrated game plan) was too and we gave him shite for it, myself included.

But the foundation is that communication. If we can't do that the coaches won't be coaching together and on the same page and the players won't be getting assignments right or playing with good technique within the scheme. And that's exactly what we saw in 2020.

So that's a good sign Step 1 and a foundational problem (defensively) we have just might get taken care of by Jones. There's lots of other issues, but at least it is [promising] step in the right direction.