Donatell on trying to improve the way the pass rush and coverage are working together:
The Vikings defense has faced some tough offenses in recent weeks but has yielded more yards and points than it wants. Minnesota places a lot of emphasis on disguise and likely missed the expert level with which Harrison Smith is able to do that last week.
The goal is trying to make the QB wait until after the play starts to know where to go with the football, which in theory allows the rush to affect the quarterback.
“It is disguise. And it’s unveiling sameness and likeness looks to slow down the quarterback. When you do that with the coverage and rush, you have the picture you want. Again, we have a vision out there. We know what it looks like. We’re just not quite there every week.
“Let’s not lose sight that these guys have made a lot of plays. We’ve got a lot of interceptions, we’ve got a good number of sacks, we have guys that have made some great clutch plays, OK? So, ‘Let’s shore up this area, work through it, embrace it,’ that kind of thing. That’s where we are. And know that, OK, so you’re going to work through this challenge — there’ll be another one. Don’t think that it’s over. Whether that comes next year or somewhere along the line. It’s really about your processes, when you hit little tough spots — and this is a tough spot, we don’t want to do that; that is in no way the standard that we want to play at or the effect we want to have on a quarterback. We want to make it harder. It’s not hard enough. As long as you’re working at it, taking a hard look at yourself, you’ll get there.”
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