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00:00 you know, very much similar to last week,
00:03 which turning the football over, coming to this place,
00:07 NFC champions from a year ago at their place
00:09 in their home opener,
00:10 and you lose a turnover battle four to one
00:12 with three of them being fumbles,
00:14 or all four of them being fumbles.
00:18 Seven to one in turnovers lost in two games,
00:21 and we've lost by a combined nine points
00:23 to two playoff teams from a year ago.
00:27 So clearly I've got to coach it better
00:29 from a standpoint of something we talk about
00:31 every single day.
00:32 Ball security is a major, major focus
00:35 in our football philosophy,
00:37 but clearly I need to do a better job,
00:40 and our staff, we've got to go back
00:42 and continue to find ways to reemphasize
00:45 how important it is when you have the football
00:48 in your hands playing for the Minnesota Vikings,
00:51 'cause, you know, like I said,
00:53 we're really not giving ourselves clean opportunities
00:56 to win these games the way we've started,
00:59 and I've got to do a better job,
01:01 and we've got to continue to emphasize it.
01:03 But there's a lot to be proud of
01:07 from a standpoint of the guys.
01:08 Very rarely can you lose the turnover battle four to one
01:11 and have a chance at an onside kick
01:13 with a chance to win the game,
01:14 but clearly, as much as they battled,
01:18 and defensively, we just put them on the field
01:22 way too much, and we've got to find a way
01:26 to right the ship from a ball security standpoint,
01:29 'cause that's a losing formula
01:30 no matter how you look at it.