Bud Grant, whose Hall of Fame career began with four straight losses, once joked that his advice to new head coaches would be to temper expectations by not winning too quickly.
If Kevin O'Connell was given that tongue-in-cheek advice, he sure as heck didn't listen. The 37-year-old rookie just posted one of the cleanest, most successful debuts by a head coach in Vikings history.
In fact, let's rank it No. 2 among the 10 fellas who have coached the Purple. Sorry, Mike Zimmer, but KOC has moved ahead of you again, bumping you to No.