Twin Cities media spends about 12 minutes every Wednesday forming a semicircle in front of Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins.
Unlike game days of late, nothing spooks Kirk inside this pocket. He sidesteps any issue with grace, downplays all negative trends with ease and always anticipates the weekly "IS THIS A BIG GAME!?" blitz by calling himself a broken record for saying they're all big games.
This week, the "big game" question needed more oomph. Twenty-four hours after John DeFilippo's 306-day stint as new-school Vikings offensive coordinator ended when he was fired by coach Mike Zimmer, Sunday's game against Miami at U.