Kevin O’Connell’s Overtime Blunder Against the Bengals Was Inexcusable

We are now over a day removed from the Minnesota Vikings 27-24 overtime loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, and I still can’t get over those two playcalls. Most of you already know what I’m referring to, but Kevin O’Connell’s decision to have Brandon Powell try to piledrive Nick Mullens forward on a tush push play was mind-numbingly stupid.

Let me be clear, this is not Brandon Powell’s fault and I’m not going to blame him for any of this. Although he failed to execute on those two plays, this was a result that O’Connell should’ve seen coming a mile away. Brandon Powell is good at a lot of things. He’s a solid route runner with quickness who has done a fine job as a punt returner. You wanna know…