A day after Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell announced he would replace quarterback Nick Mullens with rookie quarterback Jaren Hall for Sunday Night Football’s home game against the 7-8 Green Bay Packers.
Mullens spoke about his departure. Media representatives.”I totally understand,” Mullens said Friday of the move, per ESPN’s Kevin Seifert .
“It’s too dry for me. If you turn the ball over, you are probably out of the game. “I’m sorry I feel I let the team down,” he said.Mullens previously filled in for Joshua Dobbs, and Dobbs made a bit of a splash as a replacement for Kirk Cousins, who suffered a season-ending rupture of his Achilles tendon on Oct. 29.
Still, Mullens had six interceptions in the loss, and Seifert noted the 28-year-old signal caller could have caught a few more passes in at least two of the losses.”I think we have a great group.” added Mullens, talking about his play in the early days of the club. “And seeing the guys go through so much in the offseason, they feel like they’re coming in and really fulfilling. They embody it.” Your team is down. This will be a great burden for you. Hall, a fifth-round pick, started Minnesota’s Week 9 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 5, but went down with a concussion during that outing.
Mullens will be Hall’s primary backup against Green Bay, so the freshman will likely play if injured or sidelined.The 7-8 Vikings and Packers trailed two 8-7 teams for a pair of postseason wild cards.
As of Friday afternoon, the Vikings had an 18.7 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to the ESPN Football Power Index.
