Vikings not overlooking winless Detroit

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, quarterback Kirk Cousins, and running back Kene Nwangwu met with the media on Wednesday at TCO Performance Center in Eagan.

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Zimmer spoke about final preparations for the Detroit Lions, why he had a light practice today, if he expects defensive lineman Michael Pierce to play this week, what the vet days and walk-through practices have done for the team, how long it took him to adjust to the new ways of not practicing a lot and limiting contact in practice, if Nwangwu’s offensive involvement increase with Dalvin Cook not playing against the Lions, Ezra Cleveland’s development, and what stands out about Detroit.

Cousins talked about his thoughts on the Lions, Nwangwu’s first offensive snaps, what the differences are when Cook plays and when he doesn’t, Nwangwu’s speed, if all the one possession losses are a positive or negative sign for the team, if he has ever been involved in a roller-coaster season like this, what makes one loss stick out in his mind over another one, what he remembers about the first Detroit game, and the luxury of having Alexander Mattison?

Nwangwu discussed what went right on his kickoff return for a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers, what the difference between track speed and football speed is, what the past few weeks have been like for him, what is the difference between his vision on a kickoff return and when he is running the ball as a running back, what it was like getting his first NFL carry, if he expects to see more carries on Sunday, and where he thinks his speed comes from.