It was a strong response after the Patriots defense had the upper hand on Wednesday. Safety Jaylinn Hawkins admitted the defense didn’t meet its standard.
“They got the best of us today,” Hawkins said. “It happens. Go back to the drawing board, correct it, and move forward. There’ll be ups and downs in this game. We just got to keep going.”
Harold Landry, who has been a consistent presence up front, called it a valuable learning experience.
“It was really good work,” Landry said. “There’s a reason why [coach Vrabel] wanted us to come up here and go against them. It was great competition. I feel like it’s been good work these past two days. There’s a lot of stuff on tape that we’ve learned from, and that’s going to do nothing but help us move forward.”
On the other field, the Patriots offense had its share of struggles against Brian Flores’ aggressive defense, but Morgan Moses said the work was invaluable.
“They have everything you can dial up,” Moses said. “Brian Flores has been doing it for a long time. He has a lot of exotic looks and things you’ve probably never seen before, and sometimes it makes you play a little bit slow. But to be able to go out there for these two days and get that, it’s been quality work.”
The day ended with a pair of one-minute drills starting at the defense’s 45-yard line. Minnesota struck first, with McCarthy using his legs to convert a key third down before hitting Addison for a 12-yard touchdown.
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