O’Connell has lauded Brosmer from the start as “as smart as any young player. … His ownership of the information [is] kind of right on par.”
But Brosmer said Wednesday that when he first started working with O’Connell, it was like the coach was speaking “a foreign language.”
“Number one, it’s a new league. You’re playing in the NFL as opposed to college, and it’s completely new structures of defense,” Brosmer said. “But it’s also just how he talks about ball, how he thinks about it.”
Vikings quarterback Max Brosmer played the entire second half Saturday, finishing 15-for-27 for 156 yards. (Anthony Souffle/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
That’s where the three other quarterbacks in the room, particularly Brett Rypien (also undrafted out of college in 2019), have come in handy. Brosmer said he peppers Rypien with questions, so much so the older QB probably wants to lock him up and throw away the key.
According to O’Connell, Brosmer and McCarthy are often the first and last people in the building, joking that quarterback coaches Josh McCown and Jordan Traylor must not be getting a lot of sleep thanks to the pair.