Can we start to believe?

The NFL’s only two 5-0 teams pic.twitter.com/MS3gWwuqXJ

— Onyx Odds (@OnyxOdds) October 11, 2026

This is Kyler returning to the mean. With 5.5 starters out.

Good lord.

Not sure what's better: the Joe F-ing Huber assist or the K1 scramble. 🤔

Joe Huber finding work pic.twitter.com/JKuqtSpmTS

— Sean Borman (@SeanBormanNFL) October 12, 2026

StickierBuns wrote:

Not sure what's better: the Joe F-ing Huber assist or the K1 scramble. 🤔
https://x.com/SeanBormanNFL/status/2109472635788910806?s=20

I was a big fan of Huber and pumped that we got him. I was excited for him to get some playing time. At this point, when Jackson comes back, there could be a real question of whether Huber goes back to the bench or takes over for Fries, if he doesn't start stepping up.

“Murray picked up where he left off last week against Miami by wheeling and dealing with his right arm and his legs. He had complete control in orchestrating O’Connell’s offense, which is evolving to fit Murray’s strengths. Murray completed his first 12 passes, had only six…

— SleeperVikings (@SleeperVikings) October 12, 2026

StickierBuns wrote:

https://x.com/SleeperVikings/status/2109614591554539639?s=20

Thing is... this isn't KOC's offense. We've shifted to more shotgun and a quick passing offense and running the football. This is much different than the under center, play-action passing game we ran with Cousins and Darnold.

I'm glad that KOC is tailoring the offense to his QB. That was the biggest complaint I (and others) had when we decided to make Murray the starter. He isn't a fit for the type of passing concepts KOC loves to run with JJ and Addison. We've seen a shift in KOC's game plans and he's running the ball more and altering the offensive game plan for his QB. Nice to see him maturing as a playcaller and HC there.

This could be a very fun season if Kyler can keep improving and we get Mason back. Defense is so fun to watch right now. Offense is getting better.

BOOM

MAD GAINZ wrote:

This could be a very fun season if Kyler can keep improving and we get Mason back. Defense is so fun to watch right now. Offense is getting better.
BOOM

More than one way to skin a cat, KOC is learning. This is what coaches envisioned with Mason and AJ: Thunder and Lightning. Its why they waited until round 6 to take a RB. Jones has more juice than any fan gave him credit for. That will help Murray. 5-0 is almost stunning honestly. 💜

MAD GAINZ wrote:

Thing is... this isn't KOC's offense. We've shifted to more shotgun and a quick passing offense and running the football. This is much different than the under center, play-action passing game we ran with Cousins and Darnold.
I'm glad that KOC is tailoring the offense to his QB. That was the biggest complaint I (and others) had when we decided to make Murray the starter. He isn't a fit for the type of passing concepts KOC loves to run with JJ and Addison. We've seen a shift in KOC's game plans and he's running the ball more and altering the offensive game plan for his QB. Nice to see him maturing as a playcaller and HC there.
This could be a very fun season if Kyler can keep improving and we get Mason back. Defense is so fun to watch right now. Offense is getting better.
BOOM

This x 1000. KOC is realizing Murray is not an under center QB and is finally adjusting. Being in shotgun lets him see the field better and also scrambling lanes. He cant see s**t under center behind a bunch of 6-4 to 6-6 300+ lb monsters. Im glad KOC is realizing this early. Call plays to your QBs strengths. Dont shove a round peg in a square hole.

Break week then throw Mason, Addison, TJ in the mix and Darrisaw back on the edge and hot damn. I'm excited.

“It’s just great to see those plays get made,” O’Connell said. “Great to see Kyler running the offense, but also we’re seeing his own spin on it.”

“He’s gaining more comfort and more confidence,” O’Connell said. “I never thought this would start out in a way where we would just snap our fingers.”

purplefaithful wrote:

“It’s just great to see those plays get made,” O’Connell said. “Great to see Kyler running the offense, but also we’re seeing his own spin on it.”
“He’s gaining more comfort and more confidence,” O’Connell said. “I never thought this would start out in a way where we would just snap our fingers.”

I actually did expect a little more out of Murray early, but I can see that it takes a bit. Need to keep that momentum moving in the right direction.

StickierBuns wrote:

I actually did expect a little more out of Murray early, but I can see that it takes a bit. Need to keep that momentum moving in the right direction.

I did too, but not much..

Especially after not playing since 10/25 and then the concussion...Then throw in losing his blanket TJH yesterday.

There was still a lot of JJM toxicity out there so even fact-based explanations for the slower start were going to get met by boos and mud slinging.

IceRatz16 wrote:

I was a big fan of Huber and pumped that we got him. I was excited for him to get some playing time. At this point, when Jackson comes back, there could be a real question of whether Huber goes back to the bench or takes over for Fries, if he doesn't start stepping up.

Well Jackson is out for the year. I suspect a good season would see Huber moving to RG next year with Fries gone.

I still don’t think this is a SB caliber offense, but it’s still a work in progress and we have time and the runway to get there.  I thought that we were going to try and fit a square peg in a round hole and then have to learn why we were wrong and adjust midseason, which we unfortunately did, but to KOC’s credit, he’s adjusted much faster than I thought he would, so I’m assuming what we’ve seen has been in the playbook?

I think this looks about like the average historical Kyler Murray offense that was pretty divisive amongst people.  Good enough to win when the defense holds their team to 13 points, but probably not good enough against a championship caliber team.  It looked pretty first read or straight to broken play to me.  I think KOC did a good job of scheming open the players on plays Kyler has done a good job with.  I’m not an expert on these things, especially from just the broadcast footage, but that was my gut vibes.  It’s also being held back by mistakes all across the offense and sloppy play in general.  If the rest of the offense can clean up it’s mistakes, this will be an offense that can probably win a playoff game, but not go all the way.  I think the next steps I want to see are cleaning up procedural issues, and continuing to develop the passing game, such that we can hit the number 2 or 3 receivers in a progression.  If we start seeing more robustness in the passing game, that will be the moment I believe that we are capable with competing against several of the best teams in a row.

Also, we got so lucky with our schedule that we’re going against so many subpar teams to start the year, while we’re still figuring things out.

Trying to find the clip, but Fries was lost in space in this rep. Like phone a friend lost.

comet52 wrote:

Well Jackson is out for the year. I suspect a good season would see Huber moving to RG next year with Fries gone.

Huber is a madman out there...I agree move Huber to right guard next year. With another year under his belt, Huber will be something special.

Watch Huber pull and go hunting on Jones’ go ahead touchdown, awesome…!

Fries seems like a great dude, but his play isn't coming close to the contract we gave him. One of Kwesi's worst signings.

Thankfully Huber looks like a nice find. You can rarely go wrong picking up Wisconsin Badger OL guys.

Kyler Murray reached 20.82 mph on this run, the fastest speed of any NFL ballcarrier in Week 5. pic.twitter.com/QDWtacJu11

— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) October 12, 2026