Norv Turner had to wait one more week than he would have liked, but the Vikings offensive coordinator is eager to see how rookie Teddy Bridgewater performs in his second career start.

In the first start, two weeks ago against the Atlanta Falcons, Bridgewater threw for 317 yards and rushed for a touchdown before leaving in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury. That performance was impressive enough for Bridgewater to garner NFL Rookie of the Week honors for Week 4.

Now, Turner says, the challenge for the young quarterback will be adjusting to the adjustments that this week's opponent, the Detroit Lions, can make after getting a chance to watch the film from Bridgewater playing in a meaningful game with the Vikings offense tailored specifically to his skills.

"He's a young player that, it's going to be fun to watch him play every time he goes out because you learn more about him," Turner said. "Defenses are going to do things differently. We're going to see some things different than we did from Atlanta. They have a full tape on him, on the things we did. There's things they will do to try to counter what we did in terms of the running game and the style of run we had. Obviously, they're an outstanding defense and it'll be a real challenge for our offense."

Bridgewater practiced again this morning — excluding tight end Kyle Rudolph, it was a full house at the practice, including outside linebacker Chad Greenway — so I think no formal announcement about him starting Sunday is needed at this point. But the challenge of facing a Detroit defense that ranks second in the NFL in points allowed should be tougher than Atlanta's 29th-ranked unit.

Under new defensive coordinator Teryl Austin, who had previously been the defensive backs coach for the Ravens, the Lions could choose to disguise and mix up their coverages in an attempt to the confuse Bridgewater. But Turner believes he will be prepared for whatever they throw at him.

"He works so hard at it and like I said a long time ago, the stuff we did in training camp, I don't know if you're going to see more difficult looks than what we saw against our defense," Turner said during his weekly press conference yesterday. "There's a back-log of experience from that. It's different than games, obviously, every time you go play they're going to have a new wrinkle for you, they're going to have something for us that is directed towards Teddy. We have to adjust to it."