PHILADELPHIA -- Vikings interim coach Leslie Frazier certainly has faced some unique circumstances since taking over for Brad Childress. Sunday brought another challenge with the postponement of the Vikings game against the Eagles until Tuesday night. The team issued a few quotes from Frazier after he addressed his players about the situation. Frazier talked about the unusual events he's dealt with in his short time as head coach. "You'd like to be able to pick up the phone and ask someone, 'Hey, how did you handle this when your roof collapsed?'" Frazier said. "There aren't very many, if any, that have experienced what we've experienced, or at the level that we've experienced it. Or dealing with some of the injuries; some situations we've had to face during this period. But I know for me, I've learned a lot through it. Things I think will help me in the future. I think we'll look back at it one day and say, 'That's one of the reasons we're playing as well or doing as well as an organization as we are now because of that experience in 2010.'" Frazier also discussed the mood of this players when they learned about the change. "I sense that the guys wanted information," Frazier said. "They wanted to know what was going on, what was happening. Once that information was conveyed, it seemed as if they understood the situation. They knew exactly what we needed to do to stay focused on what we came up here to do, and that's to get a win against the Eagles. I didn't sense discouragement, I didn't sense disappointment. I sensed relief in knowing [when and where] the game was going to be played."
Frazier deals with another odd circumstance
Interim coach faces another challenge with postponement
December 26, 2010 at 9:28PM
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