“I believe in his talent a lot,” McQuaide said. “He’s a really, really good player. He just needs opportunities. That’s the only thing he’s been limited on is opportunities.”

McQuaide also spent the 2020 season with O’Connell, when O’Connell was in his first year as Rams offensive coordinator.

Safe to say the veteran long snapper knows his place on this Vikings team.

“It’s not getting on the same page,” McQuaide said, “it’s getting on their page. I’m not coming in here saying, ‘I like to do this.’ It’s, ‘What are you guys doing?’ They’re the boss. That’s what they’re going to get. Because the numbers go to their names: the makes, the misses, the averages.”