Happy Tuesday Rashod Hill Jersey , everyone!Well, the team filled one of the final remaining vacancies on its coaching staff. There will be a link below with more details, but the word on the road (I like being out..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsOpen ThreadsMinnesota Vikings News and Links: January 22, 2019New,587commentsCSTShareTweetShareShareMinnesota Vikings News and Links: January 22, 2019Happy Tuesday, everyone!Well, the team filled one of the final remaining vacancies on its coaching staff. There will be a link below with more details, but the word on the road (I like being out in the sticks, so in my world, it’s the word on the road, not the word on the street) is that the team hired Marwan Maalouf as their Special Teams Coach. Maalouf has been the special teams assistant in Miami since 2013, where he worked under Darren Rizzi. I honestly know very little about the new Vikings coach, but hopefully he can rid the team of the curse or whatever it is that has infected their kickers since...........a really long time ago. I’m in too good of mood to rehash our string of kicker woes, you all know what I’m talking about. A hearty welcome to our new Special Teams Coach, climb aboard and grab an oar!Around the DN since our last open thread:Ted has an awesome piece on a little thing called Paytonfreude. You should read this.Wludford set out his blueprint for a Vikings Super Bowl.Chris shared the announcement of the hiring of Marwan Maalouf, the new Vikings Special Teams Coach.Chris also shared the news (wonderful news, in my opinion) that there will be no overseas games for the Vikings in 2019. The literate in me wonders if the Gulf of Mexico would be considered “seas”. If so, depending on the jet stream, and where the team was flying from and where they were flying to, I wonder if they’d fly over the Gulf of Mexico to get to a game in Florida. If so http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-jalyn-holmes-jersey , they’d technically have an overseas game, and Chris would have to amend his story if he cared about being literal, which he probably doesn’t, so he probably wouldn’t, but he could if he was. Ah crap, they don’t have any Florida games in 2019, anyway. I’ll have to tuck this little tidbit away for use in a year when we do have one. Don’t worry, I won’t forget about something as important as this.Vikings news from other sources and news from around the rest of the NFL:From Vikings.com, 103 players have been granted special eligibility for the 2019 NFL Draft. I hope a bunch of them are very large, highly skilled offensive linemen who refuse to play for any team other than the Vikings.From Reuters, the NFL is considering making pass interference a reviewable play. If done correctly, this could work, but it won’t be done correctly, so it won’t. In a perfect world, it could eliminate about 60% of Green Bay’s passing attack.From SI.com, there is a story behind Sunday’s exchange between Marcus Peters and Sean Payton. You may remember seeing it during that wonderfully beautiful NFC Championship game, I’m still smiling about that ending.We come to today’s media selection:JUST in case you haven’t seen it, here is a recap of Sunday’s NFC Championship game, and its most wonderfully excellent result.Again, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:No discussion of politics or religionNo feeding of the trollsThis isn’t a male version of The View Womens Laquon Treadwell Jersey , so leave the gender hatred at the doorKeep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tagsNo pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employerIf you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go awayWhile navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasmWith that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up and tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waitress, and try the whine, it’s been shipped in fresh from the Gulf Coast. Every week, the Green Bay Packers are like any other NFL team, sending video of officials' calls they didn't agree with to the league office for review.This week's will have one that undoubtedly the league already knows the team is unhappy with: Linebacker Clay Matthews' controversial roughing-the-passer penalty late in the fourth quarter, a call that wiped out a Packers interception and allowed the Minnesota Vikings to escape Lambeau Field with a 29-29 tie on Sunday.McCarthy said he and his coaching staff reviewed the tape of the game early Monday morning, and that they'll compile those plays they took issue with and send them on Monday night or Tuesday morning.Matthews was flagged for a 15-yard personal foul for roughing Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins with 1 minute, 37 seconds left and the Packers leading, 29-21.Instead of Jaire Alexander's interception that would have sealed a win for the Packers, they watched as Cousins threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Adam Thielen and completed a 2-point conversion to Stefon Diggs to force overtime.Neither team scored in OT, with Vikings kicker Daniel Carlson missing a pair of field-goal attempts, including one as overtime expired. The Vikings cut Carlson Monday."I addressed it with the team. We don't focus on the uncontrollables. I don't focus on officiating," McCarthy said Monday. "We focus on the fundamentals (of tackling), doing things right 鈥?footwork, approach Linval Joseph Jersey , strike and finish of any tackle."And I felt Clay did what he was asked to do. Obviously, they saw it differently. For me to sit here and dispute it is really a waste of everybody's time."Asked if he felt calls such as the one referee Tony Corrente made on Matthews should be subject to instant replay review, McCarthy said, "Well, I think anytime a play can change the game. ... We're not going to sit there and gripe and moan and count on them to get a call to win the game."But also, when you have a chance to reflect and evaluate, everybody's about trying to improve. We're no different. We give the feedback that's part of the process for the officiating department."Speaking to a pool reporter after the game, Corrente said Matthews was flagged because he took Cousins and "lifted him and drove him into the ground. ... It has nothing to do with the rule of full body weight. It has nothing to do with helmet to helmet. He picked the quarterback up and drove him into the ground."While McCarthy said it was incumbent on the Packers defense to respond to the call by still holding the Vikings, Matthews was clearly upset that the call went against him."If you aren't being biased, I think it was a legal hit. You can't help but think if you didn't have that call, how does this game go?," Matthews said. "At the same time, you're bewildered as far as what to think, what to do, how to feel. That's frustrating, no doubt about it."I know there's an emphasis on protecting quarterbacks, but it's gotten out of control. I don't know what else to do. It's frustrating because Jaire's interception, that's game, right?"Instead, they go down and score 鈥?overtime. We had opportunities to win the game, no doubt about it http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-jarius-wright-jersey , but (it's) frustrating to allow a call which I feel like I did the right thing to influence the game."McCarthy said the Packers, who were flagged for only one roughing-the-passer penalty all of last season, have talked about how the plays are being officiated and are trying to adjust accordingly.McCarthy also acknowledged that a roughing-the-passer call on Minnesota's Eric Kendricks for hitting Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers appeared incorrect."It's definitely a topic. I mean, we've had four (penalties) in two weeks. Anytime patterns become abnormal, I mean, there's a reason behind it," McCarthy said. "The way that particular play is being officiated is different. But in Clay's particular case, I felt that he did what he was coached to do."You've got to make sure you're looking at all the variables. I'm not sure that all the variables are clear right now. You look at both of the penalties that were called in the game, the quarterbacks, they're trying to throw the ball."I think that's where a little bit of the gray area is in the judgment of the defender hitting the quarterback. Because I get what the goal is, and we're all for the goal being achieved. But in the same breath we've got to make sure it's not a competitive disadvantage to the pass rusher trying to hit the quarterback."NOTES: McCarthy said a holding penalty on guard Lane Taylor, which wiped out Jimmy Graham's touchdown catch also bothered him. "Frankly, I was more upset about that call than Clay's," McCarthy said. ... McCarthy didn't think Rodgers was any worse for wear after playing with a large brace to protect his injured left knee. "I mean he's obviously sore. That's to be expected," McCarthy said. "He's a warrior, just for what he gave us yesterday. (It) was outstanding. But I don't have a read on whether he's better this week than last week." ... McCarthy said he wouldn't know until Wednesday whether second-year cornerback Kevin King's groin injury is significant enough to keep him out of Sunday's game at Washington. King was out of the game when Cousins threw a 75-yard touchdown pass to get the Vikings going during the second half. "We're different when he's in there," McCarthy said of King.