IT IS MONDAY NIGHT PUT ALL
-- FOOTBALL.
WE ARE GOING TO THE STUDIO IN
A MOMENT KICKOFF IS 29 MINUTES
AWAY.
THE VIKINGS ARE TRYING TO GET
OUT OF THERE 2-2 RECORD.
SOLDIER FIELD HAS BEEN A HOUSE
OF HORRORS FOR THE VIKINGS HAVE
ONLY WINNING THERE ONCE IN THE
LAST NINE YEARS AND THAT IS
INCLUDING WITH BRETT FAVRE WAS
HERE IN 2009.
MIKE MAX IS OUTSIDE A SOLDIER
FIELD.
BEAR FANS ARE EXCITED THE CUBS
HAVE JUST WON.
THEY ARE EXCITED ALSO ABOUT
WHAT THEY HOPE TO BE A NEW
FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK.
HE IS MAKING HIS NFL PREVIEW
TONIGHT.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?
Reporter: IT IS A BEAUTIFUL
NIGHT.
THE CUBS FANS ARE DRIVING BY
AND HONKING THEIR HORNS.
THE CHICAGO BEARS NEEDING TO BE
THE VIKINGS A BIT DEPLETED.
RICK MILLMAN HAS A LONGER VIEW
THAN THAT.
IS A GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE
VIKINGS.
ONCE THE SEASON STARTS TO
BECOMES MORE OF A FAN BECAUSE
THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY ROSTER
MOVES HE CAN MAKE.
WE SAT DOWN TO TALK ABOUT ALL
OF THE ABOVE IN THE WIDE-
RANGING INTERVIEW. Reporter:
RICK IF IT WAS FOR BAD LUCK HE
WOULD NOT HAVE MUCH LUCK AT ALL.
HOW DO YOU PREPARE AS A GENERAL
MANAGER?
DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO THINK
WORST-CASE NARROW WHEN YOU GO
TO THE ROSTER? WE ALWAYS TRY
TO GET THE BEST 53 POSSIBLE.
WE ALWAYS TRY TO GET THE BEST
STARTERS.
WE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WE WERE
GOING TO HAVE COOK AT THE TIME.
BUT INJURIES DO HAPPEN TO EVERY
TEAM.
IT IS UP TO YOU AND THE PERSON
OUTSIDE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE
ENOUGH DEPTH.
Reporter: WHAT IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT PART OF YOUR JOB?
IS IT BEING IN TOUCH WITH THE
HEAD COACH AND MAKING SURE THE
COACH -- OR THE CULTURE IS WHAT
YOU WANTED TO BE?
IT IS THAT AND MORE.
WE HAVE INJURIES NOW.
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO
REPLACE THAT PLAYER THAT IS
INJURED.
WE LOOK AT GUYS ON THE STREET,
OTHER PRACTICE SQUAD GUYS,
OTHER POTENTIAL TRADES, YOU'RE
ALWAYS TRYING TO FIND THE BEST
POSSIBLE SOLUTION.
AT THE END OF THE WEEK, I AM
DOING CALLING SCOUTING TRYING
TO PREPARE FOR THE DRAFT AND
WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH STAFF.
IN THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK,
WE EVALUATE THE GAME, WE
EVALUATE EVERYTHING THAT WE
NEED TO GET TO GET PREPARED FOR
THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
Reporter: HOW DO YOU JUDGE
WHETHER OR NOT THE VIKINGS ARE
PLAYING TO THEIR POTENTIAL?
HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHETHER OR
NOT YOU MET THE EXPECTATIONS OR
THE REALISTIC GOALS YOU HAVE
FOR THE TEAM?
EVERY MONDAY WE SIT WITH THE
COACHING STAFF AND EVALUATE
WHERE WE ARE.
WE GO THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL
PLAYER HOW THEY PLAYED NOT ONLY
AN OFFENSE BUT DEFENSE AND
SPECIAL TEAMS.
WE ARE CONSTANTLY EVALUATING
THE ROSTER.
EVERY DAY WE GO THROUGH IF
THERE IS A PLAYER OUT THERE
THAT WE THINK COULD POTENTIALLY
COME IN AND HELP US MAYBE NOT
NOW BUT IN THE FUTURE, THEN WE
COULD SEE POTENTIAL ROSTER
MOVES THERE AS WELL.
DURING THE SEASON, YOU ARE A
LITTLE BIT, THERE IS NOT A LOT
YOU CAN DO.
YOU HAVE DONE ALL THE WORK YOU
CAN DO TO GET THE BEST 53 OUT
THERE YOU CAN.
BUT NOW, IT IS COACH ZIMMER, AND
THE TEAM AND THE PLAYERS.
AND YOU SIT THERE AND WATCH AND
YOU BY UA.
IF THINGS CHANGE ON A DAILY
BASIS.
Reporter: YOUR SON IS PLAYING
FOR NEBRASKA.
HE KICKED OFF FOR A TOUCHDOWN
THIS YEAR.
YOU GET TO SIT AND WATCH THAT.
WHAT IS IT LIKE TO WATCH THAT
AND HAVE NO CONTROL OF WHAT HE
DOES OVER THE FIELD?
IT IS LIKE WATCHING OUR TEAM.
SOMEONE ASKED ME IN THE PRESS
BOX IF I SEE ONE OF HIS GAMES
SO FAR AND I AM SCOUTING
BECAUSE THE TEAM THEY WERE
PLAYING HAD SIGNIFICANT PLAYERS.
SO YOU ARE TRYING TO DO TWO
THINGS.
YOU ARE TRYING TO DO YOUR JOB.
BUT ALSO FROM A DAD PERSPECTIVE
KEEP ONE EYE OUT AND SEE HOW
YOUR SON IS DOING.
Reporter: REMEMBER THAT
THERE IS NO CHEERING IN THE
PRESSBOX.
Reporter: IT WAS A GREAT
THING TO BE ABLE TO SCOUT YOUR
SUN.
OF COURSE THEY LOST TO
WISCONSIN THE OTHER NIGHT.
WISCONSIN LOOKED REALLY GOOD AT
NEBRASKA.
YOU KNOW IT MIGHT BE THE
BIGGEST DEAL IN THE YEAR WITH
BACKING UP SAM BRADFORD.
SO WE COULD SEE KEY NUMBER FOR
THE SEASON MAY BE BEFORE THE