The Minnesota Vikings made it back to the playoffs in 2019 after a disappointing 2018. They even managed to win a game in the postseason, upsetting the New Orleans Saints. However, that's where the magic stopped. So what do they need to do to find success? According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk.com, superstar wide receiver Adam Thielen may have the answer.

“I think it really comes down to, ‘Quit talking about it,’ right?” Thielen told Bruce Murray and Bruce Gradkowski of SiriusXM NFL Radio on Saturday. “Like, we can talk about in the offseason how great we feel about our team, how great we feel about all the weapons we have and our defense and our defensive scheme, and our offensive scheme, how great all that is. Well, that’s great on paper, but that doesn’t win you games.

“What wins you games is going out there and executing and using your playmakers and making the plays when the ball’s in the air. And that’s what we’ve got to do. We’ve got to go out there and make those plays. You know, again, we did enough to make the playoffs and get to the second round, things like that. Which is great, and that’s a successful season. But at the end of the day that’s not our end goal.

It's pretty simple according to Thielen. They need to not think about it. It's easy for a team to get in their own heads. They keep hearing all the hype and hate from fans and the media. And it's not hard for them to start talking about it all as well.

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Just keep quite. Don't think about the crazy expectations or anything else that the team has. Go in and do your work. And if everyone does what they are supposed to do, they could absolutely be Super Bowl contenders.

Winning is never easy, especially in the NFL. Adam Thielen wants his team to go in and just do the work – no talking. If the Vikings can do that, they should be fun to watch.