Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph was recently on SiriusXM NFL Radio and spoke on the team's recent firing of offensive coordinator John DeFilippo.

According to Around the NFL writer Kevin Patra, Rudolph stated:

“I think it was public throughout the last month. The frustrations we were having on offense, we weren't sustaining drives, we weren't staying on the field converting third downs. We weren't running the football enough. We really didn't have an identity,” Rudolph said. “But then you go back a short two weeks ago, and we played really well on Sunday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers. We spread the ball around to all our playmakers. We moved the ball up and down the field. And then we got away from that the last couple weeks. Definitely could sense a frustration from everybody on offense, especially last night.”

Rudolph added that he felt for DeFilippo after he was fired and stated:

“As a guy on offense, I feel terrible for Flip that we didn't do enough for him to keep his job,” Rudolph said. “Bottom line is the players are the ones out there on Sundays or Monday night and we didn't execute well enough for him to keep his job. I feel bad for him. I wish we could have done better. With that being said, they felt like it was time to make a change.”

Although things did not work out between the Vikings and John DeFilippo, both parties involved will likely be fine going forward.

It's tough to fathom that the offense did not find success this season with the talent they possess but things simply did not work out.