Checking in with Wentz
O'Connell said Wentz is "excited about getting back on the practice field and having a chance to play this week.
"He's working through his own plan for the week as we lead into it," O'Connell added.
The Week 6 bye was welcome for rest, recovery and reinforcement of some basics.
Even though Wentz is in his 10th pro season, he's been with the Vikings for less than two months.
The team and QB have worked to mesh O'Connell's system with elements that have enabled Wentz's successes in the NFL, a run that began as the No. 2 overall pick of 2016 by the Eagles.
The Vikings improved to 2-1 in starts by Wentz thanks to a late comeback against Cleveland in London during which he went 9-for-9 with 71 yards, including a 12-yard touchdown to Jordan Addison with less than a minute remaining. Even so, there's plenty of things he wants to continue to improve.
"There's misses every single game that I'm like, 'Maybe I got too quickly through progression and missed somebody. … or not quick enough, some protection, things that I could have cleaned up, especially in that Pittsburgh game, that I could have helped myself avoid some hits, some things like that, that there's they're still learning to do within this offense, and I'm still always trying to learn, as well.
"There's some good obviously, coming back and winning that game. That's always fun," he added. "Finding a way to win is hard in this league, so getting that done. We came up short against the Steelers, obviously, but did some good things late in that game, as well. So definitely been some good things. Definitely a lot of things to clean up, both personally and as a team, and so a little extra time for the bye week to reflect on those things and just kind of hone in on, maybe things that the fans or people wouldn't recognize but just some smaller-detail things that I think I can be cleaner at that can help us."
When asked when he learned about the importance of small details, Wentz replied, "I would say day one, but it's always something we're continuing to learn and kind of focus on."
"For me, it's learning a new offense this quickly, those smaller details can kind of get pushed to the wayside because you're so busy thinking of all the other things, and so it's something that I don't want to lose sight of," Wentz said. "Obviously I'm learning so much as quickly as I can, but at the same time, there's some simple, basic, fundamental things, whether that's mentally or physically, that I've just got to continue to hone in on. And I've seen the value of those, I think, just throughout my journey every single year. It's usually sometime within the point of the season that you're like, 'Oh shoot,' whether it's the bye week or a little mini break, there's some little things here that we can clean up."