When he was with the Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings caught passes from two of the NFL’s best quarterbacks over the past few decades, Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers. He never caught 11 passes in a game from either of them, though. Jennings set a career high Sunday when he caught 11 of Matt Cassel’s passes in the Vikings’ 48-30 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jennings accounted for 163 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown, in the victory.

Whenever Cassel has been in games this season, he has looked for Jennings. When Christian Ponder played, it often seemed Jennings wasn’t even on the team.

After the game, I talked with Jennings about his impressive game and his relationship with Cassel.

BS: Did you ever wonder what your record might be if Cassel had remained the starting quarterback after the win over Pittsburgh?

GJ: Yeah, you wonder, but we have to move on. I remember mentioning something like that to Matt. He said: “We have three games. Let’s make the best of it.” I love it because that’s his mind-set. He’s not worried about what could have, should have — what possibly could have been. He stays in the now. As a player, that’s how we have to operate. We have to stay in the now and take advantage of what is right in front of us.

BS: Have you ever wondered why Christian Ponder kept starting ahead of Cassel, like fans and members of the media did?

GJ: It is what it is. It’s one of those deals that, as a player, we have no say. It’s one of those things that’s going to come from upstairs. We have coaches who make that decision. All we do is play football.

BS: When the season concludes, will you be lobbying for Cassel to come back?

GJ: Absolutely. I love Matt. I think he brings a lot to the table.

BS: What is it about the chemistry you and Cassel have?

GJ: It definitely goes back to training camp. Very smart quarterback. He just has a lot of poise back there. He tries to make plays with his eyes and his arm.

BS: You played with two of the best quarterbacks the league has seen in many years. Do you realize you just caught the most passes you ever have in a game?

GJ: Yeah. I never have been one to have a whole lot of catches. I never have been a big stat guy, either. I’ve had a great run with a lot of good guys throwing the ball. Obviously, Brett and Aaron, but today with Matt, he was just feeding the ball to a lot of guys, and I just happened to be on the receiving end of quite a bit of them.

BS: As a receiver, what goes through your mind when you’re as wide open as you were on your 57-yard touchdown catch and you know if Cassel just throws it you’re going to get a touchdown?

GJ: I wasn’t wide open initially. My route technically wasn’t supposed to be over there. I looked back and I saw Matt look at me and shed a tackle and step up and throw it. It was a great throw from Matt. I just did the easy part: Catch the ball and get it in the end zone.

BS: Do you talk much in the huddle to let Cassel know when you’re open?

GJ: No, not at all. I really don’t. If a guy says a corner is squatting and different things like that, I’m one of the more vocal guys. I’ll go back and talk to Matt about it or my receiver coach or (offensive coordinator) Bill Musgrave. I want whomever the corner is squatting on to take advantage of (it). It just so happened to be Jarius (Wright) when he caught the deep ball down the right sideline. We said, “The corner is squatting. He’s sitting. He’s sitting.” And Jarius went right by him and caught a long ball.

BS: Is Cordarrelle Patterson just scratching the surface? (Patterson had five receptions for 35 yards, including a 5-yard TD.)

GJ: He’s just scratching the surface. He is a special, special player. And it’s all about just getting the ball in his hands. Just get it to him. I don’t care how. Just let him touch it and something special can happen on any given play.

BS: How much do you enjoy giving a straight-arm to a defensive player?

GJ: (Laughs.) It comes with the territory. It’s got to be a part of the game.

BS: It’s a big part of your game — more than other receivers.

GJ: Absolutely. I’m not going to let someone come and make a tackle on me all the time. I’ve got to give him a straight-arm once in a while.

BS: A lot of bad teams quit. This team hasn’t quit. Do you talk to anyone in the organization about (keeping head coach) Leslie Frazier or do you hope he comes back next year?

GJ: I’m one of those guys who stay in the now. All we can do is play for him right now. What we say is not going to carry any weight. I love him as a head coach. I think he’s doing an outstanding job keeping the team together. We’re going to continue to fight. That’s just the locker room. It doesn’t have anything to do with the coaching staff. I think they’ve done an outstanding job. When it comes to winning games, we have to win games on the field. This locker room is never divided. We’ve never split. We’ve stayed together, and that’s what you saw today.

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