It just shows coaching, again, provides no advantage and is only a detriment to this team on game day.
Situational Football
0:24 seconds left, need a TD, getting the ball near midfield on a punt. The clock will stop on change of possession. No timeouts
A. You can set up for a block and let the Returner FC or perhaps get a cheap 5 and give himself up.
B. You can set up for a return and protect as MINN has no gunners due to max protect against the rush. Maybe get to the 35-40 yard line in 5-6 seconds at least
C. You can not rush and FC. Nullifying any potential plus play
.....And they chose C.
The returner can use the entire field for 5-6 seconds and max yardage. No matter what, any Offense has only two options
1. Throw 3 Hail Mary's
2. Work the sidelines quick to get OB as anything in bounds once the offense has the ball ends the game
Both carry low percentage of success. Most games that are in this situation, and try option 2, have to get more than 3-6 yards per play.
These are implications of a faulty decision tree and lack of awareness. you can tell nothing was discussed and no one was assertive of what to do.
This is not a one time occurrence, this is not an end of game only occurrence - though the Az, Baltimore, and this fiasco are just sunlight due the "last impression". It is ingrained in the DNA and that is why you usually see Dallas have success when they scrap playbooks and play backyard ball.