Vikings' Dalvin Cook jogging again on his road to recovery

Cook said he thinks he could have helped "a lot" in the game, and asked what was going through his mind during the loss, he had a simple answer.

"That I've got to get back," Cook said. "I've got to be on the field. ... That (comes down to) staying healthy. You know, that's the No. 1 goal this offseason, to get back healthy, and stay healthy."

Cook tore his ACL in Week 4 and will take "a lot of lessons" from his rookie season despite only playing a month. He had 354 rushing yards and two touchdowns to go along with 90 receiving yards in parts of four games, and figures to be a big part of the game plan moving forward.

"I know what it takes to get there from watching these guys this season," Cook said. "I've got to add that to my game and keep working from there."

In the meantime, Cook is laser-focused on his recovery. He has resumed jogging, and while there's no timetable on when he'll get back to football-related activities, he's confident that will come with time.

"We just started the offseason," Cook said. "We're going to set an offseason plan up and get that thing going and then go from there."

Cook plans to stay in the Twin Cities during the offseason to rehab, working closely with Vikings athletic trainer Eric Sugarman.

As for what the future holds, Cook said this season was a good indication of what's to come for the franchise.

"That was just the starting point for something good for this organization," Cook said. "We have great guys. We are going to bring in a rookie class that's going to be great, too. We have a high ceiling. We can go as high as we want to go. This offseason is going to determine everything with how we come back from the loss and how we do things around here."