vike daddy Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 Philbin has plenty of experience in this area [offensive line], dating back to his college coaching days with stops including Ohio, Northeastern, Harvard and Iowa before getting his first crack at the NFL with the Packers in 2003 as the assistant offensive line coach. He was elevated to full-time offensive line coach duty in 2006 before being Green Bay's offensive coordinator from 2007-11, winning the Super Bowl in his final season with the team at the time. He would parlay that into a head coaching job with the Miami Dolphins from 2012-15 before being relieved of his duties and joining the Indianapolis Colts as their assistant head coach and offensive line coach in 2016-17. This past season, he was hired back to Green Bay as their offensive coordinator once again under Mike McCarthy and then would take over as the interim head coach after the team fired their long-time head coach. https://247sports.com/nfl/minnesota-vikings/Article/Joe-Philbin-Vikings-interview-127616089/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchezim Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 17 hours ago, Cearbhall said: Coach and GM get together and agree on team building philosophy. It is safe to infer that the philosophy that Zimmer wanted didn't target offensive line as a priority. Spielman has final say but was building the team in the image Zimmer wanted. They have not properly weighed the importance of offensive line. I'm pretty sure this echoes my sentiments on the situation, just stated differently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 10 hours ago, Klomp said: Since you bring that up.... Is it your opinion that the Vikings do not value defensive line high enough relative to its importance to team success? We've only drafted one DL in the first two rounds since 2006. Defensive line has not been a major concern of mine. The team's results have been solid along the defensive line. I don't see a need for them to make any significant adjustments there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Thank goodness they do not have Mike Priefer anymore. Oddly enough he was offered a contract so he was not fired he decided to leave and go to Cleveland? Wow, still the guy has something wrong with the way he coaches because all of his kickers seem to really suck and get worse under his coaching. The Vikings kicker trouble is ridiculously over the past few years, prime example would be Carlson this past year of course who did just find on the Raiders after he left, not to mention Blair Walsh... As for the OL coach that will be wildly important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 18 hours ago, RpMc said: That’s optimistic given the ownership in Cleveland. That's a good point. Any new coach in Cleveland may start out on a hotter seat than Mike Zimmer is on right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cearbhall Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Uncle Buck said: That's a good point. Any new coach in Cleveland may start out on a hotter seat than Mike Zimmer is on right now. I know the history but the Browns kept Hue Jackson for way longer than any owner should have. Given the most recent history it seems the new coach will get at absolute minimum a couple years; they did not have a quick trigger with Hue at all. Odds of Kitchens doing worse than Jackson are very slim. That looks like a team on the upswing. Baker looks real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Well, Campen is leaving Green Bay and heading to Cleveland. Would have been an awesome get here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 40 minutes ago, RpMc said: Well, Campen is leaving Green Bay and heading to Cleveland. Would have been an awesome get here. I’ll still take Philbin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 But having Zimmer in a one year deal can’t help his pitch to bring in guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CriminalMind Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Promote from within options as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RpMc Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, CriminalMind said: Promote from within options as well Not likely given the state of the line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 10 hours ago, RpMc said: Not likely given the state of the line... Agreed. Same reason why I'm skeptical with the Stefanski promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/12/2019 at 3:31 PM, Ozzy said: Thank goodness they do not have Mike Priefer anymore. Oddly enough he was offered a contract so he was not fired he decided to leave and go to Cleveland? Wow, still the guy has something wrong with the way he coaches because all of his kickers seem to really suck and get worse under his coaching. The Vikings kicker trouble is ridiculously over the past few years, prime example would be Carlson this past year of course who did just find on the Raiders after he left, not to mention Blair Walsh... As for the OL coach that will be wildly important. He grew up a Browns fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 If, and it’s a huge if, Zimmer and the Vikings could land him on the coaching staff as a QB coach/Senior offensive assistant, it would be an unbelievable hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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