Nozizaki Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, gopherwrestler said: Let him have his last dance at home, maybe we can get a win, let him take off his hat and wave to the fans one last time. Little bit of a respect thing. That would be fine, if there wasn't a competitive advantage to be had from the extra week to interview candidates this week. What if the Vikings lose out on a top tier coaching candidate to replace Zimmer to a lesser job that had already begun their search? Edited January 3, 2022 by Nozizaki excessive quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nozizaki said: That would be fine, if there wasn't a competitive advantage to be had from the extra week to interview candidates this week. What if the Vikings lose out on a top tier coaching candidate to replace Zimmer to a lesser job that had already begun their search? But where is top tier? most candidates know where the openings may lay in waiting. they will weigh out their options. Right now its the Raiders, and the Jaguars with openings available. Raiders might not even be one if they end up making the playoffs this year. If there were more teams with their coaches already fired, there may be a rush. But right now the only team doing that is really the Jaguars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gopherwrestler Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 Interesting Offensive names that could maybe move on over with Eric Bieniemy if hired Mike Kafka - Ex Vikings QB, Passing Game coordinator and QB coach thru the drafting of Patrick Mahomes. Matt Nagy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I will strongly reiterate that I would be very disappointed in an Eric Bieniemy hire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 27 minutes ago, Nozizaki said: That would be fine, if there wasn't a competitive advantage to be had from the extra week to interview candidates this week. What if the Vikings lose out on a top tier coaching candidate to replace Zimmer to a lesser job that had already begun their search? Almost every top candidate has already come out and said that they are waiting until after the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sad People Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Offensive minded HC please and thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I’m calling my prediction. The next head coach of the Minnesota Vikings will be Kevin O’Connell. Just a gut feeling. Can’t say I’d be thrilled, but I can’t say I’d be disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swede700 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Nozizaki said: With the new rules allowing teams to interview new coaches this next week keeping Zimmer an extra week seems like a mistake. Especially since he will likely play starters and try to win the Bears game with established veterans. Instead of focusing on developing younger guys. If you were going to interview new coaches in the final 2 weeks, it would have been prudent to fire Zimmer over a week ago. Now, it's pointless...and even more pointless if they are considering moving on from Spielman too. Plus, from a personal standpoint, I'm not sure just adding 2 weeks to interview others really adds all that much. The only way to improve the process is to either allow coaches to be hired during the playoffs and just allowing them to finish up their current position or not allow any team to hire anyone until the playoffs are over (even those with teams who have been eliminated from the playoffs). Edited January 3, 2022 by swede700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 (edited) It sounds like most Vikings fans are ready to replace Spielman and Zimmer, so this is a little late, but it really popped off the page when I read it in the comment section in a video: Chicago Bears record under Matt Nagy: 34-30 Minnesota Vikings record during the Zimmer/Cousins era: 32-31-1 Edited January 3, 2022 by Uncle Buck Changed text to read "Zimmer/Cousins era" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrplChilPill Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Uncle Buck said: It sounds like most Vikings fans are ready to replace Spielman and Zimmer, so this is a little late, but it really popped off the page when I read it in the comment section in a video: Chicago Bears record under Matt Nagy: 34-30 Minnesota Vikings record during the Cousins era: 32-31-1 Look, I get QB is the most important position, but he doesn't decide not to go for the kill with a lead, or have a terrible D that can't stop Detroit on their last drive.....they lost at least three games this year that he put them in position to win, late in the game, only for fumbles or bad D to lose them. And that's just this year. I really hate individual win/loss records in such a team sport as this. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 hour ago, gopherwrestler said: But where is top tier? most candidates know where the openings may lay in waiting. they will weigh out their options. Right now its the Raiders, and the Jaguars with openings available. Raiders might not even be one if they end up making the playoffs this year. If there were more teams with their coaches already fired, there may be a rush. But right now the only team doing that is really the Jaguars. I wouldn't be too worried about the Jaguars beating you guys to the punch on any potential head coach candidates. The fans are going crazy to have GM Trent Baalke fired and have started to revolt by putting pictures of a clown with team owner Shad Khan's mustache on their avatars on different sites. Baalke isn't very popular with many potential coaching candidates either, so that could cause problems in finding a coach. The rumors are that Khan is planning to fire Baalke at the end of the season. If that's the case, we probably aren't going to be ready to interview and hire a coach until then anyway. It's not the optimal way of doing things when we fired our head coach a couple weeks ago, but that's the Jags for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 8 minutes ago, Uncle Buck said: It sounds like most Vikings fans are ready to replace Spielman and Zimmer, so this is a little late, but it really popped off the page when I read it in the comment section in a video: Chicago Bears record under Matt Nagy: 34-30 Minnesota Vikings record during the Cousins era: 32-31-1 I’m guessing the Vikes are a playoff team this year without such a conservative coach and if they actually let Cousins run the offense. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Uncle Buck said: I wouldn't be too worried about the Jaguars beating you guys to the punch on any potential head coach candidates. The fans are going crazy to have GM Trent Baalke fired and have started to revolt by putting pictures of a clown with team owner Shad Khan's mustache on their avatars on different sites. Baalke isn't very popular with many potential coaching candidates either, so that could cause problems in finding a coach. The rumors are that Khan is planning to fire Baalke at the end of the season. If that's the case, we probably aren't going to be ready to interview and hire a coach until then anyway. It's not the optimal way of doing things when we fired our head coach a couple weeks ago, but that's the Jags for you. Sounds like you have another Red McCombs to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 5 minutes ago, PrplChilPill said: Look, I get QB is the most important position, but he doesn't decide not to go for the kill with a lead, or have a terrible D that can't stop Detroit on their last drive.....they lost at least three games this year that he put them in position to win, late in the game, only for fumbles or bad D to lose them. And that's just this year. I really hate individual win/loss records in such a team sport as this. Oh I agree with you on that PCP. I probably should have labeled it as the Vikings record during the Zimmer/Cousins era. There is a decent amount of talent on this team, and I just think that, for whatever reason, they have been underacheiving during the last few years, and that was a way to clearly point that out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 minute ago, vikingsrule said: Sounds like you have another Red McCombs to deal with. A little bit. He's not as cheap as Red was. He's willing to spend money, but he's not a football guy at all, and he just needs to get someone in there who knows the sport and knows how to create a winning culture. A guy like Bill Parcells from 10 years ago would be perfect to put in an Executive Vice President role where both the GM and the head coach answer to him. Right now, they are answering to Khan, and that's just not working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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