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01-04-2018, 07:33 PM

We have a former HC as our O-Line coach: Sparano. He did a great job this year getting basically 5 new guys to play as a unit.

01-04-2018, 09:53 PM

Quote: @dadevike said:
We have a former HC as our O-Line coach: Sparano. He did a great job this year getting basically 5 new guys to play as a unit.

Sparano has done a good job this season, but that wouldn't make him a good play caller. After his head coaching stint with the Dolphins he only lasted a single season as OC for the Jets. In that season he had a bottom 1/2 rushing attack and one of the worst passing offenses in the entire league.

01-04-2018, 10:54 PM

Quote: @"Geoff Nichols" said:

@dadevike said:
We have a former HC as our O-Line coach: Sparano. He did a great job this year getting basically 5 new guys to play as a unit.
Sparano has done a good job this season, but that wouldn't make him a good play caller. After his head coaching stint with the Dolphins he only lasted a single season as OC for the Jets. In that season he had a bottom 1/2 rushing attack and one of the worst passing offenses in the entire league.

This was more of a comment on the Vikings as an attractive coaching destination.
As for calling plays, I would prefer that Zimmer find someone he really trusts and hand over the play calling duties - retaining the ability to slip in a defensive play call as needed. I would rather have the head coach in charge of the whole game on game day and not laser focused on just half of the game.

01-04-2018, 11:57 PM

Del Rio also had the Broncos defense in the Super Bowl. He knows how to use the talent he's given. That was his springboard back into a HC position. My point is, I don't necessarily know if he needs the HC position again, at least not in the near future.