Think that Kubiak-Stefanski-Dennison-Zimmer are holding down the giddy?

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The last 3 weeks is what they envisioned the offense to be like when they decided to go for Kubiak-Dennison. This was the dream. Let the defense hunt and let the run game provide big chunk yards in the passing game. Cook is the NFL leading rusher. Cousins is the NFL's highest rated QB. They are 5-2 and easily could be 6-1. Play to your $84 million investment's strengths. 

Lots of games left to be played. Plenty of time for things to get worse.....but maybe.....get even better. Who knows? We've lived with dream crushing before, won't be the first time. But if you aren't impressed with what has been happening the last 3 weeks offensively and how they are rolling on an elite level, its time to look again. 

One game at a time. But this exactly why the Kubiaks and Dennison are here. Stefanksi has taken off the governor.  

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They have been catching some breaks and that looks to continue for awhile.  That being said it is nice to see 

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I sincerely wonder if Kubiak went to Zimmer after the Chicago game and told him that it was time to take the training wheels off the Passing Attack and trust it. Mike has always liked having a former HC on his Staff as a Sounding Board, so maybe he went to Kubiak instead of the other way around.

All that really matters is that this looks like a legit passing offense as long as the blocking stays decent.

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@FSUVike said:
I sincerely wonder if Kubiak went to Zimmer after the Chicago game and told him that it was time to take the training wheels off the Passing Attack and trust it. Mike has always liked having a former HC on his Staff as a Sounding Board, so maybe he went to Kubiak instead of the other way around.

All that really matters is that this looks like a legit passing offense as long as the blocking stays decent.

Its an interesting thought for sure. I'd say its a little of that and quite frankly, a little desperation after the Chicago game. Vikings were at a crossroads. Zimmer only gets aggressive when he's forced to, his default is conservative. Z saw that he either had to unpucker his asshole from this point on offensively or piss the season away. Kubiak might have said, 'What have we got to lose at this point?'

Hey Coach Z: just release the f#$%ing hounds for christ's sake from this point on. Take a muscle relaxer an hour before gametime so you keep that sphincter loose. 

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Why does everyone think our conservative offense the first couple weeks was Zimmer?  By all accounts, he doesn't insert himself into the offensive game plan or tell Stefanski what plays to run during the game...  he lets his OC figure it out and offers his opinion on certain things.

Maybe it was Stefanski that kept dialing up running plays when Atlanta and Oakland couldn't stop us?  Maybe Stefanski is finally figuring out what playcalling is best for the players we have on offense?

It's funny to me that Zimmer gets blamed for certain things, but other things that turn out good are because someone else convinced him to do it that way...

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@Wetlander said:
Why does everyone think our conservative offense the first couple weeks was Zimmer?  By all accounts, he doesn't insert himself into the offensive game plan or tell Stefanski what plays to run during the game...  he lets his OC figure it out and offers his opinion on certain things.

Maybe it was Stefanski that kept dialing up running plays when Atlanta and Oakland couldn't stop us?  Maybe Stefanski is finally figuring out what playcalling is best for the players we have on offense?

It's funny to me that Zimmer gets blamed for certain things, but other things that turn out good are because someone else convinced him to do it that way...

You're right....it could be Stefanski. I'm making an assumption the clamps came from Z. 

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@Wetlander said:
Why does everyone think our conservative offense the first couple weeks was Zimmer?  By all accounts, he doesn't insert himself into the offensive game plan or tell Stefanski what plays to run during the game...  he lets his OC figure it out and offers his opinion on certain things.

Maybe it was Stefanski that kept dialing up running plays when Atlanta and Oakland couldn't stop us?  Maybe Stefanski is finally figuring out what playcalling is best for the players we have on offense?

It's funny to me that Zimmer gets blamed for certain things, but other things that turn out good are because someone else convinced him to do it that way...

Yeah, with a new young OC, installing his offense designed with the help of Kubiak and Dennison, and the offense learning all this, one doesn't have to wonder too long why it may take some time to get in a groove. 

I think all are learning, Stef, Kirk, the rest of the offense, and we are starting to see the fruit of all the work put in.

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Um, did I dream up the whole thing where Zimmer complains to the media about his OC not running the ball enough? And fired one during the season for it? And had one quit during the season for reasons we still don't know.

This isn't tin hat shit, guys. There's legit evidence that Mike wants a run-first, ball-control, low turnovers Offense. Including him saying it! Not a stretch at all to assume he wanted the Offense run a certain way until Chicago changed his mind.

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@FSUVike said:
Um, did I dream up the whole thing where Zimmer complains to the media about his OC not running the ball enough? And fired one during the season for it? And had one quit during the season for reasons we still don't know.

This isn't tin hat shit, guys. There's legit evidence that Mike wants a run-first, ball-control, low turnovers Offense. Including him saying it! Not a stretch at all to assume he wanted the Offense run a certain way until Chicago changed his mind.

I think I read that Zim wanted a balance offense, not a run heavy offense.  Would he like to not pass at all and just pound the ball and win every game?  I bet so, and so would the other 31 HCs in the league.  Zim wants to be upredictable, and be productive at both running and passing.  I'd bet he's loving what he sees from his offense these past three weeks.

Flip got ousted because they wouldn't hardly run at all; even when the running game was working.