Here we go......blow the dust out of the trophy case....

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@Vikergirl said:
https://twitter.com/christomasson/status...52352?s=19

Does he mean the good players that couldn't beat out the really bad players last year?

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@PurplePastor said:

@Vikergirl said:
https://twitter.com/christomasson/status...52352?s=19

Does he mean the good players that couldn't beat out the really bad players last year?

No we keep a secret stash of OL in a cage at winter park. 

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Will Ragatz

@WillRagatz

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How are the #Vikings going to replace Riley Reiff?

Mike Zimmer: "We've got Rashod Hill back, we've got Udoh back, we've got O'Neill back, we've got Cleveland. All those guys are good players, so we'll keep figuring it out and go from there."

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@"BarrNone55" said:

Mark Craig

@markcraignfl

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Asked Zim if he could elaborate on these changes he and his staff have been working on. "Some of it is big change and some of it is minor tweaks." He says the changes have been made easier by coaching being able to assemble in person to watch film and discuss ideas.

We're going to a 3-4

No. It's a 17 game season this year. 

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@greediron said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

Mark Craig

@markcraignfl

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Asked Zim if he could elaborate on these changes he and his staff have been working on. "Some of it is big change and some of it is minor tweaks." He says the changes have been made easier by coaching being able to assemble in person to watch film and discuss ideas.

We're going to a 3-4

Don't see the 3-4. Wasn't that supposed to be last year with Capers?  Tomlinson and Pierce don't strike me as 3-4 guys, neither does Hunter.

I think it is in coverage that we change up.  Watching what Tampa did, moving to more zone.  Coverage and pressure concepts are where Zim thrives.  Now that he has some experience on the back end again, his coverage concepts will be new.

Both guys have played in a 3-4 before.  Hunter could be a 5 or edge in a stand up guy like Chandler Jones.

But, your probably right about the coverage. Especially with P2 being better in zone.

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Tyler Carmer

@TCarmTheGoat

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Allow me to introduce you to Trai Turner

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Chris Tomasson

@christomasson

· 51m

#Vikings coach Mike Zimmer: "I like bringing in guys when people say that (they were coming off subpar seasons).''

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I think we had a pretty good offseason so far, but I would
say that if our OLine regresses, so will my feelings on how we did.


I think we’ve done a pretty good job of getting high value
players without breaking the bank and improving the roster as a whole, but we’re
putting a lot of faith in us coming out of the draft with 2 starters on the
OLine.  I think there’s a very real
chance that our OLine regresses far enough that our skill position players won’t
be able to compensate.


I think if we go into the draft with the same roster we have
now, our first 2 picks need to be OLine, but I just don’t see Spielman being
able to invest that heavily in the big uglies.


I think we’re probably in line for a 9-8 to 10-7 season with
a first round exit in the playoffs.  I
think if our OLine regresses, we’ll be back to seeing more bad Kirk, and our
season will again be heavily dependent on Cook staying healthy.

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Chad Graff

@ChadGraff

· 53m

Mike Zimmer said he was "down in the dumps" at times when looking at his depth chart at the end of the season. He said the Vikings' additions in free agency have "rejuvenated" him.

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Me too, Mike. Me too.

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@medaille said:
I think we had a pretty good offseason so far, but I would
say that if our OLine regresses, so will my feelings on how we did.


I think we’ve done a pretty good job of getting high value
players without breaking the bank and improving the roster as a whole, but we’re
putting a lot of faith in us coming out of the draft with 2 starters on the
OLine.  I think there’s a very real
chance that our OLine regresses far enough that our skill position players won’t
be able to compensate.


I think if we go into the draft with the same roster we have
now, our first 2 picks need to be OLine, but I just don’t see Spielman being
able to invest that heavily in the big uglies.


I think we’re probably in line for a 9-8 to 10-7 season with
a first round exit in the playoffs.  I
think if our OLine regresses, we’ll be back to seeing more bad Kirk, and our
season will again be heavily dependent on Cook staying healthy.

Well we certainly need a LT after losing Reiff.  I am ok with it being Cleveland, that is why he was drafted.  But then we need a guard.  or 2.  So ideally we pick an LT round 1, leave Cleveland at guard (with the capability of moving to LT if needed in the future) and then a guard round 3-4.