A look at our 2004 vs 2019 Coaching Staffs

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This strikes me as a pretty big difference, you?  Maybe this is the case of staff expansion across the NFL? Or maybe McCombs was just a skinflint owner in 2004? Both? Tice had some pretty good coaches on that staff I assume there are a lot more assets in the business around health and wellness in general and I could see yoga getting added full-time down the road too. Keep these guys limber.    2004 Tice Staff:       Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Tice Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Scott Linehan Running Backs – Dean Dalton Wide Receivers – Charlie Baggett Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line – John Tice Offensive Line – Steve Loney Offensive Quality Control – Randy Hanson Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Ted Cottrell Defensive Line – Brian Baker Secondary – Chuck Knox, Jr. Assistant Secondary – Kevin Ross Defensive Assistant/Assistant Linebackers – Pete Bercich Defensive Quality Control – Jim Panagos Special teams coaches Special Teams – Rusty Tillman Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kurtis Shultz Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Mark Ellis 2019 Zimmer Staff: Head coaches Head coach – Mike Zimmer Assistant head coach/offensive advisor – Gary Kubiak Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Kevin Stefanski Quarterbacks – Klint Kubiak Running backs – Kennedy Polamalu Wide receivers – Drew Petzing Tight ends – Brian Pariani Run game coordinator/offensive line – Rick Dennison Assistant offensive line – Andrew Janocko Offensive quality control – Christian Jones Offensive quality control – AC Patterson Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – George Edwards Defensive line – Andre Patterson Assistant defensive line – Robert Rodriguez Linebackers – Adam Zimmer Defensive backs – Jerry Gray Defensive assistant/assistant defensive backs – Jeff Howard Defensive quality control – Nick Rallis Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Marwan Maalouf Assistant special teams – Ryan Ficken Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Mark Uyeyama Assistant strength and conditioning – Derik Keyes Assistant strength and conditioning – Chaz Mahle

  

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It's kinda a tribute to Tice he won half his games with the cheap @ss budget Red gave him for assistants.
Mike had a better eye then we give him credit for.

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Mike Tice worked for a cheap ass owner, zero doubt about it. He was a DIRT cheap hire. But he could also be a meathead. He did ok considering his circumstances but never got a shot at the big job again for a reason. Time has softened this for some Viking's fans in looking back.

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@suncoastvike said:
It's kinda a tribute to Tice he won half his games with the cheap @ss budget Red gave him for assistants.
Mike had a better eye then we give him credit for.

Mike Tice also had Randy Moss. Check mate.

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@purplefaithful said:

Bet Mike wanted to strangle pouty #6 after that.

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@Canthony said:

@suncoastvike said:
It's kinda a tribute to Tice he won half his games with the cheap @ss budget Red gave him for assistants.
Mike had a better eye then we give him credit for.

Mike Tice also had Randy Moss. Check mate.

Good point. But the great mind of Norv Turner then Art Shell had him in Oakland. In 2 years they combined for 6 wins and Randy combined for fewer TD's then his last with Tice. That season was shortened by injury even. Before of course Bill rediscovered him. Randy was a unique weapon no doubt.

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@StickyBun said:
Mike Tice worked for a cheap ass owner, zero doubt about it. He was a DIRT cheap hire. But he could also be a meathead. He did ok considering his circumstances but never got a shot at the big job again for a reason. Time has softened this for some Viking's fans in looking back.

Tice had his faults, being to honest and open when talking to the media and he was too friendly/soft with the players.  But he still won games without much help from ownership. 

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And yes Tice was a meathead. I do have a soft spot for him. I forgive somebody who tried hard but was unsuited for the job far faster then someone who was full of themselves...ala Brad Childress.

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@suncoastvike said:

@Canthony said:

@suncoastvike said:
It's kinda a tribute to Tice he won half his games with the cheap @ss budget Red gave him for assistants.
Mike had a better eye then we give him credit for.

Mike Tice also had Randy Moss. Check mate.

Good point. But the great mind of Norv Turner then Art Shell had him in Oakland. In 2 years they combined for 6 wins and Randy combined for fewer TD's then his last with Tice. That season was shortened by injury even. Before of course Bill rediscovered him. Randy was a unique weapon no doubt.

Randy won games before he even stepped onto the field. First Ballot HOF and arguably the most talented WR we will ever see. That makes coaching more easy.
The Patriots went 18-0 with Randy Moss and Sam freaking Cassel went 11-5 and got a huge payday because of Moss.