Vikings coordinators

It's going to be hard to address the coordinator positions until Rick and/or Zim get extended. I'm wondering if that shoe has to drop first before anything happens.

JMO, but I don't care when it happens. There's no rush. Who knows the reason, but there must be A reason for it.

Here's a candidate.  Thanks, Jon.
https://sports.yahoo.com/jon-gruden-reportedly-fires-defensive-line-coach-brentson-buckner-in-stunning-move-203121852.html

You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

Wade Phillips would certainly be interesting...  he fits the profile of a Zimmer hire.  Former HC, been around the game a long time, and has had success with other teams.  He is a guy who could bring a new perspective to the defensive room.  I think a lot depends on if Zimmer thinks new concepts are needed to tweak his defense or if personnel is the main culprit.

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

I like the Wade Phillips option a lot.  I think Zimmer has had a slightly better
defensive track record, but I think there’s a lot of advantages to bringing in
a guy that can be the man.  I think as
long as Zimmer is owning the defense rather than the whole team, we’re going to
be missing that something that comes with having a true head coach and a true DC.  I do think there’s something in our Zimmer/Edwards
lead defense that isn’t quite there.  I
think our defense is missing the attacking nature that it once had.  I think it used to take on Zimmer’s fiery tone,
but he’s had to mellow it down as he transitioned to a more true HC as the
offense struggled.  I don’t know too much
about Phillips demeanor, but I think it would be advantageous if we could bring
in some aggressive tone setters into our coaching staff.  We’ve got so many boy scouts, which has its
pros, but getting some guys that players can rally around would be a plus.
I think a Zimmer – Kubiak/OC – Phillips would be a strong brain
trust, and maybe one that would be staying here for a while as no one would
really be looking to move upwards.

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips,

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

How they use Barr gets a C grade from me most games. That dude should have 10-12 sacks per year. 

Question:  How does hiring a 72 year old coordinator fit in with the "younger-is-obviously-better" trend in today's NFL?  If Zim is accused of being a dinosaur, what would that make Wade?  Asking for a friend...  ;)

It would be thinking outside the box? Hey, FBs are becoming vogue, why not ancient DCs...having a true DC in Atlanta lead to their turnaround...assuming Zim would give up play calling...

I don't think Zim needs to give up play calling, but Bum's son is very intriguing.  It would certainly open some new ideas and I think the game plan would be something spectacular.

Wish Shurmur would have been hired back as OC.

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

How they use Barr gets a C grade from me most games. That dude should have 10-12 sacks per year. 

Yup, they neuter his potential impact...after getting paid and that first series against Atlanta I thought they figured it out...nope...can you imagine Hunter and Barr on the edges? 

@"Jor-El" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

How they use Barr gets a C grade from me most games. That dude should have 10-12 sacks per year. 

Yup, they neuter his potential impact...after getting paid and that first series against Atlanta I thought they figured it out...nope...can you imagine Hunter and Barr on the edges? 

What would our personnel look like in a base 3-4?

Switching to a 3-4 wouldn't be bad as Barr would make that work rather well IMO. I don't foresee that happening however

@"Jor-El" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

How they use Barr gets a C grade from me most games. That dude should have 10-12 sacks per year. 

Yup, they neuter his potential impact...after getting paid and that first series against Atlanta I thought they figured it out...nope...can you imagine Hunter and Barr on the edges? 

What would our personnel look like in a base 3-4?

Yup, the amoeba D...

@"greediron" said:

@"Jor-El" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

How they use Barr gets a C grade from me most games. That dude should have 10-12 sacks per year. 

Yup, they neuter his potential impact...after getting paid and that first series against Atlanta I thought they figured it out...nope...can you imagine Hunter and Barr on the edges? 

What would our personnel look like in a base 3-4?

My vision would not be a 3-4 or 4-3, but a dynamic D that fluctuates game to game or even in game.  Dunno if it would work, but it sure would be fun to watch.

@"Canthony" said:

@"greediron" said:

@"Jor-El" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"purplefaithful" said:

@"BarrNone55" said:

@"Bullazin" said: You wanna really stir shit up hire Wade Phillips, I would love that move personally. No clue on the offense but Mike McCoy needs a job. Just wild speculation 

One thing is for certain if you hire Wade...Barr would be worth his contract...

How they use Barr gets a C grade from me most games. That dude should have 10-12 sacks per year. 

Yup, they neuter his potential impact...after getting paid and that first series against Atlanta I thought they figured it out...nope...can you imagine Hunter and Barr on the edges? 

What would our personnel look like in a base 3-4?

My vision would not be a 3-4 or 4-3, but a dynamic D that fluctuates game to game or even in game.  Dunno if it would work, but it sure would be fun to watch.

Wouldn't that be a lot on the players to remember and where they need to be? I guess it just seems like a lot of information and plays to have your defense remember 2 defenses. I do like the idea though for sure.