Paraphrasing, 'Our offensive line got its ass kicked'
Zimmer said afterward: "I feel like every other position group on our football team has a tough-minded personality. I don't know that our offensive line did."
The kicked the OL can down the road for too long.
Obviously they changed behavior last 3 drafts and off-season.
That Zimmer presser comment is as much an indictment on coaching as it is player style and mindset.
Kalil, Alex Boone, Elflein are the poster children for so much - hopefully all in the past now.
@"StickyBun" said: Zimmer said afterward: "I feel like every other position group on our football team has a tough-minded personality. I don't know that our offensive line did."??? That quote was from 2015.
@"MaroonBells" said:@"StickyBun" said: Zimmer said afterward: "I feel like every other position group on our football team has a tough-minded personality. I don't know that our offensive line did." ??? That quote was from 2015.
@"MaroonBells" said:Not sure if that's sarcasm, but got it off the Twitter inter webs earlier.@"StickyBun" said: Zimmer said afterward: "I feel like every other position group on our football team has a tough-minded personality. I don't know that our offensive line did." ??? That quote was from 2015.
@"StickyBun" said:Yeah, I saw that too. Funny, that bird app. People can say pert'near anything they want.@"MaroonBells" said:Not sure if that's sarcasm, but got it off the Twitter inter webs earlier.@"StickyBun" said: Zimmer said afterward: "I feel like every other position group on our football team has a tough-minded personality. I don't know that our offensive line did." ??? That quote was from 2015.Here's the full quote: "I feel like every other position group on our football team has a tough-minded personality. I don't know that our offensive line did," Zimmer told reporters Wednesday, via the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "Teddy (Bridgewater) was running for his life half the time, (and) we had a whole bunch of 1-yard runs. I just felt we needed to make some changes."
"https://www.nfl.com/news/vikings-zimmer-no-excuses-after-revamping-o-line-0ap3000000647239
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