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Zimmer Era Officially Over

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Draft season starts now.

Btw, what was your favorite Joe Brady moment?

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#1 · Dec 5, 2:57 PM
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I'd say half the time was bullshit but then it was shit or get off the pot. It's time to go.

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#22 · Dec 6, 9:46 AM
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@"JustinTime18™" said:
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@SamEkstrom pointed this out earlier, but it's eerie how history repeats itself. In Week 14 of 2001, the Vikings lost to the 0-12 Lions. They trailed 20-7 at half, took a four-point lead late, and lost 27-24.

Dennis Green was fired a couple weeks later.

Time is a flat circle.



The Sheriff couldn't field a decent D if his life depended on it...

Zimmer was the D Guru brought in here to help us compete against Rogers and GB. 

He did for a while too. I LOVED winning the Norris in GB with a young and nasty D back in 2015? 

But they faltered big in the post-season and last year they finished 28th in D. Now ytd they're ranked 30th...

It might be the only issue we all ever agree on - its time for a HC change. 

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#23 · Dec 6, 9:54 AM
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Getting rid of Zimmer after this season will be 3 seasons too late for me.  I was so off his bandwagon after the almost Saints debacle and attended the Philly massacre for the 2017 season.  I did not advocate for getting rid of him coming off that Championship game of course but the following season 2018 we finished 8-7-1.  I would have pulled the trigger and advocated like some others on here.  Now I think it 100% consensus 3 years later.

Guess we will see what a new HC can do with Cousin's last contractual year in 2022.   

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#24 · Dec 6, 10:10 AM
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@"minny65" said: Getting rid of Zimmer after this season will be 3 seasons too late for me.  I was so off his bandwagon after the almost Saints debacle and attended the Philly massacre for the 2017 season.  I did not advocate for getting rid of him coming off that Championship game of course but the following season 2018 we finished 8-7-1.  I would have pulled the trigger and advocated like some others on here.  Now I think it 100% consensus 3 years later.

Guess we will see what a new HC can do with Cousin's last contractual year in 2022.   


Keeping coaches and players around past their expiration date has been this franchise’s MO the entire time I’ve been a fan. It’s noble but it hasn’t brought much in the way of championships. 

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#25 · Dec 6, 10:35 AM
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Worth losing just for this? Can't decide. Need more time. Yeah, SI, it's her "reaction" we're staring at...

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#26 · Dec 6, 10:55 AM
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@"MaroonBells" said: Yep, it's time. I don't think I've ever seen a defense so consistently fail to stop a team when they have to. Injured, healthy, end of half, end of game, no difference. 
Clearly not just my imagination....
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#27 · Dec 6, 11:02 AM
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@"StickyBun" said:
@"MaroonBells" said: Yep, it's time. I don't think I've ever seen a defense so consistently fail to stop a team when they have to. Injured, healthy, end of half, end of game, no difference. 
Its just time. He's had almost 8 full seasons. His time as Viking's HC hasn't always been fair, he's been dealt some bullshit, but he's also failed. The Vikings suffered for his learning curve as a HC. 
@"StickyBun" said:
@"MaroonBells" said: Yep, it's time. I don't think I've ever seen a defense so consistently fail to stop a team when they have to. Injured, healthy, end of half, end of game, no difference. 
Its just time. He's had almost 8 full seasons. His time as Viking's HC hasn't always been fair, he's been dealt some bullshit, but he's also failed. The Vikings suffered for his learning curve as a HC. 
I don't know whether to be happy or sad that some have finally come on board on moving on from Zimmer.  Now to Cousins....:)   kidding we are stuck with him for another year with a new HC. 
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#28 · Dec 6, 11:08 AM
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@"MaroonBells" said: Worth losing just for this? Can't decide. Need more time. Yeah, SI, it's her "reaction" we're staring at...

https://twitter.com/SInow/status/1467854935022702594?s=20

It must be the water in the background that's got me thinking about motor boating

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