Zimmer: Young receivers need to ‘get their rear ends in gear’

EAGAN — Mike Zimmer doesn’t shy away from sending a clear message to his players. On Sunday morning following walk through, he was straightforward about his feelings on the impression that young receivers have made in the early days of training camp.
“They have not been precise enough…They need to get their rear end in gear,” Zimmer said.

The head coach’s frustrations stem from some of the details that the inexperienced group has yet to master.
“For receivers it’s still catching the ball, running routes the right depth, being in the right place and lining up right,” Zimmer said. “Some of our younger guys are having trouble with that right now. That’s part of it. Knowing what to do and how to do it and being able to catch the ball and use your physical attributes.”
Behind Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen the Vikings’ competition for receiver spots is wide open. Jordan Taylor and Chad Beebe have been mixing in with the first team over the first two days but the Vikings’ head coach didn’t want to commit to those two being the current leaders for roles in the offense.
“It’s still early to say ‘this guy is ahead of that guy or something,” Zimmer said.
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