Started By
Message
locked post

Vikings fire Mike Zimmer and Willem Dafoe

Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:18 am
Posted by 88Wildcat
Topeka, Ks
Member since Jul 2017
15678 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:18 am
Actually GM Rick Spielman but NFL network just showed video of him and he is a dead ringer for Dafoe.
Posted by nicholastiger
Member since Jan 2004
50541 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:19 am to
Didn't see that one coming.
Cousins acquisition torpedoed any Super Bowl chance for Vikings
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
80261 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:23 am to
They will miss Dafoe.
Attractive job IMO. Already have a good qb ready to roll
Posted by BilJ
Member since Sep 2003
160442 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 8:52 am to
Cousins is the type of QB that gets you fired though. Good enough to get you to 7-8 wins mostly but not much above that because he’s prone to doing stupid shite
Posted by josh336
baton rouge
Member since Jan 2007
80261 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 9:00 am to
I think with the right coach, and a good defense around him, he can take a team to the super bowl
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
79672 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 9:05 am to
quote:

I think with the right coach, and a good defense around him, he can take a team to the super bowl



The Vikings having a pretty below average Defense under Zimmer was absolutely inexcusable. It was a far cry from they had in 2017 when they played for an NfC Championship.
Posted by List Eater
Htown
Member since Apr 2005
23665 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 9:05 am to
I think he knew he was on the way out after his Kellen Mond quote. That was so cold for a coach to say about someone on his roster

Posted by JackVincennes
NOLA
Member since Jan 2014
4119 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 9:45 am to
I remember thinking that I couldn’t believe what I heard when they picked Mond. An Aggy friend of mine immediately texted me with the same thought.
Posted by TIGERSTORM
parts unknown
Member since Feb 2009
4708 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 9:51 am to
Just heard a podcast mention kiffin to Minnesota. No idea how credible that is.
Posted by RLDSC FAN
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Member since Nov 2008
55952 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 10:24 am to
quote:

New HC and GM for Vikings will be making a pretty difficult decision immediately.

Trade Kirk and clear $35M in cap space while getting multiple high picks, or commit to him as the long term QB.

Odds Kirk is traded probably up with Spielman out.
Posted by SeanLSU
Member since May 2019
1759 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 12:26 pm to
Vikings completely underperformed. With Cousins, Jefferson, Thielen, and Cook that offense should be putting up bonkers numbers. Defensively, they have decent pieces as well at all 3 levels. They just completely underperformed against decent teams all year. Some of it is offensive scheme, IMO. Get a better system to match what Cousins and those receivers are capable of, and the Vikes will be fine.
Posted by Old Money
LSU
Member since Sep 2012
39603 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 12:29 pm to
Cousins is good in games that don’t matter. Cousins doesn’t throw to JJ enough either. His deep balls float forever, compare his deep throws with a guy like Burrrow. He is not a high caliber QB
This post was edited on 1/10/22 at 12:30 pm
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek, Ca
Member since Jul 2020
5277 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 2:35 pm to
quote:

xhe is a dead ringer for Dafoe.


They look nothing alike except maybe the hair.
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
5654 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 3:17 pm to
quote:

Vikings fire Mike Zimmer and Willem Dafoe


Posted by TigerLord2020
Member since May 2020
869 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 3:49 pm to
Joe Brady
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
148081 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 3:57 pm to
Guess he no longer gets to watch Mond every day
This post was edited on 1/10/22 at 3:58 pm
Posted by CunningLinguist
Dallas, TX
Member since Mar 2006
19071 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 4:05 pm to
quote:

Trade Kirk and clear $35M in cap space while getting multiple high picks, or commit to him as the long term QB.


Any team giving more than a 2nd rd pick are run by idiots for that salary
Posted by Randolphre
Kingsport, TN
Member since Jun 2019
245 posts
Posted on 1/10/22 at 6:24 pm to
Daronte Jones left and everything unraveled
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram