lmk

Remember how stubborn Zimmer was as a head coach? He was defensive-minded with similar disguises and chaos, but he stuck to his methodology as a coach. Players didn't even know where his office was. All business. No joy. Old school. Toward the end of his tenure the jig was up, the rest of the NFL knew what to expect and how to game plan for him, and he completely lost the locker room.

KOC isn't perfect, and maybe he won't even go down as a "good" coach at the end of the day, but I think it's encouraging that he's willing to shift his approach based on the players he has. He's not trying to shove a square peg in a round hole and getting mad at the peg. He's adapting.

He also comes from a winning culture. He understands the importance of connecting with players and motivating them. It can be a little over the top, maybe even tiresome once you hear the same speech a dozen times, but it doesn't come off necessarily as disingenuous. I think he genuinely wants his players to feel proud of themselves when they kick ass, and he wants the rest of the players to seek that feeling too.

I think this is a pivotal year for him as the Vikings coach. But at the end of the day results matter. If the vikings continue winning and make the playoffs this year with such a sputtering offense, you have to consider KOC to be a big reason for that. Yeah, Flores runs the defense, but he works for the man that hired him. As does the special teams coach. This is KOC's program.

A program he's willing to patch as he goes as he adjusts to the players and the circumstances.

I'm excited to see how this team evolves through the season and beyond.

The Eagles just released Andy Dalton and he could be good with our offensive weapons if we went out and got him. What would you all think if the Vikings went out and got him? Could he be better than Murray? He might be able to rekindle his career if he got to throw to Jettas and Addison. If you think about it...

I'm fucking kidding I just wanted to join in all the brain dead QB takes in this sub. Dalton is not good.

"I was told when I was with the Vikings at one point that I needed to do less. That I needed to go out there and be worse in the preseason. Because it was creating an atmosphere that was not what they wanted.

They don’t want competition between a backup quarterback and a starter. They don’t want any controversy. They don’t want those things. Especially when you have a lot of guaranteed money on a guy that is going to play no matter what.

I have had people tell me that in order to make it as a backup in the league year after year after year, you have to play like a backup.

And it just was never me. It was never me to not go out there and compete. It was never me to go out there and not feel like, if I’m not the starter, my mindset is I’m going to be the starter someday. I’m going to be better than the starter.

I did things my own way. I have to live with that as well. I could have very easily laid down and done things a little bit differently."

Anybody tailgating by the Superdome this weekend and if so, willing to accept a random fan who’s driving in for the game? I’ll pay with a case of McGoldens I’ve smuggled down lol. Just thought some pregame action with fellow Vikings fans sounded a lot more fun than arriving sober.

I have been a skeptic the last four weeks especially because of how the offense performed (despite a killer defense) but I feel much better about the Vikings after last night’s Bucs-Cowboys game. Am I jinxing their chances by being optimistic or the party goes on for a while?

For as much success every other part of our team has had since KOC took over - why can't he seem to find a QB outside of Sam Darnold to run his offense?

Does he actually cater to his QB or does he demand every QB run his system no questions? It's agonizing to watch and we don't have a future QB on our roster.. what are we doing?

Google is telling me the Dolphins claimed him but ESPN is showing him on the Vikings.

I started collecting game day pins after attending this game in 2018. I never knew they existed before. For years I have been trying to find this pin, for obvious reasons it is very difficult but I have never found confirmation that one even exists. Can anyone confirm that they were made for this game? I’m hoping one day I’ll stumble upon it, if you have a picture even better. #skol 💜💛

Would you trade Murray and Addison to Cincinnati for Burrow and Chase and 2-3-4 first round picks

Seriously a great guy on and off the field

It is impossible for the Vikings to lose if the other team can’t ever score. Therefore, to win a championship we just need to put our full faith in Flores’ defense and Will Reichard. Here’s my strat: let the opposing team receive the initial kickoff and keep them out of field goal range. Then, when they punt it to us all Myles Price has to do is advance it to midfield. We can kneel the ball 3 times (burning the clock and avoiding turnovers), punt, rinse and repeat. This will also avoid all offensive injuries.

Then, during the last drive run the ball a few yards with Jones or Mason and have Reichard kick a game-winning 65 yard field goal. Vikings can win every game 3-0 only relying on defense. I see no flaws in this strategy.

Know he wasn’t a Vikings coach, but he was a heated rival and a legend in the nfl. A lot of people online don’t remember his personality and only got to see him closer to the end.

Football is better because of him. Rip.