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ratoppenheimer -> RE: General Vikes Talk (1/10/2022 12:12:16 PM)
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Courtney Cronin@CourtneyRCronin
Mike Zimmer and Rick Spielman were linked by more than wins/losses. The two will forever be tied together in the franchise-altering decision to bring Kirk Cousins to Minnesota in 2018. The Vikings had stability for 8 seasons, but that stability never yielded consistent success.
It never seemed fair to pin the lack of success in 2020/21 on just Zimmer. He coached the roster he was given and it's clear he didn't agree w/ all the personnel decisions made by the front office. We heard it in comments where Zimmer lamented about the team's lack of depth.
It was blatantly obvious how Zimmer felt about the team's decision to draft Kellen Mond from his comments after the GB game and a loud message on his way out of MIN by making Mond and fellow 3rd rounder Wyatt Davis inactive.
There was a lot of good with Zimmer. There was also the bad, like his defense's pitfall to 31st in the NFL in spite of pouring millions into rebuilding that once vaunted unit. The same goes for Spielman, who drafted Jefferson, O'Neill, Hunter, Kendricks, Diggs, etc. He's also
responsible for Kalil, Floyd, Treadwell, Hughes, Bradbury. When writing the full story on all Zimmer and Spielman did since they joined forces in 2014, you have to evaluate the entirety of their body of work, not just the last two seasons. They did a lot of good for this
franchise, but they could never turn the Vikings into legitimate Super Bowl contenders. And the Wilf's were tired of just being relevant and in the conversation. They want to win, and do it consistently.
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