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Except for Flores. I would be totally okay with him.
Vikings coaching search: Three candidates to replace Mike Zimmer in Minnesota
Will Minnesota eye a candidate with a defensive or offensive mind?www.cbssports.com
All of those options are intriguing for different reasons.
Pederson has a pretty recent ring. He has lead a cursed franchise to the top in the not too distant past.
Flores is a proven younger HC who has been successfully turning around a terrible franchise prior to being strangely fired.
O'Connell is the high risk/high reward intriguing prospect who could be the next coaching genius, but hasn't proven it at this level yet.
That's also my preference order among the 3.
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I'd be fine with Flores, but Pederson doesn't really do anything for me. The guy had basically one outstanding year with Philly. Was pretty mediocre the rest of the time. I could probably talk myself into the idea if he ends up being the pick, but it definitely wouldn't be my first choice.
The only thing that prevents me from being high on Flores is the need to hire a new GM on top of a head coach. That could be a longer process if we're interested in someone from a playoff team. I like the guy too, but he will not be unemployed for very long.
My only hesitation with Flores is he's a defensive guy and we just fired a defensive guy and the league is offensively geared for at least the next 5 years.
Hardest of hard passes on a defensive coach.
I'd rather have Fangio or Flores as a DC. Let them know it is their unit and the HC is mostly here to score points. See KC, TB, LAR, SF and GB.
I'd rather have Fangio or Flores as a DC. Let them know it is their unit and the HC is mostly here to score points. See KC, TB, LAR, SF and GB.
Campbell mention:
www.si.com
Brian Daboll? Kellen Moore? Brian Flores? 17 candidates to be the Vikings' next head coach - Sports Illustrated Minnesota Vikings News, Analysis and More
The Vikings will have a ton of options as they look for their next head coach.
www.si.com
Also a Lane Kiffin mention. #barfcityCampbell mention:
Brian Daboll? Kellen Moore? Brian Flores? 17 candidates to be the Vikings' next head coach - Sports Illustrated Minnesota Vikings News, Analysis and More
The Vikings will have a ton of options as they look for their next head coach.
McCarthy is not really a good coach. We will see if Lafleur is.... after Rodgers leaves we will truly know. Holmgren was good.
Leslie would just be be a .500 Zim 2.0.
Agree with the guys saying the HC needs a offense background. And maybe the new GM can find the next Allen or Herbert.
