One positive of Kubiak retiring (I'd be fine if he stayed) would be if Zim moves on from the OL coach. The guards they've rolled out this year, other than E. Cleveland, are the worst in the league. Need someone who can assess & develop an entire OL.
Kicking - used a 5th, I think, on Carlson and cut him after the GB fiasco. I'd hope giving Bailey some time was a show of Zim's maturing, but it may just have been the practicalities of COVID...
With the signings they've made, esp. Cousins & Barr, the Vikings are mired for mediocrity for at least two more years. I've been supportive of both Spielman & Zimmer, but turned against Spielman with the Cousins extension (plays great against crap Ds and crappy against good/great Ds; he's a robot who is numb pre-snap and in the pocket; nothing like Purdy in that or moxie/leadership; has a better arm, but that's it) and I think Zimmer has shown little improvement in game strategy/mgt. He has to bear some responsibility for ST failures; he acts like O & ST are separate from him - like a coordinator would, not a HC.
So, I think we need to start over - won't happen, though, for at least one more year. Will be interesting to see what they do with high-priced vets that they can move from without "Cousins" pain: Barr, Reiff (had a good year), Rudolph, Harris, ...
Kicking - used a 5th, I think, on Carlson and cut him after the GB fiasco. I'd hope giving Bailey some time was a show of Zim's maturing, but it may just have been the practicalities of COVID...
With the signings they've made, esp. Cousins & Barr, the Vikings are mired for mediocrity for at least two more years. I've been supportive of both Spielman & Zimmer, but turned against Spielman with the Cousins extension (plays great against crap Ds and crappy against good/great Ds; he's a robot who is numb pre-snap and in the pocket; nothing like Purdy in that or moxie/leadership; has a better arm, but that's it) and I think Zimmer has shown little improvement in game strategy/mgt. He has to bear some responsibility for ST failures; he acts like O & ST are separate from him - like a coordinator would, not a HC.
So, I think we need to start over - won't happen, though, for at least one more year. Will be interesting to see what they do with high-priced vets that they can move from without "Cousins" pain: Barr, Reiff (had a good year), Rudolph, Harris, ...
