Ladies and Gentleman... you got him!

[CaptainMusky]

I think it says a lot about him when you see how he gets after his players, yet they all seem to speak highly of him. Accountability.

Players better leave their skirts at the door with this guy.

Can you imagine Percy Harvin with him? Ha.

[BuckSutherland]

Hopefully we get to see as much of coach Zimmer's daughters as we did of Kurt Warner's wife.

I just saw something and remembered that his wife died right in the middle of the season a couple years ago unexpectedly from natural causes. Sure will be interesting to see what he can get out of guys like Sharrif Floyd and some of our other young talent. I always thought Josh Robinson had a lot of potential if he could just get some decent coaching.

I can tell he doesnt like the media and public speaking. I like that about him. Hopefully we can get a Jerry Burns postgame or two.

[fishersofmen]

Looks like a deal with Turner is about done.

[Scott K]

I wouldnt mind Turner as our OC, now we need a DC.

[FISHINGURU]

I think we have alot of good young talent on the team personally, they just haven't been coached up very well IMO. I haven't liked the schemes on either side of the ball very much. It's gonna be nice to have a total new look.

Norv Turner as OC is 50/50 to me, he's looked like an offensive guru at some points and then he's also looked like a total tool. He'll bring alot of experience to the offensive side of the ball and we'll actually take vertical shots down the field.

He didn't do to bad in Cleveland this past year considering they had as much QB play as we did and they traded their #1 RB. Would be pretty mean if we could get Gordon type production out of Patterson.

[schmitty3]

Sounds like George Edwards (Dolphins linebackers coach) is the front runner for DC. There have been a few reports that him and Turner will sign soon.

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Report: Vikings to hire George Edwards as defensive coordinator

Posted by Josh Alper on January 16, 2014, 9:49 AM EST

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The Vikings aren’t wasting much time filling out Mike Zimmer’s first staff.

Norv Turner is reportedly close to becoming their offensive coordinator and Alex Marvez of FOX Sports reports that Dolphins linebackers coach George Edwards is leaving his current job to be the defensive coordinator. A source with knowledge of the situation tells PFT that a deal is not done yet, however.

Edwards spent the 2003 season as the Redskins’ defensive coordinator under Steve Spurrier and had the same job with the Bills during the 2010 and 2011 seasons before being replaced by Dave Wannstedt before Chan Gailey’s final year as the head coach in Buffalo. This was his second season as the Dolphins’ linebackers coach and he also had a previous stint in that role from 2005 to 2009.

Edwards worked for Zimmer in Dallas for a couple of years before making the jump to Washington. Zimmer hasn’t said whether he’ll be calling the defenses in Minnesota, although that question will likely be asked during his introductory press conference on Friday morning.

[Moonshine]

Just watched a video of Zimmer cursing out his defense.

I may have seen the same video you mention.

If that is how he gets worked up around a top ranked defense, just imagine what he is going to be like in Minny. The poor guy is going to be hoarse. Someone send a case of Ricola's to Winter Park!

[LMITOUT]

If Ponder gets a dose of that he'll wet himself.

When I see Zimmer I think of the Honey Badger, and we all know that the Honey Badger doesn't give a .... He kinda looks like a Honey Badger too.

[FISHINGURU]

If Ponder gets a dose of that he'll wet himself.

Lets hope Blunder isn't around to find out lol.

He's still showing a weak arm, bad decisions, happy feet, locked on to one WR, and injury prone. Not sure if new coaching can even fix this guy.

He was supposed to be smart, cool under pressure, and a good decision maker, I dunno about you guys but I haven't seen much of that.

[MUSKY18]

One of the biggest upsides to haveing Turner come into the mix is that he can mentor and coach up young QB's. He did it in Dallas with Aikman and in San Diego with Rivers. I kinda see Zimmer overseeing the offense, but spending most his attention on the defense. Bet there are some pretty wide eyes when he starts calling players out on their laziness!

They were talking on the news last night that when he does press conferences, they already figure to do a delay to catch all the f bombs and no-no words he likes to use!

[zepman]

I also wonder what Turner/Zimmer will think of Freeman in his offense. Turner likes to throw the deep ball...Freeman has always been known as a very good deep ball thrower.

Frazier going on the record now as not giving Freeman a "fair shot" at showing what he could really do while still praising him for the work he did with the Vikings.

I think this will be interesting to see how this plays out....

[FISHINGURU]

I am curious about that also, Turners style is aggressive and vertical, Freeman has a cannon and he's also pretty mobile for a big guy. "They" say he's a head case and a slacker in the past but he did have couple big seasons too.

Maybe a couple guys like Zimmer/Turner can get him on track and playing at a high level. If it comes down to it I'd rather take a look at him over Ponder. This is probably why Spielman kept Freeman on the roster even though Frazier wasn't using him.

One thing that any QB here gets to benefit from is having AP, none of them have taken much advantage of that besides Favre.

[minky]

Yep we have a good chance of having a better team next year with this coach.

[fishersofmen]

I would rather roll with Cassel than Freeman. Word is Freeman came in with a bad attitude was late to meetings etc. I hope both Freeman and Ponder are long gone before next season. I like Cassel on the team, not necessarily as the starter but I don't mind having him there as an option.

[FISHINGURU]

Well that's if Cassel even wants to be here.

Freeman didn't come here with a bad attitude or late to any meetings, that was in Tampa. All the reports from our team were good about him.

All the QB's on the roster will need to learn a new system so everything will be equal from that standpoint, will be interesting to see which QB they think fit their system the best, if that guy is even on the roster.

[greebs]

Just for heck of it, I went to bengals Facebook page. Lots of Bengal fans are bummed that Zimmer left so that sure sounds like a positive for the Vikes.

[BuckSutherland]

Just for heck of it, I went to bengals Facebook page. Lots of Bengal fans are bummed that Zimmer left so that sure sounds like a positive for the Vikes.

You would be bummed if you had Marvin Lewis too. Hopefully this will be like the time we kept Childress and let Tomlin go. I hope Zimmer works out for us like Tomlin has for Pittsburgh. Seems to be a good buzz about him, but being the head coach is much different than being coordinator.

[fishersofmen]

Freeman didn't come here with a bad attitude or late to any meetings, that was in Tampa. All the reports from our team were good about him.

No they were saying on KFAN he was pulling the same stuff here which is a big part of the reason he wasn't getting playing time. Everyone kept asking why were we not playing him, that is why.

[FISHINGURU]

LOL KFAN

This is right from the horses mouth.

Frazier lauded Freeman's work ethic, saying he just got "lost in the shuffle."

"Josh did a lot of good things for us in that short time we had him," Frazier said. "Unfortunately it didn't work out. He worked as hard as he could every week trying to prepare and be ready to go. He's a pro in every sense of the word. But we made a decision to try to figure out what Christian Ponder was, and also take a look at Matt Cassel as well as we were trying to determine, get some questions answered regarding our quarterback position. Josh got caught up in the shuffle in that, it probably wasn't a fair situation for him, made it difficult for him, made it difficult for all of us as we were trying to evaluate the quarterback during an NFL season, that's not a wise thing. It was nothing to do with Josh, he prepared, worked as hard as he could to get on the field, just didnt work out."

[zepman]

Norv Turner is probably drooling over the opportunity to work with a QB like Freeman. He's the exact QB you would want if we were to select one in the draft this year...given Turners tendencies from the past. He likes big, strong armed QB's who can drive the ball down the field.

I don't know how the Freeman project will work out...very little information coming from Vikingland on his status. By all accounts, he seems to have been caught up in a coaches desire to keep his current job. But, I wouldn't be suprised at all to see the Vikes sign him to a new 2 year deal.

Freeman can play ball big time...he was obviously mis-used in Minnesota. Give Zimmer/Turner a chance to evaluate the situation and I think we already have our QB for next year. That doesn't mean we don't draft one...I'm thinking one of our 3rds will go towards a QB who had a season ending injury last year. I think Mettenberger or Murray with one of our 3rds....

[Ybone]

Yes Freeman was misused in Minnesota. Do you think he was misused in Tampa too Zep? He was so bad they released him mid season.

[FISHINGURU]

That was more of not getting along with the coach, that's when he was having the "bad attitude" and being "late for meetings". Guess what happened to the coach and the GM in Tampa?

He was a Pro Bowler in 2010, regressed a bit in 2011, had a nice 2012 season, then came the bad 2013 with the run ins with the new coach that rubbed EVERYONE the wrong way.

He's still young and has played at a high level in the past, a new coach he respects and a QB friendly system from Turner could get him back to that Pro Bowl level.

Same goes for Cassel, he had the big year filling in for Brady with some good coaching and system,he also had a Pro Bowl season in 2010 with the Chiefs. With new coaching either one has a chance.

Does anyone think Blunder has the arm for any deep vertical passing game or to even drive the ball quick on screens and quick passes?

[JP Z]

Blunder better be gone......that is all I'm saying about that. But I do think Freeman could perform with the right OC/HC I think Turner would know how to use his talents better. And with a deep threat like Patterson I think it could be a very good match.

[Scott K]

I am pretty sure Ponder is gone. There isnt a coach in his right mind that would take on the job, if they knew Ponder was going to stay as their starting QB

[BuckSutherland]

Are you guys completely delusional on Freeman????????????

HE SUCKS!!!!!! Plain and simple. Not to mention how unprofessional he must be that he can't "get along" with anyone on his teams. What the hell do you think is going to happen when Zimmer starts cussing him out on the sideline?? He is going to cry like a little baby and we will have the same sideshow TB had with him. Funny how once Freeman was gone they started to win and be competitive with Mike Glennon. Most coaches would rather have rectal cancer than to have to deal with this loser. I dont care what he did in 2010, its already 2014. His career is OVER!