Week 16 NFL

[Mike Sixel]

2 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Sf has had significant turnover on their line over the years.  They blew their roster up (especially the trenches) and here they still are.

You can coach around some OL deficiencies.

Or, you know, develop even mediocre backups!

[nicksaviking]

4 minutes ago, TheLeviathan said:

Sf has had significant turnover on their line over the years.  They blew their roster up (especially the trenches) and here they still are.

You can coach around some OL deficiencies.

New OL coach is my top priority next year. Aside from miracle QB solution of course.

Pittsburg OL was also hobbled but looked  great. If backup O linemen were as good as starters, they would be on another team. Other coaches know how to deal with backups. At this point I’ll be good with trying a better OL coach. If it turns out it’s a KOC problem, that’s grounds for termination. You’ll always be using backup OL.

[Cap'n Piranha]

5 hours ago, TheLeviathan said:

He does what KOC needs to learn to accept: to chameleon his team to whatever he has available.  Win how you can win, not how you want to win.

This pretty much sums up why I'm ready to move on from KOC, pretty much whenever.  Certainly seems like stubbornness/ego completely tanked a season in which the Vikings could have been competitive.  What's ironic is that, from solely a football philosophy viewpoint, Zimmer would have been a great coach for this team.  Run the ball, don't ask your QB to do much more than protect the ball and move the chains, and lean on the defense.