Has Zimmer lost control? DBs ditch his game plan

[King Friday]

Is Zimmer as wonderful as some here are stating?

He sure as hell did an amazing job the first month of the season when he was facing a ton of adversity. Ultimately, it was too much for the team to bear...which was what most people thought the minute Bridgewater went down.

If some players got pissed off at being called out and decided to IGNORE THE GAME PLAN and do their own thing, that's entirely on them. They are fucking professionals...act like it.

[Rutnstrut]

I'd take Zimmer in a heartbeat as a DC. It would be like the second coming of Fritz Shurmur.

[QBME]

It's one thing for a player to not follow all of the details of his instructions in some situations; it's something entirely different for the entire backfield to ignore the basic game plan for an entire half. If I was the coach, as soon as I was sure what was happening, I would have called a timeout and dragged their buts over to the sideline for an explanation.

What I don't get is why it took an entire half to figure it out. What exactly were the folks upstairs looking at? Sure seems somebody should have recognized what was happening and said something?

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What I don't get is why it took an entire half to figure it out. What exactly were the folks upstairs looking at? Sure seems somebody should have recognized what was happening and said something?

fitst thought i had too

[gbgary]

What I don't get is why it took an entire half to figure it out. What exactly were the folks upstairs looking at? Sure seems somebody should have recognized what was happening and said something?

he was being a soft-ass player's coach i bet (pete carroll) and letting them be men. put them in their place at ht.

[Pugger]

I'd take him. FIRE DOM, and hire Zim as DC (unless there is a HC gig available, which is very possible). Especially if they fire him. Let him come back and get revenge on Minny twice a year. Oh I'd love to see the things he could do with this defense.

But would we want him as the HC? I'd take him in second as DC for sure.

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But would we want him as the HC? I'd take him in second as DC for sure.

i think he ment HC gig somewhere else. if no one else wants him as a HC, then we might be able to get him as a DC

[pbmax]

The mutiny only lasted a series. Damn Patler, the Star Tribune and their yellow journalism!

The alleged mutiny only lasted for a series, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, but an entire secondary getting together and deciding to ignore their head coach, even if just for a few plays, is not a good look. According to a new report from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, though, that’s not exactly what happened.

Rapoport reports that Rhodes went into the game planning to shadow Nelson, but relented when Newman suggested that they just stay on their respective sides of the field. From NFL.com:

Pressured by the 38-year-old Newman, Rhodes, in his fourth season, allowed the veteran to do as he pleased, Rapoport was told.

When Rhodes was eventually confronted by Zimmer on the sideline, he explained the difficult decision he faced: Listen to his coach or Newman, a respected leader of Minnesota’s defense.

So why did Rhodes make it sound like the mutiny was a team decision after the game? According to Rapoport, he was just trying to cover for Newman. The lesson here is that it’s not always a good idea to do whatever the crazy old guy at the office tells you to do.

http://deadspin.com/report-the-vikings-short-lived-mutiny-was-actually-jus-1790498990

[Cheesehead Craig]

I think the revised story doesn't fit the facts. How is it that after halftime the pass defense got noticeably better? I think now they're trying to minimize the damage and how this looks overall.

[gbgary]

bs...zimmer himself said it lasted the first HALF.

[pbmax]

I think the revised story doesn't fit the facts. How is it that after halftime the pass defense got noticeably better? I think now they're trying to minimize the damage and how this looks overall.

They started to rush 5 like they did in Minny.

[pbmax]

bs...zimmer himself said it lasted the first HALF.

Article says he took control in second half, which is fitting story and facts to game results.

Zimmer said he found out about it in first half from Newman and RapSheet says he first talked to Rhodes.

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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
In the 1Q, Rhodes informed Zimmer that Newman told him the vet could cover Jordy Nelson. Rhodes relented, then covered for Newman postgame

Nick Shook @TheNickShook
Rhodes' switch to cover Nelson (and follow Zimmer's gameplan) also coincided with Newman spending a full series on the sideline

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet 2h2 hours ago
Per film analysis from @TheNickShook, the #Vikings DBs played their own D on Jordy Nelson through the 1st play of the 3rd series. Then switched

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^ Reason 1,081 why Free Agents are a blight on your franchise.

[gbgary]

Article says he took control in second half, which is fitting story and facts to game results.

Zimmer said he found out about it in first half from Newman and RapSheet says he first talked to Rhodes.

i was going off this quote...

The alleged mutiny only lasted for a series