Report Vikings Ownership to Meet and Dis

Report Vikings Ownership to Meet and Dis

The Vikings' lo s to the Packers last Sunday night secured a second consecutive season with a losing record for the franchise, the first time that has happened since 2013-2014, a period that straddled Mike Zimmer's arrival in Minnesota.Because this season which began with high expectations was such a disappointment, many have speculated about the futures of Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman, both of whom have been in their current roles for at least eight seasons. The logical a sumption is that major changes could be coming soon in order to shake things up and go in a different direction Rodney Adams Jersey .However, it sounds like the Vikings' ownership group, led by Zygi and Mark Wilf, has not yet made a final decision on the futures of either Zimmer or Spielman. According to multiple reports, they will meet this week ahead of Sunday's season finale against the Bears to ponder their options, with a focus on the two men leading the organization.As a second straight disappointing Minnesota Vikings season concludes this weekend without a playoff berth, sources tell that franchise Alec Ogletree Jersey ownership is preparing to meet before Sundays game to discu s potential changes at the top of the organization and to put together a plan for the coming year. The ownership group, led by Mark and Zygi Wilf, plans to attend the Vikings regular-season finale Sunday when the team hosts the Chicago Bears. But they want to move swiftly with whatever their decision is after the season, potentially making a move as soon as Monday. The Wilfs discu sions are expected to center around Spielman and Zimmer, who will coach against the Bears on Sunday, with the understanding that once those decisions are made, they can move on to other predicaments, namely whether Kirk Cousins will return as the quarterback in 2022. also reported that the Wilfs are meeting this week to discu s their plans.Scroll to ContinueThere are still several different directions that ownership could go. Graff laid out five in his breakdown of the situation:Fire Zimmer, rea sign SpielmanFire Zimmer, keep SpielmanKeep Zimmer, fire/rea sign SpielmanFire both Zimmer and Justin Fields Jersey SpielmanKeep both with major changes elsewhereMy speculative view of the situation is that Zimmer is more likely to be fired than Spielman. Two consecutive losing seasons and just two playoff wins in eight years could spell doom for the aging head coach, particularly because his defense has been the primary culprit for the team's struggles over the past two seasons. Zimmer's outdated view of offensive football and struggles with in-game management could also be factors the Wilfs discu s.One thing I find interesting is that both Graff and Zulgad have discu sed the po sibility of Spielman being rea signed to a different role, a la John Elway in Denver. That would mean keeping Spielman around but giving him a new title and stripping him of his say as the final decision-maker. It could be a way to go in a new direction while also maintaining a relationship with someone who has been with the Vikings for 16 years and is apparently close with Lance Briggs Jersey the Wilfs.So if I had to gue s, that's what I would go with at the moment. Zimmer is fired, Spielman gets a new title but remains with the organization, and the next step is to hire a GM who will be a leading voice in the search for a new head coach.But again, that's just one of many options. There's a chance Spielman sticks around as GM with Zimmer gone. There's a chance although this one would be very surprising that Zimmer stays as head coach and Spielman is fired. Vikings fans won't like it, but there's even a chance they both stick around and changes are only made to Zimmer's Chicago Bears Golf Sporting Goods staff and at quarterback.We should learn a lot on Monday or shortly afterwards.

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