Sunday, January 16, 2022

New Vikings regime could be 'breath of fresh air' as improving culture plays key role; ESPN, January 14, 2022

Courtney Cronin ESPN Staff Writer, ESPN; New Vikings regime could be 'breath of fresh air' as improving culture plays key role


"Whomever the Minnesota Vikings (Links to an external site.) hire as their next head coach has an important order of business: fix the disconnect between players and coaches.

When Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf fired coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman on Monday, it became clear that players, ownership and many inside the organization felt a culture shift was needed to move the franchise in the right direction...

“I don't think a fear-based organization is the way to go,” linebacker Eric Kendricks (Links to an external site.) said.

How the culture needs to change within a team that missed the playoffs the last two seasons takes center stage for the Vikings, who aren’t looking for the new regime to oversee a rebuild, but rather to make essentially the current roster a Super Bowl contender."

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