Mike Zimmer spent the better part of the offseason in secrecy, while being raked through the coals for a disastrous ending to his eight-year tenure as head coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
But it took two to tango in a crash landing that was every bit the fault of former general manager Rick Spielman as much as it was Zimmer’s.
Spielman’s questionable personnel decisions coupled with a lack of communication with Zimmer contributed to things nosediving and the Vikings missing the playoffs in back-to-back years.
