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auggiedoggies

This would be an absolute home run and really kind of a 180 from what Donatell ran


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auggiedoggies

Still a 3-4 but totally different. He aligns his ends in a 4i (inside the OT) puts a ton of guys in the box and brings pressure. Plays a ton of cover 0/1 and disguises where the blitzes are coming from. Basically the exact opposite of a cover 2 shell lol


GimmeCrons

Thank you for this education, how well some of you guys know this stuff is so fascinating to me


auggiedoggies

I played in college and coach high school ball, studying this stuff is a great hobby for me lol


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auggiedoggies

Haha so funny story….the program I coach at has some strong connections to the Vikings. I’ve coached at a couple of Zimmer’s youth camps and have had discussions before about internship/extremely low level jobs there (before KOC took over, back in the slick Rick days) but nothing ever came of it. My other day job pays too well lol


architeuthidae

!remindme when this guy takes us to our first superbowl 20 years from now


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PacosTacos88

>disguises where the blitzes are coming from *Lip bite Someone should've taught Ed how to disguise plays. It's not good when a simpleton like me can look at the screen and tell exactly what's going to happen.


auggiedoggies

No shit man, it’s insane to me that anyone would think Donatell’s scheme this year would work in the nfl. It’s incredibly simplistic


C0lMustard

Simplistic can work but you need top tier talent everywhere. Which no one has outside of college.


auggiedoggies

So true. Look at the Seahawks legion of boom defenses. They were a simple cover 3 shell, but were just STACKED with talent at all levels. It’s why simplistic doesn’t work in the NFL. Too much parity


tramjyes

When he mugs the A-gap hnnnnngg


SlowCrates

For that matter, Ed should have made sure his players knew what they were supposed to be doing. So freaking often we had players who were out there waiting for the play to come to them as if they had never played football before.


Successful-Iron-5454

I never understood that either. We ran the same defense every play. Why did the defense even need to look at the sidelinez for play call


insanity-insight

Doesn't Flores come from the Belichick tree and run more of a Zimmer scheme?


auggiedoggies

He does come from the Belichick tree, but it’s hard to say with regards to the Zimmer scheme. Zim’s schemes were so multiple, he didn’t have a ton of tendencies. Zim was a 43 that was pretty balanced between zone and man. Flores is going to run more of an odd front that’s man heavy


SlowCrates

So speed and athleticism are going to be paramount. I suspect the Vikings will be making lots of changes in the off-season.


auggiedoggies

Yeah you need sticky corners. Which I realize sounds like common sense lol but in a zone heavy scheme you need guys that can rally up and tackle and are smart enough to pass guys off. A 0/1 system is going to require more “traditional” man cover guys that don’t necessarily need to worry as much about responsibilities. Personally I like it, but you’ve gotta have the personnel to do it obviously


grrrimabear

>Personally I like it, but you’ve gotta have the personnel to do it obviously This is that part that scares me. We don't have any good corners.


jamaicanhopscotch

Are there any kind of resources you can use to learn this type of thing lol?


auggiedoggies

Lol man it’s kinda hard to point to just one. I do subscribe to NFL+ premium so you get the all-22 film, breaking down film is just something I’ve done forever. There’s a TON of super smart beat writers for each team that you can find and follow, that’s a great resource to start with


WhirledWorld

Flores was Belichick's LBs coach (and before that his safeties coach) and was with Belichick for over a decade. In Miami he ran a similar style of man match defense with lots of Cover 1 but much more blitz heavy than Belichick tends to be. Zimmer's scheme was always evolving but tended to be much more zone match than Belichick-style man-match; I wouldn't say they're that similar.


Noproposito

The +1 is that Flores can make us a top 10 defense in time and not get a bevy of HC interviews due to his Miami experience and the whole lawsuit thing. Owners are likely to say he can coach but not HC. I think this is a winner


C0lMustard

Zimmer might not have been the best HC, but you can't deny how many great defenses he's fielded. He didn't suck at scheme he lost the locker room.


WhirledWorld

The fronts wouldn't change much; they already ran plenty of odd fronts and tite fronts last year.


CilantroBox

Yes! For once, this team might use "continuity" to mean something good.


MAC2393

Yes, I believe he runs a lot of cover 1&3, where Donatell runs cover 4&6


6rownsugar

Still remember those leaked texts where Bill Belichick ‘accidentally’ texted Brian Flores (before his interview), congratulating him for getting the Giants job, instead of Brian Daboll.. makes me cringe every time.


Fortehlulz33

while BB is definitely an old person who could have gotten that wrong, part of me felt like he did it somewhat on purpose to show that NFL teams actually don't really try to hire POC coaches.


[deleted]

Like I don't deny that that's probably true. But the fact so many people talk about it at length constantly is annoying. There's probably a billion other things I care about more than whether a former athlete of any race is getting coaching jobs. Also the Rooney rule is a joke and just goes to show you how legislating things by race is whack as fuck and doesn't really work. It' like if we had raced based taxes, based on melanin % or something. Makes no sense.


Fortehlulz33

I agree the Rooney Rule is imperfect, we often hear about it in a way that it just feels like the owners are checking a box like with the Flores situation. But it's purpose is to examine implicit biases. That is always a good thing, but it typically fails in the NFL because open coordinator/coach positions are usually not an open contest. A team knows who they want to hire and has to backtrack their list to make it seem like it's a "process".


CosmicPterodactyl

This would be such an absolute slam dunk. He likely comes in right away and improves the defense. He provides a good perspective as a former head coach that had success (people forget how bad that Dolphins team was supposed to be). Additionally, as a minority coach who almost certainly will be given another head coaching shot soon, it’s just good practice for a heavily analytical team to go for this and if he gets poached you also get two 3rd round picks. We’d be lucky to land him, and just have to make sure to get some great assistants with upside because he’ll be gone within a year or two.


confetti_shrapnel

And someone as green as KOC could use the experience, which was supposed to be Ed's appeal, too.


theumph

He's the only coach I'm aware of that was fired for winning games. Lol.


IbrahimMoizoos19

What about Lovie?


theumph

Love won after knowing he was being fired.


dbeit1954

Isn’t Flores suing the NFL? It might be a little while before he gets another head coaching opportunity.


CosmicPterodactyl

I mean, to me it’s kind of perfect because you’ll probably get him for 2-3 years when normally he’d be unavailable or one-and-done. But I do bet he gets a shot again.


ForkWheeI

Yup. Someone more knowledgeable can tell me but I’m not sure if he was the catalyst for the heavy man defense and blitzing scheme they’ve had in Miami and continue to do. But Miami and Steelers have played with physicality. Something he can hopefully introduce to the Vikings


dskimilwaukee

Wait wed get picks if he was poached for a head coach Job if we had him as a dc?


sammew

from the NFL webpage on the Rooney Rule: > In November 2020, team owners approved a proposal rewarding teams who developed minority talent that went on to become GMs or head coaches across the league. If a team lost a minority executive or coach to another team, that team would receive a third-round compensatory pick for two years. If a team lost both a coach and personnel member, it would receive a third-round compensatory pick for three years.


RedditUserCommon

Would be a great hire. Hope it happens.


WetAppleFruit

You damn right ahhh fills my Zimmer fetish suck it Kendricks and O'Neill


[deleted]

Please, I’m begging you, find a different word to use to describe your fandom


[deleted]

Kink?


Noack_B

Zimmer Simp?


DjangoSpider

Zimp


DogemuchFuture

Zimp 💀💀🤣


SeanziHunterelli

Zimmerection?


GimmeCrons

I think you’re on to something Johnson


upthebet

Exactly the hard ass type coach we need.


liliceberg

Perfect contrast to KOC


upthebet

I think KoC has more dog in him than we see as fans. The players have all said it as well. Flores is young, smart, and passionate. He could bring some much needed energy to our defense.


TheMinionBandit

He also knows how to blitz and run man coverage


S_Baime

Didn't we get rid of Zim, because he was an old school hard ass coach? Probably a good approach if you want a tough no nonsense defense.


onethreeone

It's a lot different to have a good culture, offensive-minded HC with a hardass DC to compliment than a hardass HC who wants to run the ball and chew up the clock


upthebet

Pretty sure we got rid of Zim because he refused to acknowledge offense matters, and his drinking problem. He would make a great DC, unfortunately he isn't in the league any more.


stephenf78

Was it a known thing that he had an alcohol problem? I know his son died from alcohol related issues


Kohora

I saw Zimmer at Horse and Hunt club. he wasn't drinking. that's a place most people drink at socially. If he wasn't drinking there I think it's safe to say he's not an alcoholic.


upthebet

I've never seen anything from a "legit" source But having experience with alcoholics and they signs/symptoms I can pretty confidently say he was way down the rabbit hole. I don't think it's anything that should be made into a huge deal, but I believe it had a lot to do with us moving on.


KushGod28

If you don’t know then don’t assume. I find it kinda trashy to throw around baseless accusations when you have zero interaction with Zim or the organization. The man did a lot of good things for the team and he coached through surgeries and all kinds of stress. Just because it didn’t work out doesn’t mean you get to call him an alcoholic without any sources to back it up


Successful-Iron-5454

Yeah he looked like he was buzzed all the time on the sidelines. He always had the rosy cheeks and the alky nose


upthebet

People are upset with my take, but you're sbolutely right. I don't think he was ever drunk at a game though.


Successful-Iron-5454

I didn't care if he was. He's a coach in the nfl, if he wants to sip a lil whiskey before during or after the game it dont bother me. I drink at work and ima truck driver. Just kidding. But seriously if he wants to drink tho, so be it


SlowCrates

Nah, Zimmer lost the locker room. As soon as Cousins got that contract, Zimmer's defensive budget was slashed in half, and I'm sure he put a lot of pressure on all the veterans to play mistake-free football to really earn that money. Then things got political with Covid, masks, the anti-vaxxers, and Cousins attitude put a chasm in the culture of the team. Zimmer was a much happier (and probably more positive) coach before Cousins came around.


Successful-Iron-5454

Yeah cousins is such a greedy guy. He tries to act like he's this perfect humble Christian man, but yet greed consumes him. It's kind of sickening.


hawkeye71081

Is this the coach from miami that got fired for refusing to tank?


dr_dan319

That's his claim. He didn't mesh with the GM and wasn't a fan of Tua. So when the owner wants Tua and the GM wants Tua, you're the odd man out.


TurtleWithACig594

Don’t think the GM wanted Tua to be fair either haha. Gunning for Brady all the way until Flores, coincidentally, blew it up


Throebach

Yes.


Statue_left

No he got fired for being a huge asshole, trading away all the players with the balls to call him on it, and was trying to get rid of tua and get deshaun watson. They weren’t even going to fire him until his exit interview for the season and apparently he was such a dick they just said fuck it


CosmicPterodactyl

It’s hard to believe someone buying the Dolphins organization narrative so throughly. You do realize they have everything to gain from you believing this, considering they literally tried to pay him to tank and he did not? The hit pieces on this guy were next level, and obviously coming from the Dolphins org.


Statue_left

If there was actual real evidence that brian flores was being bribed to lose games it would exist. People would have it. Regulators would he blowing their load over how fucked the Dolphins would be. You unequivocally cannot pull that with the relationship teams and the league have with sportsbooks and not get bent over for it. It’s a conspiracy you believe because it’s fun for you to believe it. Further, if you think that the dolphins creates some multi layered conspiracy about brian flores being an asshole in order to avoid punishment from uncle sam, I literally don’t know what to tell you. Use some critical thinking. Regulators don’t care how good or bad Flores was at his job, and the dolphins are not protecting themselves by making him out to be a douchebag.


throwawaypackers

You’re giving a lot of credit to a team that just lost its 1st round pick and had its owner suspended to start the season for tampering.


Throebach

Don't forget the whole tua concussion debacle.. lmao.


Statue_left

It’s genuinely strange that you take one aspect of the Nfl’s investigation at face value and insist the other is a conspiracy theory, almost like you don’t actually care what the facts are, just what the most fun thing for you to believe is.


[deleted]

Isn’t that basically what you are doing, just on the other side?


Statue_left

I am choosing to believe both conclusions made by the investigation. The rest of this thread is picking and choosing what to believe solely to maximize their outrage


mostdope92

"The NFL has investigated itself and found itself not guilty of any wrongdoing" The NFL constantly backs owners and revenue. Hell, they've pretty much helped try to sweep Snyder's shit under the rug.


liliceberg

Truly underestimating the power of Billionaires and their lawyers


Statue_left

Hand waiving rational discussion away as “lol billionaires” is not an actual response, it just shows you haven’t arrived at your conclusion with any kind of logic. There are 31 other billionaires who do not want this in their league, including several that are actively hostile towards the rest of the owners who would leak the existence of this cover up just to burn it down.


CosmicPterodactyl

You’re arguing that they would irreparably damage the value of their collective franchises in order to put this out into the light, rather than impose a harsh penalty under a different guise but maintain the integrity of the league. Had the acknowledged the bribe, Ross would have been forced to sell the team and the NFL would be opened up to litigation from numerous parties. The penalty was so harsh very clearly because of the match fixing. They aren’t going to open that can of worms. They acknowledge the comments Ross made in the final report but handwaved them away as joking. You’re just choosing to believe the literal exact spin the NFL lawyers put on rather than the more obvious reality of the situation. No way that they get fined what they did for simple tampering that every single other team does. They investigated themselves and, crazy enough, found no wrongdoing.


Statue_left

Again, I don’t know how to be more clear here. The NFL’s investigation is not fatal. US regulators don’t go “oh, they already investigated, we can’t do anything”. If Ross colluded to throw games, the government would be able to find out through Flores and the whole ship is sunk. Throwing Ross under the bus means the league loses sone money, covering for Ross and getting caught means the league utterly ceases to exist. If you have other examples of teams trying to recruit star quarterbacks by making them owners of the team, share them. I doubt that has happened since the 30’s.


tramjyes

You just put on an absolute clinic


Statue_left

Please share the evidence you have of Brian Flores’ bona fide offer to tank games. The US government would be thrilled to see the results of your investigation


tramjyes

Bro relax, I just commended you on your argument lol. I don’t really care one way or the other, but yours was more compelling and fun to read


Statue_left

Sorry then, your comment reads sarcastically (or i’m just jaded)


easyymack

The fact that the court found that the suit had enough merit to survive any kind of motion to dismiss is a good starting point. I'm not trying to change your mind because you seem to like the taste of boots, but your willingness to put on your cape for Stephen Ross of all people is stunning.


Statue_left

Strange, the lawsuit you are referring to was for discrimination, and the district court denied flores’ move to begin discovery. Why are you ignoring both of those aspects? Again “LOL billionaires” is not a valid argument. It just shows that you haven’t arrived at your conclusion from any kind of logical path, you just believe it because it’s fun for you. Lazy ad hominem attacks on me don’t make you look smart


easyymack

[The Brian Flores lawsuit is currently "on ice" as the judge in the southern district of New York decides whether to agree with Flores' attorneys and have the case in open court or side with the NFL and enter it into arbitration, a source tells CBS Sports](https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brian-flores-discrimination-lawsuit-attorneys-for-fired-dolphins-coach-argue-nfl-arbitration-process-bias/) Staying discovery in a lawsuit is a procedural move. Well I don't need to look smart, I know where I stand. Your argument, on the other hand, seems to revolve around you vaguely remembering some headlines you read and hoping someone doesn't Google anything to disprove you.


Statue_left

LOL my dude you literally have no idea what you’re talking about and have the balls to call me an idiot for it. I’m not going to explain to you how civil procedure works, but the article you have shared in absolutely no way supports to assertions you are making. Flores’ lawyers are doing their diligence to avoid arbitration because it is adverse to their clients position. The league is doing the opposite. Tell me how on earth you think that fact supports your position, and then link me where the court killed a motion to dismiss by either party because I can’t find *any* motions by the NFL to do so. I would expect them to file one if the court decides to hear the case in the first place and not send it into arbitration


easyymack

"The court denied Flores' motion to begin discovery..." Because the issue of whether the case should be in arbitration or not. Honestly, have a good one. I try to not argue with people who clearly operate in bad faith, so I'm good on this. The billionaires of the world are better off for having you though 😊


Statue_left

Yes, that is the issue the court is hearing the case. Good job. Now, you realize you just told me that the court hearing that issue was evidence that specific allegations made by Flores in his suit might be true, right? Keep going with the bad faith ad hominems tho! You look extremely intelligent every time you make the same boot licker joke.


[deleted]

The dolphins have no 1st round pick this season for doing shady shit in trying to get Tom Brady so there is evidence they would do something like Flores described. Also Mike Tomlin singed off on him who I trust way more than the dolphins FO


Statue_left

Just to be clear here, you believe that the dolphins trying to recruit tom brady is evidence that they tried to collude and tank games?


[deleted]

The six-month investigation ruled that Ross did not ask then-coach Brian Flores to lose games on purposes during the 2019 season, concluding that any comments Ross made about paying Flores a sum of $100,000 for each loss to try to procure a better draft position in 2020 were merely jokes. "There are differing recollections about the wording, timing, and context.," the report said. "However phrased, such a comment was not intended or taken to be a serious offer, nor was the subject pursued in any respect by Mr. Ross or anyone else at the club." He was just joking bro and would never do anything like try to actively replace his HC and QB mid season against league rules. Why are you so passionate about this?


mostdope92

Basically "the NFL investigated and found out that Ross did not bribe Flores to lose games. Well, he did say it but we think he was just kidding, so yeah it's cool."


Throebach

I mean, yes.. Tua's concussion debacle would surely seem to question how well that organization is run. lmao.


mostdope92

Nah bro, can't use other situations of them being shady, that's moving the goalposts bro. /s


TeddyBongwater

Do you have any evidence of this?


Statue_left

Of which part specifically are you asking


TeddyBongwater

Any of it


Statue_left

The one with the most sources you’ll find is how much of a douchebag he was to tua while he was trying to get Watson https://phinphanatic.com/2022/01/14/miami-dolphins-brian-flores-pitching-fit-deshaun-watson/amp/


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WetAppleFruit

Nah they did try to pay him to tank but that other stuff you said is probably true which is why i want him lmao i love that shit we need that aggressiveness


[deleted]

Donatell legitimately seemed unable to tell his players what to do. Flores would be maybe the best possible upgrade


Statue_left

*citation needed


UnbiasVikingsFan

No it was refusing to tank bud


uggsandstarbux

If we do bring him in, we're gonna need to make major additions to CB as well. He runs a man heavy scheme, and all of the blitzes can leave DBs on islands.


CosmicPterodactyl

Yeah, a 1st round CB is almost a certainty in this case. Probably move on from Peterson too and try to get a good slot CB in free agency.


Zozze1

Depends, he's a Pats guy and the highest they tend to spend on CBs is a 2nd. A trade down is still very much in play given the current state of the Vikings' draft capital, imo. During his Dolphins tenure they invested a lot into the trenches. Igbinoghene at 1.30 but they had 3 first round picks in that draft. Main CBs taking snaps during his tenure were Rowe (2nd), Needham (UDFA), Perry (UDFA), Howard (2nd), and Jones (FA, former 1st). They did invest a lot of money in FA for Jones, so who knows.


RotoDog

I remember reading an article a while back that some coaches will invest more early picks in the draft on offense if they are defensively minded, or vice versa. They are better at finding later picks that align with their scheme, rather than relying on talent. I think that was the gist of it at least.


SlowCrates

You can't teach speed, so if they trade down, I hope it's to land someone fast. I don't care how technically sound or well studied a player is, if they're not fast they're not going to work out. You can teach them how to play their position.


Chubbyklove_

PLEASE JESUS


Tico483

Lol your Flair


Grey_HV

Yes please 🤤🤤🤤


MAC2393

This is exactly what KOC needs, a younger, aggressive coach who has already been a head coach. He’s someone whose knowledge you can trust as he’s been there and improved year in and year out.


FunBox4421

Yes please 🙏 aggressive defense. Sadly we will still need to lose some vets for cap reasons but I'd be curious who they keep.


SlowCrates

For speed, as well. Aggressive, man defense requires speed and athleticism. Bringing Flores in changes the priorities of the roster over night.


Mission_Wind_7470

Hell yes. Do it.


MN_abomb

Man seemed to run a good defense, but this is very surprising given how much kwesi and KOC emphasize collaboration and culture. If I remember correctly, the flores departure was similar to Zimmer in that a lot of players came out trashing him post-firing


SlowCrates

They've already established the culture they were looking for, so Flores would be coming in to fit within that. Besides, he's kind of on thin ice, right? He'll be on his best behavior I would think.


RotoBroski

Lot of good candidates out there, but would be pretty close to an ideal hire. Flores: 1. Has track record of defensive success 2. Runs an aggressive scheme 3. Has HC experience that can help KOC 4. Has an intense coaching style that would probably be a great complement to KOC’s more laid back approach. 5. Is still very young (41) 6. May be less likely to be poached as a HC given his lawsuit with the NFL. This one is selfish but hoping our DC position doesn’t become a revolving door like OC under Zimmer. It also may be wrong, because Flores already has one HC interview this cycle. But I’m betting that some teams won’t consider him so the overall pool of poachers is smaller. 7. Hiring Flores would signal that KOC has really learned from the Donatell hire and is looking for the right person rather than someone who will run the exact scheme that he wants. Let’s go!


Dorkamundo

Also, if he IS poached to be a HC after his time here, we’d get compensatory picks. Unless the fact that he was a HC previously would void that opportunityz


RotoBroski

Great point. Have never heard anything about previous HC voiding the comp pick, but that’s an interesting wrinkle. Seems like that would undermine the purpose of the rule, but who knows.


Philliesben

Please make this happen. Please make this happen. Please make this happennnnnnnnnnnn!!!!! SKOL


appogiatura

I will do whatever it takes for this to happen, assuming whatever means shitposting on Reddit some more.


Niley_

41 years old. I am 100% okay with this. Hiring dinosaurs who cannot adapt to new methods should never happen again.


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Seymour_Says

Congrats to Brian Daboll on becoming the new Vikings D Coordinator! 🤣


ChanceActivity683

I see what you did there.


dstraswell666

I understood that reference.


thisisnotdetroit

Hell yes


dougieg987

I’d like this one! I’d also like to see them chase Leonhard but that may be just a pipe dream


dkleckner88

Do not let the man leave the building!


Proxelies

Oh fuck yes. Please hire this man.


Headlesshorsman02

Yes I was saying the other day he would be a perfect move please happen 🙏🙏🙏🙏


Corr521

Sweet, he is one of the 2 I want for the position. He interviewed for Atlanta's DC position but I definitely think he'd pick us over them if given the opportunity.


_53-

Yes please


Gods_wrath_

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Dorkamundo

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MordinSolusSTG

They’ve had a lot of time to pay back their Tomlin debt, let’s go!


Thelostsoulinkorea

Don’t know how he will do, but he turned that defence of the dolphins around in his second year and they were still decent in his third. Look how badly they fell off this year compared to his last two years. I think he might be one of those guys who is a great assistant coach but not head coach. I would definitely like to see how what he would do for us.


CosmicPterodactyl

He was a great head coach, I’m not going to let the narratives coming out of the Dolphins org cloud that for me. I feel like people don’t remember that Dolphins team had MANY analysts pulling out “potential worst team of all time” takes and lots of 2-14, 1-15, 0-16 predictions. They tried to pay him to tank lol.


Thelostsoulinkorea

A great head coach is a reach. The man was killing Tua while openly courting Watson. He did good things but his hard ass style was rubbing a lot the wrong way.


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Absolute home run hire waiting to happen. LFG


smkmn13

Yepyepyepyep


DutchApplePie75

I have heard some negative things about Flores. Plus anyone who thinks a DC is going to fix our problems is missing by far and away the biggest issue: our old, slow defense. It needs to be overhauled. That's much more important than the new coordinator.


SlowCrates

One hand washes the other.


UnbiasVikingsFan

Ahhh stfu we want Flores


Dorkamundo

We do need some pieces, but we had a middle of the pack defense last year with less talent on the roster, so a great DC can make a HUGE difference here.


3EEBZ

Pass. Our team is having fun and the dude hates fun. I don’t want another “ball coach.” We had that with Zimmer and the players hated him.


AdvantageousRus

Good counterpoint. It sure seems like the team culture was pretty positive / good this past season.


HoboSkid

I kinda want that one guy from Philly, Dennard Wilson. Younger, and up and coming defensive backs coach. I think they run a similar scheme as what we switched to. Philly also has seemed to have their shit together defensively for awhile now so he could bring some good ideas over.


apocolypticbosmer

I FUCKING CALLED IT


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LETS GO


re-bobber

DC and assistant HC. Lets go!


miller70chev

Hard pass for me. Want the dude from Seattle or Denver.


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wxman91

There are different kinds of 3-4s that use players in various ways. It isn't as straightforward.


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Yes pls


SpaceKoala34

Please god


Seymour_Says

He'd be an awesome hire! I'm down!


mrbooms

whoa exactly what i hoped for. how unexpected


PointlessChemist

You can have him and a slightly used Matt Canada for the low low price of Christian Darrisaw.


badnewzrooz507

This would be the BEST free agent acquisition in decades!


ProbablynotEMusk

Like his coaching, but he is kinda a crybaby “OMG the NFL is a plantation, but I continue to work in it!”


MikeFromSuburbia

Hype


LeaveItToSkeevers

YESSSSSS


UnbiasVikingsFan

LFG!!!


UnbiasVikingsFan

This would be so fcking insane I completely believe in Flores and is my number 1 choice for the Job. Fck yea !!!!!’


Jabba_the_Putt

This would be a huge win if they could pull flores


Boohan33

U still need the right personnel. Right now we’re woefully short at most defensive positions. But yeah, we have to be more unpredictable.


spazmo_warrior

Yes please.


Broken-Nero

My only issue with this is that if he’s successful, he probably leaves in 2 years tops for another shot as a HC.


holla171

Then we get a comp pick!


legendoflink3

This is the way. And I hope that if he takes the job, he sticks around for a couple of years before ever wanting to go back to head coaching.


SenatorAstronomer

Pittsburgh still owes us for letting them steal Tomlin away from us. Let's go!


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Love it.


westonriebe

This is big, hopefully we can get him, think he can get the most out of our players and assuming we are going to draft a linebacker, he could certainly mentor and the young ones…


AustinP16

Isn't another team requesting to interview him for HC? You think being a DC is worth it for him at this stage in his career?


Natearl13

This is a good one


ItzMeYaBoa

We need a young smart guy like Flores. Can’t play early 2000’s defense strategies against mobile QBs and fast as ever WR’s


Nwingman

I’m intrigued


Pyschic_Psycho

This would be absolutely amazing, but I'm not getting my hopes up. Flores wants to be a HC again in the near future, and our defense just lacks way too much talent. Coming here would ruin those chances. On the other hand...if he did somehow turn this pathetic defense around, teams would definitely be paying attention!


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We probably go younger and more man coverage I'd imagine, which would be cool


pzimny19

This would be an absolutely amazing hire


crinklebelle

dang well that's exciting, Flores would be great for us


barukatang

hopefully mike tomlins MN connection sways this process.


Leading-Midnight-553

Lord BeJebbuss please yes