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Vikings win this afternoon and the Leslie Frazier promotion announcement is made during the postgame presser. Even with a loss, this will be the good news that sends us into the offseason. I was so ready for Leslie Frazier earlier in the year and then when it happened, I felt a little disappointed. Frazier has gone 3-2 since taking over but I think my hatred towards Childress got the best of my judgment. Not to say Leslie is doing a horrible job but he's not made the impact I thought he would. I really thought he'd have the balls to permanently sit Favre but yet he plays the game. I dunno...I guess Favre has earned the right to play when he can & it's not like Leslie was going to suddenly make us look like the team we were in 2009. A lot of Vikings' fans went through the season assuming injuries and a strict refusal to do anything for Childress is what lead us to where we are. After watching the past few weeks, it is apparent that we have more issues than anyone could have imagined, before the start of the season.Judd Zulgad of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune recently reported that the Vikings and interim coach Leslie Frazier have been involved in “serious discussions” aimed at making him the non-interim coach.
Frazier, Vikings met for more than five hours on Friday
A league source tells us that the discussions entailed meetings that consumed more than five hours on Friday.
Time is of the essence for the Vikings, given that once their season ends on Sunday other teams may come calling for Frazier. (It would be more than a little naive to think that teams that may be interested in Frazier haven’t made their interest known to Frazier’s agent.)
Because Frazier is a minority candidate, the Vikings can make him the permanent coach without conducting any further interviews. And by all appearances the Vikings will make him the permanent coach.
It would make sense to make the move as soon as possible after the regular-season finale. Five years ago, the team made it known immediately after a Week 17 win over the Bears that coach Mike Tice wouldn’t be returning.
The next question will be whether Frazier retains offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell, who employs the West Coast offense. And if Bevell stays, it will be impossible to rule out another “this is my last year, and I mean it this time” return from Brett Favre, especially if a lockout wipes out the offseason program and/or training camp.
-PFT
But still, Leslie Frazier is well respected by his players and he has been that, "hot, up and comer" coordinator, for the past couple seasons. He knows the team and as long as he is promoted, we won't have to suffer any major turnovers in coaching staff or personnel. Where Brad Childress, (allegedly), liked to get confrontational with anyone in his path...Leslie doesn't, and a happier Viking is a more productive Viking. At the very least, I would puke my brains out, if we had to watch another great defensive coordinator get a head job elsewhere and end up winning a Super Bowl so quick.
Take a look around at who is available: Gruden, Cowher, Harbaugh, etc. For as many good reasons as one could come up with to make such a hire...I can think of just as much to say why they wouldn't work out. Are we really in a position to hand the team over to a guy with zero NFL coaching experience in Jim Harbaugh? Or do we really want to suffer through the washed up quarterback carousel than Jon Gruden loves to ride? Truth be told, outside of Tony Dungy, (who has made it clear he's not leaving the booth), there isn't a better candidate than the one we already have in place.
