Assistant Coaches:

[PurpleScout]

This thread is to discuss the Assistant Coaches as they are named and our thoughts.

Offensive Cord.-Norv Turner (Not Official) This will bring our Offense into the 21st century
Def Cord.-George Edwards-Zimmer Clone
QB Coach-Scott Turner (Not Official)-Already knows more than previous QB coach just from his Dad
OL Coach-Jeff Davidson (Not Official)-Smart Move. Davidson is an up and coming coach
ST Coach-Bobby April (Not Official) Time to walk away from the whole Kluwe deal whether Phifer is in the wrong or not. April gets the most from his ST guys

[King James]

I was hoping we'd keep Priefer because he is a good coach but now atleast we don't have to worry about the Kluwe situation anymore.

I never heard of Bobby April before but I assume he is good. I like this clean sweep we are doing. This is exactly what the purple doctor ordered!! A fresh new staff!

[PacificNorseWest]

Yeah, good coach or not...Time to wash their hands of all that mess.

[Eli]

How about a score card? I'll try to keep this updated. Vikings.com claims that the Vikings have 23 coaches. I imagine that number could go up or down, depending on new positions created and old ones that aren't filled. Not even sure all of them are really coaches; "Assistant to Head Coach" sounds more like a secretary than a coach.

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Coaching Position                      2013                 2014
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Head Coach                             Leslie Frazier       Mike Zimmer
Offensive Coordinator                  Bill Musgrave        Norv Turner
Defensive Coordinator                  Alan Williams        George Edwards
Special Teams Coordinator              Mike Priefer         ?
Assistant Special Teams Coordinator    Ryan Ficken          ?
Quarterbacks                           Craig Johnson        Scott Turner
Assistant Quarterbacks                 Kevin Stefanski      ?
Running Backs                          James Saxon          ?
Wide Receivers                         George Stewart       ?
Tight Ends                             Jimmie Johnson       ?
Offensive Line                         Jeff Davidson        ?
Assistant Offensive Line               Ryan Silverfield     ?
Defensive Line                         Brendan Daly         ?
Assistant Defensive Line               Diron Reynolds       ?
Linebackers                            Fred Pagac           ?
Defensive Assistant/Linebackers        Jeff Imamura         ?
Defensive Backs                        Joe Woods            Jerry Gray
                                                            Adam Zimmer
Strength and Conditioning              Tom Kanavy           ?
Assistant Strength and Conditioning    Aaron McLaurin       ?
Assistant Strength and Conditioning    Martin Streight      ?
Assistant to Head Coach                Jeff Howard          ?
Offensive Quality Control              Klint Kubiak         ?
Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers       Mike Singletary      (no replacement)

[Webbfann]

Looks like there's an opening for Head Spellchecker too.

[PurpleScout]

I heard the same on Mularkey.

I also heard that Zimmer thinks some of the D-Swagger has to be put back in the Defense and he would like to go outside the box and hire either EJ Henderson or Ed McDaniel as an Asst. LBer coach!

[Eli]

I have no love for hiring former Vikings just for the sake of hiring former Vikings. Like the Jack Del Rio talk. Who gives a damn whether they played here? Just hire some good coaches.

[mosscarter]

looks like a done deal not sure what is taking so long to make it official http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.s ... i_246.html

[HardcoreVikesFan]

I was very high on Jeff Davidson when we hired him back in the 2012 offseason. However, after this year, I am not so sure anymore. All the great work he did in 2012 was virtually non-existent this past season. I don't understand how a guy like Matt Kalil can go from a Pro Bowl player to looking like an absolutely pedestrian at times this past season. If Davidson stays that is fine, but he has to do a better job this year.

[NextQuestion]

I was hoping we'd keep Priefer because he is a good coach but now atleast we don't have to worry about the Kluwe situation anymore.

I never heard of Bobby April before but I assume he is good. I like this clean sweep we are doing. This is exactly what the purple doctor ordered!! A fresh new staff!

Worry about it? It's still on going and he might take it to court. This would be a perfect time to let Mike Priefer go and have the excuse of "New HC wanted his staff".

[frosted]

Worry about it? It's still on going and he might take it to court. This would be a perfect time to let Mike Priefer go and have the excuse of "New HC wanted his staff".

I think he meant because we will likely be letting him go, we won't have to worry about it anymore...

[NextQuestion]

Ah, my bad. George Stewart would be boss to keep around but I can see them going elsewhere.

[frosted]

Ah, my bad. George Stewart would be boss to keep around but I can see them going elsewhere.

I like George too. Wouldn't mind seeing him retained.

[PurpleScout]

I vote to keep Stewart and Saxon. Our WRs and RBs are fine. They both coach great.

[PurpleScout]

Looks and sounds like Adam Zimmer for DB Coach. Basically a done deal according to Adam and the Bengals Pride page.