Rest In Peace Jerry Burns

[RandyMoss84]

I have always thought he is an average coach but he deserves major credit for upsets of Saints and 49ers in the playoffs and I loved his rants! Rest i. Peace Mr. Burns

[Spot & Stalk Vike]

RIP Jerry, God Speed.

[VikingLord]

Straight Shooter.

Everyone knew exactly where they stood with Burns, including the media and the fans.

Rest in Peace Jerry Burns

[Fran the Man]

Rest In Peace Burnsie. Loved the guy. Never had an unspoken thought it seemed. Which made him all the more loveable.

[CharVike]

Thanks for all the memories Jerry. That was a great run to the Champ game. Exciting football. Plus he had Fran hitting Foreman out of the backfield often. Made it to 94 years of age.

[Foreman44]

if you remember Burnsie, you been a fan awhile. Been a fan since 1962...faced my share of heart break as has most of us.... RIP Burnsie.

[J. Kapp 11]

Bill Walsh is credited with inventing the West Coast offense, but Burns was employing a more horizontal passing game as Vikings OC before Walsh came along. Burns was a helluva OC and doesn’t get enough credit.

RIP Jerry. Thanks for being a great Viking.

[RandyMoss84]

Bill Walsh is credited with inventing the West Coast offense, but Burns was employing a more horizontal passing game as Vikings OC before Walsh came along. Burns was a helluva OC and doesn’t get enough credit.

RIP Jerry. Thanks for being a great Viking.

Yeah, he was a great offensive coordinator, too bad he was not a great head coach

[J. Kapp 11]

Bill Walsh is credited with inventing the West Coast offense, but Burns was employing a more horizontal passing game as Vikings OC before Walsh came along. Burns was a helluva OC and doesn’t get enough credit.

RIP Jerry. Thanks for being a great Viking.

Yeah, he was a great offensive coordinator, too bad he was not a great head coach

Is there a reason you feel the need to trample on the man's legacy?

Burns was 55-46 (.545) as a head coach, including 3-3 in the playoffs. It's not like he sucked or anything.

Many former Vikings players credit Burns for making them the players they became. Fran Tarkenton said he saved his career. Bud Grant worked a coach short for an entire year, holding a spot open on his staff waiting for Burns' contract to expire so he could hire him. He's also in the Vikings' Ring of Honor, so apparently the organization didn't think he sucked.

Then again, I doubt you ever watched a game he coached, either as a coordinator or a head coach.

[VikingsVictorious]

I have always thought he is an average coach but he deserves major credit for upsets of Saints and 49ers in the playoffs and I loved his rants! Rest i. Peace Mr. Burns

He was a brilliant offensive coordinator creating what became known as the west coast offense when Bill Walsh borrowed from Burns and added a couple wrinkles of his own.

[RandyMoss84]

Yeah, he was a great offensive coordinator, too bad he was not a great head coach

Is there a reason you feel the need to trample on the man's legacy?

Burns was 55-46 (.545) as a head coach, including 3-3 in the playoffs. It's not like he sucked or anything.

Many former Vikings players credit Burns for making them the players they became. Fran Tarkenton said he saved his career. Bud Grant worked a coach short for an entire year, holding a spot open on his staff waiting for Burns' contract to expire so he could hire him. He's also in the Vikings' Ring of Honor, so apparently the organization didn't think he sucked.

Then again, I doubt you ever watched a game he coached, either as a coordinator or a head coach.

I am a Vikings fan since 1961 so I have watched every game he coached his entire career and he is a great offensive coordinator but an above average head coach so I am just stating my opinion so chill out

[Maelstrom88]

I never watched him coach but some of his press conferences on YouTube are gold. RIP

[Tark]

Straight forward. I remember one post game presser after our kicker missed a chip shot to win the game and when asked about it he said something like "so what do you want me to do? Shoot him?".

[Tark]

It might have been the punter shanking one, don't remember but I remember his response. RIP

[CharVike]

Straight forward. I remember one post game presser after our kicker missed a chip shot to win the game and when asked about it he said something like "so what do you want me to do? Shoot him?".

Burns could come up with some good ones. I do remember what you just posted. It may not be exact but that don't even matter. I liked when he said if Fenney picks up his feet he walks into the end zone. At the end of the day Burns cared about his players and the staff that worked under him. He would go out of his way to protect/support them. That came from Bud.