For Frazier, it's time to prove it again Leslie Frazier’s task hasn’t changed: guiding the Vikings through long odds to the playoffs.
Now heading into his third full season as head coach, Frazier still has much to prove. To take another step forward, he’ll need to show he can be far better with clock management and that his unifying leadership can improve his current .421 winning percentage.
Last winter, on the heels of that surprise playoff trip, ownership offered only a lukewarm vote of confidence, exercising the 2014 option on Frazier’s contract but not extending the deal further.
As a show of steadfast support, it was unconvincing. And it thrust Frazier into a prove-it season in 2013.
He enters now with total buy-in from the locker room. And if there’s additional reason to believe Frazier can propel the Vikings further, it came in that improbable streak to close last season.
“When you have a coach who stands behind you like he does,” Henderson said, “you take those votes of confidence and you don’t ever want to let him down.”
Thanks for the link, dead_poet. For what it's worth, the Powers column gets more serious too. It just starts off with humor.
The Strib article was a good read but I'm puzzled by the comment that Frazier needs to "show he can be far better with clock management". Did they just need something to go with "...and that his unifying leadership can improve his current .421 winning percentage"?
There's always room for improvement but looking back on last year, I'm not recalling any big mistakes in clock management that would indicate Frazier needs to be far better in that department. Am I forgetting a major error?
I really think there are no more excuses for Fraizer. Enough of keeping players content and hydrated. If I don't see veins bulging outta his forehead and neck while he berates players, officials and reporters on a regular basis this season, I will be have no other option but to burden the rest of you with my digital discontent.
Good read some funny stuff for sure.