The Bengals made the playoffs in four of the six seasons with Zimmer leading the defense. On top of that, Cincinnati never ranked worse than 15th in total defense over that time, ranking third in yards allowed (305.5) and fifth in points allowed per
Mike Zimmer isn't going to make their D as good as that team. I feel like you're better off with a great offense and an average defense than a pretty good defense and no offense to speak of. The offense in Minnesota hasn't been good for years outside
The ninth head coach in Vikings history has been named.
Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has been named the new head coach for the Minnesota Vikings.
Were the Cowboys going to keep Zimmer as the coordinator in 2007 with Phillips running his own defense? Of course not. This was Phillips' defense and Phillips' team. And if they did, then we would have heard more complaints that Jones would not let