Matt Nagy won the NFC North last year and missed the playoffs this season.
Mike Zimmer rode that rollercoaster twice in his Vikings coaching career, winning the division in 2015 and 2017 and missing the playoffs in 2016 and 2018.
Twice in the last three years, he’s debated the question the Bears coach must try to figure out this offseason: what players and assistant coaches can — or can’t — help the team return to the playoffs?
Zimmer’s defensive staff has been with the Vikings since his arrival in 2014, but his offensive coaches are new.