With the new Star Wars movie in theaters now, it seems only appropriate to remember the words of Darth Vader as he prepared to face Obi-Wan Kenobi in battle:
“I’ve been waiting for you, Obi-Wan. We meet again at last. The circle is now complete. When I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master.”
When former defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer left the Cincinnati Bengals to take the head coaching job of the Minnesota Vikings in 2014, he was but a disciple of Marvin Lewis.
Sunday will mark the first meeting between the two coaches since Zimmer’s departure, and it is his Vikings who are near the top of the football world while the Bengals are struggling to avoid their second straight losing season.