Mediocre Year. Division Championship. Mediocre Year. NFC Championship. Mediocre Year. Playoff win. Mediocre Year.
Do you see a pattern? These are the Minnesota Vikings outcomes amid the last seven seasons under the leadership of Mike Zimmer. The franchise is “due” for another prosperous year, fostered by the uncanny motif that alternates average campaigns with fruitful ones. Indeed, the worst year ever spearheaded by Zimmer is 7-9, and he has fired up that record twice (2014 and 2020).
Because Zimmer enters his eighth adventure, Kirk Cousins possesses a large contract, Dalvin Cook is in his physical prime, and Adam Thielen isn’t getting any younger, the Vikings have once again renewed their subscription to “all-in” stakes for the 2021 campaign.