Toward the end of his final preseason news conference on Wednesday — after he'd finished discussing the knee surgery for his up-and-coming tight end that capped an exhibition season in which he'd tried harder than ever to keep starters healthy — coach Mike Zimmer was asked to reflect on all the turmoil he'd seen in his time with the Vikings.
"I think it's been eight years," Zimmer said. "Yeah, it seems like the book is going to be a good book, when I write it."
He listed his kidney stones in 2014, his 2016 eye surgery, Adrian Peterson, and then added, "There's a lot that you guys don't know.