MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Vikings owners Mark and Zygi Wilf had enough of being relevant one year and an afterthought the next.
Their decision on Monday to fire coach Mike Zimmer and general manager Rick Spielman – who had been together since 2014 – signified a complete overhaul in an effort to rebuild the Vikings into a legitimate contender.
The Wilfs viewed this as the only way they could right the ship after missing the playoffs in back-to-back years, the first time that had happened during Zimmer’s eight years in Minnesota. They had gone the route of trying to be competitive while executing a soft rebuild after last making the postseason in 2019.