In another installment of key veterans the Vikings are counting on to win a Super Bowl, I take a look at none other than head coach Mike Zimmer.
Head coaches can be more difficult to evaluate - there aren’t so many stats or objective measures to go by - other than the all important win-loss record. But sometimes a mediocre coach can be helped by an elite quarterback, or an otherwise good coach hamstrung by a poor one, or a rash of injuries, or poor organization. Bill Belichick went 36-44 over his first five years as a head coach in Cleveland before winning 74% of his games and six Super Bowls over 19 years with Tom Brady in New England.