Vikings Territory · Dec 29, 2020
Sansevere: Nicknaming the 2020 Minnesota Vikings Defense
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Memorable defenses get memorable nicknames.
The Purple People Eaters.
The Steel Curtain.
The Fearsome Foursome.
The Doomsday Defense.
All great defenses. All defenses worthy of a nickname.
The current Vikings defense is the antithesis of great. But it is a memorable defense. Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is unlikely to forget it.
After Friday’s 52-33 scalding by the New Orleans Saints, Zimm said, “Yeah, this is a bad defense. Worst one I’ve ever had.”
This defense is so memorable, so memorably putrid, it screams to have a nickname.
