Through the coordinator changes, coaching staff shuffles, quarterback investments and offensive line overhauls, the Vikings have lacked one thing on offense above all else in Mike Zimmer’s tenure: consistency.
The Vikings, who beat the Eagles 38-20 on Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium, have employed four different offensive coordinators since 2014, twice switching play-callers in the middle of seasons. They’ve had at least three different coaches at each offensive position (with Kevin Stefanski coaching tight ends, then running backs and quarterbacks before becoming coordinator), and have used seven different starting quarterbacks in that time.
Their defensive coordinator (George Edwards) and the primary position coaches at each level (defensive line coach Andre Patterson, linebackers coach Adam Zimmer and defensive backs coach Jerry Gray) have all been here since Mike Zimmer became head coach, presiding over units full of hand-picked players that have ranked in the Top 10 in fewest yards allowed four times and fewest points allowed four times.