With two division titles in three years, the transformation Mike Zimmer sought when he became head coach is getting nearer to completion.
Since the end of the Purple People Eaters era (Your grandpa’s Minnesota Vikings and also shut up), the Vikings have had a few characteristics or traits that have applied to almost every version of the team, regardless of players or coaching staff. There were exceptions, yes, but for the most part this franchise had a list of maddeningly consistent things that became a yoke around this team, at least for the fans. They were, in a nutshell, your father’s Minnesota Vikings.