01-24-2022, 01:51 PM
(01-24-2022, 01:40 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: I'm not sure what you mean by this. Zimmer's teams ran a significant amount of cover three and cover two, while Cincinnati has favored cover 1 and blitzing when it comes to high pressure situations. They still run that but have been more conservative on the blitz this season, but Minnesota hasn't been a blitz heavy team under Zimmer. They generally sit in their zones. Their defenses really aren't all that different. Zimmer would be able to step in and work just fine with the personnel this team has.
We don't blitz that much either. It was like pulling teeth getting Lou to to blitz until mid season, and it was always in a specific situation. When Zimmer was here he definitely wanted guys that could cover in man, which is why Newman played til he was 90 and Pacman followed him here.
It might work eventually, but I'd much rather have someone on the staff from Lou's school of thought. I dislike the idea of switching horses in the middle of a race when one is running pretty well.
If Zimmer came on board, I'd rather see it as a front office guy in waiting so he could at least have a feel for things before taking the reigns.
It will be a moot argument anyway, as I don't see Lou going anywhere.
