Zimmer Watch

It looks like the local media was camped out at Winter Park in Eden Prairie, MN. Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer was at the the Minnesota Vikings facilities for his second interview to be the team's next head coach. This interview involved a meet-and-greet with the Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf. Zimmer-Watch was in full swing most of yesterday. Pretty much everyone assumes that Zimmer will be the Vikings next head coach. I hope that those assumptions prove to be accurate. He's been my top choice since it looked like Leslie Frazier wasn't going to survive his second losing season. Zimmer was most definitely my top choice after Frazier was fired a day after the Vikings 5-10-1 season ended. As of last night, there was no news that Mike Zimmer had been hired. There was also no news that Mike Zimmer had not been hired. The lack of news means little as Zimmer is still in Minnesota.

A large portion of the Minnesota Vikings fan base is on the verge of losing it's collective mind. They do not understand the wait. They see the Tennessee Titans hire Ken Whisenhut mere hours after he becomes available to be hired. They see seven teams enter the offseason without a head coach. They see five of those teams find their new head coach while Vikings general manager Rick Spielman is sitting way too still. I can't say that I'm entirely comfortable with the Minnesota Vikings being without a head coach. It just doesn't feel right but I see no reason to rush into a decision this important. Spielman's Vikings future is surely tied to the decision that he makes. He's not going to rush it. Mike Zimmer certainly doesn't want to gamble with his long overdue first shot to lead his own team. It's a big decision. If the Vikings and Zimmer are comfortable with this situation, this will happen. If they aren't comfortable, this won't happen. Both will move on. Until that happens, Zimmer-Watch moves on to day two.

I think that we hear today that Mike Zimmer will be the next head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.