Minnesota Vikings Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Mike Zimmer
Coordinators
Offensive Coordinator: Kevin Stefanski
Defensive Coordinator: George Edwards
Special Teams Coordinator: Marwan Maalouf
Assistants
Assistant head coach/offensive adviser: Gary Kubiak
Quarterbacks: Klint Kubiak
Running Backs: Kennedy Polamalu
Receivers: Drew Petzing
Tight Ends: Brian Pariani
Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator: Rick Dennison
Assistant Offensive Line: Andrew Janocko
Offensive Quality Control: Christian Jones
Offensive Quality Control: A. C. Patterson
Defensive Line: Andre Patterson
Assistant Defensive Line: Robert Rodriguez
Linebackers: Adam Zimmer
Defensive Backs: Jerry Gray
Assistant Defensive Backs: Jeff Howard
Defensive Quality Control: Nick Rallis
Assistant Special Teams: Ryan Ficken
Head Strength and Conditioning: Mark Uyeyama
Assistant Strength and Conditioning: Chaz Mahle
Assistant Strength and Conditioning: Derik Keyes
Assistant Strength and Conditioning: Austin Livingston
Assistant Strength and Conditioning: Chula Loomis
The addition of Gary Kubiak and friends have received most of the attention, deservedly so, but I can't wait to see what Kevin Stefanski and Marwan Maalouf bring to the team. At the time, hiring John DeFilippo as offensive coordinator last offseason felt like a huge addition. However, there was also a feel of desperation to it. A "Let's get one of the masterminds of the offense that thrashed our defense and won the Super Bowl" sort of desperation. The right thing all along was probably to promote Stefanski to replace Pat Schumur. It's easy to say that now as hindsight tends to rewrite how we felt in the moment. Stefanski gets his long deserved shot at calling an offense now. I'm thrilled to see how he does. Even if he's getting assistance from the Kubiak gang. As for Maalouf, I think that Mike Priefer was, and is, a terrific special teams coordinator. I also think that the Vikings special teams units were starting to look a little stale. They were solid but there didn't seem to be a lot of energy. Miami's special teams units played with energy, aggressiveness. That could be seen in the manner in which they went after blocking punts and kicks. I hope that Maalouf brings that sort of energy and aggressiveness to the Vikings's special teams.
The addition of Gary Kubiak and friends have received most of the attention, deservedly so, but I can't wait to see what Kevin Stefanski and Marwan Maalouf bring to the team. At the time, hiring John DeFilippo as offensive coordinator last offseason felt like a huge addition. However, there was also a feel of desperation to it. A "Let's get one of the masterminds of the offense that thrashed our defense and won the Super Bowl" sort of desperation. The right thing all along was probably to promote Stefanski to replace Pat Schumur. It's easy to say that now as hindsight tends to rewrite how we felt in the moment. Stefanski gets his long deserved shot at calling an offense now. I'm thrilled to see how he does. Even if he's getting assistance from the Kubiak gang. As for Maalouf, I think that Mike Priefer was, and is, a terrific special teams coordinator. I also think that the Vikings special teams units were starting to look a little stale. They were solid but there didn't seem to be a lot of energy. Miami's special teams units played with energy, aggressiveness. That could be seen in the manner in which they went after blocking punts and kicks. I hope that Maalouf brings that sort of energy and aggressiveness to the Vikings's special teams.
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