In a really important game Monday night in Seattle, the Minnesota Viking offense failed to show up. Since it's hard to win when you don't score points, another fine defensive effort was wasted and the team sustained another critical loss.
Thielen was ignored, as was Rudolph. The running game was anemic. More than all of that, Kirk Cousins looked absolutely brutal. He missed obvious reads, missed open receivers, and missed another opportunity to finally be a true leader to this team.
He didn't miss cashing his paycheck, though...
Since Cousins has an $80MM guaranteed contract and we can't fire him, we did the next best thing and fired the offensive coordinator. If this move doesn't bring about the necessary change, the next move will be to fire Zimmer. After that, we're pretty much out of options.
Despite all of this football futility, our favorite team is still in the thick of a playoff hunt. Indeed, the Vikes really control their own destiny. With upcoming games against Miami and Detroit, there is no reason they can't win both. That brings us to week 17 against the Bears, and depending on how things shake out, the game may be moot for the Monsters of the Midway.
Hence, the Vikings have no excuse on missing the playoffs. They just need to execute.
Or get executed. Like their offensive coordinator did.
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