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Leslie Frazier

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He may not have been a great head coach but Leslie Frazier's Buffalo Bill defense looks tough
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4mnvikes1982 wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:51 pm He may not have been a great head coach but Leslie Frazier's Buffalo Bill defense looks tough
It does!

I don't think Frazier ever had true support from management when HC in Minnesota. He took over a team with cap and personnel problems, was handed a rookie QB with limited ability and after squeezing a winning season and wildcard appearance out of the team in 2012 (with a LOT of help from Adrian Peterson) his reward was a lame duck season because Spielman wanted to hire his own head coach.

It's possible Frazier could have received the 8 years of commitment and support Zimmer did and he might not have done any better than he did from 2011-2013 but he wasn't really put in a position to succeed. He was a bridge from Childress to Zimmer and that's pretty much how he was treated.

Anyway, it's nice to see him having success as Bills defensive coordinator.
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Mothman wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:37 pm
4mnvikes1982 wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:51 pm He may not have been a great head coach but Leslie Frazier's Buffalo Bill defense looks tough
It does!

I don't think Frazier ever had true support from management when HC in Minnesota. He took over a team with cap and personnel problems, was handed a rookie QB with limited ability and after squeezing a winning season and wildcard appearance out of the team in 2012 (with a LOT of help from Adrian Peterson) his reward was a lame duck season because Spielman wanted to hire his own head coach.

It's possible Frazier could have received the 8 years of commitment and support Zimmer did and he might not have done any better than he did from 2011-2013 but he wasn't really put in a position to succeed. He was a bridge from Childress to Zimmer and that's pretty much how he was treated.

Anyway, it's nice to see him having success as Bills defensive coordinator.
That's a great take on the situation.
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4mnvikes1982 wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 11:51 pm That's a great take on the situation.
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I realize this section is only meant for the Vikings, but WOW, how about those Bills. If the Vikings can't lift their curse. I hope the Bills can. A franchise that is well deserving of it too.

Watching Josh Allen, the entire game I was thinking, how can anyone ever stop this guy?

Apologizes for taking this off topic, just a jilted Vikings fan dreaming about what could be.
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StpViking wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:48 am I realize this section is only meant for the Vikings, but WOW, how about those Bills. If the Vikings can't lift their curse. I hope the Bills can. A franchise that is well deserving of it too.

Watching Josh Allen, the entire game I was thinking, how can anyone ever stop this guy?

Apologizes for taking this off topic, just a jilted Vikings fan dreaming about what could be.
Happy for Diggs. Hope they make it to the SB.
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StpViking wrote: Sun Jan 16, 2022 12:48 am I realize this section is only meant for the Vikings, but WOW, how about those Bills. If the Vikings can't lift their curse. I hope the Bills can. A franchise that is well deserving of it too.

Watching Josh Allen, the entire game I was thinking, how can anyone ever stop this guy?

Apologizes for taking this off topic, just a jilted Vikings fan dreaming about what could be.
I'm with you. It would be nice to see the Bills win it all.
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