How important is it to keep B-Flo for 2024 (and beyond)?
Dec 12, 2023 1:01:34 GMT -6
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Post by Funkytown on Dec 12, 2023 1:01:34 GMT -6
Is the argument that Flores can't learn from his mistakes? I'm not going to sit here and say that the stuff coming out of Miami looks good, but before that, he was getting results. He was doing some good things, and he's certainly doing some great things now. The idea of him being our HC is more like a fantasy anyway, because people are frustrated with the offense. Let's be real: it'll never happen. I do think teams are going to be hesitant to hire Flores - which, selfishly, I'm happy about - but I don't agree that he can't grow as a person and a HC.
This was in the NFL section:
I mean, we all see this, right? How the defense plays versus the offense?
And this guy looks like a bully, and these defensive players completely miserable:
The results speak for themselves. And it's not like B-Flo hasn't lost key guys like Hicks and Davenport (on a pretty depleted roster to start with). For that defense to be doing what it's been doing with a couple key injuries and minimal help from the offense? It's freaking impressive.
Brian Flores just won a Vikings game — and a promotion and an extension? by Jim Souhan
Complaining about the Vikings' offense, offensive injuries and quarterback uncertainty is a legitimate response to their current predicament. But don't let the Vikings' problems distract you from their newest strength.
The Vikings hadn't shut out anyone since 2017. The Raiders hadn't been shut out since 2012. In their previous game, the Raiders managed 17 points against a quality Kansas City defense.
Purple pessimism might lead you to bemoan Flores' imminent departure.
This is where the Wilfs, who have become highly effective owners, can make a difference.
At some point, Flores will want to be a head coach again, and he deserves that chance.
Maybe, though, he wants to wait for just the right job at just the right time. He's suing the NFL, which might make some teams wary about hiring him, and there are owners and franchises he probably doesn't want to work for.
This is where the Wilfs come in. There is no salary cap for coaches. They can promote Flores to assistant head coach/defensive coordinator, and pay him in a manner that will make him want to stay in Minnesota until the perfect head coaching opportunity arises.
Flores and his players are keeping the Vikings in the race. Their best hope for beating a feisty Bengals team on Saturday is for Flores to discombobulate another young quarterback.
Signing Flores to a lucrative contract extension (with an out allowing him to become a head coach) is the best way to give the Vikings a chance to meld coach Kevin O'Connell's offense with a superior defense in 2024.
Such a deal would be expensive, but the Wilfs have done quite well financially, thanks to their own savvy, the sweetheart deal they got on U.S. Bank Stadium and the continuing success of the league and its broadcast revenues.
Bribing Flores to stick around is the best use of their wherewithal.
Flores' defense has surged despite him having just one star player in his prime: edge rusher Danielle Hunter.
He's winning games and confusing opposing quarterbacks with former role players, like Josh Metellus and undrafted free agent linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.
Imagine, if you will, a Vikings team with Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson healthy, T.J. Hockenson at tight end, and this defense — or a future version of this defense that might be even more talented.
"Total credit to our defense, and really, a season-defining performance by them, to allow us to get our seventh win and continue to put ourselves in position to have a lot to play for,'' O'Connell said.
Flores just reminded the Wilfs of what a lone zero looks like on the scoreboard at the end of an NFL game.
They should keep him by adding the proper number of zeros to the end of his paycheck.
The Vikings hadn't shut out anyone since 2017. The Raiders hadn't been shut out since 2012. In their previous game, the Raiders managed 17 points against a quality Kansas City defense.
Purple pessimism might lead you to bemoan Flores' imminent departure.
This is where the Wilfs, who have become highly effective owners, can make a difference.
At some point, Flores will want to be a head coach again, and he deserves that chance.
Maybe, though, he wants to wait for just the right job at just the right time. He's suing the NFL, which might make some teams wary about hiring him, and there are owners and franchises he probably doesn't want to work for.
This is where the Wilfs come in. There is no salary cap for coaches. They can promote Flores to assistant head coach/defensive coordinator, and pay him in a manner that will make him want to stay in Minnesota until the perfect head coaching opportunity arises.
Flores and his players are keeping the Vikings in the race. Their best hope for beating a feisty Bengals team on Saturday is for Flores to discombobulate another young quarterback.
Signing Flores to a lucrative contract extension (with an out allowing him to become a head coach) is the best way to give the Vikings a chance to meld coach Kevin O'Connell's offense with a superior defense in 2024.
Such a deal would be expensive, but the Wilfs have done quite well financially, thanks to their own savvy, the sweetheart deal they got on U.S. Bank Stadium and the continuing success of the league and its broadcast revenues.
Bribing Flores to stick around is the best use of their wherewithal.
Flores' defense has surged despite him having just one star player in his prime: edge rusher Danielle Hunter.
He's winning games and confusing opposing quarterbacks with former role players, like Josh Metellus and undrafted free agent linebacker Ivan Pace Jr.
Imagine, if you will, a Vikings team with Kirk Cousins and Justin Jefferson healthy, T.J. Hockenson at tight end, and this defense — or a future version of this defense that might be even more talented.
"Total credit to our defense, and really, a season-defining performance by them, to allow us to get our seventh win and continue to put ourselves in position to have a lot to play for,'' O'Connell said.
Flores just reminded the Wilfs of what a lone zero looks like on the scoreboard at the end of an NFL game.
They should keep him by adding the proper number of zeros to the end of his paycheck.
Link:
www.startribune.com/brian-flores-minnesota-vikings-nfl-head-coaching-candidates-jim-souhan/600326084/?refresh=true
I hope "the right" opportunity isn't out there this offseason and we get to keep him for a bit longer. However, if he does move on, I don't buy into this idea that he can't learn from his previous HC gig. Time to reflect, working with Tomlin and KO, and all of the public bashing probably did him some good. I'm certain if/when given another chance, he'll clean a few things up as a leader. I think what he's done for our defense already shows that. Everyone continues to speak highly of him and how much he empowers them. That sounds a bit different than his time in Miami...
... and neither is this Chris guy.