maplelakeduckslayer wrote:So maybe Zimmer was part of the problem? Maybe he put aside some of his self pride for what was good for the team?
He was definitely part of the problem. He's prioritized running the ball ad nauseam and openly admitted it's an effort to chew up clock and keep the offense on the field more....not so much as a direct way to win, but as a way to ensure 'his' defense gets a rest. He sees the pass-first offense as having too many quick three and outs where the defense has to run back onto the field without even getting a chance to catch their breath.
Thankfully Diggs, and to a lesser extent Thielen, had the balls go, "This is stupid. You have the best duo of wide receivers in the league you just paid....you have went out and signed the top free agent QB and made him the highest paid in the league (at the time) and after clearly illustrating that you're going in the direction the league has gone as a whole......you now decide to run the ball a ridiculous amount to where Diggs had a handful of targets and Thielen had only a handful more after four games?"
Zimmer would've lost the locker room had he been allowed to keep the offensive game plan the way he wanted. He's going to have a hard time going back after seeing that guess what? Diggs and Thielen were right. So keep throwing them the ball and letting them make plays.
How many guys in the league are making the catch Thielen made getting hurt? Not many.
I hate Cousins but not many guys are making that throw.
Hopefully he's starting to realize he can trust those guys. Hopefully if he gets picked off a time or doing it he won't revert to be a pussy, because it's going to happen. Putting up three or four TD's and a pick is going to win you a lot more games than putting up one or two without one....especially when you have a solid defense that isn't going to allow the other team to capitalize on it too often to where the risk outweighs the reward. Fukc it Kirk.....just keep chucking it downfield.