The conflict depicted between the general manager played by Kevin Costner and head coach played by Denis Leary in Draft Day is quite the contrast from the relationship between Vikings GM Rick Spielman and Head Coach Mike Zimmer, who was selected in January 2014 after Spielman’s thorough review of candidates.
Andrew Krammer of 1500ESPN.com took a deep lookat the bond that’s forming between Spielman and Zimmer and found that the structure GM hiring a coach has had its share of success across the league and was recommended by former Bears GM Jerry Angelo.