Mike Zimmer: Safety situation still fluid after week 1

Mike Zimmer was questioned during his Tuesday afternoon press conference about his decision to start Andrew Sendejo over Robert Blanton Monday night against San Francisco.

Zimmer said that it came down to Sendejo being a smart player who knows where he’s supposed to be (via Vikings.com):

I felt like [Sendejo] is a smart guy who knows what to do, to kind of be in the right place all the time and we can have confidence in him making the correct plays.

Presumably, this means Robert Blanton is not necessarily as smart a player as Sendejo and doesn’t necessarily always know where he’s supposed to be.

Unfortunately Sendejo did not reward Zimmer’s confidence by putting in an acceptable performance.

Zimm…