Minnesota Vikings make a decision that everyone saw coming

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The Minnesota Vikings will not be bringing back special teams coach Marwan Maalouf in 2021.

Among the struggles experienced by the Minnesota Vikings during the 2020 season, a number of them happened on special teams.

There was an increase in missed kicks, there were numerous blocked punts (in one game), the kickoff coverage was disappointingly poor, and the Vikings found it difficult to return a punt for more than two yards for most of the year.

So when Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer announced on Tuesday that the team is not going to renew the contract of special teams coach Marwan Maalouf, almost no one was surprised by the decision. It was something…