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Vikings mailbag: How can contract situations for Rick Spielman and Mike Zimmer impact decisions?

Below are a handful of questions submitted for our Access Vikings podcast, which you can find on Apple podcasts and Google Play. You can submit questions on Twitter to Ben Goessling, Andrew Krammer and Michael Rand, or via email to Andrew.Krammer@startribune.com.

Q: In terms of decision making, how big an impact do the short-term nature of Spielman/Zimmer contracts have? Personally, I think Spielman should be contracted long term, so there is limited incentive to prioritizeshort-term over long-term success. — Neil Gleadall

AK: Good question.