When the Wilf family decided to extend the contracts of both coach Mike Zimmer and GM Rick Spielman this offseason, it did so with good reason even after the Vikings had a disappointing 2018 season, one that started with Super Bowl aspirations and ended with the club missing the postseason.
Since Zimmer and Spielman teamed up in 2014, the Vikings have posted the third-best winning percentage in the NFC and easily the best in the NFC North at .594 (47-32-1).
But there is no question those contract extensions came with a caveat that this team had to make some big changes heading into 2019 after the Wilfs invested $477 million in U.