EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — For all his decades in football as a decidedly no-nonsense coach, Mike Zimmer has long defended his ability and willingness to adapt strategies to match shifts in styles and trends around the NFL.
The 65-year-old Zimmer has made it look at the start of training camp as if he’s evolving into an optimist, too. His description of the first full-team practice for the Minnesota Vikings was so positive his own daughter sounded skeptical, when the head coach was asked for a review.
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“I said, ‘Really, really good.