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With Training Camp Underway, Mike Zimmer Says 2021 Vikings Have ‘A Different Vibe’

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.