<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Vikings hire Frazier as defensive coordinatorNFL.com wire reportsEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (Feb. 8, 2007) -- Leslie Frazier became the first assistant coach to leave the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts, accepting the job as defensive coordinator of the Minnesota Vikings.A special assistant to Colts coach Tony Dungy and also in charge of the team's defensive backs, Frazier couldn't interview for the position until after the Super Bowl.Frazier, Cincinnati's defensive coordinator for two years before joining the Colts this season, worked with Vikings coach Brad Childress when the two were on staff in Philadelphia. Frazier was defensive backs coach for the Eagles from 1999-2002.He is the seventh defensive coordinator Minnesota has had over the last nine seasons. Mike Tomlin left after a year to become the coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers.Frazier played six seasons in the NFL, all with the Chicago Bears from 1981-86. His career ended after a he tore a knee ligament in the 1986 Super Bowl.</div>http://www.nfl.com/teams/story/MIN/9983775Pretty good move on their part 1) Weakening the Defending Champs2) Vikings Stay in the Tampa-2 family on Defense3) Anyone who coached Bob Sanders is a good bet in my book :thumbsup:
Coached the worst run D in the league last year.. goes to the team with the best run D last year. Irony!
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Brooksie5 @ Feb 8 2007, 12:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Coached the worst run D in the league last year.. goes to the team with the best run D last year. Irony!</div>He was a D-Backs coach, his work when it came to stopping the run was at best limited.
Good hire. Our run D will be fine as long as we stay in the tampa 2. He'll have his work cut out for him on our pass D though. It's good that he's from the champs though. Seems like a dungy/tomlin like guy.
