"He's brought a completely different tone around here of just being professional, playing aggressive, tough, disciplined football," safety Harrison Smith said.
Zimmer had been an assistant coach in the league for 20 years, including 14 as a defensive coordinator, before accepting this job. The word was out. There were no secrets. The Vikings knew they were getting an intense, hard-nosed new boss.
This group, though, was unquestionably better in 2014. Player after player,
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There's more left to mold in his second year.
There were late lapses that led to losses, such as the winning touchdown drive by the Bills in Buffalo that featured a fourth-and-20 conversion and the 30-point second-half by the Dolphins at Miami.
Adjusting to the assignments of the new scheme took time, too. Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn acknowledged not listening as much as he should have to Zimmer.
"It's all about trust. When they tell me to do this, do that, even though I've been in the league for a while, I still start to question,
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP)
