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Vikings Will Offer Defensive Coordinator Job to Alan Williams

Dan Zinski — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:56:52 +0000

The defensive coordinator watch is over…maybe. Jason La Canfora says the Vikings might have their guy in Alan Williams, current Colts DB coach (but surely on his way out after Jim Caldwell’s firing). Williams brings 10 years of experience coaching defensive backs (good), long experience with the Tampa-2 or Cover-2 or whatever the hell you wanna call that defense (good or bad depending on your point-of-view) and…I’m sure there’s a third thing he brings but I can’t think of it right now.

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Defensive Coordinator Watch: Vikings to Talk With Colts DB Coach Alan Williams

Dan Zinski — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:44:14 +0000

How does Colts DB coach Alan Williams strike you as a Vikings defensive coordinator candidate? Jason La Canfora says the Vikes have requested permission to speak with Williams, who has been the DB coach in Indy for 10 years. If the Vikes get the go-ahead to speak with Williams, the interview should take place Tuesday morning.

Williams has no prior defensive coordinator experience, though he was considered a candidate for the Bears’ DC position going into 2010. Before going to Indy he served as a defensive assistant with Tampa Bay. Yup, another Cover-2 guy. That should make him attractive to Leslie Frazier. What makes him attractive to me is the fact that he’s not Mike Singletary. The Vikings’ willingness to interview all these various candidates with Cover-2 experience should tell us two things: 1) They don’t want to switch to 3-4. 2) They’re not interested in promoting Singletary.

Stay tuned on this one.

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Fred Pagac Is No Longer the Vikings’ Defensive Coordinator

Dan Zinski — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:21:22 +0000

Fred Pagac is no longer dangling like a lonely Christmas ornament. On Friday the Vikings finally pulled the trigger on the defensive coordinator, ending weeks of non-suspense. Pagac was offered the chance to stay on as linebackers coach but it’s not yet known if he’ll accept. Current LB coach Mike Singletary is believed to be a candidate to take over for Pagac as DC.

Pagac’s legacy as defensive coordinator is one of failure and slow disintegration. This wasn’t entirely Pagac’s fault. A lot of bad crap happened to the defense in 2011, including a ton of injuries, a bunch of aging players going over the cliff, Chris Cook getting himself unofficially suspended with pay after a domestic assault and just overall undisciplined play. Pagac himself came under fire after it was revealed that on more than one occasion his players ignored his instructions, instead calling their own plays in the huddle. Leslie Frazier was on at least two occasions forced to take over play-calling duties from Pagac.

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