Mike Zimmer was not happy with the defensive tactics employed against the Vikings by Gregg “Bountygate” Williams and the St. Louis Rams this afternoon.
One play in particular, Lamarcus Joyner’s knock-out hit on Teddy Bridgewater, had Zimmer up-in-arms after the game.
Speaking to the media in the locker room right after the Vikings’ overtime win against the Rams, Zimmer squared up Williams and the Rams and let them have it.
#Vikings H.C. Mike Zimmer: "I agree that it was a cheap shot. [Gregg Williams'] defenses are all like that."https://t.co/dWVGWEaLHs
— KFAN1003 (@KFAN1003) November 8, 2015
Zimmer kept the heat on in his post-game press conference, refusing to name Williams but making it clear that he doesn’t appreciate the way the former Saints DC goes about things.
Zimmer made a reference to Rams DC Gregg Williams and his reputation.
— Matt Vensel (@mattvensel) November 8, 2015
Mike Zimmer agreed that the Joyner hit was cheap. Added, "If we were out on the street, we would have had a fight. #Vikings
— Matt Vensel (@mattvensel) November 8, 2015
Zimmer wasn’t the only one who thought the Rams took it too far.
Brandon Fusco said some of the Rams were "cheap." Told that Joyner said he didn't mean to hurt Teddy, Fusco called him "full of crap."
— Matt Vensel (@mattvensel) November 8, 2015
Immediately after the game, Zimmer was seen snubbing Rams coach Jeff Fisher during the traditional handshake.
So you be the judge: was this truly a dirty hit by Lamarcus Joyner or just one of those things?
I know where Mike Zimmer falls in that debate.