Here are three reasons to be optimistic about the Vikings in 2024.
The Minnesota Vikings kick off OTAs on Monday, May 20, and that means offseason workouts are in full swing as we head into the summer months. There will be a lot to keep track of.
Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports Before Brian Flores came to the Minnesota Vikings as the team’s defensive coordinator, he was the head coach of the Miami Dolphins for three seasons.
Minnesota Vikings’ Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores joined the Vikings after the 2022-23 NFL season after Head Coach Kevin O’Connell fired former Defensive Coordinator Ed Donatell.
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Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores had a 24-25 record in three seasons coaching an oft-dysfunctional Dolphins team. The fact that he finished within a game of .500 is impressive, given that the team's owner allegedly offered Flores $100,000 for each loss in 2019, is impressive.
Brian Flores will be among the participants in the NFL's fifth accelerator program, an event hosted by the league to strengthen the pipeline of diverse candidates for front office and coaching positions.
And how he plans to put the hurt on opposing offenses Perhaps the only positive that came out of last season for the Vikings was the improvement of the defense under Brian Flores.
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Several months back, Kevin O’Connell made a promise while speaking with the Minnesota media. The head coach was speaking at a press conference alongside Kwesi Adofo-Mensah.
Jamie Sabau-USA TODAY Sports The 2024 NFL Draft lived up to the hype for Minnesota Vikings fans as the team landed their QB of the future and a potential edge rushing star.
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Tatum Everett does a nice job in her interview with Brian Flores. Her task is to prompt the defensive coordinator to illuminate some of the upside and rationale behind the Dallas Turner selection.
In one year, defensive coordinator Brian Flores improved the Minnesota Vikings’ defense from a 24th ranking per DVOA in 2022 to 11th-best in the sport in 2023.
Could Brian Flores' presence help the Vikings land L'Jarius Sneed? According to KSTP's Darren Wolfson, the Chiefs cornerback would "love" to play for the Vikings defensive coordinator.
The Vikings needed to make some moves along their defensive line in free agency if they wanted to stay competitive in 2024. With both Danielle Hunter and D.J.
It's been almost two full weeks since the NFL regular season came to a close. Each of the seven teams with head coaching vacancies are fully in the swing of interviewing candidates — one opening has already been filled with the Patriots hiring Jerod Mayo — and Brian Flores' name still hasn't come up a single time.
Sportswriter Mike Florio never shies away from letting his opinion be known. That continued on Wednesday, with Florio furious with the current NFL’s handling of Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores.
Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores hasn't yet been requested to interview for any of the eight head coach vacancies in the NFL, but the latest opening looms large.
It's still very early in the process but Brian Flores' name has not been linked to any head coach openings around the NFL. Amidst an incredible turnaround of the Vikings defense during the 2023 season, Flores' name started getting floated as a potential head coach candidate.
It’s that time of the year. The time NFL teams make franchise-altering decisions on the future direction of their team. There are always plenty of reasons to fire a coach, but the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.
There are a handful of former head coaches who’ve made a strong case for getting another crack at the job.
There’s a fine line between abuse and coaching, and more than enough evidence is beginning to stack up that Brian Flores' style did more harm than good during his tenure as head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Week 11 represents a good matchup for the Denver Broncos offense to see if it can improve in one key area: handling blitzes. The Minnesota Vikings blitz
While the Miami Dolphins season this year is going great, a mere two years ago, the franchise was in turmoil. Just ask former Dolphins linebacker Kyle Van Noy.
For much of the season, many have criticized the Steelers for not parting ways with offensive coordinator Matt Canada in the offseason. Week 7's finale proved keeping Canada wasn't the only mistake Pittsburgh made.
Based on his history, it was no secret that hiring Brian Flores as defensive coordinator meant the Vikings were going to be blitzing a lot in 2023. And yet, even within that context, the rate at which Flores has sent at least five players at the quarterback this season has been almost hard to fathom.
The racial discrimination lawsuit filed by current Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores will be allowed to move to the trial phase, according to a report from the Associated Press.
One of the most shocking additions for the Pittsburgh Steelers was adding former Miami Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach last season.
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