The Minnesota Vikings just might have the best head coaching vacancy in the league following Monday’s firing of Mike Zimmer.
They have two of the top offensive skilled position players in football with running back Dalvin Cook and receiver Justin Jefferson. The team has a quarterback that has thrown for over 4,000 yards and 30-plus touchdowns in back-to-back seasons with Kirk Cousins.
And while the defensive numbers were in the dumps this year, there’s plenty to be salvaged on that side of the ball by the right coach.
But who is the right coach?
The team obviously has Super Bowl ambitions, and it would be ridiculous to replace a good coach like Zimmer with just anyone. But there will obviously be plenty of interest from all coaching candidates to join a team with one of the more talented rosters in the league.
Here are the five best options to replace Zimmer as the Vikings head coach.
