Leslie Frazer - MN Vikings DC contacted

by MN Bronco on Jan 4, 2009 12:42 PM MST

I just heard on the local radio that Leslie Frazer was contacted by the Broncos this week.

The Vikings have a good, no, a great defense right now. Does this qualify Frazer? Not in my opinion. When Mike Tomlin was here, you could see he might do well as a head coach somewhere because the defense took some solid steps forward when he took over for Ted Cottrell (who stinks IMO). But, Frazer inherited a defense with excellent personnel and got the personnel upgraded for him. Denver is a LONG way away from having Kevin (possibly a HOF'er) and Pat Williams and Jared Allen in their front 4, EJ Henderson and Chad Greenway at the LB spots, Darren Sharper at safety and Antoine Winfield at the corner. Shoot, even Slowik could coach this defense into the top 5. By contrast, Spagnuolo (did I mention he's the candidate I like?) took a mediocre defense and tamed arguably the best offense in history with it. Then the following year, lost 4 of his best starters to retirement, FA and injury and still had the defense on a tear the entire season. That screams great coaching job to me, Frazer's work does not.

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Thanks for the update. Frazer does sound like a longshot vs. Spags.

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on Jan 4, 2009 1:10 PM MST reply actions

I have got to agree

I have mixed thoughts about Leslie Frazier:

He seems like a competent coach, I would not be unhappy with him as the choice (my first choice is Spagnuolo). His resume is impressive under both Dungy and Reid in improving both pass defenses.

That defense in MN is awesome. However, as you point out, how much is due to 3 all-pro guys on the DL?

Owning the Patriots since September 9, 1960

by Darin H on Jan 4, 2009 1:31 PM MST reply actions

Exactly

Even this year, I’ve been telling my Viking fan friends that if the Donks had those 3, they’d be a Super Bowl team.

Or so I'm told.

by MN Bronco on Jan 4, 2009 1:40 PM MST up reply actions

Fans?

I guess I use that term loosely. Vikings had to have 2 ticket deadline extensions to avoid a blackout of their playoff game today. Yeah, I said playoffs.

Or so I'm told.

by MN Bronco on Jan 4, 2009 1:41 PM MST up reply actions

Not likely...

NFL rules prohibit contacting any personnel from playoff teams except those with a bye week. At most the Broncos may be putting our feelers as to who might be interested in the DC position.

by SlowWhiteGuy on Jan 4, 2009 3:11 PM MST reply actions

Contact?

It must not prohibit contact, it was Frazer himself in a radio interview who said he’d been contacted by the Broncos, Jets and Lions. The rules must prohibit interviews only.

Or so I'm told.

by MN Bronco on Jan 4, 2009 3:52 PM MST up reply actions

Frazer did have to deal without EJ for most of the season...

and was without Pat Williams and Ray Edwards in the playoff game. Top run defense for three years running isn’t bad at all, talent or not. I don’t know if anybody’s going to come into Denver and be able to transform this team’s run defense ‘just like that’ anyway (unless, of course the Broncos add some big time run stuffing free agents). I think both Spags and Frazer would hopefully at least be improvements. However, Buck said the Rams have also contacted Frazer.

by phantom818 on Jan 4, 2009 6:00 PM MST reply actions