Daily Norseman
A pretty good weekend for football save for the Seahawks vs 49ers game. The Bills choked it away again and now fired their coach. The Patriots look to have an easy path to the Super Bowl with Bo Nix injured. The Rams vs Seahawks game should be good as their two games this season were very close with one going overtime in Seattle.
All that being said, since the Vikings did not get into the dance, it is A Case of the Mondays!
I am not feeling good about keeping Flores. I hope they don’t take too long and see other replacement candidates sign elsewhere.
NFL interview requests tracker: Who are teams targeting as their new head coach, GM and more?
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Ranking the NFL head coaching openings, from least to most attractive after Bills fire Sean McDermott
No 8. Miami Dolphins
No 7. Arizona Cardinals
No 6. Cleveland Browns
No 5. Tennessee Titans
No 4. Las Vegas Raiders
No 3. Pittsburgh Steelers
No 2. Buffalo Bills
No 1. Baltimore Ravens
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I think Flores would be great for any of the top 3 teams with the Ravens being perticularly a good fit IMHO. I do not see him wanting to suffer through the growing pains of a young QB.
Vikings’ Top Coaching Staff Candidate is Off the Board
Our own Trevor Squire provided some reasoning on Kuper being let go by the Vikings.
“The Minnesota Vikings poured major investment into their offensive line last offseason to no avail.
After signing former Indianapolis Colts starters Ryan Kelly and Will Fries to deals worth a combined $105 million and drafting Donovan Jackson in the first round, the Vikings offensive line finished the 2025 season ranked 31st in pass protection.
Injuries were the bane of the team’s struggles on the offensive front as the starting unit played just 89 snaps together all season.”
Squire also pulled up some evidence that led to the divorce from Kuper from Alec Lewis.
“Minnesota’s interior still allowed the highest pressure rate in the NFL this past season, according to Next Gen Stats. Only the Las Vegas Raiders’ interior was dinged for more sacks. The Vikings improved throughout 2025 in the run game, but struggles continued against more physical and respected defensive fronts.”
Lewis also mentioned another nail in Kuper’s coffin. The productivity of former Vikings such as Ezra Cleveland, Dalton Risner, Ed Ingram, and Garrett Bradbury proved that their struggles in Minnesota may have been a coaching issue.
Adam Patrick of The Viking Age had the scoop on the Vikings missing out on Bill Callahan.
“According to NFL Media’s Mike Garafolo on Sunday, Callahan is expected to join the Atlanta Falcons as their new offensive line coach following the team’s announcement on Saturday that former Minnesota offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski has been hired as the Falcons’ new head coach
Callahan had previously worked with Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell when both were members of the Washington Commanders‘ coaching staff...
