Now that the dust has finally settled from Mike Zimmer being fired as head coach for the Minnesota Vikings, it’s time to address the elephant in the room: Justin Jefferson’s chase for the single-season franchise receiving yards record.
Enough time has passed where it shouldn’t sting quite as badly when ripping the bandage off the fresh wound from Zimmer being shown the door in Minnesota.
There are legions of diehard Zimmer supporters that still don’t believe the coach should have lost his job. It really doesn’t matter what side of the fence you end up on in terms of whether he deserved to stay or go, but it’s clear he made the wrong choice in regards to Jefferson in the Week 18 season finale against the Chicago Bears.
