New faces on the Vikings' coaching staff
Vikings coach Mike Zimmer shuffled his coaching staff this past offseason, hiring five new coaches.
September 7, 2020 at 3:36PM
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Dom Capers
Position: Senior defensive assistant
Coaching experience: 46th season
NFL experience: 34th season
Last job: Jaguars senior defensive assistant, 2019
Why hire Dom? The old dog gives Zimmer a new perspective on defenses in general and third-down blitz packages in particular. The 70-year-old Capers might help the 64-year-old Zimmer find ways to get more big plays out of linebacker Anthony Barr.
Daronte Jones
Position: Defensive backs
Coaching experience: 20th season
NFL experience: fifth season
Last job: Bengals secondary/cornerbacks coach, 2018-19
Why hire Daronte? A fresh young voice to mesh with a group of green cornerbacks and Zimmer, whose strengths include coaching defensive backs.
Imarjaye Albury Sr.
Position: Defensive quality control/assistant defensive line
Coaching experience: fourth season
NFL experience: first season
Last job: Arkansas defensive graduate assistant, 2018-19
Why hire Albury? Another bright young voice who can be tutored in defensive line coaching by the 60-year-old Patterson, one of the best in the business.
Roy Anderson
Position: Assistant defensive backs
Coaching experience: 19th season
NFL experience: 15th season
Last job: LSU lead defensive analyst, 2019
Why hire Roy? Upon joining the NFL in 2005, he spent three years in learning the player personnel side under then-Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome. From 2008 to 2018, he coached defensive backs with the Ravens, Colts, 49ers and Bears.
Phil Rauscher
Position: Assistant offensive line
Coaching experience: 17th season
NFL experience: sixth season
Last job: Washington Football Team's offensive line
Why hire Phil? He spent 2015-16 in Denver, where he was schooled by Vikings line coach and run game coordinator Rick Dennison. While in Denver, he also worked with Vikings offensive assistants Brian Pariani and Gary and Klint Kubiak.
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Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
