LESLIE FRAZIER
Game 776 | July 27, 2011 | Leslie Frazier
When Brad Childress was fired on November 22, 2010, Frazier was elevated from defensive coordinator to interim head coach. He became the permanent head coach on Jan. 3, 2011. As a player, Frazier led the defense of the 1985 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears with six interceptions. He left a position under Tony Dungy in Indianapolis to come to the Vikings after Mike Tomlin was hired away to become head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Frazier told Dunkers he was very high on first-round draft choice Christian Ponder who became the starting quarterback midway through his first season.
Game 794 | July 24, 2012 | Leslie Frazier
On the eve of his third season as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Frazier said he believed his team was much better than its 3-13 record in 2011. He talked about an unusually high number of injuries and a schedule that had most of the games against division rivals in the second half of the season. He added that the team had confidence in the placekicking ability of draft choice Blair Walsh who took over from Ryan Longwell, one of the NFL's top kicker'S for the previous decade.
Game 810 | July 23, 2013 | Leslie Frazier
Entering his fourth year as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Frazier said he was optimistic following the performance of the 2012 team that came on strong in the second half of the season to finish 10--6 and make the NFC playoffs. He said the team should benefit from the addition of veteran backup quarterback Matt Cassel.
