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without a playoff appearance Matt Wile Jersey , Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer will enter the final season of his contract next year.Whether he’s asked back after 2019 will rely heavily on the team’s performance. But for now, the receipts from a disappointing season are in, and it doesn’t look great for Zimmer.More Vikings coverageVikings’ Kearse faces gun, drunken driving charges after arrestVikings’ Kearse apologizes, returns to work after weekend arrestPhotos of the Week: 10/20/19 – 10/26/19Headcoachranking.com uses an algorithm with a 1-10 scale to rate coaches in five key areas: play calling, personnel utilization, game planning, in-game adjustments and clock management.Zimmer was given a 6.9 overall rating by the site, which tied for 18th among NFL head coaches. His best individual category was personnel utilization and worst was clock management.Play calling – 6.6 (t-19)Personnel utilization – 7.2 (t-13)Game plan – 6.9 (t-22)In-game adjustment – 7.0 (t-16)Clock management – 6.6 (t-27)It’s worth noting, however, that Zimmer had fourth-highest ranking at 7.7 in 2017 when he led the Vikings to a 13-3 record and the NFC Championship game. Only Sean Payton Rashod Hill Jersey , Bill Belichick and Sean McVay ranked ahead of Zimmer that year.Payton, McVay and Belichick all found their way back inside the top-six ranked coaches this season while Zimmer took a plunge to mediocrity.Chicago’s Matt Nagy ranked fifth with a 7.7 rating, but Zimmer finished ahead of the other two division rivals – Detroit’s Matt Patricia (6.7) and Green Bay interim coach Joe Philbin (6.7).The highest-ranked coach to be employed for all 16 games and not make the postseason was Mike Tomlin, who ranked 11th with a 7.2 rating. Eight coaches were fired after or during the season, and two of them – Cincinnati’s Marvin Lewis and Denver’s Vance Joseph – had the exact same rating as Zimmer.HEAD COACH RANKINGS — 2018RANKCOACHTEAMRATING1Sean PaytonSaints8t-2Andy ReidChiefs7.9t-2Sean McVayRams7.94John HarbaughRavens7.85Matt NagyBears7.76Bill BelichickPatriots7.67Gregg WilliamsBrowns7.5t-8Anthony LynnChargers7.4t-8Frank ReichColts7.4t-8Pete CarrollSeahawks7.411Mike TomlinSteelers7.212Bill O’BrienTexans7.1t-13Dan QuinnFalcons7.0t-13Jason GarrettCowboys7.0t-13Jay GrudenRedskins7.0t-13Kyle Shanahan49ers7.0t-13Mike VrabelTitans7.0t-18Doug PedersonEagles6.9t-18Marvin LewisBengals6.9t-18Mike ZimmerVikings6.9t-18Vance JosephBroncos6.9t-22Dirk KoetterBuccaneers6.8t-22Ron RiveraPanthers6.8t-22Sean McDermottBills6.8t-22Todd BowlesJets6.8t-26Joe PhilbinPackers6.7t-26Matt PatriciaLions6.7t-28Adam GaseDolphins6.6t-28Pat ShumurGiants6.6t-30Doug MarroneJaguars6.5t-30Jon GrudenRaiders6.532Steve WilksCardinals6.2 Good Morning!Ah Friday, the end of a work week for some, for me it’s my second day off.I’m going to try and get my honey do list completed today so I can do some fun things tomorrow in my garage.Meanwhile, let’s carry on with our news and links open thread full of beer recommendations, nap strategies, crock pot and smoker recipes. Drop by for some fan wisdom, snark and go ahead and leave work early Tom Compton Jersey , it’s Friday and you deserve it.Around the DN since our last open thread:Vikings vs. Bears: Statement Game or Same ‘OL, Same ‘OL? by Wludford.Ted ponders: Is Sunday a must win game?Eric’s Weekly Preview Article: Vikings at Bears -Don’t Mess This Up.From Windy City Gridiron: Bears over Beers hosted by Jeff and EJ, featuring Ted Glover of Daily Norseman.FMF 303 | Wild Week 4 hosted by Flipmazzi.Vikings news from other sources:From Vikings.com Former Vikings player and coach Pete Bercich break down how the high-end Vikings running attack could look to attack Chicago’s ultra-talented defensive front-seven.On this week’s “Vikings GamePlan,” hear from Bears Head Coach Matt Nagy and QB Mitch Trubisky, along with Mike Zimmer and Dalvin Cook, about this Sunday’s game between the Vikings and Bears.The Voice of the Vikings, Paul Allen, is joined by Vikings.com’s Wobby and Vikings Game Day Live’s Ron Johnson to look at the state of the Vikings offense through three games and how that could translate into having success against the Bears, and then turn their attention to Bears QB Mitch Trubisky and how best to limit his effectiveness.NFL Expert Picks: Vikings back on the road vs. Bears.Courtney Cronin at the ESPN NFC North Blog: Vikings, Kirk Cousins brace for impact with Khalil Mack.League news: Jennifer Lopez, Shakira to perform at Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show (I still won’t watch)Anthony Lynn: Melvin Gordon will be the Chargers No. 1 RB when he’s ready.Giants RB Saquon Barkley (ankle) won’t need surgery.Lamar Jackson: ‘I hate running Dan Bailey Jersey ,’ would rather pass.We come to today’s media selection:Fast Times at Ridgemont High - Spicoli Orders a PizzaAgain, we all know the rules, but in case someone is new:-No discussion of politics or religion-No feeding of the trolls-Leave the gender hatred at the door-Keep the bad language to a minimum (using the spoiler tags, if you must)-Speaking of which, if discussing a newer show or movie, please use spoiler tags-No pictures that could get someone fired or in serious trouble with their employer-If you can’t disagree in a civil manner, feel free to go away-While navigating the open thread, just assume it’s sarcasm.With that, the beer light is on and the bar is open. Belly up & tie one on. Don’t forget to tip your waiter and Welcome Aboard!