Hovan is crazy. Biekert was the defensive leader, but he's retiring, so yeah who's left? There's not a lot of defensive discipline. Do you know anything about Ted Cottrell? Former Jets D guy, don't know if he's any good at instilling discipline, but whatever.
Basically, Vikings do need leadership. That's what coaching usually is. Teams rarely have a guy so great they can rally around him, they just have talented players who raise the level of play for their teammates by going out and working hard. The Vikings' leader is Moss, and he usually comes out of each season limping. Pep isn't mature enough to be a leader, and Tice is still learning.
I don't honestly know what they can do for a team leader. And Hovan, while crazy, doesn't strike me as a Ray Lewis type... but he's probably the closest thing we've got, eh?
I wonder if the Browns get that with Winslow. He's a ****ing soldier after all.
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