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Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
McDaniels, Vikings meet
Posted by: under Vikings, NFC, Leslie Frazier, Leslie Frazier Updated: January 7, 2011 - 5:56 PM
Whether Josh McDaniels becomes the Vikings' offensive coordinator remains to be seen, but the former Denver Broncos coach did spend time meeting with Leslie Frazier and other team officials today at Winter Park.
The Vikings would be looking at going away from the West Coast offense under McDaniels and switching to a system that, like the West Coast, puts plenty on the plate of the quarterback. McDaniels had great success with this offense in New England because Tom Brady was so good at running it.
Former NFL quarterback Rich Gannon, who is now an analyst for CBS and worked two Broncos games this season, said he thinks it would be wise for the Vikings to look at trading for Kyle Orton for the short term if McDaniels is hired. Orton was the Broncos quarterback for much of this season.
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