Frankly, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer disagrees with his defensive coordinator.
Last week, while talking with reporters, defensive coordinator George Edwards said the goal was to have rookie cornerback Trae Waynes starting by the regular season opener.
"I read that and I didn't agree with what George said, to be honest with you," Zimmer said Monday. "I think it was interpreted incorrectly."
Zimmer said the goal is to coach every quality player with the goal that he will be a starter. But it is not realistic that Waynes will start ahead of veteran Terence Newman when the Vikings open the season against San Francisco.
It is more likely that Waynes might earn a spot as the top extra cornerback in nickel situations. But even that isn't a lock, considering the Vikings went back to using Captain Munnerlyn in that situation in Saturday's victory in Dallas.
Still, Zimmer said, Waynes played well in Dallas. "Waynes had his best game this last week," Zimmer said. "He was in position the entire night. Not sure his guy caught any balls on him. His technique was much better this last time. I thought he was in position much better. There were some things we had to talk about on the sidelines. But, for the most part, I thought this was by far his best performance."
Asked if he would consider splitting the nickel position between two players once the regular season started, Zimmer said he would.
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