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Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 5:06 pm
by RandyMoss84
I have always thought he is an average coach but he deserves major credit for upsets of Saints and 49ers in the playoffs and I loved his rants! Rest i. Peace Mr. Burns
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 5:17 pm
by Spot & Stalk Vike
RIP Jerry, God Speed.
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 6:01 pm
by VikingLord
Straight Shooter.
Everyone knew exactly where they stood with Burns, including the media and the fans.
Rest in Peace Jerry Burns
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 8:37 pm
by Fran the Man
Rest In Peace Burnsie. Loved the guy. Never had an unspoken thought it seemed. Which made him all the more loveable.
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 10:58 pm
by CharVike
Thanks for all the memories Jerry. That was a great run to the Champ game. Exciting football. Plus he had Fran hitting Foreman out of the backfield often. Made it to 94 years of age.
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 5:10 am
by Foreman44
if you remember Burnsie, you been a fan awhile. Been a fan since 1962...faced my share of heart break as has most of us.... RIP Burnsie.
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 6:05 am
by J. Kapp 11
Bill Walsh is credited with inventing the West Coast offense, but Burns was employing a more horizontal passing game as Vikings OC before Walsh came along. Burns was a helluva OC and doesn’t get enough credit.
RIP Jerry. Thanks for being a great Viking.
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 4:00 pm
by RandyMoss84
J. Kapp 11 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 6:05 am
Bill Walsh is credited with inventing the West Coast offense, but Burns was employing a more horizontal passing game as Vikings OC before Walsh came along. Burns was a helluva OC and doesn’t get enough credit.
RIP Jerry. Thanks for being a great Viking.
Yeah, he was a great offensive coordinator, too bad he was not a great head coach
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 4:54 pm
by J. Kapp 11
RandyMoss84 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 4:00 pm
J. Kapp 11 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 6:05 am
Bill Walsh is credited with inventing the West Coast offense, but Burns was employing a more horizontal passing game as Vikings OC before Walsh came along. Burns was a helluva OC and doesn’t get enough credit.
RIP Jerry. Thanks for being a great Viking.
Yeah, he was a great offensive coordinator, too bad he was not a great head coach
Is there a reason you feel the need to trample on the man's legacy?
Burns was 55-46 (.545) as a head coach, including 3-3 in the playoffs. It's not like he sucked or anything.
Many former Vikings players credit Burns for making them the players they became. Fran Tarkenton said he saved his career. Bud Grant worked a coach short for an entire year, holding a spot open on his staff waiting for Burns' contract to expire so he could hire him. He's also in the Vikings' Ring of Honor, so apparently the organization didn't think he sucked.
Then again, I doubt you ever watched a game he coached, either as a coordinator or a head coach.
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 5:11 pm
by VikingsVictorious
RandyMoss84 wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 5:06 pm
I have always thought he is an average coach but he deserves major credit for upsets of Saints and 49ers in the playoffs and I loved his rants! Rest i. Peace Mr. Burns
He was a brilliant offensive coordinator creating what became known as the west coast offense when Bill Walsh borrowed from Burns and added a couple wrinkles of his own.
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 7:27 pm
by RandyMoss84
J. Kapp 11 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 4:54 pm
RandyMoss84 wrote: ↑Thu May 13, 2021 4:00 pm
Yeah, he was a great offensive coordinator, too bad he was not a great head coach
Is there a reason you feel the need to trample on the man's legacy?
Burns was 55-46 (.545) as a head coach, including 3-3 in the playoffs. It's not like he sucked or anything.
Many former Vikings players credit Burns for making them the players they became. Fran Tarkenton said he saved his career. Bud Grant worked a coach short for an entire year, holding a spot open on his staff waiting for Burns' contract to expire so he could hire him. He's also in the Vikings' Ring of Honor, so apparently the organization didn't think he sucked.
Then again, I doubt you ever watched a game he coached, either as a coordinator or a head coach.
I am a Vikings fan since 1961 so I have watched every game he coached his entire career and he is a great offensive coordinator but an above average head coach so I am just stating my opinion so chill out
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Sat May 15, 2021 9:02 am
by Maelstrom88
I never watched him coach but some of his press conferences on YouTube are gold. RIP
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 11:49 am
by Tark
Straight forward. I remember one post game presser after our kicker missed a chip shot to win the game and when asked about it he said something like "so what do you want me to do? Shoot him?".
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Thu May 20, 2021 11:50 am
by Tark
It might have been the punter shanking one, don't remember but I remember his response. RIP
Re: Rest In Peace Jerry Burns
Posted: Sat May 22, 2021 8:41 pm
by CharVike
Tark wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 11:49 am
Straight forward. I remember one post game presser after our kicker missed a chip shot to win the game and when asked about it he said something like "so what do you want me to do? Shoot him?".
Burns could come up with some good ones. I do remember what you just posted. It may not be exact but that don't even matter. I liked when he said if Fenney picks up his feet he walks into the end zone. At the end of the day Burns cared about his players and the staff that worked under him. He would go out of his way to protect/support them. That came from Bud.