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Now that Peterson's had a chance to process the Vikings' decision to fire Leslie Frazier -- whom he called "a guy I trusted, a guy I believed in," -- the RB is moving forward with cautious optimism after the Vikings' decision to hire former Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer. "Trust me, I'm watching. I'm watching to see exactly what we're doing, just to see exactly what direction we're headed in," Peterson said.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As ESPN.com's Ben Goessling reminded readers, before the Vikings fired Leslie Frazier on Dec. 30, there might not have been any player more outspoken in his desire for Frazier to stay than Peterson, who said he planned to talk to ownership about his desire for Frazier to remain in charge. Peterson got a chance to do that in a brief conversation before Frazier was fired, but he quickly knew his input wasn't going to steer the Vikings' decision-makers in a different direction. Peterson hadn't talked to Zimmer as of Wednesday afternoon, but expected he would be in touch with the new coach shortly. Now that Zimmer is in place, Peterson said he'll anxiously await news about what the Vikings will do on offense. Norv Turner appears to be the leading candidate to become OC although Zimmer has been linked to candidates like former Jaguars HC Mike Mularkey, former Lions OC Scott Linehan and Bengals QBs coach Ken Zampese. Whatever the Vikings do, Peterson said, he wants to see a game plan that will keep defenses honest. That would, of course, also require a QB capable of executing it. Neither is a given.
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