Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.
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APRandall McDaniel, who played with Zimmerman on the Vikings' heralded lines of the late '80s and early '90s, called Zimmerman "a technician. He did everything right. He wasn't the biggest tackle, but he did everything right."
Not in Zimmerman's mind.
"I hear people who are bulimic, they see themselves as fat. When I was playing, I saw myself as not good enough, so I always tried to be better," Zimmerman said. "I could watch people and think they did a good job but then watch myself, and I was like kind of embarrassed, so I tried to work harder."
That's what paved his road to greatness.
"When you have that different mind-set that you've got to go out and prove yourself every day because you are such a perfectionist, it gives you a chance to get better," Shanahan said. "You get an overachiever with great ability, and then you've got a Hall of a Fame player, and that's what we've got."
Although Zimmerman played more seasons in Minnesota, he declared, "my loyalty is to the Denver Broncos."
He felt the Mile High City was a breath of fresh air after toiling for the Vikings' old 13-member ownership group, an awkward setup that fostered a less-than-friendly relationship with the hired help. Zimmerman thought it was that way everywhere until he landed in Denver with its frenzied football fan base and an owner who took the time to forge a friendship with his players.
"When I went to Denver it's like the dog who gets put to the pound and you get a new owner and the loyalty is to that new owner and the owner treats you good," Zimmerman said.
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Silva: Each NFL team enters the offseason with a series of pressing needs. Sometimes a team can address them all, sometimes they ignore them all. But if a team's smart, they'll listen to us. These are the most crucial aspects for NFC teams.