has always been something of a difficult task from the outside - because it’s hard to know just what his duties are - except we know play-calling isn’t one of them.We do know that Edwards has had the title of defensive coordinator since Mike Zimmer came to town Alexander Mattison Jersey Womens , and had worked with him previously as well.I suspect Edwards takes the lead in game planning for opponents, and implementing what Zimmer wants done.But at some point after five years as DC, Zimmer either needs to give him the full responsibility of a DC - including play-calling - or find someone else.But I suspect the real reason Edwards isn’t a full-blown DC has more to do with Zimmer not being willing to delegate those duties to him rather than his not being capable.And with Zimmer struggling to be both HC and DC without short-changing both roles, the time has come to give George Edwards a promotion:make him the real defensive coordinator and not just the de facto assistant.George Edwards - Zimmer Scheme GuyEdwards is as well versed in Mike Zimmer’s scheme as anyone other than Zimmer himself.But he may also see opportunities for improvement looking at it with a different set of eyes than the master.The main challenge is to continue to evolve the scheme to maximize the abilities of the players running it.And adapt it to changing offensive schemes and tactics.But Edwards make sense to take over all DC responsibilities - freeing up Zimmer to be a full time head coach - while providing continuity to a defense that remains one of the better units in the league.Evolution NeededAs good as the Vikings defense has been - and it remained a top unit in third down conversion % allowed, red zone TDs allowed, and sacks - it has been inconsistent and has disappointed in big games.It can completely shut-down struggling offenses Alexander Mattison Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , but can struggle at times against better ones.It also isn’t as proficient in generating turnovers as you might expect from a top unit with talent at every level and pretty much everyone well versed in the scheme.The Vikings will have a wealth of talent returning on the back end next season: Rhodes, Waynes, Alexander, Hughes, Hill, Smith Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , Harris and Kearse among them.There is also plenty of talent in the front seven - Joseph, Richardson, Weatherly, Hunter, Griffen, Kendricks Replica Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , Barr, Gedeon.But they could be made to be more productive and disruptive.Doing so schematically would harness more of the talent there and also make it easier on a very capable back-end to shut things down - and generate turnovers.Edwards can take the lead in evolving the Vikings defensive scheme - and being more aggressive with the talent he has. And the Vikings add to their defensive line"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Vikings 2018 SeasonVikings 2019 OffseasonU.S. Bank StadiumMinnesota Vikings PodcastsMinnesota Vikings Free Agency 2019Vikings sign AAF defensive end Karter SchultNew,74commentsAnd the Vikings add to their defensive lineCDTShareTweetShareShareVikings sign AAF defensive end Karter SchultThis is an old picture of Karter Schult. Sorry.Ken Blaze-USA TODAY SportsSince the Alliance of American Football folded, the Minnesota Vikings have been bringing in all sorts of players from the league, and on Monday night they added another one.NFL Draft Diamonds is reporting that the Vikings are signing defensive Karter Schult to a deal.Schult played for the Salt Lake Stallions. . .our adopted team. . .in the AAF, and wound up third in the league with seven sacks in the Stallions’ eight games.Schult went undrafted out of the University of Northern Iowa in 2017 Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey nfl draft , and spent the 2017 preseason with the Cleveland Browns. The Vikings actually invited him in for a tryout during the 2018 offseason, but ultimately decided not to sign him.As you can probably gather from his sack numbers, Schult was one of the better defensive linemen in the AAF. The folks from Pro Football Focus had him graded as the seventh-best edge defender in the league with an overall grade of 81.3.Schult is now the third player from the AAF that has signed with Minnesota, joining safety Derron Smith and cornerback Duke Thomas, both of whom played for the San Antonio Commanders.There’s really no harm in the Vikings taking a flier on Schult. He’s shown the ability to get to the passer, and that’s something you can’t have enough of in this league. Will be be able to crack the Vikings’ 53-man roster? Well Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , we’re all going to find out.UPDATE: According to Ian Rapoport, it’s been a pretty big week for Schult.