With two of his former coaches now in Minnesota, there is no doubt the Vikings will take a look at bringing in Bob Sanders in 2012. Sanders, new defensive coordinator Alan Williams, and head coach Leslie Frazier were all on the 2006 Super Bowl champion Colts team. A reunion in Minnesota would not be that far fetched.
In six short years the public perception of Sanders has changed drastically. Back in 2006 when you said the name Bob Sanders, most people probably thought ‘best safety in football.’ Nowadays the words ‘injury prone’ probably come to mind. Sanders has not even finished a season since he won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 2007. The knock on Sanders is legitimate, to say the least.
So why you ask, would Minnesota take a chance on Sanders at this point in his career? I think there are several realistic reasons the Vikings have to at least consider signing Bob:
(1) Frazier and Williams coached Bob when he was at his best. They have to have ...
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