Bud Grant gives Frazier advice

**singersp** · 10-05-2011, 06:19 AM

Vikings' Frazier takes a bit of advice from Bud Grant

“I was walking down the hall here at Winter Park,” Frazier said. “And Bud was in his office. I stuck my head in to say hello, and he said, ‘Hey, come on in, sit down, let’s talk.’”

Vikings' Frazier takes a bit of advice from Bud Grant | The Republic

**singersp** · 10-05-2011, 06:30 AM

Grant politely declined an interview request for this story. It’s not his style to upstage current coaches.

Bud is & always has been a class act.

If you've ever met him or talked to him, he has this aura that surrounds him that leaves you feeling awe struck & the legendary greatness he emits.

**C Mac D** · 10-05-2011, 07:12 AM

Grant has how many Super Bowl rings?

**12purplepride28** · 10-05-2011, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by C Mac D

Grant has how many Super Bowl rings?

Exactly. And it's not like he never had the talent, he went to 4 of them and was outcoached in a several and lost all of them. The greatest coach in Vikings history is like the least smelly turd.

**shockzilla** · 10-05-2011, 07:56 AM

Wow, you guys have no sense of reverence or Vikings history, do you? Just because Bud Grant never won a Super Bowl doesn't mean he wasn't a great coach. Ask all the hundreds of players who played for him.

**C Mac D** · 10-05-2011, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by shockzilla

Wow, you guys have no sense of reverence or Vikings history, do you? Just because Bud Grant never won a Super Bowl doesn't mean he wasn't a great coach. Ask all the hundreds of players who played for him.

I understand that and am happy he has a lot of respect from his players. Personally, I think the measure of success for an NFL coach is a Super Bowl ring.

Honest question: Do you think Grant was a better coach than Marv Levy?

**C Mac D** · 10-05-2011, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by 12purplepride28

The greatest coach in Vikings history is like the least smelly turd.

I do not agree with this comment.

I like Grant, but not sure being a good coach 30-40 years ago gives him the right to walk into the current coach's office and start giving him advice.

Either way, Grant is a class act and shouldn't be referred to as a turd.

**singersp** · 10-05-2011, 08:12 AM

Originally Posted by shockzilla

Wow, you guys have no sense of reverence or Vikings history, do you? Just because Bud Grant never won a Super Bowl doesn't mean he wasn't a great coach. Ask all the hundreds of players who played for him.

I guess they feel Tarkenton was not great because he didn't win a SB.

I guess they feel the PPE were not great because they didn't win a SB.

I guess they feel Warren Moon & Dan Marino weren't great QB's because they didn't win a SB.

**C Mac D** · 10-05-2011, 08:25 AM

Originally Posted by singersp

I guess they feel Tarkenton was not great because he didn't win a SB.

I guess they feel the PPE were not great because they didn't win a SB.

I guess they feel Warren Moon & Dan Marino weren't great QB's because they didn't win a SB.

Great individual players, yes. Great teams? Eh... very good teams. Great teams win championships.

I realize that's tough to hear as a Vikings fan, but it's true.

**shockzilla** · 10-05-2011, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by C Mac D

I understand that and am happy he has a lot of respect from his players. Personally, I think the measure of success for an NFL coach is a Super Bowl ring.

Honest question: Do you think Grant was a better coach than Marv Levy?

Hard to say, that's a really good question. Slightly different eras, of course. I don't think you can really say. I guess if one or the other had won a Super Bowl, you would say they were better. What's your opinion on that question?