MANKATO -- Offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis and defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas bring a combined 50 years of NFL experience to their new jobs with the Minnesota Vikings...

...with a low number, or, as Lions linebacker Allen Aldridge called him, "a linebacker with an arm." Denny Green, Sherm Lewis and Alex Wood obviously have gotten across their points to Culpepper, and Culpepper also clearly has a feel for the...

...leaders going into a Thursday game at Dallas, which ranks last in rushing defense. First-year offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis continues to call on the running plays even if they don't work initially. The Vikings are on pace to rush for 2...

...offensive line and a second-year quarterback under center, Smith will be the safety valve for offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis, whose West Coast schemes emphasize the tailback. With Leroy Hoard no longer around, Smith will stay on the field...

...control of personnel as vice president of football operations. After the meeting, Tice told offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis, defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas, running backs coach Carl Hargrave and inside linebackers coach Richard Solomon...

...make sure there wasn't any damage to the shoulder capsule. "I'm definitely concerned," offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis said as he left the Metrodome after the game. "Any time a player like Randy gets hurt, you're concerned."

...at first, the game plan must be worked around them. "We've got two brand new tackles," offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis said. "We'd be foolish to go out there and put them on an island and just start dropping back and throwing the ball...

...players." The staff will have a decidedly different look in 2002. Four assistants, including offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis and defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas, learned Tuesday they won't be returning, and outside linebackers coach...

...bullying his way up the middle or by staying back in pass protection. ''We need him,'' Packers offensive coordinator Sherm Lewis said. ''When he's healthy and we get him going, he's a big, strong back that can do everything you ask. He's...

...magic left or that the ''Kearse Curse'' isn't true, the sooner the scrutiny slackens. Sherman's replacement, Sherm Lewis, developed Brett Favre, installing and perfecting the plays that Mike Holmgren called on Sundays. Lewis was criticized...