Except… this wasn’t Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy – though it might as well have been. It was Minnesota Viking head coach Mike Zimmer doing his best McCarthy impression.

Unlike during the regular season, coaches aren’t required to issue (truthful) injury reports during the preseason. Coaches like McCarthy, Zimmer, and Bill Belichick take full advantage. However, they do so at considerable cost to their credibility – and to good relations with the media, the critics, and the fans.