Vikings linebacker Ben Leber was worried earlier this year that defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier might leave to the team to become a head coach elsewhere.

So how did Leber keep track of Frazier’s whereabouts?  By hanging out right here.

“I was on profootballtalk every day,” Leber told the Minneapolis Star Tribune.  “Probably four or five times a day.  Just seeing where he was interviewing, what was going on.  I was pretty involved, checking it out.”

And Leber is happy that Frazier is returning.  “I think anytime you have a coaching staff and a system implemented for a long period of time it’s only beneficial,” Leber said.  “You can really get into it more, you can break it down more.  The players are more comfortable with the coaches, knowing where they come from.  Knowing what to expect on Wednesday and Thursday and during the work week.  It’s just going to benefit us as a team, and I think it’s going to help Leslie kind of know the players a little bit better.  He’s going to adjust his coverages and his philosophy also.”

Frazier was hired in 2007 after his predecessor, Mike Tomlin, became the Steelers head coach after only one year as the defensive coordinator in Minnesota.  Both men utilized the Tampa 2 defense, but Frazier employed more blitzes.  The classic Tampa 2 scheme relies on the defensive linemen to put heat on the quarterback, the safeties to take away deep passes, and the linebackers and corners to make quick tackles on any short completions, all of which forces the opposing offense to sustain drives through a series of short gains.

Frazier interviewed for head-coaching vacancies in Miami and Atlanta.