The Vikings announced Mike Priefer will take over coaching duties for now.

Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer was not happy after Sunday's 21-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Always a straight shooter, Zimmer heavily criticized the team's offensive line, which surrendered six sacks and 11 more hits on quarterback Sam Bradford.

"We didn’t block anybody," he told reporters after the game. "We were soft. We got overpowered."

The offensive line wasn't the only group to draw the coach's ire. He called the loss "embarrassing" and singled out the offense and special teams units for playing poorly.

"I’m very disappointed in the performance that we gave," Zimmer said. "We turned the ball over offensively, we didn’t block people, we dropped balls, we got the quarterback hit, we [need] two inches and we can’t convert on third down or fourth down, we got three shots in the red zone in the first half, we throw an interception, we gave up a 98-yard kickoff return, we fumbled a punt. If you’re going to do those things, you have no chance to win."

Zimmer said Bradford, who was 24 for 41 for 224 yards with a touchdown and interception, "missed some throws that he normally makes." Zimmer also understood Bradford, the No. 1 pick by the St. Louis Rams in the 2010 NFL Draft, was under duress for most of the game.

"It's hard to evaluate his performance when we looked like a sieve up front," Zimmer said of Bradford.

Zimmer was specifically asked about Jake Long, the top pick in the 2008 draft by the Miami Dolphins, and said Long was rusty in his Vikings debut. Long was signed by the Vikings on Oct. 11 after they lost starting tackles Matt Kalil and Andre Smith to season-ending injuries. It was Long's first start since Oct. 26, 2014 while with the Rams.

Zimmer said he would "put his finger" on the issues this week before the Vikings take on the Chicago Bears on Oct. 31.

"We need to do a better job," Zimmer said. "We're not going to go down the street and pick up a bunch of guys. We need to get these guys better and we need to do it quickly. I'm disappointed that we allowed that to happen. You know, going into the game, they're going to come after Bradford.

"I didn't go to Harvard, but I can figure that out. We didn't get it done."