The Vikings have made strides to replace the talent they lost this offseason.
That was good enough for Peter King to rank them at No. 11 in a recent power rankings of NFL teams. Here’s what he said about the Vikings:
“I love the deal GM Rick Spielman made prior to the draft, sending 26-year-old Stefon Diggs and a seventh-rounder to Buffalo for first, fourth, fifth and sixth-round draft picks, then choosing LSU slot receiver Justin Jefferson (who turns 21 in two weeks) with the 22nd pick. Jefferson caught 111 balls from Joe Burrow last year and though there’s no guarantee he’ll be, say, a 65-catch guy in an offense that wants to be fairly even in the run-pass ratio, there’s the added benefit of the Vikings saving about $8.5-million a year on the cap over the next three years in Jefferson’s deal versus Diggs’ contract. Not to mention the subtraction of a player in Diggs, who didn’t seem totally all-in with the Viking ethos.”
Not only that, but King goes on to say that “Dalvin Cook could win a rushing title with his ability and the Minnesota love of the run.” It should be fun to watch the Vikings and see how this plays out in 2020.
