The Vikings didn’t try to hide it.
The first three players the team drafted were offensive players and in total, the Vikings came away with seven offensive players, including three offensive linemen and a running back.
That was all by design, of course. This was a team that struggled to run the ball and protect Kirk Cousins in 2018.
“We need to run the ball,” Spielman said Saturday. “We need to be better on offense, and that’s where we needed the help. Our defense we have I think every starter back, and signed Shamar back. So kept Anthony Barr, so we don’t have a lot of defensive needs from a starter position. So we wanted to add depth in the later rounds, and we have some pretty good depth even from last year’s draft. I’m excited to see some of these guys and the opportunity they’re going to get.”
With the amount of talent on this offense, it’d be disappointing if it wasn’t a top-10 or top-5 unit in the league. How this draft performs will be play a big role in that.
