Our friends at Touchdown Wire thinks the turnover at cornerback might not be a bad thing.
Trae Waynes and Xavier Rhodes were the starters out wide in 2019, and neither played exceptionally well on a consistent basis.
Touchdown Wire talked about the potential replacements for those two, and how the Vikings are ranked 10th in its recent power rankings. Here’s what the outlet said:
“Last season, the Vikings went 10-6 and made the playoffs despite an outside cornerback duo in Xavier Rhodes and Trae Waynes that allowed 10 touchdowns and picked off just one pass. Both are off the roster now, to be replaced by Mike Hughes and first-round pick Jeff Gladney out of TCU. Minnesota went receiver with their other first-round pick, which they acquired by trading Stefon Diggs to the Bills, taking LSU’s Justin Jefferson, an optimal slot target with outside potential. Other than that, this is a loaded roster that will go as far as quarterback Kirk Cousins can take it. That’s a mixed blessing, though the team was confident enough in Cousins’ production to give him a two-year, $66 million contract extension in March.”
Hopefully Kirk Cousins can prove some people wrong and play to the quality of his extension in 2020. I think it was a good decision. Here’s why.
