This has been one of the more unconventional offseasons in NFL history, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The preseason is canceled and teams have had to do a lot of remote work to get ready for the NFL season.
Does that mean that when the regular season comes around, the play will be worse? Not necessarily, according to a couple Vikings players.
“I think the play is going to be better, actually” Reiff told reporters Monday. “There’s less distractions this offseason. Guys were taking care of their bodies, working out and stuff like that. But you know we’re working on limited time, too, so I’m hoping that the product is good.”
Colquitt said he was able to kick just as much, maybe more than he has in the past, and his body wasn’t as worn down.
“In a way, I feel refreshed,” Colquitt told reporters. “First thing I noticed with most of the guys on the team, especially the lineman, is they looked more in shape. They looked rested. They’re pumped about training camp.”
Colquitt said he’s not sitting here saying this is the way it should be necessarily, then he winked at the camera. He went on to say he thinks the NFL product could be better this year.
“I really feel that way,” Colquitt told reporters. “If the product is not better, I feel like the product is not going to be better everywhere, and so it will be an equal playing field. But the way the guys’ spirits are, which is a huge thing. I mean, attitude is everything in life and the way the guys seem physically and not kind of beaten down, I totally agree with you, I think the product will be better.”
