The folks over at Pro Football Focus wrote about what each team needs to improve on in 2019 to find success.
The Vikings’ isn’t all that mysterious. It’s to improve the offensive line, which was the biggest weakness for the team in 2018.
Here’s what PFF wrote about the Vikings:
It doesn’t come as a surprise that the Vikings’ offensive line is the unit appearing on this list. It has been a weakness for several seasons now, and 2018 was no different. The Vikings were one of just four teams to have a bottom-10 regular-season grade in both pass-blocking and run-blocking, joining the Houston Texans, Miami Dolphins and the Cincinnati Bengals. Kirk Cousins was pressured on 38.9% of his dropbacks (fifth-most among quarterbacks with 250 or more dropbacks), and the Vikings averaged just 1.3 yards before contact per rushing attempt (t-21st in the NFL). The unit as a whole will need to improve in 2019 in order for the Vikings to reclaim the NFC North title.
With the addition of center Garrett Bradbury (draft) and guard Josh Kline (free agency) the hope is that this unit will be improved.
Something else that should help the offensive line will be a committment to the running game, a high priority for Mike Zimmer and Gary Kubiak.
