Minnesota Vikings’ four biggest question marks heading into the 2017 season
By Adam Patrick
Will the offensive line be any better in 2017?
Last season’s offensive line for Minnesota was a straight up abomination. There is really no other way to describe it.
They could not pass block for more than two seconds and they could not create any lanes for the team’s running backs to get through. So this offseason the Vikings’ front office went back to the drawing board in an effort to find some players that are actually capable of preforming the necessary duties of being and NFL offensive lineman.
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This year, Minnesota brought in veteran offensive tackles Riley Reiff and Mike Remmers during free agency and the team also used two draft picks on interior offensive linemen in Pat Elflein and Danny Isidora. The Vikings have also added a few of undrafted free-agents recently including tackle Aviante Collins and guard Freddie Tagaloa in hopes that they will at least improve the position group’s depth.
2017 will also be the first season without Matt Kalil on the roster. A player that Minnesota used a top five draft selection on in 2012 and then never turned out to be the franchise left tackle the team was hoping for.
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After last year’s line was torn to pieces by a multitude of injuries, the Vikings seem to at least attempting to make sure the depth of their unit is full of more talented players than the last few seasons. But for Minnesota, the real hope is that the team can rely on a solid starting five for all of 2017 and not have a repeat of last season’s version of offensive line musical chairs.