Will the Vikings' special teams be better or worse in 2019?

Will the Vikings’ special teams be better or worse in 2019?

By Nik Edlund | Jul 17, 2019

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 23: Newly acquired kicker Dan Bailey #5 of the Minnesota Vikings warms up before the game against the Buffalo Bills at U.S. Bank Stadium on September 23, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings signed Bailey after cutting their former kicker, Daniel Carlson. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

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(Photo By Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via Getty Images) Dan Bailey /

The Minnesota Vikings special teams weren’t overly special a season ago. Will the unit end up performing better or worse in 2019?

Fans of the Minnesota Vikings have gotten used to holding their breath whenever their kicker trots out onto the field to attempt a field goal.

The Vikings’ fan base has had to endure some heartbreaking misses over their lifetime and it’s an area that always seems to be an issue. The rest of the unit was a little up and down in 2018 too.

Minnesota punter Matt Wile had his moments last season, but he ended up finishing around the middle of the road with a 41.5-yard net average per punt. The Vikings’ return game was also solid but unspectacular last year as they didn’t have a return touchdown all season long.

This is a unit that underwent some major changes during this past offseason. But will those changes lead the Vikings special teams to be better or worse this season than it was in 2018?

Let’s dive in deeper to find out some of the reasons why the unit might perform better in 2019 and why it might not.

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