How the Vikings can fix their offensive line using the current roster

The offensive line of the Minnesota Vikings needs to be better in 2020. What are some ways they can fix the unit by using what they have now?

In 2019, the Minnesota Vikings offensive line improved, but it still had plenty of problems. Those problems mostly came from the left side where Pat Elflein and Riley Reiff both struggled.

Elflein was by far worse, as his bad games came more frequently and he also had about one drive-killing holding call per contest. Reiff played okay and the Vikings could still probably get another season out of him. But he isn’t getting any younger and it would be reassuring for Minnesota to get their left tackle of the future inhouse.

The unit as a whole did perform well in the running game. They were able to open up holes and get downfield to make key blocks that helped add additional yardage to runs by Dalvin Cook or Alexander Mattison.

Pass protection was the bigger issue. There were games where Kirk Cousins simply didn’t have any time. He either had to get rid of the ball in a hurry or take a sack. Luckily, for the Vikings, Cousins was much better at protecting the football this season than he was in 2018.

Minnesota will likely look to bring in some new pieces for their offensive line through the 2020 NFL Draft and free agency this offseason. It is, however, possible for the Vikings to improve the unit using only what is currently on the roster.

Let’s break the line down position-by-position and figure out how Minnesota’s group of blockers can get better this year by only using current members of the team.