Minnesota Vikings: 5 Preseason Position Battles to Watch

August 13, 2011   ·   Nick McAndrews   ·   Jump to comments

The Minnesota Vikings will open up their preseason Saturday (Aug. 13) night in Nashville to face the Tennessee Titans. Though the Vikings are a favorite to win, they still have some areas of concern on both sides of the ball.
With a new coaching staff and a lot of personnel changes, the Vikings will look much different in 2011 than in 2010.
With the personnel changes, the Vikings will actually have the luxury of positional competition through camp and the preseason. Hopefully, this competition will bring the best out of everyone in a Vikings' uniform and will result in improved play in the coming season.
Obviously, these position battles will be focused in specific areas given that the Vikings already have a good group of great players.
Here are the Vikings' top five position battles of the preseason.
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