NFC North: Minnesota Vikings’ Much-Too-Early Preview

May 12, 2012   ·   Marques Eversoll   ·   Jump to comments

2011 record: 3-13
The Minnesota Vikings will go as far as their two superstars take them; Adrian Peterson literally carries the offense, and Jared Allen spends as much time in opposing backfields as he does on his legendary mullet.
After a sluggish 1-5 start, Minnesota was wise to pull the plug on its Donovan McNabb experience in favor of first-round pick Christian Ponder. While Ponder certainly had his share of struggles in 2011, the Vikings hope the game experience he endured as a rookie will play a vital role in his development moving forward.
In hopes of protecting Ponder's blind side long-term, Minnesota used the fourth overall pick in last month's draft on USC offensive tackle Matt Kalil. Kalil will immediately step into the starting lineup at left tackle, allowing Charlie Johnson to slide inside to guard
The Vikings figure to have an improved offensive line after the unit allowed 49 sacks a season ago.
Along with the improvement of quarterback Christian ...

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