The Minnesota Vikings head into the offseason with a playoff loss fresh in their minds. The Los Angeles Rams hounded Sam Darnold, sacking him nine times and pressuring him on 54% of his dropbacks. With Jared Verse leaping through the air like a professional wrestler in the ‘80s, Minnesota’s 14-3 season evaporated faster than you… Continue reading The Vikings Biggest Need Is In The Trenches (But Not Where You Think)
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Proposed Vikings signing fills D-tackle need with projected $60 million rising star
The Minnesota Vikings will enter the new league year with a major surplus at EDGE rusher, and a major need at defensive tackle. Adding a bonafide starter for the defensive interior feels like a must, as the Vikings got inconsistent returns in 2024 from a group that included Jerry Tillery and Jonathan Bullard. GM Kwesi… Continue reading Proposed Vikings signing fills D-tackle need with projected $60 million rising star
Vikings NFL Draft big board: 12 enticing first-round prospects at positions of need
Free agency comes first for the Minnesota Vikings. Coaches and staffers will meet to discuss the most important decisions after the Super Bowl. The team’s plans at quarterback will be chief among them. Then, after the early March flurry, the Vikings will turn their attention toward a pivotal draft. General manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah won’t have… Continue reading Vikings NFL Draft big board: 12 enticing first-round prospects at positions of need
End of Vikings’ season reinforced need for more help from draft
The Vikings cannot expect to make up all that ground in one year, especially with a paucity of picks in 2025. But simply put, they must get more out of their past and future drafts next year and beyond. That is where the caveats are at least useful in explaining how Addison was alone with… Continue reading End of Vikings’ season reinforced need for more help from draft
Can Caedan Bankier Provide the Fourth-Line Boost the Wild Need? – Minnesota Wild
It’s no secret that the Minnesota Wild have struggled to find depth scoring this season, particularly from the fourth line. A quick glance at the organizational depth chart suggests that might not change anytime soon. Minnesota’s fourth line this season has primarily featured: While no team expects their fourth line to fill the back on… Continue reading Can Caedan Bankier Provide the Fourth-Line Boost the Wild Need? – Minnesota Wild
Vikings Need Complete iOL Revamp
Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports. You have to go back many years for an offseason when the Vikings’ interior offensive line wasn’t circled as a priority for improvement. A complete Vikings IOL revamp is needed as we head towards the 2025 season. The 2024 season was another one where the play from the guys on the… Continue reading Vikings Need Complete iOL Revamp
The NFL Offseason Dates that Vikings Fans Need to Know
Credit: Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The NFL offseason tends to be an exciting time. Obviously, free agency and the draft attract most of the attention — for good reason — but there’s plenty more that takes place. Consider a humble offering from PurplePTSD to keep readers informed on… Continue reading The NFL Offseason Dates that Vikings Fans Need to Know
We Need To Talk About The Brocks – Minnesota Wild
If you buy into the hype, it seems like the Minnesota Wild have uncovered the NHL’s latest market inefficiency: Dudes from Minnesota named Brock. It’s easy to see why the Wild would be into that. After all, it’s working out amazingly with Brock Faber. The hometown kid stepped right into an NHL lineup and has… Continue reading We Need To Talk About The Brocks – Minnesota Wild
Vikings’ collapse vs. Lions, Rams makes need for interior O-line help frustratingly clear
EAGAN, Minn. — It’s always wild how quickly an NFL season can end. The train hums for 18 weeks and then screeches to a halt. There is no warning, no alert telling us what’s about to happen. Only the abrupt finality and then the quick shift of the gaze to the future. This is where… Continue reading Vikings’ collapse vs. Lions, Rams makes need for interior O-line help frustratingly clear
Buffalo Has What the Wild Need At the Deadline – Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota Wild are looking for goal-scoring talent to create offense when opponents double-team Kirill Kaprizov or when he’s injured. Fans and media have criticized Kaprizov because the Wild haven’t been able to produce the necessary goal-scoring depth to go on a playoff run. Teams like the Winnipeg Jets are Minnesota’s kryptonite. The Dallas Stars,… Continue reading Buffalo Has What the Wild Need At the Deadline – Minnesota Wild