The NFL Trade Deadline was very busy for most teams, the Vikings included, but one move did more than the rest. Vikings General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has always been a proactive roster builder but this year he was forced into the role more than before.
The Vikings had lost their starting tackle, Christian Darrisaw, and wasted no time finding a fill-in tackle by trading for Cam Robinson.
Most outlets praised the move, but ESPN’s Dan Graziano is taking it a step further, saying it was the “most important addition over the past month.”
Graziano wrote, “Robinson is certainly not Darrisaw, but given how difficult it is to find starting-caliber offensive linemen at any time of the season, you have to admire the Vikings for getting out there and trying to plug a hole they absolutely had to plug.”
Robinson looked okay in his first game with the Vikings as they played the Colts in Week 9. With more than just one day of practice under his belt now, the offensive line as a whole is expected to look more in sync as they play his former team on Sunday.