Minnesota struggled on special teams in a lot of different ways this past season.
The Vikings had punts blocked. They didn’t have a great net average on punts, either. The team had bad snaps on field goals and costly misses from its kicker. Minnesota even had muffed punts and fumbles on returns. The team also couldn’t get anything going on punt returns in terms of average yardage.
All that is to say that there is room to improve on special teams for 2021. The Vikings brought in some enticing special teams players this offseason, at least some of whom will likely hold down key roles for next season.
Here is an early prediction for how the team could line up on special teams: