Minnesota lost some key contributors this offseason, but certain fans and analysts still think the Vikings have the pieces in place to be successful.
One of those analysts is Brian Billick, an NFL coach who most notably was at the helm for the Ravens’ Super Bowl victory in 2001.
Here’s what Billick said about the Vikings on NFL Network:
“In the NFC, there’s eight, nine, 10 teams that are viable (with) championship-caliber potential, because of the balance in the conference and the Minnesota Vikings are clearly one,” Billick said. “Is Kirk Cousins, even with those numbers, the reason they haven’t been able to take that next step? Well, there’s a lot more to that. But I think the key this year is what he’s going to do in the Gary Kubiak offense. Let’s keep in mind that Kubiak has taken over as the play-caller and offensive coordinator. This is going to be a Dalvin Cook-centric offense, maybe the best back in the National Football League.”
As Billick pointed out, it will be interesting to see what Kubiak does with the offense. He should be stylistically similar to former offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski, but maybe the team will be able to take a step forward in 2020 with Kubiak leading the offense.