The Vikings might have lost a lot of talent this offseason, but Jared Allen still thinks the team can compete while it is retooling.
Allen, a former defensive end for the Vikings, told the Star Tribune that “unless you’re one of those special teams that can plug pieces in every year and stay ahead of the curve, you get a four- to six-year run and then you got to kind of retool.”
Allen also related it to his team in Minnesota:
“It happened when I was there. We had a tremendous run and then we had guys who still had ability who got asked to take pay cuts or were allowed to move on.”
He does think the team should improve upon one position group.
“So, I think if they can bolster up the offensive line, they’ll be OK because you know with Zim the defense is going to come together.”