Minnesota Vikings general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah must have watched some HGTV before this off-season because there’s been some renovation.
It started early in the off-season when the Vikings released veterans Adam Thielen and Eric Kendricks to save some cap space. Earlier this month, the Vikings continued to renovate by trading pass rusher Za’Darius Smith and running back Dalvin Cook.
All these moves were part of the Vikings bigger picture approach to teambuilding.
The Vikings are not interested in tearing the roster down to bare bones and rebuilding. As a result, they likely won’t be in the market for a top quarterback during the 2024 NFL Draft.
Instead, the Vikings are undergoing a “competitive rebuild.”
Aging veterans – like Thielen and Kendricks – are being ushered out of Minnesota and, in their place, will be young players with a ceiling. Think Jordan Addison, Brian Asamoah, and Marcus Davenport.
Despite the busy off-season, the Vikings shouldn’t be done making moves. Plenty of dominoes will have to fall between now and the start of the 2023 regular season, including two major extensions for their core.
While the blueprint likely won’t be available outside the Vikings’ front office, here are the three dominoes the Vikings will have to figure out between now and September.