The offensive line has to be a point of concern for the Vikings in the offseason.
What are they going to do about Riley Reiff? Will they cut him or restructure his contract due to the salary cap situation, or will they keep him on? Will the Vikings draft an offensive lineman in the first round to shore up depth or will they draft one in the later rounds? They could even hold off on drafting one altogether. And what is the team going to do in free agency when it comes to the offensive line?
Vikings GM Rick Spielman addressed the state of the offensive line at the NFL Combine.
“I think it’s still a work in progress,” Spielman told reporters. “I think when we went to the outside zone, there were specific guys who have to have specific physical traits that we’re looking for. I think that will be an area that we will continue to try and improve. But we made tremendous strides from last year.”
It will be interesting to see if the salary cap, plus the level of play, leads to the Vikings finding an offensive lineman in the draft.
“All the passing and everything that’s done in this league, you’re going to win in the trenches, both on the offensive and defensive side,” Spielman said.