Did the Vikings progress or regress on the offensive line?
The position group clearly made strides in 2019 to get better, but is this current corps better than it was the year before? I’m not so sure.
Pro Football Focus ranked the Minnesota offensive line as the 29th best in the league in 2018. In 2019, the offensive line moved up to 19th on PFF’s rankings.
Can Minnesota, after losing Kline, move up again to where the team has an above average offensive line? It would have to take excellent progress from Cleveland, and a seamless shift to guard for Reiff. The team could also try putting Cleveland at guard.
Not only that, but players like left guard Pat Elflein and center Garrett Bradbury will have to raise their games, especially in pass protection. Teams with good front sevens gave the Vikings interior offensive line a great deal of trouble last season. It will take a lot to happen for that to change in 2020.