Despite being a team that went to the playoffs in 2019, the Vikings have created some question marks throughout the offseason.
Though it’s not really their fault, due to a limited salary cap, the Vikings let a lot of talent walk this offseason, especially in the secondary.
Cornerbacks Xavier Rhodes, Trae Waynes, Mackensie Alexander, and safeties Jayron Kearse and Andrew Sendejo are all gone. Vikings team reporter Eric Smith was recently asked about the new-look secondary for 2020, and he gave an interesting answer.
Here’s what he said:
“The Vikings secondary starts off slow in 2020 but improves throughout the season to finish about the same as 2019. But then the potential is there in the coming years for a top-tier unit, similar to what the Vikings had in 2017.”
Based on the way Rhodes and at times Waynes played in 2019, it helps to get younger in the secondary. The question becomes, though: Did the Vikings get too inexperienced in the secondary too quickly? We’ll have to see.