Today we have the Minnesota Vikings.
Minnesota Vikings
Last Season: 12-4 NFC North Division Champs (Lost to Saints in NFC Championship Game)
2010 NFL Draft: CB Chris Cook (Virginia, Rd. 2/Pick 2), RB Toby Gerhart (Stanford, Rd. 2/Pick 19), DE Everson Griffen (USC, Rd. 4/Pick 2), OG Chris DeGeare (Wake Forest, Rd. 5/Pick 30), LB Nathan Triplett (Minnesota, Rd. 5/Pick 36), QB Joe Webb (UAB, Rd. 6/Pick 30), TE Mickey Shuler (Penn St., Rd. 7/Pick 7), LB Ryan D’Imperio (Rutgers, Rd. 7/Pick 30)
Key Additions: K Rhys Lloyd (from Panthers), RB Ryan Moats (from Houston), CB Lito Sheppard (from NY Jets)
Key Losses: OL Artis Hicks (to Redskins), RB Chester Taylor (to Bears)
2010 Regular Season Schedule:
Week 1: @ Saints
Week 2: Dolphins
Week 3: Lions
Week 4: BYE
Week 5: @ NY Jets
Week 6: Cowboys
Week 7: @ Packers
Week 8: @ Patriots
Week 9: Cardinals
Week 10: @ Bears
Week 11: Packers
Week 12: @ Redskins
Week 13: Bills
Week 14: NY Giants
Week 15: Bears
Week 16: @ Eagles
Week 17: @ Lions
Analysis: Will Brett Favre return or won’t he? Again, in another offseason, that is the question. It seems more likely than not that he will return and that instantly makes the Vikings the favorite to win the division. Sidney Rice and Percy Harvin stepped up big last year in helping Bernard Berrian and Visanthe Shiancoe handle the load that Favre threw at them. It will again be a huge method in scoring for the Vikings. Adrian Peterson loses Chester Taylor but gains a similar back in Gerhart and help in the load from Moats. The offense should be as good this year as they were last year, if not better, because they know how close they were last year. AP needs to limit the mistakes, and they will again compete for a spot in the Super Bowl. The defense, which doesn’t sit back seat to Favre and the offense is as good as ever. The line is spectacular with Ray Edwards, Pat and Kevin Williams and Jared Allen. The linebackers could use some help, but they are descent. The secondary will miss Cedric Griffin early on, but the signing of Cook and Sheppard will help ease the pain, and Antoine Winfield will lead the team again. This is team that is going to explode out of the gate. The Packers will present a bigger threat, as will the Bears, but the team has what it takes.
2010 Season Predictions: 13-3, NFC Wildcard
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