Woodman
06-10-2023, 09:09 AM
When the Vikings not-surprisingly jettisoned coach Mike Zimmer and somewhat-surprisingly dumped G.M. Rick Spielman after the 2021 season, the new regime kept around an unexpectedly high number of existing players. This year, G.M. Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and coach Kevin O’Connell are tearing it down, a year after an unlikely 13-4 season.
Gone, to date, are running back Dalvin Cook (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9727/dalvin-cook), receiver Adam Thielen (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9736/adam-thielen), linebacker Za'Darius Smith (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/628/zadarius-smith) (whom they signed last year), linebacker Eric Kendricks (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9678/eric-kendricks), cornerback Patrick Peterson (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/204/patrick-peterson), and defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/10364/dalvin-tomlinson). Next to go could be pass-rusher Danielle Hunter (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9703/danielle-hunter), given that someone leaked that the Vikings were “getting calls” for him. (Usually, that sort of call to a reporter comes from inside the house, as part of an effort to get the offer the team wants.)
A year after running it back, the Vikings are tearing it down - ProFootballTalk (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/06/10/a-year-after-running-it-back-the-vikings-are-tearing-it-down/)
Gone, to date, are running back Dalvin Cook (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9727/dalvin-cook), receiver Adam Thielen (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9736/adam-thielen), linebacker Za'Darius Smith (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/628/zadarius-smith) (whom they signed last year), linebacker Eric Kendricks (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9678/eric-kendricks), cornerback Patrick Peterson (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/204/patrick-peterson), and defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/10364/dalvin-tomlinson). Next to go could be pass-rusher Danielle Hunter (https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/football/nfl/player/9703/danielle-hunter), given that someone leaked that the Vikings were “getting calls” for him. (Usually, that sort of call to a reporter comes from inside the house, as part of an effort to get the offer the team wants.)
A year after running it back, the Vikings are tearing it down - ProFootballTalk (https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/06/10/a-year-after-running-it-back-the-vikings-are-tearing-it-down/)