Biggest 2022 Offseason Priority

Coller highlights strengths of 2022 Vikings

The Vikings are in transition mode.

Minnesota has interviewed six candidates for its vacant general manager job, while only one interview has been completed for the head coaching opening, although more interviews for both jobs are coming.

Mathew Coller of Purple Insider recently looked at the state of the Vikings and what each role, specifically the general manager, will be inheriting when they take the job.

Coller opined that Minnesota’s new general manager will likely have a say in both the next head coach and can offer input on the future at the quarterback position, but that they are also inheriting an offense that features plenty of promising players.

The NFL draft has not always been kind to the Vikings in recent years but the hits on the offensive side of the ball give the future GM a bevy of talent to work with. That starts with Justin Jefferson.

Over his first two seasons, the first-rounder out of LSU has totaled nearly 200 catches and over 3,000 yards receiving. Those aren’t fool’s gold stats, either. By PFF’s grading system, he’s ranked as the third best receiver in the NFL in back-to-back years. He’s at least locked into the Vikings as their top receiver at an extremely reasonable price for two more years of his rookie contract, allowing some cap flexibility as elite receivers start to approach QB prices around the league.

On the other side, Adam Thielen still put together a strong season with 10 touchdowns and a 130.9 QB rating when targeted. There has been some speculation about his future with a $16.9 million cap hit, but he is still very effective.