The Vikings of Minnesota have exhausted all the resources to reconstruct a list of championship caliber for the coming season.
They have invested around $ 300 million in 14 incoming free agents. They had a choice in the first round on a new departure guard at Donovan Jackson (Ohio State) to top three new starters on the offensive line.
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The car is fully set so that JJ McCarthy took him for his first joyride and saw how far he can go.
However, the coming road seems to be treacherous for the Vikings.
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According to Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis, the Minnesota has the fifth most packed calendar in the league this coming season.
Vikings’ Calendar resistance Something largely on the NFC North being one of the most competitive divisions a year ago. Minnesota must also face the NFC East – composed of the Super Bowl champion, Philadelphia Eagles, commanders of the Washington qualifiers, Dallas Cowboys and New York Giants.
The Vikings will also play the four AFC North teams – Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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A common thread with many of these teams – dangerous -rude that could make things in disorder for McCarthy.
Five teams in which the Vikings are faced this season ranked in the top 10p-10 in total pressures last season. The Steelers, the Eagles, the Browns and the Cowboys finished last season with the first four notes of Passe-Rush by Pro Football Focus (PFF), respectively.
It will be the responsibility of the distribution of support for the Vikings to keep McCarthy specific as it develops and catches up with the speed of the NFL.
The way the difficult series of opponents takes place on the calendar will be announced by the League on May 14.
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