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It's a group that will spend a decent chunk of the offseason trying to establish its identity on offense. Here's an idea: balance.

The Vikings haven't ranked in the top 20 in both running and passing yards since 2009, when Brett Favre shared a backfield with Peterson. Since that season, one facet of the Vikings' offense has been ranked 26th or worse in the league in every year but one: 2013, when the league's most porous defense forced the Vikings to play catch-up enough that their passing game ascended all the way to 23rd.

And last year, while the Vikings' 18th-ranked passing offense was their best since 2009, they were hindered by a 32nd-ranked ground game that made their offense almost inoperable at times.

CbusVikesFan wrote:For me,
it's not so much the numbers or really the balance, it's taking the opponent weaknesses and exploiting them.The balance should take care of its self. If you have to pass 30 or more or run 30, as long as the Vikings win.

Mothman wrote: I think the article was referring to "balance" in the sense that both the passing and running game are good, as opposed to what we've seen in recent years. From game to game, it's more about doing what's effective, as you suggested above.