ESPN 2012 NFL Preview: Minnesota Vikings

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ESPN 2012 NFL Preview: Minnesota Vikings

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Thanks for the link. I kind of like that ESPN's crew unanimously picked them to finish 4th. It gives me hope that they might do better. :)

The "inside the numbers" info posted at the end of that piece was very interesting.
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The commentary at the bottom about Ponder was the most interesting part of that. What always bugs me about these types of "analysis" is that they assume that so many aspects of the team stay the same. No mention of our TE. No mention of likely improvement for our OL. If our CB are healthy our Pass Rush is going to be more lethal, even in base defense. These are big positives.
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