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What the Minnesota Vikings should do this offseason
Published at 12/5/2016
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First off, the Vikings need to get offensive linemen to replace T.J. Clemmings and Brandon Fusco. Matt Kalil and Andre Smith will also be free agents, so they will definitely need to target some linemen in the draft. They should try resign Kalil, though. Boone is pretty solid, Berger is a good center but they will need to sign him. Clemmings, on the other hand, is garbage. They also need to find another RB as we do not know if AP will be able to come back to his old self and Asiata's contract is up. They also must replace Andrew Sendejo, who should not be a starting safety. He is absolutely hideous in pass coverage. They also should look at a linebacker to replace Greenway and a cornerback. Terrance Newman has been a lockdown corner this year, but he is 38 and will not be able to sustain this level of play for very long, and I expect him to retire. 

In free agency, the biggest key is resigning Joe Berger.  They also must resign Patterson, as he has become a much better receiver this year and he is on of the best returners in the league. They also must resign Thielen, White, Sirliles, Locke, Ellison, Beavers, and Trattou. They should also sign Gerald Hodges for depth. 
The draft will be the big stage for the Vikings this offseason. In the 2nd round, I would love them to pick D'Onta Foreman. Foreman would give them a power back who has run a 4.4 40. He would be able to replace Asiata. In round three with their first pick, I would love them to target Julie'n Davenport from Bucknell. Davenport is a freak of nature with his size, arm length, and hands. He could become a tremendous LT. With their next pick of the third round, Kai Nacua would be a great pick. He has great instincts with five interceptions this year and six last year. With their first pick of the fourth round, they should pick Jalen Reaves-Maybin to replace Chad Greenway. Reaves-Maybin most likely would go higher in the draft but he suffered a shoulder injury that ended his season during the game against Florida. With their next pick in the fourth, they should target Adam Bisnowatty and OT from Pitt. Bisnowatty is quite different then Davenport as he is less of a physical specimen and more of an intangibles guy. In the fifth, they should draft Austin Golson a center from Auburn. Golson struggled at OT, but has done well at center. He also has quite a bit of upside, as he was rated as the 3rd best OT coming out of high school. With Munnerlyn becoming a free agent and Terrance Newman still aging, they should take Brandon Facyson with their sixth round pick. Facyson was very impressive his freshman year with five interceptions, but he has not produced as much as expected this year. He still has some upside that the Vikings could use, though. With their seventh round pick, they should pick Eddy Pineiro K from Florida. Pineiro has had some clutch kicks and he has a huge leg. He could fix the Viking's kicking issues. 
QB1 Sam Bradford
QB2 Shaun Hill (Teddy Bridgewater if healthy)
RB1 Adrian Peterson
RB2 D'Onta Foreman
RB3 Jerrick McKinnon
WR1 Stephon Diggs
WR2 Laquon Treadwell (expecting improvement)
WR3 Adam Thielen
WR4 Cordarrelle Patterson
WR5 Jarius Wright
TE1 Kyle Rudolph
TE2 Mycole Pruitt
TE3 Rhett Ellison
LT Matt Kalil
LT Julie'n Davenport
LG Alex Boone
LG Zac Kerin
C Joe Berger 
C Austin Golson
RG Jeremiah Sirliles
RG Brandon Fusco
RT Adam Bisnowatty
RT Julie'n Davenport
LE Danielle Hunter
LE Brian Robison
DT Linval Joseph
DT Sharrif Floyd
DT Tom Johnson
DT Shamar Stephens
RE Everson Griffen
RE Justin Trattou
SLB Anthony Barr
SLB Edmond Robinson
MLB Eric Kendricks
MLB Gerald Hodges
WLB Jalen Reaves-Maybin
WLB Emmanuel Lamur
CB1 Xavier Rhodes
CB2 Trae Waynes
CB3 Mackensie Alexander
CB4 Brandon Facyson
CB5 Marcus Sherels
FS Harrison Smith
FS Anthony Harris
SS Kai Nacua
SS Jayvon Kearse
K Eddy Pineiro
P Jeff Locke
I will start doing this for other teams. Comment teams that I should do next below.



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