Take the Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos as your model for how to construct team and you have to conclude that the Minnesota Vikings are not that far away from competing for a championship of their own.
If the formula is great defense, good enough talent on offense, savvy-but-not-spectacular quarterbacking, solid special teams and good coaching? Then the Vikings should be well on their way.
The Vikings’ defense may not be at Denver’s level yet, but it’s getting there. Minnesota still needs some more pieces in the secondary but beyond that, they appear to have enough talent to reach the elite level.