As rankings revive, where will Vikings land?

One of the sure signs of summer leading up to the coming NFL season is NFL Network’s annual self-congratulatory program “celebrating” the top 100 players of the coming season.

Instead of being a true celebration, it is often a source of anger for the players who are either omitted from the list or felt they were disrespected by their placement.

An argument was made by conspiracy theorists last year that Adrian Peterson’s return to the Vikings in early June after boycotting the Minnesota Vikings OTA sessions was, in part, a result of being ranked No. 62 on the 2015 NFL Top 100 – only three slots ahead of journeyman running back Justin Forsett. The conspiracy types claimed that the indignity of…