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Too many young guns at receiver?

Related Topics: Minnesota Vikings, Wide receiver

The Minnesota Vikings have found a way to infuse youth at key positions when aging talent fades and leaves, but the wide receiver corps is devoid of that veteran who provides leadership.

There is a delicate balance that NFL teams have to walk when it comes to the composition of their rosters. Teams are that too young at one time tend to struggle with concepts, formations and plays they’ve never encountered on tape. Teams that get too old together typically are part of a franchise implosion once the success goes away or starts to show signs of fading faster than hoped.