It's not all that difficult to squint and imagine the Vikings having an excellent season in 2022.
Rookie head coaches rarely come into situations as favorable as the one Kevin O'Connell finds himself inheriting in Minnesota. The roster is built to win right away, so decent health and improved coaching could feasibly take the Vikings from middling .500-type team to NFC contender if things go right.
This summer, Fan Nation's four NFC North publishers — myself, Packer Central's Bill Huber, All Lions' John Maakaron, and Bear Digest's Gene Chamberlain — are running a 12-part roundtable series breaking down the state of the NFC North heading into the 2022 season.