After a brutal ending to one of the best regular seasons in franchise history, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah and the Minnesota Vikings entered 2025 with a clear agenda.
The plan, in a nutshell, centered around the quarterback. Shoring up the protection for first-year starter J.J. McCarthy was priority No. 1; beefing up the defensive line to affect the opposing passer from the interior was also an objective.
The Vikings checked both of those boxes after going all-in during the first wave of 2025 free agency.
The midseason progress report, however, has produced one major red flag, and one incomplete.