After three losses in a preseason where they went to greater lengths than usual to rest their starters, the Vikings head into the regular season with a roster that has both the talent to engineer a return to the playoffs and enough depth concerns to derail it.
The remainder of their cuts are due by Tuesday afternoon, with position battles along both lines of scrimmage highlighting the decisions they will have to make before trimming their roster to 53 players to start the regular season. Coach Mike Zimmer said the Vikings could look for a veteran quarterback after erratic preseasons from Jake Browning and Kellen Mond, while weekend news of a knee injury for tight end Irv Smith Jr.