Official Site of the Vikings · May 18, 2017
Lunchbreak: Vikings Could Use Cook's Skills in Passing Game
It remains to be seen how Vikings Offensive Coordinator Pat Shurmur will use Dalvin Cook in 2017.
But as Cook prepares for Organized Team Activities next week, ESPN’s Matt Bowen tossed out a suggestion as to how Minnesota could best utilize the rookie running back.
Bowen wrote:
The rookie from Florida State has the speed, vision and power to be a difference-maker in the run game for the Vikings. But don't overlook his pass-catching ability in the Vikings' West Coast offense. That gives him added value on third down and in red zone situations.
Bowen noted the Vikings could use Cook similar to the way the Chiefs used running back Jamaal Charles, who is now in Denver, in recent seasons.
