NFL.com Writer Not Sold on the 2021 Vikings

NFL.com’s Marc Sessler considers the 2021 Minnesota Vikings a “work in progress.” This surely isn’t an insult, but it lacks the impactful punch of nominating a team as a “contender” or something of a similar vein.

Instead, the Vikings are joined in the work in progress category by teams like the Detroit Lions and Carolina Panthers – not exactly lofty company. Sessler wrote:

“Perhaps I’m being unfair to Mike Zimmer’s Vikings. Last year’s 7-9 outing was marked by transition on defense. I see a team that crumbled against the Bucs, Bears and Saints down the stretch and ask: How have they improved? A quiet foray into free agency brought cornerback Patrick Peterson , but also the departure of…