Tom Powers: Master plan intact as Vikings begin dress rehearsal

The biggest fear is that the Vikings will have a fantastic season and people will get to witness it without having to purchase expensive personal seat licenses. Ownership then may attempt some sort of retroactive entertainment levy on ticket-holders.

My guess, however, is that the Wilfs are safe for 2015 and will not be giving away too much too cheaply. The Vikings likely will be among the NFL masses straddling the .500 mark and weaving in and out of playoff contention all season.

Perfect.

That's enough to keep everyone looking ahead to the stadium unveiling, and all the accompanying possibilities, in 2016. In a perfect, corporate NFL world, the Vikings would vault into serious contention as…