Vikings DL: More Questions than Answers

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images While the Vikings defensive secondary seemingly has no shortage of upgrade candidates, from Holton Hill and Cameron Dantzler, to Jeff Gladney and Mike Hughes, it’s a litter tougher to see who steps up for the Vikings along their defensive front.

Lots of Big Shoes to Fill

With the loss of both Linval Joseph and Michael Pierce at nose tackle, as he opted-out for the season, the starting nose tackle for the Vikings will be Shamar Stephen. And while Stephen is better suited to the nose tackle position than 3-technique, this looks to be a downgrade.

Defensive line coach and Co-Defensive Coordinator has talked up Stephen’s game both this year and last as key for…