As much as Vikings backup quarterbacks Sean Mannion and Jake Browning put forth admirable efforts this week at TCO Performance Center, they are not Seahawks quarterback and MVP candidate Russell Wilson.
So, linebacker Anthony Barr has gotten creative with how he practices “spying,” or shadowing, mobile quarterbacks. He’s the Vikings’ main operative, called upon in the instances they need to mirror whichever athletic passer they’re facing that week so he doesn’t run on them. The list of targets has “grown” this season, Barr said, including every NFC North quarterback, Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and, likely during Monday night’s game, Wilson.