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Vikings look likely to discard Dalvin Cook, and here's why

Brad Childress coined the "Kick-(Rear) Offense.'' In the near future, the Vikings will be completing their transformation to the K.O. Offense.

Kevin O'Connell is expected to discard star running back Dalvin Cook, moving the Vikings closer to the blueprint of O'Connell's previous employer, Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams.

McVay became a young head coach in 2017. Like O'Connell with the Vikings, McVay had immediate regular-season success, debuting with an 11-5 record. Like O'Connell, McVay's first team lost to an unimpressive playoff opponent, Atlanta.

In McVay's second season, he built his offense around star running back Todd Gurley.