EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings' search for a new quarterback consumed much of their energy, and all of the public attention around them, for the first four months of the NFL offseason. Behind the scenes, of course, the Vikings were working on more than simply the transition from Kirk Cousins to a combination of Sam Darnold and rookie J.J. McCarthy.
They swapped out their starting running back, releasing Alexander Mattison and signing Aaron Jones. They remade their defensive front by signing free agent edge players Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel, drafting Dallas Turner at No.