Coming into this 2025 NFL season, half of which is already now a thing of the past, by the way, it was extremely difficult to know what to make of the Minnesota Vikings, who went 14-3 last year but underwent all sorts of changes during an eventful offseason.
The most notable change, of course, came at the most important decision in sports, as the Vikes opted to move on from Sam Darnold, who had a career year that earned him a lucrative contract with the Seattle Seahawks, and handed the reins to 2024 first-round pick J.