Jeremiah Sirles should not be able to call this week of practices “business as usual.”
But he can — and he is right — for an offensive line undergoing yet another rotation of their tackle carousel. The Vikings have started four different tackle combinations through nine games and, on Sunday against the Cardinals, they’re expected to go back to lineup No. 3, which had T.J. Clemmings at left tackle and Sirles at right tackle, following left tackle Jake Long’s torn Achilles’ tendon last week.
“You never expect this to happen,” Sirles said. “You never expect to lose essentially four starting tackles in a year, but it’s the nature of the game.