The Minnesota Vikings even surprised NFL-Experts and even the fans of the team-by counting a 14-3 record in 2024, led by Sam Darnold, who recovered a season ago in his career in the Twin Cities.
The 2025 Vikings may surprise the masses. This is why the 2025 team can be more dangerous than you think – for five major reasons as an ammunition.
However, Darnold is now gone and leaves the free desk for the Seattle Seahawks. Minnesota drives JJ McCarthy, the Quarterback prepared by the team in 2024 from round 1.
It will be a long task to reach a 14-3 record again, but these are the reasons why the 2025 Vikings can be better than The 2024 team – And maybe even avoid a facial plant in the play -offs. The list is counted in the most important way in which Minnesota can be better at number 1 this season.
The Vikings can be better in 2025 than in 2024
5. Jordan Mason in the RB2
One is correct on the decline of Aaron Jones? Injury history. The veteran who ran back played all 17 games last year, which was phenomenal, but it also means that he is probably due to some games due to injuries.
This time the Vikings do not rely on Ty Chandler or are forced to act for Cam Akers. They will promote Jordan Mason, who performed beautifully last season in relief of San Francisco 49ers -Superster Christian McCaffrey.
Mason will also help solve the dirty hasty TouchDown -Oount of the Vikings, especially near the goal line.
In short, the running backs in 2025 are better than the 2024 group.
Pffs Dalton Wasserman this week wrote about the RB room of the Vikings, “Aaron Jones Continues to get older and achieves more than 1,600 meters from scrimmage for Minnesota last season. He was also one of the only nine-qualified runs to earn a 70.0-plus pff quality as a Rusher and receiver. “
“The Vikings recently added depth by acting for Jordan Mason, who registered an excellent 90.5 pff degree in three seasons in San Francisco. Ty Chandler Struggled last season but placed a general figure of 76.3 pff in 2023. ”
Wasserman ranked the Running Back Corps of the Vikings as the 11th best of the competition.
4. JJ McCarthy will probably not collapse in crunchtime
The Vikings had implemented the majority of the 2024 campaign before week 17 and the Wildcard round. Quarterback Sam Darnold saved the worst for the last time, performed completely ineffective and almost alone, causing the premature end of the year.
What are the chance that McCarthy, if Minnesota reaches the late season, delivers the same individual collapse? Probably quite low.
Minnesota would be faithful snakes outside if it were to use back-to-back passers that disappeared when it mattered the most. McCarthy’s Crunchtime game in January will probably not be as horrible as Darnold’s.
3. Coaching continuity
For another year, Minnesota will retain the coaching continuity and use Kevin O’Connell at the top of the ticket, together with his most important coordinators, WES Phillips (Offense) and Brian Flores (Defense)
There was a while not long ago – the Mike Zimmer era – when the attacking coordinator would leave each Out of season, via termination or promotion.
At least for another go-round, that is not the case in 2025.
Where the surprises start
2. New defensive tackles
Referring to the Mike Zimmer era again, and even bleeding in the first years of Kevin O’Connell’s reign, the Vikings never invested in an impactful three-technique defensive tackle. They oppose it. Kevin Williams was the last best example and he left Minnesota in 2013.
Only times did the Genalor the adofo-Menkah kwere adofo-humanah son two Such defensive tackles from free agency: Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave.
The defense of 2025 could climb even higher, just because the interior of the line of defense is indiscriminately more talented.
1. A renewed offensive line
While repairing the IDL, Adofo-Mensah also signed Guard Will Fries and Central Ryan Kelly from the same team in Free Agency, the Indianapolis Colts. Most thought: “Hey, the attacking line is good to go. Blake Brandel can go together with these guys at a decent level.” An honest assumption.
But then Adofo-Mensah set up three months ago in round 1 Ohio State Guard Donovan Jackson.
The attacking trenches – which were beaten in the play -offs last year – now have the newcomers, fries, Kelly and Jackson, together with Cornerstone offensive tackles, Christian Darrisaw and Brian O’Neill.
The offensive line of the Vikings has improved much and the best it has shown in years, if not decades.
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