08-11-2018, 11:20 AM
With the latest offensive lineman season ending injury, this one to Nick Easton, the personnel management of that position group has once again come under scrutiny by fans of the Minnesota Vikings. The line has been a significant issue for this team since at least 2013, and hasn’t been what anyone would consider league average or better since around 2012, when Adrian Peterson had his remarkable 2,000 yard rushing season and the Vikings went to the playoffs.
Coincidentally, 2012 was the first year Rick Spielman was given full reign as GM, with final say over the drafting and signing of personnel. Overall, I think most people are pretty satisfied with what Spielman has done in re-stocking the roster with talented players up and down the starting 22 since then...with the general exception of the offensive line.
But is it negligence, like a lot of fans seem to think? Let’s take a look...
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/10/...not-really
Coincidentally, 2012 was the first year Rick Spielman was given full reign as GM, with final say over the drafting and signing of personnel. Overall, I think most people are pretty satisfied with what Spielman has done in re-stocking the roster with talented players up and down the starting 22 since then...with the general exception of the offensive line.
But is it negligence, like a lot of fans seem to think? Let’s take a look...
https://www.dailynorseman.com/2018/8/10/...not-really
