Quote: @StickyBun said:
But all of those in favor of a more 'aggressive rebuild'.....there's no guarantee that actively rebuilding is going to work. There are teams in the NFL that are in rebuild mode for 20 years. The Vikings WON the NFCN this year and will host at least one home playoff game. You can't dismiss that and it never would have happened with an aggressive rebuild gameplan for 2022. I think the issue is the fans that wanted a 'rebuild' this year act like there's guaranteed improvement as a byproduct: nope. Look around the NFL. That doesn't mean you shouldn't try, of course, but its not easy. The teams that succeed at the rebuild process almost always do so with hitting the jackpot on drafting a QB.
The Vikings' strategy was correct. And they know they need to do a soft reboot, they've mentioned as much all offseason. But not at the expense of a 12+ win season because they realized it was at least possible.
Yeah, let's do what the Bears did! LOL.
A tear down this offseason was a ridiculous idea for so many reasons. Many have already been mentioned a dozen times, but one that hasn't been mentioned much is Justin Jefferson. This team won its division, will host a playoff game and JJ is probably going to win OPOY. None of that happens in a rebuild.
Rebuilding also sends as message to your young stars that you have no intention of competing for a few years. So it's even hard to keep the players you want to "rebuild" around. See Raquon Smith.
Anyone thinks JJ re-signs in Minnesota on a crap team?