05-30-2022, 03:42 PM
To generate a little offseason discussion and out of curiosity...who do you all have as your top 5 Vikings of all time? Feel free to use any reasoning you'd like in your rankings. I wasn't born in time to watch or remember Fran and the Purple People Eaters, but this would be my ranking;
1. Randy Moss- Probably the best talent to ever play the position. While his immaturity probably didn't allow him to play at max potential, his statistics and production as the top offensive threat in the game were still incredible. Changed the game
2. John Randle- The greatest undrafted player of all time and he was Aaron Donald before there was Aaron Donald. The heart and soul of our defense for a long time and consistently dominant whether playing inside or on the edge.
3. Randall McDaniel- The greatest guard of his generation. 9x all pro, 12x pro bowl selection, and started 220 of the 222 career games he played. Just a dominator.
4. Adrian Peterson- One of the greatest backs of all time and maybe the last "franchise" running back. Just one of those freak talents that don't come around very often. Workhorse who constantly strapped an otherwise mostly inept offense on his back and one games just on his talent.
5. Cris Carter- Mr Consistant had the greatest hands I've ever seen and was one of the top players ever at his position.
It's interesting that quarterback really isn't even in the discussion when talking about the best Vikings ever. For a franchise that's been around as long as ours that's really a telling statistic
1. Randy Moss- Probably the best talent to ever play the position. While his immaturity probably didn't allow him to play at max potential, his statistics and production as the top offensive threat in the game were still incredible. Changed the game
2. John Randle- The greatest undrafted player of all time and he was Aaron Donald before there was Aaron Donald. The heart and soul of our defense for a long time and consistently dominant whether playing inside or on the edge.
3. Randall McDaniel- The greatest guard of his generation. 9x all pro, 12x pro bowl selection, and started 220 of the 222 career games he played. Just a dominator.
4. Adrian Peterson- One of the greatest backs of all time and maybe the last "franchise" running back. Just one of those freak talents that don't come around very often. Workhorse who constantly strapped an otherwise mostly inept offense on his back and one games just on his talent.
5. Cris Carter- Mr Consistant had the greatest hands I've ever seen and was one of the top players ever at his position.
It's interesting that quarterback really isn't even in the discussion when talking about the best Vikings ever. For a franchise that's been around as long as ours that's really a telling statistic