1st Unofficial Depth Chart - Lots new on D
https://www.vikings.com/news/2023-depth-chart-unofficial
I was just perusing this first "unofficial" depth chart and noting the number of new STARTERS on Offense vs. Defense (yeah, I know, I have a good grasp for the obvious).
The only two new starters on Offense appear to be
RB (Mattison)
Slot R (Addison)
But on D, I counted seven new starters.
OLB Marcus Davenport
DE Dean Lowry
NT Tonga
ILB Asamoah
CB Murphy
CB Evans
S Bynum
Not to mention the elephant in the room on Defense...BFlores.
@"mgobluevikes" said: Still makes me wonder why management was so eager to cut Duke loose after last year. He'd clearly be in the mix, but supposedly didn't possess the ideal measurables. Then we go and pick up Ivan Pace...Yea that was a big surprise...not signing Duke Shelley. I thought he played well for a shitty scheme and defense.
Also, kind of like D'Smith, Hicks started out playing pretty well and then quickly faded by game 6 or 7. I am surprised he is still on the team. I expected a complete LB overhaul. Our overall front 7 looks very weak to me. In turn that will make the back 4 look like crap as well. If we can get one or two of our defensive players to step up and with Flores I can see some hope for improvement but I don't count on it. We were CAP restricted so I know we couldn't afford to make big FA moves but overall I think we had an OK offseason.
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