The Vikings' spring is nearly over, here'
The Minnesota Vikings only have a few more days of spring practices before summer officially begins for the team. There has been a lot to talk about during the OTA and minicamp periods so let’s have a look at everything we have learned so far….Kevin O’Connell said from the beginning that the Vikings were going to have a development plan to bring JJ McCarthy along at the right pace rather than asking for too much too fast. That was evident in OTAs and minicamp.
Minicamp isn’t going to give us any definitive answers on Darnold or McCarthy but we can say that they will head to training camp pretty clearly set in their spots. Will that change? We’ll have to wait and see.Amidst the celebration and swatting away of rumors on Tuesday, general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah offered an interesting detail about the negotiations with Justin Jefferson.
The brass didn’t make a big deal out of the fact they were able to complete the Jefferson negotiation before mandatory minicamp but it’s significant. Darnold was able to get a bunch of reps with Jefferson over the three-day minicamp period, which matters when you have a new quarterback under center. It also matters that the organization won’t have to deal with any distractions when they arrive for training camp.
“It’s very similar to what I’ve been in the past and it’s been so stressless, the coaches are great,” he said. Addison said that he went into the offseason with the mindset to improve his releases off the line of scrimmage. He already has an array of moves as a route runner that we saw last year and the ability to make spectacular catches but the concern coming into the league was that opposing DBs would be able to slow down his 175-pound frame. After a year of getting beaten up at the line of scrimmage he decided that the best answer was to have a plan.
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