Vikings Territory: In July, Vikings Begin To Receive Some ‘Underrated' Love

Press release from Vikings Territory:

July 7, 2021

“Sneaky contenders.”

In even-numbered years under Mike Zimmer, the Vikings are a less-than-.500 ballclub.

Minnesota accrued a record of 30-33-1 (.476) in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 combined. The odd-numbered years are very kind to Minnesota, offering a 34-14 (.708) win-loss record.

CBS Sports is buying it, too. Benjamin also granted the Vikings an underrated adjective, a classification that will be appreciated by Vikings faithful as the team seems to perform better when the masses aren’t high on them. It’s another strange, Vikings-esque phenomenon. Here’s what Benjamin said in totality about the 2021 Vikings:

For all of those nuggets that Benjamin referenced – Rodgers potentially out of Green Bay, the Cousins-Mond dynamic, the litany of roster weapons – this is the last best chance for this rendition of the Vikings to thrive in this vein of construction. The roster is tailor-made to win football games, disabling any excuses flooding “yeah buts” into the equation. Last year was the yeah-but season with the injuries to Danielle Hunter, Anthony Barr, Eric Kendricks, Mike Hughes, and Michael Pierce’s opt-out. Understandably, those injuries mattered as the Vikings defense sunk to the depths of hell.

Minnesota has all the roster pieces to avoid a flimsy record, evidenced by the free-agent additions of Patrick Peterson, Dalvin Tomlinson, Sheldon Richardson, Bashaud Breeland, Xavier Woods, Mackensie Alexander, Stephen Weatherly, and Nick Vigil. That is a lot of red meat. Hell, that would be a lot of defensive newcomers for one division to experience, let alone a single team inside a division.

This press release was produced by Vikings Territory. The views expressed here are the author’s own.