By james art 
Minneapolis – The Vikings enter a free desk with a very cap -space cap … and holes to fill. According to CAP, the team has $ 58 million in the cap, the highest in the competition.
Although the team has money to spend, they should spend it wisely. They won’t be able to fill many holes Only three choices of draftS According to nfl.com, the Vikings are expected to receive an additional compensatory selection from the third round. But their recent design experience does not inspire too much confidence.
In addition to the needs of the free agent, all recent draft elections are also mentioned in each position group. This is to show the investment in the concept under the regime of the General Manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah or the lack of it.
Offensive
Free agents: Dalton Risner
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Number one priority.
The movement of Sam Darnold’s pocket is significantly better than Kirk Cousins’. Darnold Helped to reduce running protection during the regular season. But in their loss of ram playoff, constant pressure on Darnold fans reminded that a middle line could be a fatal mistake. The internal pressure hurts them for what is felt forever. According to Fantasy Pros, Darnold has hurried 52 times, bound for the fourth most in the race. He only became the 16th in the race. Statistics never tell the whole story, but this discrepancy, along with the eye test, is enough.
Guard Ed Ingram gave birth to a risner in the middle of the season. Ingram has been in the last year of his deal. It would not be surprising if he had been cut off and Risner would probably not return.
The Gareth Bradbury Center has another year about its deal, but leaves a lot to be desired in defense. Blake Brandel left his contract for two more years.
Vikings can choose to replace one, two or three beginners in the interior.
It is worth noting that Bradbury and Brandel are two detainees from the era of former general manager Rick Spielman. Both signed extensions in current mode.
The choice of Adofo-Mensah:
ED Ingram, 2022. Second round
Michael Jurgens, 2024 Seventh round
Angle
Free Agents: Byron Murphy -Jr., Shack Griffin, Stefon Gilmore, Fabian Moro
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Here the Vikings need a lot of help.
I doubt Gilmore or Griffin are returning, and they both come from annual deals, and Gilmore is considering openly retired. Murphy comes from a year of career and leads the team with six intercepts. The Vikings want it, but the management may decide that its price in the open market is too high.
Part of what the team decides to do depends on how they see the future of mehk Black. He missed the year with ACL’s tear.
There is a lot of investment in the angle group under this mode. But the Vikings also need important reinforcements.
The choice of Adofo-Mensah:
Andrew Butt, 2022. Second round
Akayleb Evans, 2022 Fourth Circle
Blackmon, 2023 Third round
Kyree Jackson, 2024 Fourth Circle
Go back
Free Agents: Aaron Jones, Cam Akers
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Running back is another question. The Vikings could have Jones, who signed a career high in hasty yards, another annual deal. He was beaten in the second half and seemed to lose some explosiveness. The Vikings would like a long -term answer here, so it would not be surprising to see them take a runner in the design.
The choice of Adofo-Mensah:
Tai Chandler, 2022 Fifth Circle
Dewayne Mcbride, 2023 Seventh round
Internal line
Free Agents: Jonathan Bulart, Jerry Tiliri
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Running was not a problem for the Vikings. They allow the latter more recent yards in the race. But run -stuffers like Bullard, Tilleri and Harrison Philips do not cause much pressure on the defender.
The best way to get elite protective struggles is through design. But it is the need for most teams in the race and a difficult place to fill, unless you have a high choice or home with a lower circle. This mode has not made many choices to upgrade the interior. Instead, they used the route of the free desk.
The choice of Adofo-Mensah:
Jacqueline Roy, 2022 Fifth Circle
Levi-Rodriguez, 2024. Seven round
Honoring
Safety is another question. Will Harrison Smith come back? Does the Camryn Bynum team want to sign, who is a free agent?
The Quarterback is another gray area. I think the Vikings will choose to allow Darnold to enter a free desk and let JJ McCarthy roll as its starter. But at the moment, McCarthy is the only defender to be on the list next season. They have to bring a veteran behind it. We’ll see if Daniel Jones wants to stay in Minnesota and want to learn another season Chief Coach Kevin O’ConnellS
The free desk begins on March 12.