Questions Answered: Biggest Thing to Watch vs. SF, Trishton Jackson, Trey Lance Revisionism
Dustin Baker
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The following questions are about current Minnesota Vikings topics, answered by PurplePTSD. Today is the August 18th edition, addressed in a from-the-hip fashion. If you have questions, please email them to [email protected].
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Q: What is the biggest single thing you’re watching for in the Vikings-49ers preseason game?
A: The center position, with a side dish of right guard.
The only position on the Vikings roster with a vivid question mark is center — Garrett Bradbury’s spot. Minnesota could be rolling into a regular season merely accepting the spot as an utter weakness. We don’t like that on iota, especially with JC Tretter marinating on the free-agent wire for five months.
Hopefully, the Vikings have a quick hook and contingency plan for Bradbury — Chris Reed, anyone? — so that the fallout isn’t guaranteed futility.
We’re also curious to see if Ed Ingram has won the RG job for good. That position, like center, is a longstanding facepalm.
Q: Will Trishton Jackson make the 53-man roster?
A: No, probably not. The Vikings [suddenly] have too many good wide receivers — many of them young.
Minnesota is likely to keep six WRs on the 53-man roster. They will probably be these men:
- Justin Jefferson
- Adam Thielen
- K.J. Osborn
- Ihmir Smith-Marsette
- Bisi Johnson
- Jalen Nailor or Albert Wilson
Jackson is probably an odd man out, setting sights on the practice squad (which was expanded to 16 men this spring).
Q: Do you now wish the Vikings would’ve traded for Trey Lance?
A: No — Lance cost the 49ers three 1st-Round picks and one 3rd-Rounder.
That’s like Justin Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw, Lewis Cine, and Brian Asamoah. So, no thanks.
Plus, nobody knows if Lance is any good. It’s all hype and hope at the moment. Lance will probably be competent and vindicate Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch. He just has to do it first. We’ll keep our Jefferson, Darrisaw, Cine, and Asamoah hodgepodge; thank you very much.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. He hosts a podcast with Bryant McKinnie, which airs every Wednesday with Raun Sawh and Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking fandom dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ and The Doors (the band).
