Questions Answered: Bears Trade, Adrian’s New Career, Suh in the Mix
Dustin Baker
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The following questions are about current Minnesota Vikings topics, answered by PurplePTSD. Today is the July 12th edition, addressed in a from-the-hip fashion. If you have questions, please email them to [email protected].
Also, please note: These are opinion-based responses. Some answers will be incorrect from time to time. But we’ll try to keep that to a minimum.
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Q: Does the Bears trade for N’Keal Harry move the needle at all for their 2022 offense?
A: Harry to Chicago moves the needle a smidgen.
He didn’t take off in New England, a place with a winning culture that usually embraces playmakers. The Bears employ Darnell Mooney, who is emerging as a reliable WR1. But after Mooney, it’s Harry, Equanimeous St. Brown, and Byron Pringle — all WRs of the same caliber.
Harry gives Justin Fields another target, but he is not a dynamic game-changer.
Q: Like Le’Veon Bell, do you believe Adrian Peterson will take up boxing as a career path? Or is this a one-and-done for Peterson?
A: Indeed, the switch to boxing may be permanent for Bell. But for Peterson, it’s likely to be a one-hit-wonder.
Peterson is 37, whereas Bell is 30. Age is the main reason Bell could take off in the boxing world — he still has his 30s in front of him.
We believe Peterson will win the fight, but that’s probably because this is a Vikings-themed website.
Q: I read where the Ndamukong Suh to Vikings stuff is still alive. Do you think he’ll sign with the Vikings?
A: Suh is reportedly talking to the Raiders and Vikings, meaning they’re the current frontrunners for his services. Unscientifically, we’ll put the odds of Suh joining Minnesota at about 25%.
He certainly feels more like a Raider than a Viking, but Minnesota could use him if it doesn’t trust Armon Watts for a full 17-game season. And until training camp begins, we won’t know how Watts looks for Year Four. Perhaps he’s on the cusp of a full-time starter job inside Ed Donatell’s defense. But maybe Suh is a better option.
We’d welcome a Suh addition but are banking on Watts as the Week 1 starter.
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).
