Apparently the Vikings are the “least improved” team in the NFL

 

We’re well into the month of June, and fans of the Minnesota Vikings are wondering exactly what the team is going to look like in 2024 as they embark on a brand new era. According to at least one of the Really Smart Football People™ out there, fans of the purple really don’t have a whole lot to look forward to.

 

The football writing staff at SI dot com debated who the “least improved” teams in the NFL are as things stand right now, and someone named Gilbert Manzano cast his vote for our favorite squad.

 

I would have felt better about the Vikings had they traded up to get Drake Maye in the draft. Instead, they waited to take J.J. McCarthy, the fifth quarterback selected in the draft. McCarthy was impressive during Michigan’s playoff

 

games, but he has boom-or-bust potential because he wasn’t asked to do much in Jim Harbaugh’s run-heavy offense. Minnesota could lean on veteran Sam Darnold, but he struggled with making quick decisions during his time with the New York Jets and Carolina Panthers.