Standout moves:<\/p>\n
The big question for Minnesota is the quarterback position. The answer could still be 2024 No. 10 overall pick J.J. McCarthy<\/a>, but the Vikings picked up a potentially excellent alternative by signing Murray on a veteran-minimum deal. If Kevin O\u2019Connell turns back the clock for the two-time Pro Bowler, that move alone would earn the team a stronger grade if I were to revisit this exercise at a later date.<\/p>\n However, the rest of the offseason has been largely unimpressive, with the lowest free-agency spending in the league, per Over the Cap<\/a>. The Vikes parted with a defensive stalwart in OLB Jonathan Greenard (trade), and safety Harrison Smith<\/a> remains unsigned as of this writing. DTs Javon Hargrave and Jonathan Allen<\/a> were released after ineffective one-year stints. The Vikings had a less-than-stellar draft, highlighted by what I viewed as a reach on Banks at No. 18 overall. Snagging Jennings on a cheap deal in May was a plus, but unfortunately, nowhere near enough to elevate an otherwise-lackluster spring.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Standout moves: The big question for Minnesota is the quarterback position. The answer could still be 2024 No.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739383,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[4687,1829,1327,3687,8850,1816,1810,1804,1820,8851,1814,977,349,6257,1239,560,8852,99,1824,3851],"class_list":["post-739382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-analysis","tag-arizona-cardinals","tag-atlanta-falcons","tag-carolina-panthers","tag-chicago-bears","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-detroit-lions","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-los-angeles-rams","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-new-orleans-saints","tag-new-york-giants","tag-nfl","tag-no-minute","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-san-francisco-49ers","tag-seattle-seahawks","tag-sports","tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","tag-washington-commanders"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739382\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}