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Are Vikings' short throws because of QB nature or nurture?

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Vikings' average throw has been the second-shortest in the league over the last three seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Does the team throw short because its quarterbacks prefer it, or because the game plan calls for it? Our Vikings Twitter question of the week:

Is conservative nature of QBs more QBs or personality of coach?#VikingsMail

— Brad Lindberg (@1Cor9_24) February 9, 2017

@GoesslingESPN: Good morning, everyone. This is an excellent question, Brad, and it's precisely the reason we're tackling one topic a week in the mailbag these days, so we have space to dig into it further.