You might be laced with optimism for the Minnesota Vikings 2021 offensive line, but the general public is not.
Last season, the Vikings finished 29th in NFL for pass protection per Pro Football Focus, a ranking territory all too familiar for a team that notoriously struggles to figure out that sect of the depth chart.
Notice that one season in which the pass protection was near-average — the franchise came with a single game of reaching a home Super Bowl.
Indeed, the 2020 offensive line was messy, although right tackle Brian O’Neill patched together another solid season.