Football, at least according to the conventional wisdom, must begin with dominance in the trenches. If the Vikings whiffed on the o-line and d-line in the offseason, then 2023 could continue being a long season.
So far, Minnesota has been losing up front. There should be little surprise, then, that the team finds itself in an 0-3 hole. The tumultuous turnovers have been snagging all of the headlines for the winless start, but what’s happening along the OL and DL are playing a starring role in the season’s tragic opening act.