INDIANAPOLIS - For the first time in six years, the Vikings will walk into Lucas Oil Stadium on Wednesday morning for the start of the NFL scouting combine as the reigning NFC North champs. But with the sting of their first-round playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks still lingering, they know there is work left to be done to finish building their talented, young squad into a serious Super Bowl contender.
General Manager Rick Spielman, coach Mike Zimmer and the rest of the team’s brain trust has relied on the NFL draft to get to this point.