As the Vikings began preparations Monday for their final preseason game, they took something of a novel approach with the players who wouldn’t suit up for the game anyway: Most of their starters, as well as young players like wide receivers Chad Beebe and Bisi Johnson, took place in a closed morning practice, before many of the team’s reserves prepared for Thursday’s game at Buffalo with an afternoon practice in driving rain.
“I want to work them real hard with the things that we need to work on and then give them some time off to recuperate mentally before we start getting into the grind of the season,” coach Mike Zimmer said Monday.