After the announcement Monday of safety Harrison Smith’s contract extension with the Vikings, Sports Illustrated’s Doug Farrar took pen to paper – or fingers to keyboard – and said that Minnesota is building a foundation for the NFL’s next great defense.
When Smith said he couldn’t imagine a better place to play, Farrar noted how Smith “fits with Head Coach Mike Zimmer's defensive concepts, and how Zimmer and General Manager Rick Spielman have assembled a defense with the potential to carry the Vikings while their offense is in transition.