There’s no doubt that 2016 was a tough one for Minnesota Vikings’ fans across the NFL world. While the defense showed their strength, the offense was stagnant a lot of the time. It was clear, heading into 2017, that changes needed to be made.
Minnesota went all in to make those changes to the offense. It started with the offensive line. They started by drafting Pat Elflein, center out of Ohio State in the third round. The Vikings also went out and signed offensive tackles Riley Reiff and Mike Remmers.
After the departure of Adrian Peterson, the Vikings needed to revamp their backfield as well.