The Vikings are in the middle of a competitive rebuild. Or, put differently, an effort to construct a young, cost-efficient roster that has the capacity to make the playoffs on a yearly basis. The direction of the Vikings has certainly been tough to accept for a lot of onlookers, but the GM doesn’t appear to be changing course anytime soon.
Since taking over as GM, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah has shown next to no desire to enter a traditional rebuild. Instead, he’s building around the players whom he considers cornerstones from the previous regime — Justin Jefferson foremost among them, but Christian Darrisaw isn’t too far behind — while supplementing that pre-existing core with young talent capable of helping for years to come (T.