When the Minnesota Vikings signed Za’Darius Smith this offseason, the hope was that he along with a healthier Danielle Hunter would create one of the most fearsome pass-rush duos in the entire NFL. The main concern was that they would end up missing more games than they played. That has not been the case as each of them have played all 16 games this season.
However, the Vikings pass rush has not been very effective, especially recently. After recording 9.5 sacks in Minnesota’s first nine games, Smith has now had just half a sack in the past seven games.