Three Vikings on Gil Brandt’s all-time defensive tackles list

After a couple of lists of all-time greats on the offensive side of the ball, Gil Brandt of NFL.com has shifted to the defensive side, putting together his list of the greatest defensive tackles of all time. There are three prominent Minnesota Vikings on his list of 31, which is good.

Where they sit on the list? Well. . .I have issues with this.

The first one we see on the list is actually a bit of a surprise, or at least it was to me. Brandt has Keith Millard at #22 on his list. Millard’s time with the Vikings was cut short by injuries, but his star burned incredibly bright during his time with Minnesota. He still holds the record for sacks in a season by a defensive tackle with 18, a figure…