As the Minnesota Vikings start firming up their depth chart and plan cuts, I am look at the Defensive Front. There are a lot of new pieces and Flores is still only in Year 2. There seems to be a lot of enthusiasm for the group and I can understand why. Here’s my breakdown.
Defensive Line - I am going to use a bit of base defense to help with the breakdown, knowing Nickel is played a lot more than the 3-4 defensive front. So, 3 DL might be the starters, but very often you will see 2 of these guys paired with 4 LBs and 5 DBs.