The Minnesota Vikings and all other NFL teams are three weekends away from regular-season football. The Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers will kick off festivities on Thursday Night Football at 8:20pm EST on September 9th.
Early in the offseason, the Vikings began adjusting the coaching staff. Klint Kubiak replaced his retiring father, Gary, as offensive coordinator — a move to promote offensive continuity. Keenan McCardell was hired as wide receivers coach. Ryan Ficken got the gig for special teams. And then Phil Rauscher replaced Rick Dennison as offensive line coach. Dennison pivots to an advisor-like role for the team.