The primary bane of the Minnesota Vikings 2020 season was a lack of pass rush. It was an unconventional showing for a Mike Zimmer-fueled defensive front four – Ifeadi Odenigbo, Shamar Stephen, Jaleel Johnson, and Jalyn Holmes. There is a reasonable chance that none of those four men will start in 2021. That’s not a lock yet, but it is palpable that the line will be totally reconditioned.
Zimmer’s defense – one that was the best in the NFL just three years prior – was the fourth-worst in the league during the pandemic season.