In the wake of multiple injuries, the Vikings hopes rely on new help along the offensive line. With Austin Schlottmann and Brian O’Neill both sent to injured reserve this week, Kevin O’Connell’s team has more questions than answers up front.
Coming into the year there needed to be a renewed focus on Minnesota’s offensive line. Kirk Cousins is being paid to be the franchise quarterback and keeping him upright is the only way in which playmakers such as Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook can be utilized. Now hit more than any other time in his career, the absolute last thing Cousins was hoping for is a bunch of backups to be protecting him.