Vikings Stock Market: Quarterly Report

Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsThe Vikings finish the first quarter of the season at 2-2 with the bye week looming. Let's see who's up, who's down, and everything else in between.

At 2-2, the Vikings have given us three pretty good games and one stink bomb. Like Mike Zimmer said in his weekly press conference, we won't celebrate moral victories here, but there were plenty of silver linings to take away from that loss. When you add in convincing home wins against the Chargers and Lions, that 49ers bag of garbage that was the opener looks more and more like an anomaly, and that's a good thing.

When I look across the Vikings landscape, there's a lot to like. There is quality, young talent at key…