It’s often interesting to hear what the national media has to say about Minnesota teams. Andy Benoit — who writes about the NFL for Sports Illustrated and the Monday Morning Quarterback site — certainly unleashed some interesting Twitter takes Thursday about the Vikings.
Let’s start with the one that seemed to be met with the most puzzled reactions:
X-factor in #Vikings interior OL equation is Willie Beavers. Unknown, but a 4th-round pick in ’16. He’ll get a full look.
— Andy Benoit (@Andy_Benoit) June 8, 2017
Beavers, you’ll recall, was a 2016 fourth-round pick as Benoit notes but didn’t make the 53-man roster.