Wednesday's practice had just ended when Dakota Dozier made his way to the nearest padded goalpost. For the next 10 minutes, the versatile Vikings backup put himself through a series of hand-placement drills designed to sharpen the speed and precision an offensive lineman needs to survive that split second after the ball is snapped.
"In the NFL, inside hands win," said Dozier, who will start in Chicago on Sunday as right guard Josh Kline recovers from a concussion that kept him out of practice all week.
"To be successful, you want to have good targets for your hands.