The Minnesota Vikings, as a front-office entity, do not blatantly ignore the offensive line. A criticism of general manager Rick Spielman is that he has “done nothing” about the offensive trenches. This is false.
Spielman has taken corrective measures to fix the Vikings longstanding pass-blocking malady. But most remedies have not worked out per plan. In 2012, Spielman scooped tackle Matt Kalil out of the draft’s 1st Round. Kalil was tremendous – for a single season. After his Pro Bowl rookie campaign, his performance shockingly plummeted, and he was a total non-factor by 2016. Kalil called it quits in 2017.