BC-FBN-VIKINGS-WINDOW:MS — sports (950 words)
MINNEAPOLIS — Nearby, teammates cleaned out their lockers at the end of a season that will perhaps be remembered most for an opportunity missed. Xavier Rhodes was asked to stop and ponder, at least for a brief second, the idea that time will not wait on these Vikings.
“No, man,” the veteran cornerback said when asked if he was worried about the age of the Vikings defense. “We’re fine like wine.”
Aging might bring benefits in viticulture, but it’s tended not to do so in the NFL. And as the Vikings try again to fortify their offensive line and chart a direction forward with their third permanent offensive coordinator in three years, they will also have to.