Questions Answered: A Guy from the Free Agent Market, Dallas Turner, the Vikings’ Naysayers

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The following questions are about current Minnesota Vikings topics, answered by VikingsTerritory. Today is the September 25th edition, addressed in a from-the-hip fashion. If you have questions, please email them to [email protected].

Questions Answered: A Guy from the Free Agent Market, Dallas Turner, the Vikings’ Naysayers

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Answer: Well, for starters, we don’t really care what they think.

But the Vikings rank third leaguewide in offensive 3rd Down efficiency, third in point differential, sixth in turnover margin, and seventh in redzone efficiency. Those stats are not accidental.

The team is also deep — so much so that “it doesn’t matter” that T.J. Hockenson, Jordan Addison, Ivan Pace Jr., Dallas Turner, Mekhi Blackmon, and Dalton Risner have missed games. Their absences have not affected wins and losses, indicating a deeper Vikings roster than in years past.

Then, the current section of the schedule was supposed to be unconquerable — and Minnesota is 3-0.

On the whole, if one is a naysayer, we’d invite them to re-watch the last three games. The team is not squeaking by; they’re dominant. That’s the mark of a good football team.

Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to his daily YouTube Channel, VikesNow. The show features guests, analysis, and opinion on all things related to the purple team, with 4-7 episodes per week. His MIN obsession dates back to 1996. Listed guilty pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos,’ Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL. 

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