Questions Answered: Dexter Lawrence to Vikings, Biggest Concern in London, Revised W-L Record
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Questions Answered: Dexter Lawrence to Vikings, Biggest Concern in London, Revised W-L Record
Also, please note: These are opinion-based responses. Some answers will be incorrect from time to time. But weâll try to keep that to a minimum.
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Q: Do you think the Vikings could realistically trade for Dexter Lawrence, as the rumor mill suggests?
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Answer: Hopefully â but probably not.
Three items separate Lawrence to Minnesota from realism:
1) Will the Giants even trade him at all? Why would they?
2) Would general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah be willing to offload the 2025 1st-Rounder for Lawrence? That pick is trending for somewhere in the 20s, but Lawrence is a 27-year-old, and perhaps Adofo-Mensah prefers a young player for his draft pick.
3) Can Minnesota immediately renegotiate Lawrenceâs deal to accommodate his cap hit, or would the Vikings clear cap space elsewhere?
Thatâs a lot of hurdles. But weâd love Lawrence in purple.
Q: Whatâs your biggest concern for the Vikings in London versus the Jets?
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Answer: The team stops forcing turnovers on defense.
Minnesota ranks fifth-worst in the NFL per giveaways â about where they left off (in a bad way) last year. Thanfully for their sake, the purple team is forcing turnovers at a fiendish rate, so everything balances out.
However, if Brian Floresâ defense discontinues the practice of causing fumbles and picks, the turnovers on offense and special teams would impact wins and losses.
And the world knows Aaron Rodgers historically doesnât account for many turnovers.
Q: After the 4-0 start, whatâs your revised win-loss record for Minnesota?
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Answer: 12-5.
We had 7-10 entering the regular season, and clinging to that would be dumb. It would mean that Minnesota collapsed to a 3-10 finish. That feels unlikely.
Letâs roll with 12-5, meaning the Lions-Vikings in Week 18 could be for all the marbles.
Oddsmakers, though, believe Minnesota will take care of business by two or three points, and we like that outcome a lot more.
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, âThe Sopranos,â Basset Hounds, and The Doors (the band). He follows the NBA as closely as the NFL.Â
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