March 2, 2022; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell. Compulsory Credit: Kirby Lee – USA Today Sports.
Seth Walder from ESPN The network posted the 2022 NFL Football Power Index rating on Monday, a metric used to predict a team’s predictive performance.
For the 2021 season, the Minnesota Vikings finished 16th at the end of the year – right in the middle of the NFL. This year, however, some spot improvements have been predicted for the Vikings, at least according to preliminary forecasts, to be ranked as the 13th best team in the league.
If they hold these rankings – they don’t – Minnesota will be the 6th pick in the NFC’s seven-team playoff format.
The change in public opinion is significant because the Vikings were considered the 21st best team in the NFL before Walder’s release. The ESPN formula above is number-based, where other people’s power rankings – based on eye test opinions – aren’t as flattering for Minnesota.
Here is what the Vikings stand for: post-draft power rankings from various media entities:
And while “13th-best” isn’t a reason to hang a banner at US Bank Stadium, it’s the opposite of recent conversations about the Vikings.
New general manager Kwesi Adofo-Mensah took over as Rick Spielman in January, hiring Kevin O’Connell from the Super Bowl-champion Los Angeles Rams and retaining most of the key players on the team.
In particular, Adopho-Mensah signed the Kirk cousins for an extra year in late 2023. Many hoped that the new boss would sing the roster on the way to a complete reconstruction. Adopho-Mensah has done the opposite, doubling the existing talent in the company.
Also, when NFL pundits rank their power on the internet, they get to see it Cork cousin As QB1 and immediately dropped Minnesota in the middle of the pack. Thus it goes with a quarterback whose career “quarterback record” is 59-59-2 (.500).
To improve the list, Adopho-Mensah has added defensive talent with men such as J’Darius Smith (EDGE), Harrison Phillips (DL), Jordan Hicks (LB), and Chandon Sullivan (CB). And for the offense, he signed a pair of linemen, Chris Reid (IND) and Jesse Davis (MIA), hoping to remedy the Vikings’ naughty pass protection once and for all.
Afterwards, Adopho-Mensah discussed some of the most controversial business during the NFL Draft – doing business with Detroit and Green Bay – and was drafted by Lewis Cine (S), Andrew Booth (CB), Ed Ingram (OL), and Brian. Asamoh (LB), among others.
All of this rice, for the most part, has encouraged fans for the 2022 season, even if those Vikings loyalists feel isolated on an island.
But the ESPN Predictive Index is more closely aligned with the team’s fan predictions – a significant offseason development.
Dustin Baker is a political scientist who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2007. Subscribe to her daily YouTube channel, VikesNow. She Hosts a podcast With Bryant McKinney, which airs every Wednesday Raun Sai And Sally from Minneapolis. His Viking Fandom dates back to 1996. Listed Criminal Pleasures: Peanut Butter Ice Cream, ‘The Sopranos’ and The Doors (Band).
