Vikings Not Highly Thought Of in ESPN Post-Draft Power Rankings

The Vikings did some good work at defensive tackle in the draft, but they had long ago accomplished the most important task of the offseason by building a more competitive QB room. Kyler Murray was the best quarterback available this offseason, and he will cost the Vikings only $1.3 million while the Cardinals pay the remainder of his $37.6 million salary.

Instead of simply hoping J.J. McCarthy will take the necessary steps forward, the Vikings have a proven veteran with arguably higher upside in Murray. And if it doesn’t work out, the Vikings brought back Carson Wentz to ensure the position will have a higher floor than it did last season. Now, I’ve made it clear in this space before that Kyler Murray just doesn’t do a whole lot for me, personally. Given that these rankings have the Vikings sitting at #24. . .comfortably behind the rest of their NFC North counterparts. . .he apparently doesn’t do a whole lot for the folks from ESPN, either. How comfortably behind the rest of the division are the Vikings in these rankings? Well, they have the Packers sitting at #7, the Bears ranked at #9, and the Lions slotted at #11. So, according to these rankings, the NFC North has three of the top twelve teams in the National Football League. . .and the Vikings. On the bright side. . .such as it is. . .there are four teams below the Vikings who appear on Minnesota’s schedule this year. Those teams are New Orleans (#25), Atlanta (#26), the New York Jets (#31), and Miami (#32). Of course, as we mentioned earlier on, it’s way, *way* too early to put too much stock in these sorts of rankings yet. Still, if you want to get on the “nobody respects this team” train early, here’s your opportunity, I suppose.