Viktor
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Should the Vikings get a left guard in free agency?
— Carl Brodin
That remains to be seen, but we're getting closer to knowing an answer with free agency roughly a month away. To recap, Pat Elflein started 15 of 16 regular-season games at that spot, with Dakota Dozier getting the start in Week 2 due to an injury to Elflein.
Elflein played his first season at left guard after spending his first two seasons at center, and he was part of the reason the Vikings ranked sixth in rushing and had 11 of 16 regular-season games where they allowed one sack or fewer.
With that said, the Vikings will likely look to bolster that unit this offseason, something Coach Zimmer mentioned immediately after the season. We'll see how a young player such as Dru Samia develops, and if anyone gets added in free agency and the draft.
If the Vikings don't add anyone in free agency, then perhaps Minnesota will target that unit in the draft.
Do you think we gave Jake Browning the contract we gave him to be our future?
— Demarous Davis
Good question on Jake Browning, who spent the entire 2019 season on the practice squad as a rookie. The contract Damerous refers to is the one the Vikings gave him as an undrafted free agent to get the quarterback in Minnesota.
Browning played sparingly in the preseason, completing 10 of 13 passes for 64 yards. He was intercepted once and totaled a passer rating of 54.6.
The Vikings perhaps got a better look at Browning during practices when he ran the offense for the scout team. He was also signed to a Reserve/Future contract last month, so he will be with the team for the 2020 offseason program.
With Cousins entering the final year of his contract and Mannion set to be a free agent, Browning could have the chance to impress coaches and teammates with a strong spring.
I'm not ready to anoint him as the future starter in Minnesota, but this offseason will be big for him to show he can take a step forward in his development.