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Thoughts about Week 2 in the NFL

By jonfox

Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll (left) and Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher shake hands after a NFL game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Rams defeated the Seahawks 9-3. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll (left) and Los Angeles Rams coach Jeff Fisher shake hands after a NFL game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Rams defeated the Seahawks 9-3. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Aug 1, 2016; Mankato, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings tackle Matt Kalil (75) walks of the afternoon session for a break due to a storm at training camp at Minnesota State University. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 1, 2016; Mankato, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings tackle Matt Kalil (75) walks of the afternoon session for a break due to a storm at training camp at Minnesota State University. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports /

2. The Vikings’ offensive line
The Vikings can be a contender when they want to be. They have the coaching, the defense, the quarterback play and enough skill position talent to beat anyone. And even though they won on Sunday night vs the Packers, they have a fatal flaw when it comes to taking the next step and being potentially the class of the NFC: their offensive line.

And Adrian Peterson and the entire Vikings’ running game was basically impotent against a so-so Packers’ front 7.

The problem with their offensive line seems to be relatively simple: not enough talent. Matt Kalil started out his NFL career looking like the next incarnation of Tony Boselli.

Now he looks like Alex Barron: an overdrafted tackle who just doesn’t have the mental focus to be consistently good.

Alex Boone and Andre Smith were brought in to solidify the line but with the problems with Kalil and Fusco, the Vikings should start thinking about shipping out Kalil in exchange for another left tackle(maybe for Joeckel straight up?) because they need a change pretty badly.

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