***NOTE: As I was posting this, word came down that Adam Thielen is back. Take the level of excitement below and add a heavy dose of Mark McGwire’s late ’90s vitamin regimen***

The anticipation has reached a crescendo! Of course, it always does this time of year. With the preseason slate in the rearview, fans of all 32 NFL teams bend their minds into a pretzel to engage in scenarios/delusions where their team somehow manages to lift the Lombardi Trophy come February. Everyone is tied for 1st place on Labor Day, after all.

For maybe 40% of those fan bases, there’s a legitimate degree of realism tied to the optimism. It’s not…inconceivable. Fortunately, our Vikings are firmly situated in this group. We’re coming off a 14-win season, led by the reigning NFL Coach of the Year, with a consens

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