The Minnesota Vikings ' offense is off to a slow start. First-year starting quarterback J.J. McCarthy has looked overwhelmed, while starting running back Aaron Jones has struggled on the ground. To make matters worse, Jones was placed on injured reserve on Tuesday with a hamstring injury. That development was likely a blow to some fantasy football managers.

But what is one's trash is another's treasure. In this case, fantasy managers who own Jordan Mason.

On Wednesday, Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell made a statement about the plan with Mason that will fire up his fantasy owners.

“I'm not sure we could have much more confidence in Jordan as a bell cow kind of back.”

The NFL has mostly gone away from using a bell cow in the backfield. Most teams employ a timeshare in the back

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