It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Sure, the Minnesota Vikings weren’t going to go 14-3 again after the run they had in 2024, but surely they were going to be a solid contender again in 2025, weren’t they?

That’s what yours truly, and a lot of other people, thought going into this season. The team was ready to move in a new direction at quarterback, finally deciding to take a swing at developing a quarterback for the long term after years of going with short-term solutions at the position. To take advantage of the bargain-level contract at the game’s most important position, they had spent lavishly at other positions of need in the hopes that they had patched all of their weaknesses. They had a coach who was coming off a campaign that saw him take home Coach of the Year honors and a lead

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