Vikings Territory: 4 Takeaways From The Vikings-Broncos Scrimmage, Day 1

Eagan MN

12 August, 2021

6:24 PM

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Press release from Vikings Territory: August 12, 2021 On Tuesday, the Minnesota Vikings hosted a walkthrough of practice rather than a full-blow padded experience. Mike Zimmer's team has a three-event set with the Denver Broncos on the docket from Wednesday through Saturday, so Tuesday was an uneventful day at camp. Here are the four notable takeaways from the Vikings-Broncos Scrimmage (Day One). August 11, 2021 Based on the implication of his injury, he's now likely to miss significant time. It's a raw deal for the rookie, but Prohel will bounce back. His father made it 17 years in the league while his brother, Austin, plays for the Los Angeles Chargers. There was a mini-debate on the efficacy of both offenses Wednesday. Some perceived both the Vikings and Broncos as underwhelming. August 11, 2021 Indeed, this was the first opposite-team scrimmage, so perhaps both offenses were taking it easy. Not Kirk Cousins, Drew Lock, nor Teddy Bridgewater really stretched the field, instead preferring the proverbial dink-and-dunk stuff as both teams acclimated to quasi-real action. All in all, the offenses tasted vanilla. August 11, 2021 Well, for about 30 minutes last week, Vikings enthusiasts envisioned a life without Jefferson, theorizing who would potentially step up in his absence. Can K.J. Osborn really play WR2? Will Dede Westbrook be physically ready for it? How about Irv Smith Jr. – can the Vikings just increase his target load in the offense to something Travis Kelce-like? Jefferson is fine; his presence on the field doing some pitch-and-catch confirmed that on Wednesday. August 11, 2021 Michael Pierce was signed via free agency a year and a half ago, but he's never played a down of Vikings football. That changes in one month. Then, a similar-shaped human named Dalvin Tomlinson was inked, too, but to play the three-technique position. On the other hand, per Ragatz above, the secondary has work to do. But there should be no better head coach in the world to fix a sputtering defensive secondary than Mike Zimmer. This press release was produced by Vikings Territory. The views expressed here are the author's own.