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This post isn’t being written to debate the achievements or the failings of GM Rick Spielman’s offensive line rebuild plans Riley Reiff Color Rush Jersey , because I’ve done enough of those in the past.And I’m going to need some off-season material to write about so we’re keeping that powder dry for now, haha. Overall, I think he’s had a couple of decent hits in free agency (For the most part Riley Reiff and Mike Remmers played well last year), he got one good year out of Matt Kalil before injuries took their toll (but overall not a good pick), and although Pat Elflein has had a subpar year as he is still coming back from two off-season surgeries, I think he will be a fixture on the line for a long time.And yeah, there have been misses. Lots of them, especially in the later rounds of the draft, and rebuild plans that blew up before past seasons even started. At the end of last year, the line still needed to be addressed at one or two positions, and most fans and experts felt the Vikings needed to take an offensive lineman early in last year’s draft. In the second round https://www.minnesotavikingsshop.com/Jaleel-Johnson-Jersey , the Vikings picked RT Brian O’Neill out of Pitt, and the near universal consensus was that he would need a year to get bulked up to be able to handle the competition at the NFL level, but long term was probably a good pick. But folks who wanted an offensive lineman selected weren’t happy with the pick, because it wasn’t O’Neill they wanted, or the position he plays.And in their defense, they had a point. The Vikings had two tackles coming back from last year in Reiff and Remmers...until they moved Remmers inside to guard, but whatever. Even then, the Vikings still planned on Rashod Hill starting at right tackle, as he got a lot of playing time late last year and in the playoffs, and did okay.Hill struggled with injuries and consistency early, and when O’Neill went in Everson Griffen Jersey , he stood out. He saw significant playing time in the Vikings win at Philadelphia, then got the start in week six against Arizona, and has started every game since then.And he’s played pretty well. How well? I’m glad you asked. But sacks aren’t everything, we’re told. Pressure on the QB is almost as important. How well has he done there? According to PFF, he’s given up a total of 28 pressures on a total of 457 pass block plays, or a rate of six percent, with no sacks given up. Well, how good is he compared to other rookie linemen starting?Yes, yes, grain of salt and all that with PFF numbers, I get it Brett Jones Color Rush Jersey , but the bottom line is that O’Neill is playing a lot better a lot earlier than most people expected, and although Minnesota will need to upgrade the interior of the offensive line, center and right tackle seem to be set for the near future. It’s the month of November, and with that we’ve on to the NFL’s annual “Salute to Service” month. As a part of this particular month, each NFL team has nominated a player for the Salute to Service Award, which is given out by the folks from USAA.For this season, the nominee that the Minnesota Vikings have put forward is running back Latavius Murray, and based on what he’s done recently, he would seem to have a pretty solid chance of winning the award.Murray was a part of the USO tour that went over to Germany and Italy this past offseason, and hosted the 945th Forward Surgical Team, an Army Reserve unit from Fort Snelling https://www.minnesotavikingsshop.com/Mike-Hughes-Jersey , at this year’s Training Camp. He is also the second player in the NFL to serve as an ambassador for the United Heroes League, an organization that provides registration fees and sporting equipment for children of military families.On top of that, Murray’s fiancee is an active duty military member. She is currently in her 11th year in the United States Navy, and recently gave birth to the couple’s first child. He has encouraged her to continue with her career in the Navy.If you want to read more about Murray’s story, or any of the other 31 nominees for the award, you can check out all of their stories at NFL.com.This is the eighth year that USAA has done their Salute to Service Award. Former Vikings defensive end Jared Allen won the award in 2014, the year he moved on to play for the Chicago Bears. The finalists for this year’s award will be announced in January.Here’s hoping that Latavius Murray can bring home this year’s Salute to Service Award for the Vikings.
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