This is a silly thing to do. But, it's the end of May. What else is there to do with football but silly things. So, here it goes. A way to early stab at the 2015 Minnesota Vikings 53-man roster:
Quarterbacks
Teddy Bridgewater
Shaun Hill
Taylor Heinicke
Running backs
Adrian Peterson
Jerrick McKinnon
Matt Asiata
Wide Receivers
Mike Wallace
Charles Johnson
Cordarrelle Patterson
Jarius Wright
Stefon Diggs
Adam Thielen
Tight ends
Kyle Rudolph
Rhett Ellison
MyCole Pruitt
Brandon Bostick
Offensive line
Matt Kalil
Brandon Fusco
John Sullivan
T.J. Clemmings
Phil Loadholt
Joe Berger
Carter Bykowski
David Yankey
Tyrus Thompson
Defensive line
Everson Griffen
Sharrif Floyd
Linval Joseph
Brian Robison
Scott Crichton
Danielle Hunter
Tom Johnson
Shamar Stephen
B.J. Dubose
Linebackers
Anthony Barr
Eric Kendricks
Chad Greenway
Gerald Hodges
Audie Cole
Edmond Robinson
Cornerbacks
Xavier Rhodes
Trae Waynes
Captain Munnerlyn
Terrence Newman
Josh Robinson
Jabari Price
Safeties
Harrison Smith
Antone Exum
Robert Blanton
Anthony Harris
Specialists
Blair Walsh, K
Jeff Locke, P
Cullen Loeffler, LS
This silly version is going with the assumption that Rhett Ellison and/or MyCole Pruitt is going to play fullback on occasion.
The final cuts are going to be tough. I don't know about keeping six receivers. The top four of Wallace, Johnson, Patterson, and Wright are set. Diggs makes it. Thielen? He makes such an impact on special teams. All phases of special teams. And, he showed promise on offense last season. Only three running backs feels light. I hate to see players like Michael Mauti, Marcus Sherels, and Andrew Sendejo not part of the team moving forward but the talent level of the team has increased to the point that the final cuts this year will be brutal. Maybe the Vikings keep only two quarterbacks on the active roster and stash Heinicke on the practice squad. Who knows? I just know that considering these decisions in May when it doesn't matter is more fun than making these decisions in August and September for real.
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