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Preview of the Minnesota Vikings

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The Minnesota Vikings come into the 2024 NFL season with a new-look offense and in arguably the toughest division in the entire league as well. Let's preview what the Vikings will look like come September.  The biggest story of the Vikings offseason was the quarterback position after losing their franchise quarterback, Kirk Cousins. Cousins was at the end of his contract and elected to sign a four-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons in free agency. This forced the Vikings to trade up in the draft and select JJ McCarthy from the University of Michigan to potentially be their next franchise quarterback.  But there is some drama over whether it will be his name called as the starter on Week 1. The Vikings also signed Sam Darnold to their quarterback room. Darnold and McCarthy will be actively competing for the starting position all summer and it will be interesting to see if Kevin O'Connell puts McCarthy right out there, or eases him into NFL action.  The Vikings upgraded at runnin