For years the Vikings have been saying they are going to improve their defense. It took only the last 10 days to do it. By signing Fred Smoot and now Darren Sharper, the Vikings have turned their weakest link into their biggest strength, and, on paper, the best defensive backfield in the league.
They have also added Pat Williams to improve the run defense and made some changes at linebacker that should be an improvement over last year. And this all adds up to the Vikings having one of the better defenses in the league next year.
This is welcome relief to those of us that know that defense wins championships. Abandoning the path of the Chiefs and Colts is the smartest thing the Vikings have done in Tice's tenure. With a new owner coming in, Tice is making all the right moves (except for that ticket scalping thing) to make the Vikings better and help secure his job.
The Vikings should also be just as good on offense, even without Moss. If they use the running game correctly and get one of the top 2 receivers in the draft, the Vikings offense will still put up points. Daunte Culpepper's numbers did not drop off very much with Moss out of the lineup, so getting rid of the Moss attitude might even make Daunte better.
Next season looks like it will be a good one for the Vikings.
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