Vikings Territory: 4 Takeaways From The Vikings Final Day Of Training Camp

Press release from Vikings Territory:

Dustin Baker Dustin Baker

2021-08-13

The Minnesota Vikings and Denver Broncos will butt heads [again] on Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium during both teams’ first preseason game since 2019.

Here are the four notable takeaways from the Vikings last day of training camp.

August 12, 2021

Regardless, Darrisaw will be the Vikings left tackle of the future – at some point. We just don’t know if that will be early in September. If not, Rashod Hill is the next man up, and he’s played for the Vikings since 2016. Hill knows the team and culture.

In the grand scheme of “will he or won’t he” get the vaccine, the temperature in America is a collective who cares because folks are so dug in with the debate. Therefore, this article is not chiding Mond.

August 12, 2021

The tricky part is the company Mond keeps. Kirk Cousins – famously unvaccinated and unwavering about it – is a part of the quarterback room (that will be spacious, according to Cousins’ demands).

Insert Jake Browning.

The 24-year-old Boyd is a member of crowded dealings on the Vikings CB portion of the depth chart. Thankfully for his sake, he looked good on the final day of training camp:

Clamping Jeudy is not easy, so the Boyd optimism is meaningful. He’ll make the cut for the 53-man roster, but his outlook for playing time is touch-and-go per this Vikings unofficial depth chart:

It is unlikely that those top four names stay wholly healthy for all of 2021. A serviceable Boyd creates depth and an inroad for him to see action throughout the season.

The preseason starts Saturday, ending the Vikings training camp in Eagan.

Of course, Adam Thielen and Dalvin Cook looked terrific, as well.

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