
With Check Engine Light On, the Vikings Will Soon Tell Us Much about Team Direction
By Marcus Chen
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The Vikings being linked to Mac Jones feels like the sort of chatter that belongs in February rather than November. Credit to Ted Nguyen of The Athletic for resurrecting a seemingly dead rumor. Last week, the film analyst took on ten trades that could swing the Super Bowl race. Jones sees himself listed as an option for Minnesota. The fit makes some sense due to the Vikings being so terrible in the passing game alongside the scheme overlap between what Kyle Shanahan does and what Kevin O Connell is trying to do. So, how about a bold swap to kick start an anemic passing attack? The Vikings, Mac Jones, The NFL Trade Deadline Alongside the suggestion that a 3rd and 5th would be the compensation, Nguyen offers his analysis. This one is a stretch, the NFL writer begins, but bear with me. Despite Kyler Murray being close to a breakthrough — he’s still in the early stages of Kevin O’Connell’s offense — what if he has another unproductive game in Week 8 and the Vikings bra