Vikings ranked 7th in new post-free agency NFL power rankings

The Vikings have done one of the best jobs of improving their team through the early stages of free agency, but has it done enough to gain ground amongst the NFL’s elite?

The Vikings have done just about everything they needed to in free agency thus far. Kevin O’Connell and Kwesi Adofo-Mensah wanted to get bigger and better throughout both sides of the trenches and they’ve done just that by acquiring four instant-impact free agents, two on either side of the line: Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave on defense and Will Fries and Ryan Kelly on offense.

Despite these moves, on top of their other savvy decisions, the Vikings did not make any progress in a new set of power rankings from NFL.com. Author Eric Edholm had the Vikings ranked No. 7 in his previous iteration of these power rankings prior to free agency and nothing seemed to sway him to make a move after the first wave.

In fact, the only movement involving teams ahead of Minnesota were the Ravens moving up two spot from No. 5 to No. 3 while dropping the Bills and Lions one spot each to No. 4 and No. 5, respectively.

Here’s what he had to say about the Vikings and their standing through the first two weeks of free agency:

“You can’t say the Vikings have been passive, that’s for sure. The defensive line was an issue, so they added defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave. The O-line wasn’t how they wanted it, so they dropped two starters and added Will Fries and Ryan Kelly. They also kept Byron Murphy Jr. and Aaron Jones — paying up to do so — and made a savvy trade with the 49ers for RB Jordan Mason. And, of course, there was the Big One: letting Sam Darnold walk. I wondered how the Vikings would approach the offseason after going 14-3, and as it turns out, they’re being very aggressive. But for now, the aggression has stopped at quarterback, where most signs point to 2024 first-round pick J.J. McCarthy taking over as the starter. Sure, there’s risk in that approach, but it’s always felt like their North Star, even with the Aaron Rodgers option available to them. This is a delicate situation, but so far, the Vikings haven’t done anything to upset it, which is commendable.”

So I want to throw this one on to the community. What do you all think of Edholm’s power rankings at this point in the offseason? What did he get right/wrong? Should the Vikings have move up after their recent moves? Do you agree with their current ranking?

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