Evaluating the Vikings as a Legit NFC North Contender

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00:02 But the Vikings have won two straight games.

00:05 The Vikings have won three of their last four.

00:08 Donnie, even without Justin Jefferson, Minnesota,

00:11 an impressive victory on Monday night against San Francisco.

00:15 So when you look at the Vikings here over the last month, Donnie, buy or

00:20 sell, the Vikings are re-emerging as an NFC North contender.

00:25 >> I'm selling that, why?

00:26 Cuz they're gonna sell the Neil Hunter, the superstar,

00:28 outside linebacker slash defensive end here.

00:30 They're already in a mode of what are we going to do next year?

00:33 Which sometimes in the NFL, it is a week to week league, you're getting hot here.

00:36 But is that fool's gold is the reason why you're getting hot.

00:39 You're gonna go on the road and take on the Packers,

00:41 who aren't a great opponent, still a road team.

00:43 You're gonna take on the Falcons, not a great opponent here, but

00:45 a solid football team.

00:46 And again, that's going to be on the road.

00:48 Can you make it through there to play the Saints and then the Broncos and

00:51 the Bears and the Raiders?

00:52 Cuz if you look at that, maybe you're saying to yourself,

00:54 what's the bigger picture, Ben?

00:56 Because as you get older and you take a look at things from a perspective is,

00:59 when you're younger, look, I just want my football team to win.

01:02 I wanna enjoy them on a week to week basis.

01:03 But what's better for the Vikings?

01:05 Selling some of their assets high at this point, getting back a maximum return,

01:08 knowing that you're not sure who your quarterback is going to be next year.

01:11 Or picking a couple of wins in fool's gold and thinking, hey,

01:14 if we get hot at the end of the year, we can make a run here.

01:16 The Vikings aren't making any run.

01:18 I like what they're doing here.

01:19 They actually have a winnable schedule coming up.

01:21 But what's best for the franchise?

01:22 That's selling.

01:23 So I'm also gonna sell the Vikings here that they're gonna do any damage down

01:27 the stretch either, Ben.

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