MIN VIKINGS

The finest debut season by a Vikings head coach (13-4) wasn’t good enough for Kevin O’Connell and a fan base that had higher expectations for a high-scoring team that was upset at home by the Giants in a one-and-done return to the playoffs last season. So O’Connell wasted no time making a significant philosophical shift at the top of his defense, jettisoning coordinator Ed Donatell and his stubbornly soft-shell concepts in favor of Brian Flores, the former Dolphins head coach, Bill Belichick disciple and lover of man coverages, zero-blitz packages and all-around approach to pressuring quarterbacks. Now, pressure falls on Flores to get much more out of a younger, more unproven unit after the cap-strapped Vikings said goodbye to their top cornerback (Patrick Peterson), best defensive lineman (Dalvin Tomlinson) and…

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