The five players that the Vikings had envisioned being the starting o-line this season (Darrisaw, rookie Donovan Jackson, Kelly, Fries, and Brian O’Neill) have played a combined zero snaps together this season and we’re now into Week 12. That’s bad. Blake Brandel has stepped in at the center spot and done a surprisingly good job, and the Vikings have done what they can with what they’ve had on the injury front. Kelly isn’t really a guy you can rely on going forward, as he’s had a history of concussion issues and has already had two this season, the second of which landed him on IR. Darrisaw is still working his way back from last year’s torn ACL and has been getting one practice off each week. Given the circumstances, the Vikings’ offensive line has been solid enough, but still a bit of a disappointment given the expectations that we had for them going into the season.
