{"id":899737,"date":"2026-05-24T06:48:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/899737\/"},"modified":"2026-05-24T06:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:48:32","slug":"the-vikings-might-have-an-olb-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/899737\/","title":{"rendered":"The Vikings Might Have an OLB Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, the Minnesota Vikings<\/a> have experienced some dominant performances from their edge rushers. Recently, it has been the combination of Jonathan Greenard<\/a> and Andrew Van Ginkel<\/a>. This season, that group was split up when Greenard was seen as too expensive and sent to the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That was an understandable move, both from a salary cap perspective and from a current roster construction perspective. Dallas Turner<\/a> was a first-round pick just two years ago, and a starter to show breakout ability as he filled in for an injured Greenard last season.<\/p>\n

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Brian Flores May Need Another Reliable Pass Rusher<\/p>\n

Now tasked with being the man opposite Van Ginkel, Turner won\u2019t have anywhere to hide. Flores loves to blitz, and he\u2019ll be reliant on both Van Ginkel and Turner. The former has proven his ability in this defense, while the latter will need to substantiate it.<\/p>\n

\"VikingsFeb 27, 2025; Indianapolis<\/a>, IN, USA; Brigham Young defensive lineman Tyler Batty<\/a> (DL42) during the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine at the Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images.<\/p>\n

If things go sideways early for Turner, the Minnesota Vikings could be in for a world of hurt. Van Ginkel missed time with a neck injury last season, and the cupboards are bare behind the youngster Turner. Bo Richter<\/a>, Tyler Batty, and Chaz Chambliss<\/a> are the only players with any level of familiarity behind the two Vikings starting edge rushers, and they leave plenty to be desired.<\/p>\n

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Turner had eight sacks in 17 games last season (10 starts)<\/a>. It stands to reason that he could be in line for greater production if he\u2019s given more runway. There\u2019s also the possibility that he simply gets exposed, and Minnesota is left wondering what happened.<\/p>\n

\"OctOct 5, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills<\/a> defensive end Joey Bosa<\/a> (97) takes the field before the game against the New England Patriots<\/a> at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

At this stage of free agency, the open market doesn\u2019t have a ton of ideal options. Hasson Reddick, Joey Bosa, Leonard Floyd<\/a>, and Denico Autry<\/a> are all big names over 30 years old<\/a>. Yetur Gross-Matos is 28 and may still be ascending. No matter what, though, Minnesota doesn\u2019t have a whole lot to spend.<\/p>\n

The Vikings reallocated the savings from Greenard into the deal they signed with wide receiver Jauan Jennings<\/a>. That move bolstered the offense, but Flores utilized pressure to help out the secondary last season. If he\u2019s not going to be able to do that this time around, or can\u2019t rely on the people he has, the group could be exposed pretty quickly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For years, the Minnesota Vikings have experienced some dominant performances from their edge rushers. Recently, it has been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":899738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2073],"tags":[6512,18620,6696,53,7477,10652,11305,7,20237,2004,10117,5736,8041,7862,233,259,2529,249,6,109,7289,8068,234],"class_list":["post-899737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-vikings","tag-andrew-van-ginkel","tag-bo-richter","tag-brian-flores","tag-buffalo-bills","tag-chaz-chambliss","tag-dallas-turner","tag-denico-autry","tag-football","tag-indiana-convention-center","tag-indianapolis","tag-jauan-jennings","tag-joey-bosa","tag-jonathan-greenard","tag-leonard-floyd","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-vikings","tag-minnesotavikings","tag-new-england-patriots","tag-nfl","tag-philadelphia-eagles","tag-tyler-batty","tag-van-ginkel","tag-vikings"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116628220046515518","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}