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Offense: Scoring 19th, Yards 20th, DVOA 18th; Defense Scoring 9th, Yards 4th, DVOA 4thNotable additions: Josh KlineNotable losses: Nick Easton, Mike Remmers, Sheldon RichardsonWhat are they good at? Keeping it close. The Vikings under Mike Zimmer rarely get blown out (*cough* 38-7 *cough*), and they rarely blow out other teams. Since 2016, 34 of the Vikings 50 games have been decided by 14 or fewer points. That’s how Mike Zimmer wants it, illustrated by firing John DeFilippo for not running the ball more despite the WRs his expensive QB has to throw to. So expect this game to be close, like it was last year.What are they bad at? Asset management. Only the Patriots are spending more at QB this year. Only the Dolphins are spending less on their OL. Eight other teams are spending more on their defense than their offense, and they all fit into two groupings. The first are the Texans, Ravens Wilbert Montgomery Jersey , Jets, and Cardinals who all have starting QBs on rookie contracts, which isn’t the case in Minnesota. Then there are the Dolphins, Jaguars, Broncos, and Panthers who are all coming off losing seasons and aren’t contenders. The Vikings think they’re a Super Bowl contender, but they aren’t really built like one.Why the Eagles will winIf not for a fumble at the 5 yard line, the Eagles beat the Vikings last year. And they humiliated them the year before. The better team doesn’t always win, but they usually do, and the Eagles are the better team. Why the Eagles will lose QB and WR coach Kurt Coupons is 5-3 against the Eagles. I don’t know what we did to upset the gods but it seems that the punishment is to face the quarterback equivalent of, well, this:(I lost my appetite looking at those, I apologize if you did too)And then watch him somehow emerge victorious against the Eagles. But being Kirk Cousins, he has to do it in the most meaningless way possible. Last season he and the Vikings beat the Eagles in a game that was sort of a must win as the Eagles were 2-2 and the Vikings were 1-2-1 Womens Harold Carmichael Jersey , but also not a must win because it was in Week 5, when seasons are not won or lost. And lo and behold, the Eagles made the playoffs and the Vikings didn’t. Mid-October against the Eagles? 425 yards, 3 touchdowns en route to a 9-7 season. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scoring more points matters most to the Philadelphia Eagles.The Eagles took offensive players with four of their five picks in the NFL draft, passing up needs on defense to select the best players available to help them improve an offense that ranked 18th in scoring last year.They got their only defensive player on the final day of the three-day draft, choosing Penn State edge rusher Shareef Miller in the fourth round on Saturday.Offense was the focus the first two days when the Eagles moved up three spots to select Washington State left tackle Andre Dillard with the 22nd pick in the first round. Penn State running back Miles Sanders was drafted in the second round at No. 53 and Stanford wide receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside at No. 57.“The way we’ve built our team, we want to score a lot of points and we want to make teams one-dimensional and get after the quarterback,” personnel boss Howie Roseman said. “That’s how we build this. That’s going to be how we continue to do it, but at the same time we are not trying to force anything.”Dillard isn’t expected to contribute right away, barring injuries. He’ll learn behind nine-time Pro Bowl left tackle Jason Peters, who is 37 years old. But Sanders will be counted on to make an immediate impact.Sanders had 1,274 yards rushing, an average of 5.8 yards per carry, and nine touchdowns as a junior last year after replacing Saquon Barkley.“I gained a lot of patience http://www.eagleslockerroom.com/authentic-randall-cunningham-jersey , got more mature, started focusing on the little things more, got bigger, stronger, faster, got deeper into the playbook, just preparing myself and making myself feel comfortable for when I finally get my chance to get in the game,” Sanders said about waiting for an opportunity to play. “And then also learning from Saquon, he’s a special guy on and off the field, so it’s just stuff like that I was just learning from him as far as how to watch film, what he looks for, just to prepare myself for when I finally get my chance.”Arcega-Whiteside gives quarterback Carson Wentz another big target, especially in the red zone.“He texted me right after I got picked,” Arcega-Whiteside said of Wentz. “Obviously Ron Jaworski Jersey , he is a great quarterback. He throws the ball very well. It almost seems like he always makes the right read. So having a guy like him to bring me in and teach me the ins and outs of the offense and knowing that he is going to put the ball on the money every single time gives me great confidence.”The Eagles concluded their draft by selecting Northwestern quarterback Clayton Thorson in the fifth round. They traded a seventh-round pick they acquired from New England to Indianapolis for defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway.Thorson will get a chance to develop behind Wentz and backup Nate Sudfeld. He was a four-year starter at Northwestern and threw for 10,731 yards with a 58.4 percent completion rate, 61 touchdowns and 45 interceptions.Ridgeway started six games in three seasons in Indianapolis. He only played in five games last year because of injuries.WHO THEY GOTDillard (No. 22), Sanders (No. 53), Arcega-Whiteside (No. 57), Miller (No. 138) and Thorson (No. 167) were Philadelphia’s picks.SURPRISE MOVETaking Thorson instead of a defensive player was a surprise because the Eagles didn’t address needs at linebacker and safety.HOW THEY DIDGetting Dillard, who was considered a top-12 talent, to protect Wentz’s blind side for the next decade was an excellent pick. Sanders fits in nicely in the offense and Arcega-Whiteside has a chance to make plenty of plays. If Miller becomes part of the defensive line rotation, this was a strong draft.WHAT’S NEXTThe Eagles are always aggressive in pursuing undrafted rookies and will look to find a few gems, especially on defense.