Clowney to CLE; FA Options at DE for Vikings Diminish
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The chief malady for the 2020 Minnesota Vikings defense was singular. Due to a wildly reduced pass rush – compared to Mike Zimmer teams of yesteryear – the Vikings defense tanked to fourth-worst in the NFL via points allowed.
Seemingly every game was marred by a leaky defense — displaying poor tackling, a flimsy run-stopping approach, and a nonexistent pass rush. When Danielle Hunter was lost for the season late in the summer (confirmed in the autumn), the defensive line went from formidable with the addition of EDGE rusher Yannick Ngakoue – to nauseating. Too, Zimmer was sans Michael Pierce, a sizable nose tackle signed to replace the exiting Linval Joseph.