OffseasonPFF: Vikings still have Top Ten roster in the NFLNew Jaleel Johnson Jersey ,182commentsSomeone has gotten it rightCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:PFF: Vikings still have Top Ten roster in the NFLTwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailPhoto by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesWhen the Minnesota Vikings signed Kirk Cousins to his massive three-year, fully-guaranteed contract during the 2018 offseason, the assumption was that it would come at the expense of the other talented players on the roster. After years of drafting well and accumulating a lot of incredible talent, they couldn’t possibly keep everyone after giving Cousins all that money, could they?Well, keep them they have, and the folks from Pro Football Focus have taken notice.Behind the great E$PN paywall, PFF ranked all 32 of the rosters in the NFL in terms of talent, and the Vikings are still in the top ten http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-riley-reiff-jersey , checking in at #9 overall.The greatest strength of the team, according to PFF, is not what you think it might be.As we’ve pointed out in the past, it says a lot about just how good Thielen and Diggs are when you look at how highly the Vikings’ “receiving corps” is regarded. Beyond Thielen and Diggs, it’s just a lot of question marks and potential right now.The biggest weakness, on the other hand, is exactly what you probably think it is.Well, two of the three guys that made up that trio are now gone, and the third is apparently playing another position with rookie Garrett Bradbury bumping Elflein from center to left guard. Hopefully that will help. After all Womens Everson Griffen Jersey , nowhere to go but up, am I right, folks?The potential “X-factor” for 2019 probably isn’t going to surprise anyone, either.Harris did receive the highest PFF grade of any member of the Vikings’ defense last season after stepping in for Sendejo. He signed his restricted free agent tender this offseason, and is now playing for a big contract in 2020, whether it’s with the Vikings or elsewhere.What do you think, folks? Are the Vikings still one of the ten most talented teams in the NFL? The first year of the Kirk Cousins experiment didn’t go well, with the Vikings regressing from a final four team to one of the 20 franchises that watch the playoffs from home. In a recent visit to the set at the Super Bowl, Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs was asked to make the case for patience to Vikings fans.“First year Brett Jones Jersey ,” Diggs said. “New system, new quarterback, new receivers. Everybody’s new. Still got to adjust, and you know there’s a lot of room for improvement. We’ve had a lot of sparks. We had some good games. Some things that you saw that we could be really special. And doing it on a consistent basis is something that’s going to come with time. You can’t look forward to time. It’s not working against us, it’s working with us.”Time is the key word, in multiple respects. The Vikings need to improve their offensive line, in order to give Cousins more time to find open receivers. While Case Keenum had the ability to scramble away from pressure, buying time until a receiver popped open, Cousins never got far from the pocket because he can’t.Then there’s the issue of Cousins’ performances in prime time and other big spots. The narrative has taken on a life of it own http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-mike-hughes-jersey , and the best hope for the Vikings, frankly, will be to have as few night games as possible in 2019, something that is far more likely given the fact that the Vikings lost much of their luster in 2018.At some point, however, Cousins will have to win a game that starts at night or otherwise carries with it some significant consequence. Last year, Cousins and the Vikings lost on a Thursday night to the Rams, a Sunday night to the Saints, a Sunday night to the Bears Womens Tom Compton Jersey , and a Monday night to the Seahawks. Cousins and the Vikings also lost high-profile 4:25 p.m. ET games to the Patriots and Bears.In fairness to quarterback and team, Minnesota won a Sunday night game against the Packers, and a 4:25 p.m. ET game at Philly. (In fairness to fairness, both of those teams were struggling at the time the Vikings played them.)So that’s a record of 2-6 in games that mattered the most, and that’s not the kind of performance that will get the Vikings to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1976, or even remotely close to it.