Harry is back. What does that mean for everyone else?
Welcome to another training camp preview looking at every position on the field for the Minnesota Vikings. Here we dive into one of the smallest yet most valuable positions on the Vikings’ defense: Safety. Harrison Smith is back in the mix, which will have a domino effect on how everything else plays out. Let’s take a closer look…The Vikings scored an offseason victory when Smith decided to return for another season.
One thing that Kevin O’Connell mentioned upon Hitman’s return was reducing his snap count. While this has been attempted and failed in the past, asking him to play over 1,100 snaps again would be too much. The Vikings’ depth at the position should allow for Smith to take some snaps off.
Will we see him at a free safety spot a little more often this year as Flores mixes and matches to get Byron Murphy Jr. into the slot more often and Smith more rest? What new wrinkles could be involved?When he picked off a pass against the Eagles last year, everyone went, “Theo Jackson?” But it became less surprising as the season went on and it became clear that Flores liked what he saw from the former sixth-round pick of the Titans.
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