Realizing that the Vikings have a tough offseason ahead of them doesn’t require Holmesian deductive capabilities, but figuring out a path forward might be a task worthy of the great detective.



There are two primary directions the Vikings can go in — supporting Kirk Cousins in another playoff push, or preparing for a future without him. It’s entirely possible the Vikings can successfully position themselves in the middle and create a support system for Cousins for the immediate future as well as getting ready for their next quarterback, but that’s a little unlikely, as we detailed earlier this week.



Without a better understanding of where the Vikings will be going this season, we might want to construct a few versions of what an offseason can look like for them. For this one, we’ll take a look at a team fully committed to Cousins. This is just an example scenario, so anyone who wants the team to move on from Cousins will probably want to...