Every Monday during the offseason we'll take four questions from Twitter for our weekly mailbag using the #VikingsST hashtag.

I've thought since the time Bridgewater played his last game at Louisville, he'd be a guy that could start Week 1. Seeing him person hasn't changed that opinion. Will the Vikings do so is an entirely different conversation.

It's very reasonable to expect Bridgewater to start at some point this season. He's been nothing short of impressive since rookie minicamp. Bridgewater was well prepared at Louisville to become an NFL caliber quarterback with the ability to read defenses, go through progressions and look off safeties. It's one thing to see this during minicamp and another when Bridgewater actually performs in pads. Whenever he does start, there will be an adjustment period. But he's very mature for a 21-year-old and already on par with the other options at quarterback in terms of ability. If he starts early on this season, naturally the comparisons will be drawn to when Christian Ponder started 10 games his rookie season. I don't think that's necessarily fair to Bridgewater, who shouldn't be held back because of the way Ponder's career has played out.

Barr is more difficult to predict. There's still some growth he has to make at understanding the position before the Vikings feel comfortable to start him. Barr only spent two seasons at linebacker at UCLA, but he did noticeably improve in that span. If he's also a quick learner on this level then mid-season could be possible. But unless there's a significant injury, I'd ease him in and allow him to develop. May seem contradicting, but unlike Bridgewater, Barr is still a raw talent and not as polished. He'll be used in pass rushing situations because of his size and athleticism but even as bleak as the situation looks at linebacker at the moment, it's best not to rush him into a starting role.

Outside of special teams coordinator Mike Priefer's three game suspension, that can be reduced to two games at the team's discretion, it won't. And it shouldn't.

The distraction will linger over the team at least through the start of training camp and possibly into the season depending on how this plays out in court. That's something both sides said they hoped to avoid but failed to accomplish. There will be some players that could get asked about the investigation in training camp but that's not an excuse for a bad performance in practice, preseason or regular season. Yes, the situation is getting nastier by the week but the players should focus on football. And they will.

Down the road, it could be a possibility but this is a 4-3 base defense at the moment. It's what Zimmer has done for most of his career as a defensive coordinator, except for two seasons with the Cowboys under Hall of Fame head coach Bill Parcells. Zimmer said Parcells waited two years to get the proper personnel before switching over to the 3-4 defense, in which they drafted defense end Demarcus Ware and defensive tackle Marcus Spears.

A selection like Barr, who played in a 3-4 defense at UCLA, makes the transition down the road a possibility. Zimmer seems intrigued with the idea of having a defense that can play multiple fronts so don't be surprised if there are pockets of a 3-4 front incorporated this year to throw teams off. Buut the Vikings have been a 4-3 base defense up to this point.

It's a good thing the Vikings opted not to make them.

Uni Watch revealed sketches of prototype Vikings jerseys designed by Reebok in 2003. It included two sketches of a black alternate jersey and they're pretty bad.

Look, I like fashion. I'm probably into uniform designs more than I should be. I like crazy looks for some teams (like my alma mater, Arizona State) but others should stick to what they're known for. The Vikings are one of those teams. Purple home jerseys and white road jerseys – nothing more, nothing less. It's iconic and looks good.

The Vikings didn't produce the black jerseys and did a great job updating their jerseys and logos with Nike last year, so they're 2-for-2 in my book.

Look good, play good. Eat good, die good.