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We have a long way to go until the Vikings' position battles are settled. But of all the position groups, the linebacker situation is easily the one with the least clarity four days into camp.
Take last night's practice for example. One second you see No. 52, 54 and 57 on the field together. Then you look up and No. 55 is out there with some first-teamers in the blitz period. Then you see No. 50 or 56 or 58 getting sprinkled in with the first or second team.
Whoops, you just blinked and missed another combination.
"We are rotating a lot of different guys in a lot of different areas," defensive coordinator George Edwards said a couple of days ago, adding, "We like the competition, we like the guys that we have got, we know it will work itself out in the end."
My best early guess: Chad Greenway will be one starter, and could either be in the middle or at one outside linebacker spot. Mike Zimmer loves him some Anthony Barr, so I bet we see him starting on the outside, though a job isn't going to be handed to him. As for that third spot in the base defense, your guess is as good as mine right now. What do you say we just throw some darts?
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--- TE Kyle Rudolph and the Vikings envision a bright future together.
