The Minnesota Vikings should be riding high right now. They’ve worked all the way back to a 4-4 record after their 0-3 start and earned a hard-fought win at Lambeau Field.
Instead, the scene following their Week 8 victory saw a head coach and players alike fighting back emotions after Kirk Cousins was likely lost for the season due to an Achilles injury.
This whirlwind of mixed emotions around the team is now combined with the fact that this is a franchise with difficult decisions to make in the next 24 hours. The trade deadline looms, and the future of the Minnesota Vikings, both in 2023 and beyond, rides on the choices that Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, Kevin O’Connell, and the rest of the organization have to make.