Vikings all decade team

The Vikings are choosing their all decade team for the 2010s. 

My picks:

QB: Kirk Cousins. I gave a thought to Teddy, but Kirk has the far better numbers and won a playoff game.

RB: Adrian Peterson and Dalvin Cook. Peterson is a no brainer, and Cook outpaces anything McKinnon or Murray did. 

FB: Jerome Felton. Ham has become elite, but Felton blocked for AP's MVP season. 

WR: Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen, Percy Harvin. First 2 are obvious, and despite him being a douchebag Percy was one of the best weapons in the NFL for the 2 1/2 years in the decade he was here.

TE: Kyle Rudolph. Duh.

OT: Phil Loadholt and Riley Reiff. Loadholt was a beast before he got hurt way too soon. Reiff over Kalil because he doesn't carry the stench of disappointment. 

OG: Steve Hutchinson and Joe Berger. Hutch is a HOFer in a few days hopefully. Berger was an invaluable player. He gets a slight nod over Fusco.

C: John Sullivan. Easy choice. 

DE: Danielle Hunter and Everson Griffen. Hunter was a no brainer. Griffen spans the whole decade, and gets the nod over Allen despite the 22 sack season. 

DT: Linval Joseph and Kevin Williams. Easy picks, even if Williams was more of a 2000s guy. 

LB: Chad Greenway, Eric Kendricks, Anthony Barr. All no brainers.

DB: Harrison Smith, Xavier Rhodes, Antoine Winfield, Captain Munnerlyn. Smith was a lock. Rhodes has fallen off a cliff but was elite for multiple years. Winfield was a beast early in the decade, and cutting him in 2013 is one of Spielman's worst moves ever. I picked Munnerlyn cause his addition was a huge help towards Zimmer building this defense up. 

K: Kai Forbath. I could not bring myself to pick Walsh, even though he was great initially. Forbath stabilized things after Walsh was cut, and was clutch as hell in the miracle game. Plus if we keep him we never draft Carlson and we probably are 2 for 2 in playoff seasons with Kirk. 

P: Chris Kluwe. Yeah he's a dink but Colquitt only had 1 year to build a resume. 

PR: Marcus Sherels. Duh.

KR: Cordarrelle Patterson. Also duh.


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