Minnesota Vikings: Stealing one player from every NFC North foe

Chicago Bears: EDGE Khalil Mack

This one was a no-brainer.

While I could have gone elsewhere with this steal like wide receiver or the offensive line, I simply couldn’t pass on one of the league’s top overall players. Adding Khalil Mack to the Vikings’ defense would do wonders for their ability to wreak havoc on opposing offenses in 2020.

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Especially after the offseason departures of Everson Griffen and Stephen Weatherly, the Vikings needed a new pass-rushing co-star across from Danielle Hunter. Ifeadi Odenigbo offers some quality attributes, but it’s safe to say Mack would be a massive upgrade on the 2017 seventh-round pick.

There just isn’t anything that Mack doesn’t do well. He’s among the league’s top pass rushers and is far better against the run than he gets credit for. More importantly, he’s a game-wrecker, routinely putting himself into position to create turnovers and make key stops in the clutch. It’s that ability that’s made him one of the NFL’s premier defenders.

In his six seasons, he’s been named to five Pro Bowls, three All-Pro teams and was named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. He’s also the only player in NFL history to be named an All-Pro at two different positions in the same year.

The Vikings have already experienced how much of a difference-maker Mack can be. Why not bring him over and allow him to destroy the rest of the NFC North’s offensive game plans?