Vikings need to grab an elite blocker

The Minnesota Vikings would serve themselves well by taking an offensive lineman with their first pick in the NFL Draft.

It wouldn't be a sexy pick, certainly, but it would make the team significantly better right away offensively. Especially, it would allow the best running back in football — Adrian Peterson — an opportunity to run through actual holes, rather than brick walls.

Peterson has put up some awfully good numbers despite playing on a team with a below average offensive line. Imagine what he could do if there was consistent daylight to run through.

But improved blocking certainly wouldn't just benefit him. Whoever is quarterbacking this team deserves a chance to sit back in the pocket and pick from among the better receivers in the league, rather than trying to spot them on the fly.

Let's get us a Pro Bowl blocker. He could make this offense fun again.

— Pat Ruff