KFAN dot com's Phil Mackey breaks down every position prior to camp's opening on July 27th.

Quarterbacks The Vikings enter training camp this season with an unorthodox mix of quarterbacks; a true rookie from Coastal Carolina, a former Yankees third-baseman, a career backup from North Dakota, and a second-year guy who might be the most unknown commodity in the NFL.... [More]

Backfield Despite the Vikings’ offensive struggles last season, Chester Taylor blew up for a career year (304 carries, 1,214 YDs, 6 TDs). However, at the end of the season, Taylor began to wear down... [More]

Offensive Line Once again, the Vikings enter training camp with Matt Birk, Steve Hutchinson and Bryant McKinnie locked into the left side of the offensive line. A lot of money, a lot of beef. They’ll be expected to dominate at all times.... [More]

Receivers Brad Childress knows what he has at running back. He knows what he has on defense, for the most part. But the passing game has more question boxes than Super Mario Brothers. As mentioned earlier, Tarvaris Jackson is the wild card for the entire equation.... [More]

Defensive Line Last year, the defensive line was a Jeckll and Hyde tale. The Vikings had one of the best rushing defenses in the history of the NFL in 2006 (61.6 ypg). Credit can be spread all over, but the push starts with Kevin and Pat Williams... [More]

Linebackers Throughout training camp in 2006, Brad Childress kept telling people the linebacker situation would be fine, even though fans and media members had doubts about E.J. Henderson and Napoleon Harris...[More]

Secondary Although he appeared to have some doubts (and probably still does), Antoine Winfield returns to the squad this season, which automatically gives credibility to any secondary. ‘Toine was second on the team in tackles (97) and tied for the team lead with four interceptions...[More]

Special Teams Ryan Longwell made 21 of 25 FGs last season, with a long of 46. For the first half of the season, he was a lock to kick a field goal on the first drive of the game. Not much to worry about here....[More]