NFL Team Capsules: Minnesota Vikings

Studs: QB Brett Favre, RB Adrian Peterson, OG Steve Hutchinson

Duds: WR Javon Walker

Sleepers: WR Bernard Berrian, WR Greg Camirillo (trade), CB Lito Sheppard

X-Factor: How strong is Favre’s back? Will #4 presence block rookie Joe Webb ability?

Synopsis: The NFL offseason wouldn’t be complete without “Favre Watch.” Forty-year old QB Brett Favre returns for his twentieth season after guiding the Vikings to a 12-4 record during his first year with the team. Can Favre work his magic again? Can the team overcome injuries to WRs Sidney Rice (hip) and Percy Harvin (migraines)?  Those are big questions that will need to be answered but if everything clicks on all cylinders like they did a year ago, the sky’s the limit. We haven’t even mentioned RB Adrian Peterson yet, who many believe is the

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