What’s clear now is that their plan to reach the postseason is just to ride Dalvin Cook as far as he’ll take them. If it means 34 touches in a game like against the Bears, so be it. If it means 32 touches like against the Cowboys, that’s fine too. In this game, it meant 38 touches, an astounding figure for any running back, especially in an era where backs don’t typically play all three downs.
Good news for fantasy owners. The story said Mike Zimmer and Gary Kubiak have talked a few times about their alleged plan for resting Cook a bit more. They say they take care of him during the week and have said before that they’ll get handoffs for backups to lighten Cook’s load, but the Vikings want to get to the postseason and it seems like giving the ball to Cook as much as it takes will be their plan.
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