Dalvin Cook has chance to be 'special' for Vikings

By Eric Eager
Posted Jun 16, 2017 2:56 am EDT • Minnesota Vikings

After seeing running back Dalvin Cook on display this offseason, Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer thinks he can be “special” for the purple.
Special play from the running back position would be a welcomed addition for a Minnesota offense that had just five runs of over 15 yards a year ago, which was last in the league.
Cook offers that missing big-play potential, generating 796 yards on runs of 15 or more yards his final season at Florida State.
Cook was unrivaled last season in his ability to break tackles, averaging 4.19 yards per carry after contact, while forcing 91 missed tackles on just 288 rushing attempts.
No Vikings runner averaged more than 2.05 yards per carry after contact a season ago, and the group as a whole forced just 36 missed tackles on 342 rushing attempts.

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