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Acquire a veteran quarterback: Christian Ponder might be more ready than most rookie quarterbacks, Youth Reggie Wayne Jersey but that doesn't mean he's ready to win 10 games with a veteran team like Minnesota. Adrian Peterson is in the prime of his career, and the Vikings don't want to waste the good years he has left training Ponder. A veteran passer like Matt Hasselbeck or Kyle Orton could put the Vikes back in the NFC North race.

Re-sign Rice: Sidney Rice is a difference-maker, and complements Percy Harvin and Bernard Berrian so well. When Rice is on the field, there is a classic conflict for the defense between defending Peterson or the passing game. Rice will score touchdowns, too. In case 2009 left your memory, Premier Bobby Orr Jersey Rice caught 83 passes at 15.8 yards per reception with eight touchdowns. The Vikings need Rice and probably should have at least transition tagged him, but that's water under the bridge. It would be bad for the Vikings if Rice went ahead Replica Lawrence Timmons Jersey and signed with a division rival such as the Bears.

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