Vikings looking for lighter offseason load to pay long-term dividends

Kevin O'Connell focused more on the mental part of the game during Vikings OTAs and minicamp

By Matthew Coller

EAGAN — In the final two days of the Minnesota Vikings’ spring program, the team ramped things up with a handful of last-minute drives at full speed. That was the most intense it got during the practices open to the media during OTAs and minicamp.

Throughout the last month of workouts, the Vikings only asked the pass rushers and offensi…