Getting consistent play at the safety position has been a two-part story for the Minnesota Vikings.
- Part 1: Harrison Smith is consistent at free safety
- Part 2: Robert Blanton and Andrew Sendejo are not at strong safety
As Viking Update notes, Sendejo has already lost his starting job twice in four weeks; once because of performance and again due to injury. Blanton’s performance thus far can pretty much be summed up by
Robert Blanton takes an awful angle on Hillman's TD. https://t.co/BuC9A9j1vH
— Drew Mahowald (@DrewMahowald) October 6, 2015
” target=”_blank”>an angle he took against the Broncos that probably made head coach Mike Zimmer want to enroll Blanton in a basic geometry class. Blanton is shown in the photo below failing to run down Broncos running back Ronnie Hillman on a 71-yard touchdown run.
Robert Blanton takes an awful angle on Hillman's TD. https://t.co/BuC9A9j1vH
— Drew Mahowald (@DrewMahowald) October 6, 2015
Ronnie Hillman breathes life into #Broncos' run game http://t.co/OsVoCeZDRt
by @NickiJhabvala pic.twitter.com/l87S49N8yn— Denver Post Sports (@DPostSports) October 5, 2015
The lack of production from Sendejo and Smith could mean Antone Exum gets a shot to start at strong safety Sunday when the Vikings host the Chiefs.
Zimmer on if Exum has a chance to start: “Potentially. If I feel good about him.”
“I definitely think I’m ready now to get a shot out there,” Exum said Wednesday, according to the Star Tribune.
Exum was a late-round draft pick by the Vikings in 2014. With 12 games to play, he could soon find himself with an opportunity to claim the job at a position of weakness in the Vikings’ secondary.
