Minnesota Vikings: 6 things to watch for in the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers

Aug 15, 2015; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings quarterback Teddy Bridgewater (5) and wide receiver Mike Wallace (11) talk along the sidelines in the preseason NFL football game with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at TCF Bank Stadium. The Vikings win 26-16. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports

The Bridgewater-Wallace connection

The Vikings have a brand new toy in Mike Wallace and I really want to see what the Vikings will do with their new toy. Minnesota didn’t really feature their new wide out too much in their preseason games, with the exception of a little bit of a showing against the Dallas Cowboys, but that is pretty much too be expected for preseason ball.

Wallace left a sour taste in the mouth of Miami Dolphins fans and it’d be great for him to instantly be a satisfying flavor for Vikings fans. Wallace caught ten touchdowns with the Dolphins last season and that should be around what the Vikings expect from Wallace in his first campaign with the purple.

Minnesota has some very intriguing wide outs, but it’ll help everyone, especially those fellow receivers, if Wallace and Teddy Bridgewater can get hooked up early and often in 2015.

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