EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings will finish their sixth straight season without winning a playoff game, eight years removed from their last NFC championship game appearance and almost a half-century since they last made the Super Bowl. Their head start on roster planning for 2026 is going rather well, at least.

The Vikings have plenty of questions at other positions beyond quarterback looking ahead to 2026, when they're expected to be over the cap.

Bill Barnwell turned out to be clairvoyant about the Minnesota Vikings. Before the season started, he picked them to miss the playoffs, and J.J. McCarthy

Turner has shown improvement in his second season and now will be asked to fill a Jonathan Greenard-sized hole in the Vikings defense.

Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson met with reporters, including KSTP Sports on Thursday afternoon in Eagan. He touched on the craziness of not getting a lot of touches this year and the groundwork being laid now for all the work he and QB J.

The Minnesota Vikings have been connected to a very intriguing weapon to help quarterback J.J. McCarthy next season.

Jefferson has struggled along with young quarterback J.J. McCarthy, but Minnesota's all-world wideout can end the season on a high note.

Darrisaw would not be the first Viking to have his season ended this week, after the Vikings ruled out Jonathan Greenard for the remainder of the season on Monday. Greenard reaggravated a shoulder injury in the win over the Cowboys and will now undergo surgery to repair the injury that hampered his second season with the Vikings.