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EAGAN, Minn. — Each day of Minnesota Vikings training camp begins the same way. “They always say, ‘The offense dictates.’ We dictate the tempo here.” The statement feels like a perfect line for posters inside the defensive meeting rooms. Offensive line a focal point for Kevin O’Connell Free-agent offensive lineman Dalton Risner met with the Vikings brass Tuesday. Still, considering the lack of experience and the massive amount of responsibility on Mattison’s shoulders, it feels like the right time for the Vikings to consider their options. “He is a really good player,” one AFC team executive texted me out of the blue after seeing Tuesday’s story on Pace.





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