Teddy Bridgewater’s development is Vikings’ biggest OTAs question

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MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings begin the most critical part of their offseason program Tuesday, when they kick off the first of 10 organized team activities that will take them through the next three weeks before the start of their mandatory minicamp on June 14.

The Vikings will get their first 11-on-11 work with this year’s team, as they’ll test out their revamped offensive line in noncontact settings, work first-round pick Laquon Treadwell into the offense and see the offseason progress of Adrian Peterson, who plans to join the team for the start of OTAs.

But the Vikings’ biggest question revolves around the man for whom they chose many of their offseason acquisitions: quarterback Teddy Bridgewater, who enters his third year with more playoff starts and Pro Bowl appearances (one each) than 15-touchdown seasons. The Vikings have designs on contending in the NFC, and for that to happen, they likely need the kind of balance on offense that only Bridgewater can bring. It’s why he leads our list of the five most important things to watch during OTAs and minicamp:

Teddy Bridgewater has taken the Vikings to the playoffs, but didn’t have a 15-touchdown season in his first two years. Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAY Sports

1. How’s Teddy looking?: The question was repeated so often during Bridgewater’s rookie season that it’s almost become a meme among Vikings fans, but it’s an important one in 2016. The Vikings focused on fixing their offensive line in free agency, with a set of moves they believe will make things cleaner for Bridgewater, and they hope Treadwell can be the kind of go-to target Bridgewater hasn’t had in two years. But they also have talked repeatedly about Bridgewater needing to play with more assertiveness, and if 2015’s obstacles have been reduced to …

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