Minnesota Viking coach Brad Childress

It sounds funny to say the Minnesota Vikings running game must improve. Adrian Peterson  is possibly the best workhorse running back in the NFL. Peterson loses Chester Taylor but he gains a teammate that is very similar to his own running style in Toby Gerhart. Gerhart will be a perfect change of pace back even though he is similar to Peterson. Both backs love to initiate contact at the line of scrimmage but there is a difference.

Gerhart is a plowing back and Peterson is a banging back. Watch videos of Kevin Williams the two backs and the difference can be noticeable. Gerhart takes out his defensive backs by lowering his shoulder and plowing them under, while Adrian Peterson bangs the defender at the point of contact. Peterson is a more up and down runner and Gerhart is a low to the ground grinder. They will be perfect complements to each other and terrorize NFL secondaries.

Can Minnesota Vikings Phenomenal Young Receivers Continue to Play at a High Level?

The new Minnesota Vikings jerseys has an abundance of talent among the receivers also. Percy Harvin, despite injuries was huge reason for Minnesota's success in their 2009 NFL campaign. The major surprise was the emergence of Sidney Rice. Rice was spectacular throughout Minnesota's run to the playoff and became Brett Favre's go-to receiver in clutch situations.

new Minnesota Viking jerseys coach Brad Childress recently paid a visit to Brett Favre at his Mississippi home.

But the coach says he still does not know if the quarterback will return for another season with the Vikings. Childress told KFAN radio in the Minneapolis area: "I don't know if he's going to play next year and I don't know if he knows if he's going to play next year."

Childress says he wants Favre to make the best decision for himself.

The coach also believes that Favre's surgically repaired ankle will not factor into the 40-year-old's decision. Childress says Favre is running stadium steps in a weighted jacket to slim down.

Many expect Favre to return for a 20th NFL season. Childress says he would not be Sidney Rice surprised either way.

All other stories in Vikings camp figure to be overshadowed by the Brett Favre drama, which is exactly the way the venerable 40-year-old wants it. There is other intrigue if you look hard enough, however. With Chester Taylor now a Bear, it will be interesting to see how Brad Childress integrates rookie Toby Gerhart (Stanford) and/or newcomer Ryan Moats (ex-Texans) into the offense behind Adrian Peterson. On Leslie Frazier's defense, the play of an oft-maligned secondary will bear watching in Mankato.