Vikings Could Add Wildcat for Harvin

According to ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert, the Vikings are breaking out of their shell.

Minnesota's offense has been pretty predictable in the past couple of years--handoff to Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor a lot and hope they break a long run, run Bobby Wade over the middle and hope Tarvaris Jackson connects with him and then send Bernard Berrian deep.

But now that they've drafted wide receiver/running back Percy Harvin, the Vikings might get tricky. At their voluntary practices this week, Harvin was lined up at quarterback in a Wildcat formation with quarterback Sage Rosenfels split out wide. With a snap to Harvin, the Vikings can run handoffs to Peterson or fake a handoff and let team's worry about trying to corral the slippery Harvin. And then they could add in a pass or two just to keep things honest.

And Harvin's not the only one lining up at quarterback. Taylor also took some snaps, which would be an inventive way to get him in the backfield with Peterson.

It's hard to say if this is just some offseason messing around or a sign of a new wrinkle in the Vikings offense. But it is an encouraging glimpse that Minnesota is going to mix things up, whether an aging quarterback decides to join them or not.