"With Aaron Jones headed to the Dallas Cowboys in our NFL free agency predictions, the Minnesota Vikings need to find his replacement. Rico Dowdle is an excellent option," Johnson wrote.

The first element of this conundrum is Rico Dowdle becoming an unrestricted free agent. Despite a banged-up offensive line supporting him, and a flop of a year in total for the team, Dowdle held his ground in the backfield.

The Dallas Cowboys are faced with a critical decision in the off-season as they seek to fill the void at the running back position. With the recent departure of Ezekiel Elliott, th

The Cowboys can still dig into the running back pile in free agency, of course, with good names atop the list. But Aaron Jones is signing with the Vikings.