With a quarterback who struggled at times in his first full year as a starter, the Vikings could be looking to bring in a little competition.

Or a lot.

Per Don Banks of SI.com, the Vikes are interested in Texans backup quarterback Sage Rosenfels.  Rosenfels generated a passer rating of 84.8 last season, appearing in nine games.  He was 4-1 as a starter.

Tarvaris Jackson was 8-4 as the starter in Minnesota last season.  His passer rating of 70.8 barely put him on the right side of our patented Kordoza line. 

Banks says that the Vikes have offered a third-round selection for Rosenfels.  The Texans want a second-round pick.

Regardless of whether the deal goes down for a two or a three or not at all, the message to Jackson is clear — one way or another, there will be competition for the starting job in 2008.